Korg PA5X-61 Professional Arranger Keyboard 61-Key – Oriental Edition
Product Information
Pa5X ORIENTAL is the latest model in the new flagship range of KORG Pa5X Professional Arranger keyboards. Completely redesigned with a state-of-the-art sound engine and a streamlined color-driven user interface, the all new Pa5X produces a stunningly rich and unique sonic experience that inspires you to create and perform. Now, the PA5X ORIENTAL brings all the power of the Pa5X into the music worlds of Türkiye and the Middle East. Whatever music you are going to play, from Western to Oriental – Arabic, Persian, Turkish – the Pa5X ORIENTAL delivers.
Pa5X ORIENTAL comes packed with thousands of inspiring Sounds and hundreds of fresh Styles, all instantly accessible through an inviting workflow. A completely new and black painted 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 ORIENTAL 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.
The Pa5X ORIENTAL comes with an extensive collection of sounds taken from the worlds of Arabic, Turkish and Persian music, created by top-class Arabic, Persian and Turkish musicians based in the Middle East.
Specifications
Keyboard
- PA5X 61: 61 KEYS (C2 – C7) SEMI–WEIGHTED KEYS WITH AFTERTOUCH
- PA5X 76: 76 KEYS (E1 – G7) SEMI–WEIGHTED KEYS WITH AFTERTOUCH
Case
- ALUMINUM CASE WITH WOODEN SIDE PANELS
Operating System
- UPGRADABLE OPERATING SYSTEM
Sound Generator
- EDS-XP (ENHANCED DEFINITION SYNTHESIS-EXPANDED)
- MULTIMODE FILTERS WITH RESONANCE, 3-BAND EQ FOR EACH TRACK
Polyphony
- 160 VOICES, 160 OSCILLATORS
Effects
- KEYBOARD TRACKS: 3 INSERT EFFECT; 3 MASTER EFFECTS
- STYLE/SONG: 10 INSERT EFFECTS; 3 MASTER EFFECTS
- MASTER EQ AND FINALIZER FOR SONGS AND STYLES
- FINAL MASTERING EFFECTS: WAVES MAXXAUDIO®
- MIC PROCESSOR TECHNOLOGY BY SHIFT AUDIO
- MIC SETUP: COMPRESSOR, EQ, GATE
- FOUR-PART HARMONIZER, DOUBLER, FILTER, MODULATION, DELAY, REVERB, AUTOPITCH
Guitar Processor
- GUITAR RACK (4 EFFECT-SLOTS) WITH STOMPBOX AND AMP SIMULATION
Sounds / Drum Kits
- FACTORY: MORE THAN 2,600 FACTORY SOUNDS IN TOTAL
- FIVE MULTILAYER STEREO ACOUSTIC PIANOS WITH DAMPER/BODY RESONANCE, GM/XG SOUND SETS, CLOSE TO 200 DRUM KITS INCLUDING AMBIENT DRUMS AND ROUND ROBIN-BASED DRUM KITS
- USER AREA: 768 SOUNDS, 384 DRUM KITS
- DIGITAL DRAWBARS: 9 FOOTAGES, 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 PCM SAMPLE MEMORY: 4 GB OF DATA, EQUIVALENT TO 8 GB LINEAR WHEN COMPRESSED
- LOADS KORG, WAV, AIFF AND SOUNDFONT™ FORMATS
- SAVES KORG, WAV AND AIFF FORMATS
- FULL EDIT, TIME SLICE, SAMPLING FEATURES
Keyboard Sets
- FACTORY: MORE THAN 650 FACTORY KEYBOARD SETS, FREELY PROGRAMMABLE
- COMBINES FOUR KEYBOARD SOUNDS, PLUS EFFECTS AND SETTINGS
- LIBRARY ACCESSIBLE FROM FRONT-PANEL BUTTONS
- “MY SETTING” SPECIAL KEYBOARD SET
Players
- PATENTED XDS CROSSFADE DUAL PLAYER WITH X-FADER BALANCE CONTROL
- CROSSFADE BETWEEN SONGS AND/OR STYLES
Styles
- FACTORY: MORE THAN 940 FACTORY STYLES, FREELY PROGRAMMABLE
- EIGHT STYLE TRACKS, 4 KEYBOARD SETS AND 4 PADS PER STYLE; PROGRAMMABLE SOUNDS, EFFECTS AND STYLE PARAMETERS
- 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 TO STYLE AND SONGBOOK ENTRIES
Songs
- PATENTED XDS CROSSFADE DUAL PLAYER WITH X-FADER BALANCE CONTROL
- SUPPORTED FORMATS: MID, KAR, MP3 + LYRICS, MP3+G
- LYRICS, SCORE, AND CHORD DATA CAN BE DISPLAYED ON SCREEN, OR ON EXTERNAL VIDEO MONITOR
- MARKERS WITH ADD, DELETE, EDIT, LOOP AND AUTOSCROLL FUNCTIONS
- JUKEBOX FUNCTION
- FULL-FEATURED, 16-TRACK SEQUENCER, SONG EDIT
MP3 Player / Recorder
- DOUBLE MP3 PLAYER AND MP3 RECORDER
- RECORDS MP3 FILES, INCLUDING STYLES, MIDI SONGS, MP3 SONGS, KEYBOARD SOUNDS, PADS, MATRIX, MICROPHONE, GUITAR, EFFECTS
- TRANSPOSE (+6/-5 SEMITONES), TEMPO CHANGE (±30%)
- VOCAL REMOVER
SongBook
- FULLY PROGRAMMABLE MUSIC DATABASE BASED ON STYLES, MIDI SONGS (MID AND KAR FILES), MP3 SONGS WITH ARTIST AND GENRE TAGS
- FILTERING AND SORTING OPTIONS
- USER DEFINABLE SET LISTS
Compatibility
- LEGACY PA-SERIES MODELS: STYLES, KEYBOARD SETS (PERFORMANCES), SOUNDS (PROGRAMS), SONGS, PADS
Pads
- FACTORY: MORE THAN 970 PADS
- FOUR ASSIGNABLE PADS + STOP BUTTONS
- PAD RECORD FUNCTION
Control Section
- 9 ASSIGNABLE SLIDERS, 9 ASSIGNABLE BUTTONS, STRIP DISPLAY; 4 PRESET + 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 Controls
- ON-SCREEN QUARTER TONE AND ARABIC SCALE, MEMORIZED IN THE KEYBOARD SETS; PRESETS ASSIGNABLE TO ANY BUTTON OR FOOTSWITCH
Control Inputs
- DAMPER PEDAL; SUPPORTS HALF-PEDALING WITH THE OPTIONAL KORG DS-1H PEDAL
- 2 ASSIGNABLE PEDAL/FOOTSWITCH
Audio Inputs
- MIC: MONO WITH GAIN CONTROL AND PHANTOM POWER (COMBO XLR, BALANCED)
- GUITAR: MONO WITH GAIN CONTROL (1/4″ JACK, UNBALANCED)
- LINE 1: LEFT/RIGHT (1/4″ JACKS, BALANCED)
- LINE 2: STEREO (1/8″ MINI-JACK, UNBALANCED)
Audio Outputs
- LINE: MAIN LEFT/RIGHT, SEPARATE OUTS 1/2/3/4 (1/4″ JACKS, BALANCED)
- HEADPHONES (1/4″ JACK)
Video Output
- HDMI CONNECTOR
MIDI
- IN, OUT, THRU STANDARD MIDI CONNECTORS
- USB TO MIDI, THROUGH THE USB DEVICE PORT
- 16 USER-DEFINABLE MIDI PRESETS
USB
- TYPE A (HOST 3.0, FOR STORAGE DEVICES AND CONTROLLERS): 1 FRONT, 2 REAR
- TYPE B (DEVICE 2.0, FOR PERSONAL COMPUTERS AND TABLETS): 1 REAR
Storage
- INTERNAL DRIVE: 1 GB
- MICRO SD CARD (NOT INCLUDED): REAR-PANEL SLOT WITH PLASTIC COVER
- USB FLASH DRIVE (NOT INCLUDED): CAN BE CONNECTED TO THE USB HOST PORTS
Display
- 8″ WIDE CAPACITIVE COLOR TOUCHVIEW™ TFT DISPLAY, 800 X 480 RESOLUTION
Clock
- INTERNAL SYSTEM CLOCK
Power Consumption
- 100-240 VOLTS, 50/60 HZ
- < 0.2 WATT IN STANDBY / 20 WATT NORMAL / 45 WATT WITH PAAS INSTALLED
