Official link for Korg PA4x - your comments here please

Post by **Sharp** » Tue Sep 01, 2015 8:07 pm

Looks quite stunning.
I look forward to reading the specs.

Regards
Sharp

Thoraldus · Post by **Thoraldus** » Tue Sep 01, 2015 8:08 pm

Sharp wrote:Looks quite stunning.
I look forward to reading the specs.

Regards
Sharp

Saving my pennies already Sharp!

gargy · Post by **gargy** » Tue Sep 01, 2015 10:10 pm

I had the chance to copy spec before it's gone ....if is true :

-2 models to choose from: 76-key or 61-key
Semi–weighted keys with velocity sensitivity and aftertouch.
-Elegant, streamlined aluminum cabinet
-Huge 7-inch capacitive TouchView™ display with tilting system.
-Easy-to-use panel layout and intuitive redesigned graphical interface.
-New EDS-X (Enhanced Definition Synthesis-eXpanded) sound engine.
Improved realism and pristine sound quality.
-Massive internal ROM with a renewed PCM database
Plus up to 400 MB of user PCM data

-Over 1,500 sounds including GM and XG sets
512 user Sound and 128 user Drumkit locations with full editing features
-Digital Drawbar Organ sound engine
DNC (Defined Nuance Control) and realtime articulation:
- Three assignable switches
- Four-way joystick
- Ribbon controller
Complete sample recording and editing features
Import audio waveforms in the most common formats including Wav, Aiff and SoundFont™.
Over 500 factory Styles with Intros, Endings, Fills, Count-ins, and Breaks
- 4 Keyboard Sets and 4 Pads per Style,
- 13 Internal user banks and 13 Direct user banks locations for unlimited storage
Guitar Mode 2 provides more realistic guitar parts
Chord Sequencer function in Style Play mode records any chord progression on-the-fly
- Chord Sequences can be saved in each Style and SongBook entry
Search function for quickly locating any musical resource
New standard MidiFile to Style converter feature
Keyboard Set Library includes a collection of best ready to play sounds
- Keyboard Sets can be recalled even from Direct locations
Multiple Effects processors – 142 effect types:
- 4 Insert and 3 Master effects for accompaniment parts,
- 1 Insert and 2 Master effects for Keyboard Tracks
Waves MAXXAUDIO Mastering Suite: MaxxEQ™, MaxxBass™, MaxxTreble™, MaxxStereo™, MaxxVolume™
TC Helicon® Vocal Processing: Four-part Harmonizer, Double, µMod, Reverb, Delay, Filter, HardTune, Pitch Correction plus Compressor, EQ, Gate (Adaptive Mic Setting on the Mic input)
Double MP3/MIDI file players with recording capability, X-Fader and Vocal Remover
- Score, Chords, and Lyric display
- Compatible with most common lyrics formats including graphical (+G) for MP3.
- Lyrics can be showed in their original languages (except Oriental and Arabic Languages
Enhanced compatibility for GM and XG songs.
Fully programmable SongBook database based on Styles, SMF, Karaoke, and MP3
- Instant recall of any song setting
- User-definable Set Lists assignable to panel buttons
- Filtering and ordering options
Multi-language extended character set.
Internal hard drive
Pa4X 76: Standard
Pa4X 61: Optional
MicroSD card slot (card not included) allows for mass storage and data protection
Optional PaAS speaker bar—connects without wires or power supply

Sam CA · Post by **Sam CA** » Tue Sep 01, 2015 10:21 pm

gargy wrote:I had the chance to copy spec before it's gone ....if is true :

That's what I read too...sounds about right for a PA4x.

Thoraldus · Post by **Thoraldus** » Tue Sep 01, 2015 11:31 pm

This sounds interesting ... " 13 Direct user banks locations for unlimited storage"

Direct read from DISK????

Post by **Sharp** » Wed Sep 02, 2015 12:47 am

Just looking over that spec and there are quite a lot of interesting things in there. Here's 6 that I personally find very interesting.

1: The Touch Screen is listed as capacitive. So no more resistive touch screen layer. In short, the screen should be far more responsive and light to the touch to operate. Far more accurate too and durable. Is this a first for KORG? I don't think any other KORG uses this kind of touch screen. Far as I know they have all been resistive in the past.

2: Intuitive redesigned graphical interface. I wonder what level of redesigned GUI this is refering to and if the capacitive screen is being made use of here in some way. Multi Touch support maybe? Pinch to zoom? A chance from the normal tradition? I look forward to finding out.

3: Massive internal ROM with a renewed PCM database. I wonder what KORG consider worthy of the word usage “Massive”. I certainly look forward to hearing the new PCM data.

4: Up to 400 MB of user PCM data. This is a very unusual number that suggests KORG are not using typical RAM in the traditional sense it's using in the PA3X. Ram goes upwards in specific multiples. For example, 1,2, 4,8,16,32,64,128,256,512 and so on. Never an odd number like 400MB. Maybe that suggests a bit of KORG KROME thinking is inside the Pa4X.

5: Complete sample recording and editing features. Upgraded Sampler, maybe on par with what's ready in a workstation?

6: New standard MidiFile to Style converter feature. This sounds very interesting. This could turn into a major resource to the community. Imagine 100 of us beavering away converting midi files into styles and then sharing them online.

Regards
Sharp.

jimsweb · Post by **jimsweb** » Wed Sep 02, 2015 12:47 am

Thoraldus wrote:This sounds interesting ... " 13 Direct user banks locations for unlimited storage"

Direct read from DISK????

"- Keyboard Sets can be recalled even from Direct locations "

it sounds like they have added direct reading from disk - much awaited..

karmathanever · Post by **karmathanever** » Wed Sep 02, 2015 1:19 am

Oh well - links gone - that's the end of the PA4X - now waiting for the PA5X….

Anyhow - it looked very nice

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jimsweb · Post by **jimsweb** » Wed Sep 02, 2015 3:12 am

karmathanever wrote:Oh well - links gone - that's the end of the PA4X - now waiting for the PA5X….

Anyhow - it looked very nice

P

Another 5 more years.. tiered of waiting..

Bachus · Post by **Bachus** » Wed Sep 02, 2015 4:16 am

Sharp wrote:
4: Up to 400 MB of user PCM data. This is a very unusual number that suggests KORG are not using typical RAM in the traditional sense it's using in the PA3X. Ram goes upwards in specific multiples. For example, 1,2, 4,8,16,32,64,128,256,512 and so on. Never an odd number like 400MB. Maybe that suggests a bit of KORG M50 thinking is inside the Pa4X.

Or they allocated some part of that Memmory directly to the OS and not available to the user?

eli125 · Post by **eli125** » Wed Sep 02, 2015 4:53 am

Looks like a good Photoshop job the mix looks like a korg pa3x basic + korg oasys LCD and side panels + photoshop =pa4x Photoshop

dimitris · Post by **dimitris** » Wed Sep 02, 2015 8:10 am

Thoraldus wrote:This sounds interesting ... " 13 Direct user banks locations for unlimited storage"

Direct read from DISK????

Just like PA1X!!

flyadser · Post by **flyadser** » Wed Sep 02, 2015 8:14 am

the update
features individual metronome and "my setting" button
the concept "performance" turned to "keyboard set"
and the STS changed to keyboard set
the location of sync start has been changed
data directly load, like pa50's direct load from floppy disk

karmathanever · Post by **karmathanever** » Wed Sep 02, 2015 9:39 am

eli125 wrote:Looks like a good Photoshop job the mix looks like a korg pa3x basic + korg oasys LCD and side panels + photoshop =pa4x Photoshop

Maybe so but this came from Korg's website!!!

Pete

AntonySharmman · Post by **AntonySharmman** » Wed Sep 02, 2015 10:33 am

This is real and original photos source are from Korg's server , look at address

http://cdn.korg.com/my/products/upload/ ... AA7HGZGU6Q

Beta testers have already received one !!!

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