Korg PA50 Keyboard
The PA50 is a great alternative to the PSR S500.
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Originally retailing at £699 it benefits from a specification suitable for a much higher priced keyboard, we think its a genuine bargain. Some of the benefits over the S500 are:
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Korg have been innovators in the area of music workstations since their inception, with both traditional instruments like the Trinity and Triton, and unique performance/production systems like the i3O and the iS series. Now Korg blends the benefits of each approach into a single great-sounding system, the Korg PA50 Professional Arranger. Inheriting the stunning sound from the award-winning Triton and containing a large variety of highly-musical Styles made by the best musicians in the world, the Korg PA50 sounds like a musician's dream. A new a multitasking operating system has been developed for speedy operation and with the latest solid-state disk, and a revolutionary new crossfading double sequencer (XDS), this new keyboard will bring the benefits of Korg's revolutionary songwriting and music production/performance to a whole new generation of musicians.
Styles
The Korg PA50 keyboard boasts eight accompaniment tracks, two more than on previous keyboards, and it's really easy to play Styles. Each Style can recall its own Performance, including the settings for the accompaniment tracks and four settings for the real-time tracks. The Style Sounds and Settings can be freely programmed and stored on the internal memory.
Backing Sequencer
In addition to the traditional real-time and step-time sequencing available on upper echelon workstations, the Korg PA50 also features Korg's unique Backing Sequencer, which can capture up to eight tracks of Style accompaniment and up to eight tracks of real time playing in a single pass. This Backing Sequencer data can be edited in powerful and musical ways, speeding the realization of your musical ideas.
Beautifully Designed
Ease-of-use has driven the styling with a logical control panel and linear structuring to give you fast access to the most commonly used functions at the touch of a button. Selecting a Style, Program, Performance or Single Touch Setting has never been easier than on the Korg PA50.
Korg PA50 Keyboard Specifications
| Keyboard: |
61 notes with velocity |
| System: |
OPOS – Objective Portable Operating System: Multitasking System, load while playing feature. |
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SSD Solid State Disk. |
| Tone Generator: |
HI synthesis (Hyper integrated synthesis system) |
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62 voices, 62 oscillators, |
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Filters with resonance |
| Waveform Memory: |
32 Mbyte PCM ROM (Stereo Piano Sound). |
| Effects: |
4 stereo digital Multi-Effect systems |
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(89 effects each) |
| Programs: |
More than 660 programs (including GM level 2 programs). |
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32 drum kits. |
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128 user programs + 64 user drum kits. |
| Styles: |
Up to 304 Styles in Solid State Disk. |
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All reconfigurable; 8 accompaniment tracks. |
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48 user styles. |
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All Style Performances are programmable (included 4 Single Touch Settings for each style). |
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Direct Floppy Disk/ Hard Disk access. |
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Compatible with old i-series styles |
| Styles Controls: |
4 Variations, 2 Fills, 2 Intros, 2 Endings, Count In/Break, Synchro Start/Stop, Tap |
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Tempo/Reset, Fade In/Out, Bass Inversion, Manual Bass, Tempo Lock, Memory, Accompaniment Volume, Accompaniment Mute, Drum Mapping, Snare & Kick Designation, Single Touch |
| General Controls: |
aster Volume, Ensemble, Octave Transpose, Master Transpose, Split Point, Style Change, Tracks Volume, Quarter Tone Pedal Function, Programmable Slider, Joystick, Dial |
| Multi PAD: |
4 assignable pads + Stop button |
| Performance: |
80 real-time Performances + up to 304 Styles Performances |
| Song Play: |
XDS Crossfade Dual Sequencer player: 2 Sequencers with separate Start/Stop, Pause, Rewind and Fast Forward controls. Balance control. Lyrics are displayed on-screen. Jukebox Function. SMF Direct Player (format 0 and 1) |
| Song /Backing Sequence: |
Easy record – 16 tracks – SMF format |
| Control Inputs: |
Damper Pedal, Assignable pedal/switch |
| Audio Outputs: |
Left/mono, Right |
| Audio Inputs: |
Left/mono, and Right. |
| MIDI: |
In, Out, Thru |
| Floppy Disk: |
3.5 inch 2DD/2HD (MS-DOS compatible). |
| Display: |
Backlit custom LCD |
| Main Amplifier: |
2x15 Watt |
| Speakers: |
2 dual cone speakers in Bass Reflex Box with Auto Loudness control |
| Power Consumption: |
26 Watt |
| Dimensions: |
W=41.5", D=15.47", H=5.9"W=1054mm, D=393mm, H=150mm |
| Weight: |
30.6 lbs.13.9 kg |
| Accessories: |
EXP-2 Foot Controller, XVP-10 Exp/Volume Pedal, PS-1 Footswitch, DS-1H Damper Pedal |
| Specifications subject to change without notice |
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