A bigger question: once you select the instrument bank, it appears that to make the individual tone selection you MUST USE THE TOUCHSCREEN. This is BAAAAD. I think most of us live players will see this as a non-starter.

However, for live playing one might set up performance memories. Hence, I am curious to find out from the present PA 80/60 users how they select performances. Do you have to select the bank (upper/lower, similarly to the way you have to select tones from upper or lower setting with the EXB button). I am also assuming anything presetly requiring a push of a button around the screen will force you to use the touchscreen on the PA1X.

I don't mean to put down PA1x before it is even released, but IMHO, Korg's I30 was a great instrument from the point of view of user friendliness. The PA-series is a giant step back, and simply adding sliders and replacing the buttons with the touchscreen does not bring it close to the i30.

Having said that, I think if I was forced to have a PA-series Korg, I would probably rely on the Single Touch setting buttons under the screen to select voices for styles. I wish Korg had not made these buttons look so cheesy (custom shape, all blending together).

Any guesses as to what the PAD group does? Could it be they are going to be similar to the multi-pads on the Yamaha and Technics? If not, why the STOP button?

What about the assignable switches? are there similar buttons on the PA-80/60?