Korg PA-5X 61 Oriental

Pa5X ORIENTAL is the latest model in the new flagship range of KORG Pa5X Professional Arranger keyboards. Completely redesigned with a state-of-the-art sound engine and a streamlined color-driven user interface, the all new Pa5X produces a stunningly rich and unique sonic experience that inspires you to create and perform. Now, the PA5X ORIENTAL brings all the power of the Pa5X into the music worlds of Türkiye and the Middle East. Whatever music you are going to play, from Western to Oriental – Arabic, Persian, Turkish – the Pa5X ORIENTAL delivers.

Pa5X ORIENTAL comes packed with thousands of inspiring Sounds and hundreds of fresh Styles, all instantly accessible through an inviting workflow. A completely new and black painted front panel featuring an assignable Pad Matrix and Mixer section, multicolored LED buttons, and a huge tilt-able touchscreen puts you in control of your music making experience at all times. Pa5X ORIENTAL excels both as a live performance instrument and as a powerful creative tool in the studio, allowing you to find your ideal sound no matter where your music takes you.

Main features:

•    61 semi-weighted keys with Aftertouch
•    The ORIENTAL version adds Sounds, Drum and Percussion Kits, Keyboard Sets,Pads and music styles covering the rich musical traditions of Türkiye and Persia, with particular focus on Arabic countries courtesy of the incredible sound and performance libraries developed in Lebanon. 
•    Over 2,600 sounds (240 Oriental Sounds and 70 Oriental Drumkits) including GM and XG sets
•    844 Factory Styles (630 Pa5X standard + 264 Oriental Styles) 
•    768 user Sound and 384 user Drum Kit locations with full editing features
•    Premium Quality and Elegant Design
•    Modern and Streamlined User Interface
•    Stunningly rich sound-engine: EDS-XP
•    Real-time controllers
•    Advanced chord recognition, and a library full of chord sequences
•    Smooth transition between Sounds, Styles and Songs
•    Two cross-fading Players able to mix everything: Styles to Midi-files, or Midi-files to MP3-files, or Styles to Styles (unique to the Pa5X)
•    Each player displays lyrics and score
•    Create your own Styles and Songs
•    SongBook, a music library always with you
•    A complete sound library
•    Onboard mixer with insert, master, final and mastering effects
•    Dedicated Microphone and Guitar inputs with dedicated effects for each
•    MIDI, USB, HDMI, Audio In and Out, Pedal connectors
•    Standard File Formats
•    Optional high-quality accessories
•    Optional Pa AMPLIFICATION SYSTEM PaAS MK2

Dimensions (W x D x H) (without music stand, display fully lowered)
Pa5X-61: 1,021.1 x 374.3 x 126.8 mm / 40.20" x 14.73" x 4.99" 
Weight:
Pa5X-61: 15.1 kg / 33.29 lbs 

Oriental Proficiency 

Pa5X ORIENTAL providing you with the most up-to-date collection of quality integrated sounds and styles, Pa5X ORIENTAL is the ideal songwriting and performance partner.
In addition to all the functionality, sounds and styles of the standard Pa5X, the Pa5X ORIENTAL also contains musical data specific to Middle Eastern music genres. Stringed instruments, winds, various percussion instruments, and many more sounds are included along with dozens of extra Styles that are suitable for traditional and modern music.

Oriental Scale Realtime Control

Pa5X ORIENTAL includes an on-screen virtual keyboard that can be used to select alternative scales or instantly retune individual keys on-the-fly. Multiple scales can play at the same time, with soloists playing with an Arabic scale and the backing tracks continuing to play in Equal tuning. An alternative scale tuning can be saved into each Keyboard Set and applied to any Style Sound.
MIDI Songs can play with any alternative scale tuning saved as SysEx data. Each Song’s sound can be re-tuned individually, and you can have a different scale for each Sound of the keyboard, the Styles and the Songs.

Pa5X ORIENTAL is the most evocative, powerful, and easy to use Professional Arranger ever produced, with much more to explore on this cutting-edge new platform. The unique combination of Pa5X ORIENTAL's new sound catalog, operating system, streamlined navigation, and feature set will take your performance to an all-new level. 
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