KORG PA80 Details
Untitled Document Professional Arranger with 61 Keys and Built in Speakers
Hear PA80 Demos using an MP3 player:
Loosen Up by Toni Diaz (C) 2000 Korg Inc. (mp3, 1.62 MB
) Easy Groove by Toni Diaz (C) 2000 Korg Inc. (mp3, 740
KB) Arrangement Medley by Jon Bickle (C) 2000 Korg UK Ltd. (mp3, 9.1
2 MB) Program Soundbites by Jon Bickle (C) 2000 Korg UK Ltd. (mp3, 3
.11 MB) Everything you hear was done exclusively on a Korg PA80. Due to the content of each demo, a large file is required and a high-speed Internet connection is recom
mended. New Version 3.0 Upgrade Av
ailable The PA-80 is currently being delivered with Version 3.0 standard. Owners of previous versions can update their PA-80 in minutes by downloading the free upgrade at www.kor
gpa.com Korg has been an innovator 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 i30 and the iS series. Now Korg blends the benefits of each approach into a single great-sounding system, the PA80 Professional Arranger. With a stunning sound inherited from our award-winning Triton, a large variety of highly-musical Styles made by the best musicians in the world, a multi-tasking operating system and a revolutionary sequencer design, this new keyboard will bring the benefits of Korg's revolutionary songwriting and music production and performance to a whole new generation of mus
icians. Proven sound
quality What better place to start than Triton's acclaimed HI sound generation and effect processing? So you know it delivers stunning sound quality and features a broad selection of great natural and synthetic sounds to inspire you. We added a new class of ultra-realistic solo instruments which include sampled natural vibrato, including Sax, Trumpet, Harmonica, Violin, Flute, and more. Finally, we added a set of Drawbar sounds for a true simulation of the classic organ
sound. All Programs can be edited on-the-fly, using the Easy Program Edit functions, by changing Attack, Decay, Release, LFO, Filter Cutoff and Resonance parameters. Any change will be stored into a Performance, for fast recall of the new Pr
ograms. The PA80 includes four powerful Master Effect processors, including all of Triton's studio-level Master Effects for a total of 90 different effects. You can use them for a Song, or split them in two sections, to assign two of them to the realtime tracks, and the remaining two to the Style tracks. You can even route two different external audio sources into the internal Effect Processors to mix them into your Song or live performance. Since each audio input has a different Gain control, you can connect a microphone and a guitar at the same time, each with its own set of e
ffects. Professional sound repro
duction The Korg PA-80 features a newly-designed stereo (22 watt per side) amplification and speaker system, which includes an Auto Loudness feature for smooth, deep, and powerful sound playback. And when you need to connect the PA-80 to an external mixer or recorder you have four outputs for greater routing flexibility. Our new system allows you to define which instrument goes to which output, so it's easy to always route the Bass to OUT 1, or just the Snare to OUT 2 – it's never been s
impler! Musical
Styles As well as being a professional Korg synthesizer, the PA-80 provides a huge collection of music styles created by top musicians from around the world. Korg has received considerable acclaim for the natural performance of their accompaniment system, and for the most advanced chord recognition in the industry. With 152 editable Preload Styles and 48 User Styles the PA-80 can cover any situation you'll ever encounter. With four Variations, two Fills, two Intros and two Endings you have all the variety to create a natural-sounding perfo
rmance. Revolutionary Seq
uencing Recording your musical ideas is where the PA-80 provides its most distinct advantage. Where traditional workstations provide you an empty palette to start your idea with, the PA-80's Backing Sequencer can take advantage of the accompaniment system to provide you with as little or as much of a band as you need. If you simply need drums, you can select a Style and create a drum track with the press of a few buttons, adding fills where needed. Want more? Use the full system to get up to eight players who will follow your every idea. After playing you can easily change chord ideas, break-downs etc. and the system will automaticall y change the parts needed so you can try out new ideas without re-recording ever
ything. This brings a simplicity and flexibility to creating music that the more complex but demanding traditional systems can't match. So it's the perfect tool for the non-keyboardist and for the professional who needs to work quickly. And the sounds you need to play yourself are separate from the sequencer tracks so there's never any fear of note-robbing or effects setup compr
omises. Dual Se
quencer The PA-80 further revolutionizes sequencing with its XDS Dual Sequencer Engine (patent pending). This new innovation allows the user to playback two independent sequences at the same time, with individual transport control for each sequence and a crossfader to switch between them. That's a total of 40 tracks of sequence playback power – two sixteen track sequences plus four realtime tracks and four Pad tracks. Use it to create your own mixes drawn from more than one sequence, or to create long medleys of tunes with nice overlaps between
songs. Even More Inno
vations The PA-80 features a powerful multitasking operating system which allows you to load a new Style while one is playing, load a new Program while a Song is playing, even edit sounds or Global parameters while listening to your song ideas. This makes working with it a fluid process – the technology never gets in the way of your creativity. Play data directly from floppy disk or optional internal hard drive, and use optional PCMCIA Flash-ROM cards to add more sounds, samples, grooves and styles to your world with no load time. And the Operating System can easily be updated, so expect some exciting new functions already planned for the near
future. Options to Expand Your Po
tential The PA-80 provides a number of ways to enhance your music-making experience. If you appreciate the audio inputs you'll be happy to add the Vocal Harmony/Guitar Board, which adds two additional effects processors dedicated to these inputs. Add guitar effects chains and vocal effects (including vocal harmony) to complete your performance needs. Adding the Video Board allows you to display lyrics from Standard MIDI Files on a standard TV monitor. Finally, an internal hard disk can be added to give you fast access to a huge amount of sound and styl
e data. Specifi
cations
Keyboard 61 notes with Velocity and Afte
rtouch.
System OPOS – Objective Portable Operating System: Multitasking System, load while playing feature. Upgradable Operating System. SSD Solid Stat
e Disk. Tone Ge
nerator HI Synthesis (Hyper Integrated Synthesis System) – 62 Voices, 62 Oscillators – Filters with Res
onance.
Memory 32 Mbyte PCM ROM (Stereo Piano
Sound).
Effects 4 Stereo Digital Multi-Effect systems - 90 Effects ava
ilable. Programs - Dr
um Kits More than 660 Programs (including Stereo Piano and GM Level 2 Programs) + 32 Drum Kits. 128 User Programs + 64 User Drum Kits – Digital Organ Drawbars - Program & Drum Kit Ful
l Edit.
Styles 256 Styles + 48 User Styles in Solid State Disk. All reconfigurable – 8 Accompaniment Tracks. All Style Performances are programmable (included 4 Single Touch Settings for each Style). Direct Floppy Disk/Direct Hard Disk feature. Style Record & Edit, Event Edit, Step Edit, Groove Import. Compatible with "i-series" Style Format. Styles Controls: 4 Variations, 2 Fills, 2 Intros, 2 Endings, Counter In/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. Perf
ormance 160 Real-Time Performances + 304 Styles Performances (that contains 4 Single Touch Settings each for a total of 1216 Single Touch Set
tings). S
ong Play XDS* Crossfade Dual Sequencer Player 2 Sequencers with separate Start/Stop, Pause, << Rew and >> FF controls. Balance Control. Lyrics are displayed On-Screen. Jukebox Function. SMF Direct Player (format 0 and 1). Sequencer 1 & Sequencer 2
Setu
p. Song Record & Edit functions (Transpose, Cut/Insert, Delete, Quantize, Copy, Velocity, Event Edit, Step Record) - Easy Sound Edit - 4 Effects – 16 tracks – SMF
format. Backing
Sequence Real Time Record - Chord/Acc Step Record & Step Edit - 16 tracks – SMF
format. S
ampling Record & Edit functions - Time Slice - Extend Slice - Wave Import of KSF (Korg Sample File), WAV and AIF formats - Import of Triton Programs (PCG) - Import & Export of KMP (Korg MultiS
ample). Mu
lti Pad 4 Assignable (Sound & Functions) Pads + Stop
Button. General
Controls Master Volume, Ensemble, Octave Transpose, Master Transpose, Split Point, Style Change, Tracks Volume, Quarter Tone Function, Programmable Slider, Joystick
, Dial. Control Inputs Damper Pedal, Assignable Pedal/Switch, EC-5 (Programmable Multi-Swi
tches). 4 Audi
o Output Left/Mono, Right, Out 1,
Out 2. 2 Aud
io Input Left/Mono, Right, with separate Gain Controls (Mic, Guitar,
Line
). MIDI In, Out, Thru, PC to Host (Pc and Mac compa
tible). Flo
ppy Disk 3.5" 2DD/2HD (Ms-Dos compa
tible). Ha
rd Disk Optional User-installable 2.5" Hard Disk (ATA-EIDE inte
rface). Display Backlit Cust
om LCD. Main a
mplifier 2 x 22 Watt, Auto Loudness C
ontrol. S
peakers 4 Speakers in Bass-Refl
ex Box. Power Cons
umption 3
5 Watt. Dim
ensions 1110 (W) x 388 (D) x 164 (H) mm without musi
c rest.
Weigth 1
3.9 kg. Korg Pa Series
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