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[Bachus]

Today i was at a small demo of the PA5x in the Netherlands by Korg support manager and demonstrator in the benelux Chris from Lommel..

First of my experiences with the pa5x after some short hands on..

A) its build like a truck..
B) the new OS feels lightning fast and totally lagfree
C) the sound is spot on from massive where needed to
D) its a huge step forward from the pa4x, where it comes to interface, usefriendlyness, dsp power and overall sound quallity (yes the dsp makes a difference)
E) missing features like midi to style converter and kaos didn’t make release but will be added in a patch when they are finished… also there are a lot of new and convienence features that will be added, like syncing the audio loops from the pads and mp3 files with a midiclock. And many many more
F) everything is newly developed from scratch, it shows in a positive way and a negative way (bugs). But to squash them bugs Korg needs more input and feedback then they can get in house. So its important for owners to report every bug they find.. on the positieve side, the user experience is realy smooth. And i didn’t encounter any bugs during the three hours demo and handson.
G) EC5 is soon to be replaced by a new pedal, presumably a USB device..
H) There is a possitive influence visual inside Korg comming from the new German manager at Korg Italy, but it will take time …. But in a few patches/versions the pa5x will be where we want it to be.
I) the 88 key version should be available after summer.
J) korg and all other keyboard companies are hit very hard by the shortage of components. Not just Korg, but also Yamaha and Roland, almost all instruments are on weeks to months of backorders
K) the Musikant version will probably have to wait till early 2023. It will come with even more styles then the pa4x muzikant and even have a section for dutch styles.. it also comes with 4GB of extra sounds, many pro sounds from the Kronos Kurt Adler selections.
L) korg is still developing the instrument with the Pro musicians in mind. The operating experience on th surface got better, but the depth is still there.


All in all i considered it a very positive experience.

Just one thing, but i guess we all know that, don’t be an early adapter to a brand new instrument if you rely on it for your live gigs. Wait at least a year after the release and follow these forums to see when its a safe moment to addapt.
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[usaraiya]

Very happy to hear your positive report along with an excellent fair & balanced review of the new flagship!

Uday

[mlavio829]

Thanks Bachus!
This is very positive news.
It seems Canada hasn’t gotten any shipments of any variants of the PA5X yet at least according to the 3 major music centres here: Long and McQuade, Cosmo Music, Steve’s Music.

My preorder is supposed to come in November and after reading the many negative points on these forums it’s a little concerning but this sounds positive.

[bensel46]

I have been the owner of a Pa5X - 76 since July 1st and can fully endorse Bachus' experiences.
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[pawlikp100]

Bachus, you have writren:
"E) missing features like midi to style converter and kaos didn’t make release but will be added in a patch when they are finished… also there are a lot of new and convienence features that will be added, like syncing the audio loops from the pads and mp3 files with a midiclock. And many many more"

Are those information confirmed?
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[Bachus]

[Mothman]

[D575]

Good news...

I hope this is also addressed and not being talked about, So not a bug but a major design flaw which is also hampered by some bugs...

Not being able to save two styles to song-book for recall after all the edits in both styles to use with the X-FADER is possibly one of the largest over-sites of PA5X so far...

Also to include with this, the main screen locks are not working when you prioritise Set numbers 1 to 4 to be locked in a highlighted style before you Cross-Fade...

The Creativity Potential for this is ((((HUGE)))) but unfortunately at this moment in time you can not save any of your work with this New lnnovation....

Which relegate X-FADER to know more than a gimmick at this present stage (strongly hope this is corrected at some piont)

I am amazed at this over-site considering X-FADER is ment to be the star of the show for PA5X...
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[Bachus]

[davekalbach]

[foxy]

Bachus wrote

[D575]

[tkarlmann]

[rikkisbears]

Thank you for the review Bachus. I gather they would still have all the old style editing features they had in the prior models like being able to import and export styles as midi files etc. Another oneI used a lot was being able to turn a style track into a pad and vice versa.

Just hoping they bring a detailed manual out soon.
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