KORG PA5X-61

Pa5X is Korg's flagship. This professional keyboard is loaded with thousands of high-quality sounds, backgrounds and effects. The design is stylish and well thought out for easy operation with a clear overview. The Mix section has 10 physical controls, the Matrix section has 16 assignable pads with LED lighting and the tiltable display is a full 8" with superb resolution and bright colors. The model has 61 semi-weighted, full-size keys with Aftertouch. With the unique Crossfade function, you can mix between midi files, MP-3s or Styles, just as you like. On the back are dedicated inputs for microphone and guitar. Both inputs have their own effects and gain. The microphone input is tele/XLR and the guitar input is tele. Pa5X is equipped with a variety of outputs and inputs, MIDI, USB, HDMI, Audio, all so that you can use it according to your wishes. Pa5X is a complete workstation for the working keyboardist. Main Features 61 semi-weighted keys with Aftertouch Premium Quality and Elegant Design 8" tiltable touch screen Modern and Streamlined User Interface Stunningly rich sound-engine: EDS-XP Real-time controllers Advanced chord recognition, and a library full of chord sequences Smooth transition between Sounds, Styles and Songs Two cross-fading Players able to mix everything: Styles to Midi-files, or Midi-files to MP3-files, or Styles to Styles (unique to the Pa5X) Each player displays lyrics and score Create your own Styles and Songs SongBook, a music library always with you A complete sound library Onboard mixer with insert, master, final and mastering effects Dedicated Microphone and Guitar inputs with dedicated effects for each MIDI, USB, HDMI, Audio In and Out, Pedal connectors Standard File Formats PA5X - KORG's Flagship Pa5X is the new flagship in the KORG Professional Arranger lineup, redefining an arranger keyboard. Completely redesigned with a state-of-the-art sound engine and a streamlined color-driven user interface, Pa5X produces a stunningly rich and unique sonic experience that inspires you to create and perform. Pa5X comes packed with thousands of inspiring Sounds and hundreds of fresh Styles, all instantly accessible through an inviting workflow. A completely new front panel featuring an assignable Pad Matrix and Mixer section, multicolored LED buttons, and a huge tilt-able touchscreen puts you in control of your music making experience at all times. Pa5X excels both as a live performance instrument and as a powerful creative tool in the studio, allowing you to find your ideal sound no matter where your music takes you. Pa5X is the most evocative, powerful, and easy to use Professional Arranger ever produced, with much more to explore on this cutting-edge new platform. The unique combination of Pa5X's new sound catalog, operating system, streamlined navigation, and feature set are ready to take your performance to an all-new level. Discover the next generation of arranger keyboard with KORG Pa5X and be inspired. Pa5X System version 1.1.0 The first system update released since launch, v1.1.0, adds valuable new features and improvements to system performance on Pa5X. Whether selecting Styles, Songs or Keyboard Sets, or navigating the Song Book or Set List, users will feel the improvements to the overall speed and performance of Pa5X with v1.1.0. New features in this free update include the addition of List View, a Mixer Tab, easy Style- syncing between Players 1 and 2, and more. Improved Pa4X SET-import Apart from speed optimizations, a report.txt file in the converted KST folder will show the result of imported resources and also the possible messages of unpredictable problems caused by the original data. KORG - Innovation since the 60s Korg was founded in Japan in the early 60s by Tsutomu Katoh and his colleague Tadashi Osanai. Originally called Keio Electronic Laboratories, the company moved into its first premises in 1962. The name Keio was chosen because it contained the initials of both founders' surnames. It was also the name of the railway line that passed just outside the window of their workshop. In 1963, Katoh and Osanai introduced their first work, the Doncamatic DA-20, an electric rhythm box based on a rotating disk system. The DA-20 was succeeded by the DA-11, an all-electronic DoncaMatic model. A few years later, Katoh was approached by Fumio Mieda, an engineer who wanted to build a new type of organ. Unlike most organs of the time, Mieda's version was programmable. Although he himself used the word organ, Mieda had effectively constructed a synthesizer. Fifty copies were made and sold under the new name Korg, which was a contraction of the name Keio and Organ. During the 1970s, Korg developed a variety of synthesizer models such as the Mini Korg, the PE-1000 Polyphonic Ensamble and the MS-20. The company didn't just limit itself to synthesizers. In 1975 it launched the world's first pocket-sized tuner, the WT-10, a product that has since been followed by countless others. In 1981 came the PolySix, a synthesizer that was unique in that it was both programmable, polyphonic and (perhaps most importantly) so cheap that almost anyone could afford to buy one. Another major step forward was taken in 1988 with the Korg M1, a synthesizer that featured realistic sample-based sounds, drum machine, sequencer and digital effects unit, all combined in one instrument - the world's first workstation, in short.