Korg has introduced the newest keyboard in its Pa series of keyboard workstations, the Pa3X Le High Performance Arranger.
The Pa3X Le has features tailored to arranging, sequencing and live peformance.
It offers a huge collection of onboard sounds, and provides 192MB of space for either your own samples, or add-on sound libraries The Pa3X Le also features a TC Helicon Vocal Harmonizer, a dual MP3 player & recorder, a Dual Crossfade Sequencer, and more. You can the video output to display lyrics or score on an external monitor, making it perfect for karaoke or band leading.
Here’s the official video intro:
Korg Pa3X Le High Performance Arranger Specifications
- Keyboard
- 76 key (E1 – G7) semi-weighted
Velocity sensitive and after touch are supported
- System
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Upgradable Operating SystemRX (Real eXperience)DNC (Defined Nuance Control)Multitasking, Load while play feature
- Upgradable Operating System
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RX (Real eXperience)DNC (Defined Nuance Control)Multitasking, Load while play feature
- Tone Generator
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KORG EDS (Enhanced Definition Synthesis) sound generatorFilters with ResonanceThree band EQ for each track
- Maximum Polyphony
- 128 Voices, 128 Oscillators
- Effects
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Up to 4 Stereo Digital Multi-Effect block systems125 Master Effect types + 2 Global Effects
- Voice Processor Technology by TC Helicon(R) with 4 Effects:
- Three-part Harmonizer, Reverb, Delay, Compressor, EQ
- Sounds / Drum Kits
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More than 1100, including Stereo Piano and GM/GS improved sound compatibility; more than 90 Drum Kits including Ambient Drum KitsUser area: 512 Sounds, 128 Drum KitsDefined Nuance Control (DNC) TechnologyDigital Drawbars: 9 FootagesFull Sounds/Drumkits editing capabilityUser PCM RAM Memory: 192 MB
- Sampling
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Format Compatibility:Load/Import of KORG, Wav, AIFF and SoundFont?Export of Wav and AIFFFull Edit, Time Slice, Sampling feature.
- Styles
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More than 410 preloaded Styles, freely reconfigurable1,200 available Style locations including the Favorite banksEight Style tracks, 4 Single Touch Settings, 4 Pads and one Style Setting per StyleGuitar Mode 2, Parallel and Fixed NTTStyle Record with Step Record, Track and Event Edit functionsStyle controls: 3 Intros, 4 Variations, 4 Fills, Break, 3 Endings, Synchro Start/Stop, Tap Tempo/Reset, Bass Inversion, Auto Fill, Manual Bass, Memory, Accompaniment Mute, Drum Mapping, Snare & Kick Designation, STS Mode
- Chord Sequencer
- Real-time Style Chord Sequencer Recorder in Style Play mode
- Performance / STS
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Performance: 320 Realtime locations, “My Setting” special PerformanceSTS: Memorize Realtime tracks settings, up to 4 x 1200 Styles, up to 4 x SongBook entries
- Song Play
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Patented XDS Crossfade Dual Sequencer Player (Supported formats: MID, KAR, MP3 + lyrics, MP3+G)2 Players with separate Select, Start/Stop, Home, Rewind and Fast Forward controlsX-Fader Balance controlLyrics, Score, and Chord data can be displayed on screen, or on external video monitorMarkers
Jukebox function
- MP3 Player / Recorder
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Double MP3 Player and MP3 RecorderReal Time Transpose (+6/-5 semitones)Tempo change (±30%)Vocal RemoverRecord MP3 files including Styles, SMF, Real Time Tracks, Pads, Microphone and Effects
- Sequencer
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Quick Record (Backing Sequence)Multitrack and Step Record functions – Full-featured sequencer16 tracks; Up to 200,000 eventsSMF native format
- SongBook
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Fully programmable music database, based on Styles, SMF, Karaoke, MP3 with automatic selection of Style Play and Song Play modesUser-definable custom listsFiltering and Ordering options
- Compatibility
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“i-Series” models: Styles“Pa-series” models: Style, Performance, Program/Sound, Song, SongBook, Pad
- Multi Pad
- 4 Assignable Pads + Stop Button – Pad Record function
- General Controls
- Master Volume; Fade In/Out; Keyboard-Acc/Song Balance Volume; Ensemble; Octave Transpose; Master Transpose; Style Change; Quarter Tone and Arabic Scale memorized inside Performance/STS; Real-time controllers: Joystick (pitch + modulation); Mic Volume; FX Volume; Mic On/Off; Mic Preset; Harmony On/Off; 3 Assignable Switches; Tempo +/-; Tempo Lock; Dial; Search Function; Shift; Chord Scan; Split; Metronome On/Off; Sound Select
- Control Inputs
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Damper pedal (support half-pedaling with optional DS-1H pedal)Assignable pedal/switch
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Mic/Line Inputs
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Right/Mono Mic Input, Unbalanced with “Gain control”
Left/Right Line Input, Unbalanced
- Outputs
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Audio Output: Left/Right, UnbalancedHeadphone Output x 1(Front panel)Video Out x 1, RCA type
- MIDI
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IN, OUT; standard MIDI connectorsUSB to MIDI using the USB Device port8 user definable MIDI Setups
- USB
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USB-MIDI and Mass Storage InterfaceType A (to Device) x 1 (Front)Type B (to Host) x 1 (Rear)2.0 Hi Speed connections
- Mass Storage/Disk
- microSD card (Rear panel)
- Display
- Color TouchView 7″ TFT display
- Clock
- Internal System Clock
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Power Consumption
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12 Watts without PaAS
35 Watts with PaAS installed
0.5 Watts in standby; 100-240 V, 50/60 Hz
- Dimensions (W x D x H)
- 1,195 x 356 x 121 mm / 47.05″ x 14.02″ x 4.76″ (without music stand)
- Weight
- 13.55 kg / 29.87 lbs
- Accessories
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AC Power Cable, Music Stand,DVD-ROM (DVD includes Owner’s manuals, Video Manual, and KORG USB-MIDI Driver)
- Options
- PaAS
- Amplification System
- EXP-2
- Foot Controller
- XVP-10
- Expression/Volume Pedal
- DS-1H
- Damper Pedal
- PS-1
- Pedal Switch
- PS-3
- Pedal Switch
Official pricing and availability details for the Korg Pa3X Le High Performance Arranger are to be announced. See the Korg site for more info.
I think it’s pretty amazing that Korg has the incredible gamut of instruments and products. And they are all pretty decent quality. An arranger keyboard is not my cup of tea, but this looks pretty much like the cream of the crop in the genre (except for maybe the Yamaha flagship line).
That kind of feature-bloated keyboard is very popular. My local music store almost never has a proper synth, but will have lots of new and used professional workstation-arranger things. Lots of keys, big screens, big price tags.
If Korg uses the profits to keep producing VA and analog gear, then good luck to this thing!
These arranger keyboards are absolutely great fun to play with, you get instant results – but I’m surprised at the Windows 98 look of the GUI – KORG need to get their iPad design team onto this!
I am telling them for years now that their 1995 style OS is outdated. They are behind the curve for years. (Yamaha and Roland are not much of a challenge) But the machine sounds great. I hope the Kronos gets an update because he still misses the M3 sequencer features and still has all the old bugs from 1995 like 76 characters filepathlenght and a very user unfriendly data oriented UI. I think they will die out with this generation of musicians. Todays people work with machine and more modern concepts.
I’m always confused why user memory on workstations is so small. In a world where gigabytes is standard on a phone ….. why is megabytes the big deal they boast about?
Its a mutated Kronos for casuals players. Its sure a convincing demo. It also looks as if that’s where they’re putting their best keyboard action. Its a little hard to imagine someone who’d buy this adding other instruments to it, but who knows. After all, Stephen Kay conceived of KARMA after working on some of Korg’s earlier arrangers. It has enough Ins and Outs to become a good nerve center. I’m with you about the chintzy memory, though. My 01Wfd is 20+ years old and its sequencer held 200,000 strokes too., C’mon, spring for a gigabyte of RAM, Korg. Classy keyboard, all the same.
yeah, I don’t get it….. I can buy a 32GB SD card for about $20….. why do workstations keep limiting users to a couple of hundred megabytes?
Because their custom built DSP chips cannot address gigabytes of ram. And their OS is 1995 32bit stuff with old UI.
thank you for the answer.
It seems like the demo for every workstation is the same. It has sounds! It has drums! It has a keyboard with AFTERTOUCH. THE PERFECT INSTRUMENT! (until the next one comes out)