The PROFESSIONAL Arranger From KORG!
There was a time when arranger keyboards were looked upon as little more than home entertainment - Not Anymore! Arranger keyboards such as the Korg Pa1X Pro have evolved into serious composition and performance tools with the highest quality sounds and performances created by world-class musicians. Used by professional performers and composers at all levels, they are not only unparalleled for performance, but as serious educational tools as well - giving musicians at all levels access to the inner workings of a multitude of styles and genres. Korg Pa1X Pro at a Glance:
- 76 semi-weighted keys (with aftertouch), full color TouchView display, assignable sliders, faders and joystick.
- 62 notes of polyphony, 760 Sounds, 128 programmable drum kits.
- Sampler, able to read .WAV, AIFF, Korg and AKAI samples/multisamples.
- Audio, MIDI, USB, and S/PDIF I/O.
- 450 fully editable musical styles.
- Exclusive SongBook function.
- Dual, syncable sequencers.
- "Help" key accessable from any mode.
Just Take a Look The first thing you'll notice is the huge 240 x 320 full color TouchView display, taking Korg's intuitive access of multiple parameters to new heights. Next, the sleek aluminum panel and 76 semi-weighted keys (with aftertouch) will catch your eye. Eight assignable sliders, four assignable switches, a joystick and two fixed function faders are all designed to put the amazing power of the Pa1X Pro at your fingertips. Hidden inside, the hard drive can store all your sound, song, sample and performance data for easy recall. Dekivering the Goods: The Korg Pa1X Pro delivers a generous 62 notes of polyphony, 760 Sounds, plus another 512 you can program yourself. Add to that 48 preset drum kits and 128 programmable drum kits! Sweeten the sound using the four Master Effects (featuring 90 effect types), plus a set of Vocal Effects borrowed from the legendary TC-Helicon. Sampling The Pa1X Pro is also an accomplished sampler, able to read .WAV, AIFF, Korg and AKAI samples/multisamples. Sampled sounds can be sliced to create new grooves and kits, assigned to Sounds, or filtered, modified and processed by the internal effects. Standard sample memory is 16MB, expandable to 32 MB. Flexible connectivity The Pa1X Pro comes equipped with two pairs of audio outputs plus two pairs of MIDI Ins & Outs. You'll also find two audio inputs, one of which can be switched to a balanced MIC input with separate gain control. As a central piece of your growing digital studio, the Pa1X Pro also sports a coaxial S/P DIF output. The back panel offers a damper pedal input, an assignable pedal input, and a connection to the optional EC5 pedalboard with five assignable footswitches. Finally, a USB port allows you to easily move data back and forth between a personal computer and the internal hard drive of the Pa1X Pro. Deeply Defined Musical Styles The Pa1X Pro is packed with 450 fully editable musical styles, created by a team of the world's top musicians to enhance your compositions and performances - with room for over 150 more! Each Style contains eight accompaniment parts - use one or two to add drums and bass, or use all eight to throw a full big-band behind your sound. Authentic picking patterns teamed with our new RX guitar sounds bring even simple Styles to life. Four variations, three intros, two endings, three fills, a break and a count-in further enrich each Style. The Pa1X scans your playing to keep the accompaniment in key with your playing, recognizing a multitude of chord variations. New styles can be loaded in or played directly via the floppy drive. Up to four Sounds can be split and stacked across the keyboard and played in real time - either by themselves or with a Style. The four STS (Single Touch Setting) commands call up an entirely new set of sounds for your real time performance parts, appropriate for the current Style. Taking Requests? Using the exclusive SongBook function, you can select a song from the vast user-defined database and instantly call up the correct sounds, style, tempo, key, effects - every setting needed to play that song! With 320 Performance settings available, The PaX1Pro can save and recall a Style, STS settings, and also memorize transposition, scale type tempo and control assignments with a single command. The Pa1X Pro features a TON of musical styles! Creative Sequencing Scenarios The Pa1X Pro uses Korg's XDS Dual Sequencer, so one can load as the other plays, and a DJ style cross fader can blend between them. You can actually sync both sequencers together as you play to provide an astounding 40-part arrangement! The Backing Sequencer is designed to let you capture all of the Style's accompaniment tracks in one pass, greatly speeding up the song creation process. You can even type in the chord changes, fills and style changes in step time - a big boost for arrangers and non-keyboardists! Best of all, you can get started with the Backing Sequencer and then switch modes, allowing you to erase, re-write or layer on more tracks to personalize your performance. The Pa1X Pro sequencer is compatible with SMF and Karaoke files, and provides massive editing power - you can even edit the tone parameters of a sound assigned to a track. Help Is Always At Hand Literally. The "HELP" key can be pressed in any mode, and will display useful information related to the current mode and operation. You never have to leave the PaX1Pro to go searching for manuals. (I know I left it on that shelf...) The Music Never Stops Adding an MP3 encoder/ player to the Pa1X Pro will allow you to record your entire performance - vocals and all - and play it back or save it for later. You can load MP3 files to play during a break, or even play along. Install the optional CD-R drive, and you'll be able to play audio CDs as well as load in new sounds styles and .WAV/AIFF/KORG/AKAI samples. Embedded SMF lyrics appear in the TouchView display, or can be sent to a video monitor using the Video Interface kit. The TC-Helicon Voice Processor can be upgraded from voice doubling and 4-part harmonies to include state-of-the-Art Pitch Correction and Voice Modeling! Korg Pa1X Pro Features:
- 76 semi-weighted keys with Velocity and Aftertouch.
- KORG RX (Real eXperience) Technology and OPOS (Objective Portable Operating System) - Multitasking, Load-While-Play feature.
- SSD (Solid State Disk)-resident upgradable operating system.
- Advanced HI Synthesis - 62 Voices, 62 Oscillators - Filters with Resonance.
- Multitimbral Parts Internal: 40 channels.
- MIDI: 16 channels.
- ROM Sounds: 828 (incl. Stereo Piano and GM2 sounds) + 48 Drum Kits.
- RAM Sounds: 256 Sounds - 64 Drum Kits.
- Digital Drawbars: 8 Footages - Realtime control using the 8 assignable sliders.
- Sound Edit: On-board full editing for Sounds and Drum Kits.
- Sampling: Record, Edit, Time Slice (compatible with Korg, Wav, Aiff and AKAI).
- RAM Memory: 16 MB Standard - up to 32 MB with Optional 16MB SIMM modules.
- ROM Expansion: 2 slots available - up to 32 MB.
- Effects: 4 Stereo Master (89 effects plus Vocoder)
- Voice Processor: Voice Technology by TC Helicon: Four part harmonizer, reverb, Delay, Compressor, EQ. (Options: Pitch Correction and Voice Modeling).
- Real Time Tracks: 4 Keyboard tracks (Upper 1/2/3, Lower) - 4 Pads.
- Performances: 320 Realtime Performance Locations.
- STS (Single Touch Settings): Memorize Realtime tracks and Voice Processor
- settings, 4 per Style/ or SongBook entry.
- Style Data: Flash ROM Styles: Up to 608 locations - Preloaded Styles: 450;
- User Styles: 96 (user area, but all styles are re-writable).
- Style Tracks: 8 plus 1 Performance per style.
- Style Record: Step Record, Track & Event Edit functions.
- Direct from Disk: 96 Styles Direct Disk and 288 Styles Direct Hard Disk.
- Compatibility: i-series and Pa80/60 series styles.
- STS: 4 (Real time tracks + Acc. tracks) all programmable per style.
- Style Grooves: Using the internal PCM RAM memory.
- Style Controls: 4 Variations, 2 Fills, 2 Intros, 2 Endings, Intro 3/Count In, Fill 3/Break, Synchro Start/Stop, Tap Tempo/Reset, Fade In/Out, Bass Inversion, Manual Bass, Tempo Lock, Memory, Accompaniment Volume, Accompaniment Mute, Drum Mapping, Snare & Kick Designation, Single Touch.
- Song Play: Patented XDS Crossfade Dual Sequencer player; 2 Sequencers with separate Select, Start/Stop, Pause, << (Rewind) and >> (Fast Forward) controls - Balance control.
- Lyrics data: Can be displayed on-screen, or on an external video monitor (requires optional VIF3 interface board).
- Jukebox function: SMF Direct Player (formats 0 and 1) - Reads Audio CDs and MP3 files (both with option installed).
- Sequencer: XDS Dual sequencer; separate controls for each Sequencer + Balance Slider.
- Tracks: 16 + 16.
- Sequencer Edit: Record & Edit functions.
- Backing Sequence: Quick record, Multi-track Record - Step Record.
- Lyrics/Chords: On-Screen (compatible with most popular formats).
- Event Memory: Approximately 200,000.
- MP3 Player: Single MP3 Player/Recorder (optional with EXBP - MP3 board).
- CD Audio Player: KORG CDRW-1 drive (optional - rewritable starting from O.S.. 2.0).
- SongBook: Fully Programmable musical database based on Styles, SMF, Karaoke and Mp3 files (with optional player), with automatic selection of Style Play and Song Play modes, user definable custom lists and filtering options.
- Arabic Scale: Programmable.
- Help: Hypertextual, contextual help system - Multilingual starting from O.S. 1.5.
- Multi Pad: 4 Assignable Pads + Stop button.
- Internal SSD: 16 MB for O.S and all Resources.
- Floppy Disk: 3.5 2DD/2HD - Ms-Dos compatible.
- Hard Disk: Standard.
- Display: 320 x 240 Graphical Color Touch Screen Display.
- Data storage: 2DD-2HD Floppy Disk Drive (MS-DOS compatible); 2.5" ATA Hard Disk Drive; Optional CD-RW (KORG CDRW-1).
- General controls: Master Volume, Ensemble, Octave Transpose, Master Transpose, Split Point, Style Change, Tracks Volume, Quarter Tone and Arabic Scale memorized inside Performance/STS.
- Realtime controllers: Joystick (pitch + modulation), Assignable Sliders, Assignable Switches, Pads, Dial.
- MIDI: IN1 - OUT1 - IN2 - OUT2 (OUT 1/2 programmable as Thru).
- USB: Connector: Type B - Format: Slave (ver. USB 1.1).
- Analog Outputs: 4 Analog (Left/Right/Out1/Out2) 1½4" unbalanced.
- Digital Output: S/PDIF coaxial (mirroring Main Stereo Outputs).
- Analog Inputs: 2 Line In, 1 Mic Balanced input (w/separate gain control).
- Headphone: 1 (Front 1½4" stereo jack).
- Pedals: 1 Damper; 1 Assignable Footswitch/Pedal; EC 5 connector.
- Power Supply: Universal 100 ~ 240V AC power supply, 35W power consumption.
- Weight: 44.99 lbs / 19.5 kg.
- Accessories: User's Manual, AC Power Cable, Music Stand, CDRW installation kit.
For the working entertainer, the Korg Pa1X Pro can add new dimensions to your performances that were previously unattainable - all to your audience's delight!
