Korg PA 500 ORT 61 Key Pro Arranger Keyboard

Korg PA 500 delivers a deluxe set of styles, programmed by some of the leading arrangers in the world; each of whom worked according to their musical strengths. The result is over 320 preloaded Styles that provide unparalleled realism and detail, adding anything from tasteful guitar picking, a tight bass and drum groove, a powerhouse R & B rhythm section all the way up to a full orchestra! Styles follow your timing, voice leading and chord changes to create an amazingly defined musical performance in real-time. With up to eight parts, four variations, three intros/count-in, three fills/break and three endings, each Style is a complete musical environment. Additional parts or riffs can be sequenced and triggered in real time using the assignable pads. Advanced features such as Syncro Start/Stop, Fade In/Out, Assignable PAds, Tap Tempo and Manual Bass allow you to spontaneously add complex and professional touches to your performances. You can buy your best Korg Musical Instrument from our online shop or from our store located in Deira.

• Keyboard: 61 keys with Velocity
• System: OPOS (Objective Portable Operating System) and RX (Real eXperience) Technology – Multitasking, Load while play feature – Upgradable Operative System – SSD Solid State Disk
• Tone Generator: KORG EDS (Enhanced Definition Synthesis) sound generator: 80 Voices, 80 Oscillators – Filters with Resonance – Three band EQ for each track
• Effects: 4 Stereo Digital Multi-Effect systems – 124 Effects types – Final semi-parametric three band EQ
• Sounds-Drum Kits: 882 Sounds, including a Stereo Piano and GM Level 2 compatible Sounds, 56 Drum Kits – User area: 128 Sounds, 64 Drum Kits – Realtime control: Assignable Slider, Switch – Full editing of Sounds and Drum Kits
• Performance/STS: 256 Realtime Performance locations – STS: Memorize Realtime tracks settings, up to 4 x 512 Styles, up to 4 x SongBook entries – All programmable
• Realtime Tracks: Four Keyboard tracks (Upper 1, 2, 3, Lower) – 4 Pad tracks

Korg PA 500 is for Non-Stop Entertainment

With Korg’s XDS Dual Sequencer, one can load as the other plays, and a DJ-style cross fader can blend between them, providing a seamless, continuous musical performance. The Korg PA 500 can playback SMF (Standard Midi File), Karaoke files, and GM (General MIDI) files – and is able to display lyrics in most popular karaoke formats. There is also a practical Marker function to allow you to jump directly to a given position in the song: you can fix the markers using the internal sequencer (or using a computer based one – the marker format is standard) and then remix your favorite songs during a live performance for added spontaneity.

Expanding SongBook
The exciting SongBook feature was developed to make your life easier while playing live. The SongBook is a Musical Database, completely user programmable, containing all the settings needed to play a particular song. You have only to search for the song you would like to play by Song Title, Genre, Artist, Tempo, etc. and press play. Each SongBook entry will instantly recall every setting you’ve saved in order to play that song perfectly Sounds, Style, Performance, Volumes, Muted Tracks, FX settings, Easy Edit, STS settings, Master Transpose and more. This indispensable musical feature is unique to Korg.

Less is more
With all the technological power packed inside, it was vital that Korg also made the Korg PA 500 easy to understand and easy to use. But Korg went even further, creating an instrument that provides an intuitive, musical, fast, foolproof experience. With our amazing TouchView display you can simply think, see and touch the panel for easy and intuitive control. So that musicians of all levels can make great music quickly, there are two interface modes: Easy and Expert. The Easy mode shows only the essential elements with bright, bold icons – useful for beginners or playing live while Expert mode provides full editing control. And when you need more information, check out the on-board contextual Help System in any of seven languages! In addition to 61-velocity sensing keys, the PA 500 provides a four-way joystick, assignable switch, assignable slider, assignable pedal jack and four pads provide the tools to spice up your performance by changing effect settings, adding or muting parts, slowing the tempo, or even adding mini-sequenced solo, arpeggio, or backing riffs. Nothing stands between you and your professional performance.

Save it for later
In addition to providing a USB/MIDI computer connection for moving and saving data, the Korg PA500 can also save and read data from SD / MMC memory cards for instant access to your custom data, MIDI files and songs. The back panel also features MIDI (In, Out), Audio Ins (1, 2) and Outs (L, R), headphone jack, plus a damper pedal and an assignable pedal connection.