Korg Pa50 Arranger

Product Info

The new Pa50 joins the Pa80 in Korgs line of Professional Arranger keyboards. Designed for composition and live performance, the Pa50 features a 61note velocity sensing, synthaction keyboard, a 62 voice Triton based HI synthesis sound engine, over 660 high quality factory programs including GM level 2 programs), and over 300 musical styles 256 factory 48 user) It also includes a built in 35 floppy drive, powerful Dual sequencer, four realtime pads, and other live performance functions all accessible via a large, easy to read, custom LCD display.

The Pa50s 32MB PCM ROM features a wide selection of acoustic and electronic sounds including a stereo piano and new Melody Voice sounds, recorded with a sampled natural vibrato to recreate solo instruments such as sax, trumpet, harmonica, violin, and flute.

Four stereo onboard digital multieffect processors provide 89 effect types, which can be assigned in various amounts to each song, style, or track. The accompaniment system provides various musical styles and an advanced chord recognition system. Each Style can be modified, and offers four variations, two fills, two intros, and two endings. The Pa50 is also compatible with Korg iSeries style data and most Pa80 data.

Korgs unique Backing Sequencer can be used to quickly lay down chord and melodic ideas. The user can play along with one of the Pa50s Styles, or overdub counter melodies and other parts separately. The entire Backing Sequence is instantly converted to a Standard MIDI File for easy editing and storage.

The Pa50 is equipped with Korgs XDS Dual Sequencer, featuring two 16 track sequencers, each with its own transport controls. One sequencer can load as the other plays, and a DJ style crossfader can provide seamless segues between them for an non-stop performance. The Jukebox function can be used to play back an entire set of songs. The sequencer is compatible with GM, SMF, and many karaoke formats SMFKaraoke lyrics will appear in the display), and supports Realtime or Step recording with full track and event editing.

The Pa50 features a professional sound system including custom EQ, a 2 x 15 Watt stereo amplifier, and two coaxial speakers housed in a bass reflex cabinet.

Key features and specifications

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.
MIDI: In, Out, Thru.
Floppy Disk: 3.5 inch (MS-DOSTM compatible).
Display: Backlit custom LCD.
Options: EXP-2 Foot Controller, XVP-10 Exp/Volume Pedal, PS-1 Footswitch, DS-1H Damper Pedal
Main Amplifier: 2x15 Watt
Speakers: 2 dual cone speakers (in Bass Reflex Box-Auto Loudness control).