Korg PA5X-61

Professional Arrangers

Pa5X-61, the flagship of KORG Professional Arrangers, is a keyboard that redefines the technical and musical parameters for this class of instruments. A brand new project developed from scratch in all its elements, from hardware to sound generation, operating system, and user interface, with the goal of providing musicians with a modern, efficient instrument that offers real support for their performances. Pa5X-61 is built with a state-of-the-art hardware architecture, with high power and computing speed, which has enabled the implementation of musical resources such as sounds and effects in quantity and quality unimaginable for similar instruments from previous generations. Resources and functions are managed by a brand new user interface that is particularly logical and intuitive, centered around an extensive control panel with multicolor LED buttons, control surface with 9 Sliders and programmable buttons featuring an LED Strip that displays assigned functions, Pad Matrix, and a large 8'' capacitive Touch Screen graphic display in color. The operation of Pa5X-61 is designed to achieve maximum results with minimal effort from the artist or performer, who in this Arranger finds the ideal partner to express their creativity at its best.

Specifications

• Pa5X-61: 61 Keys (C2 – C7) Semi-weighted with Aftertouch
• Cabinet: Made of aluminum with side panels in real wood
• Operating System: Upgradeable operating system
• Sound Generation: EDS-XP (Enhanced Definition Synthesis-Expanded) - Multimode Filters with resonance, 3-band EQ for each track
• Polyphony: 160 Voices, 160 Oscillators
• Keyboard Tracks: 3 INSERT Effects; 3 Master Effects
• Style/Song: 10 3 INSERT Effects; 3 Master Effects
• Master EQ and Finalizer for Songs and Styles
• Final Mastering: Waves | MaxxAudio® Suite
• Mic Processor Technology by Shift Audio - Mic Setup: Compressor, EQ, Gate - Harmonizer 4-part, Doubler, Filter, Modulation, Delay, Reverb, AutoPitch
• Guitar Processor: Rack (4-effect Slot) with Stompbox and amp simulation
• Sounds / Drum Kits
• Factory: more than 2,200 Factory Sounds
• 5 Stereo Multilayer Acoustic Pianos with Damper/Body Resonance, GM/XG Sound Sets, more than 130 Drum Kits including Ambient Drums and Round Robin Drum Kits
• User Area: 768 Sounds, 384 Drum Kits
• Digital Drawbars: 9 feet, Percussion, Key On/Off, Leakage, Vibrato/Chorus, Rotary Speaker with Amp Simulator
• Natural Ambience Drum Sounds, Round Robin features
• Defined Nuance Control (DNC) Technology
• Quick and Full Sound Editing, Drum Family and Full Drum Kit Editing
• Sampling: User Memory for PCM Samples: 4 GB linear, 8 GB compressed - Compatible formats: KORG, WAV, AIFF and SoundFont™ - Save formats: KORG, WAV and AIFF formats - Full Edit, Time Slice, Sampling
• Keyboard Sets: Factory: more than 500 Factory Keyboard Sets, fully programmable - Keyboard Sets: combination of 1 to 4 sounds: UPPER1-2-3-LOWER with effects and parameter settings. - KBDSET library accessible from the front panel, special "My Setting" Keyboard Set with personal settings recalled at power-on, Favorite.
• Players: XDS Crossfade Dual Player with X-Fader Balance control (patented) - Crossfading between Songs and/or Styles
• Styles: Factory: more than 600 Factory Styles, fully programmable - Up to 8 accompaniment tracks, 4 Keyboard Sets and 4 Pads per Style; sounds, effects, parameters programmable - Guitar Mode 2, Parallel and Fixed NTT (Note Transposition Table) - Style Record and Event Edit - Style Elements: 3 Intros, 4 Variations, 4 Fills, 1 Break, 3 Endings
• Style Controls: Play/Stop, Synchro Start, Synchro Stop, Tap Tempo/Reset, Auto Fill, Memory, Bass Inversion, Manual Bass, Bass & Lower Backing, Drum & Bass, Individual Style Tracks Mute, Style to Keyboard Set Set
• Chord Sequencer: Factory: more than 200 Chord Sequences - Chord Sequence Recorder/Player - Chord Sequences can be saved in the Style and in the SongBook Entries
• Songs: XDS Crossfade Dual Player with X-Fader Balance Control (patented) - Supported formats: MID, KAR, MP3 + Lyrics, MP3+G - Lyrics, Score, and chords (Chord) are displayed on the display or on an external monitor. Markers with functions: Add, Delete, Edit, Loop and AutoScroll - Jukebox function
• 16-Track MIDI Sequencer Full Editing
• MP3 Player / Recorder: Dual MP3 Player/Recorder - Records Audio MP3 files, includes: Styles, MIDI Songs, MP3 Songs, Keyboard Sounds, Pads, Matrix, Microphone, Guitar, Effects - Transpose (+6/-5 semitones), Tempo Change (±30%) - Vocal Remover
• SongBook: Programmable music database based on: Styles, MIDI Songs (MID - KAR), MP3 Songs with Artist and Genre Tags - Filtering and Sorting options - User-defined Set Lists
• Compatibility: Pa-Series Legacy Models: Styles, Keyboard Sets (Performances), Sounds (Programs), Songs, Pads
• Pads: Factory: more than 400 Pads - 4 Assignable Pads + Stop Button - Pad Record Function
• Control Section: 9 Assignable Sliders, 9 Assignable Buttons, Strip Display; 4 Presets + 1 User settings
• Matrix Section: 16 Matrix Pads, 4 Preset buttons
• Style/Song Controls: Play/Stop, Go To Start, Style Select, Song Select, Xfader, Tempo +/-, Tempo Lock, Tap Tempo/Reset, Synchro Start, Synchro Stop, Fade In/Out, Chord Scan (Lower, Upper), Chord Sequence, Memory, AutoFill
• General Controls: Master Volume, Octave Transpose, Master Transpose, Dial, Up/+, Down/-, Joystick (Pitch + Modulation), Ribbon, 3 Assignable Switches, Search, Shift, Keyboard Sounds On/Off, Split, Ensemble, Rec/Edit, Menu, Exit
• Scale Control, Quarter Tone Control and Arabic scales on display, storable in Keyboard Sets; Presets assignable to each button or pedal.
• Display: 8" Wide capacitive color TouchView™ TFT display, 800 x 600 resolution
• Clock : Internal System Clock
• Power Consumption: 100-240 Volts, 50/60 Hz - < 0.2 Watt in standby / 20 Watt normal / 45 Watt with optional PaAS amplification installed
• Dimensions (W x D x H) (without music stand, display fully lowered)
• Pa5X-61: 1,021.1 x 374.3 x 126.8 mm / 40.20" x 14.73" x 4.99"
• Weight: Pa5X-61: 15.1 kg / 33.29 lbs