The jury is still out as far as I am concerned on the Chord Sequencer/Looper on the PA3x. And in fact it is still out on the entire keyboard, until I can see a manual.

I want to know if the CS is only a one shot live thing, or if you can save the created chord sequence somewhere for later use? I want to know that if whilst recording the chord sequence any variation or fill changes also get stored?

Unfortunately the rather lacking demo by the Korg guys at NAMM did not go anywhere near a full explanation of this super new upgrade (one of the very few REAL ones) on the PA3.

I also want to know exactly what IS Guitar Mode II? Can we now use it live? Can we now use it in recording MIDIS? Or is it STILL stuck permanently in style creation only, and maybe Korg added a few more guitar strums thereby qualifying it as "Guitar Mode II"

I want to know if the user ram has REALLY been increased.

I want to know if the style management has been taken from the dark ages and brought up to date. IE - are we STILL stuck with the very cumbersome, time-consuming and mostly useless "SET" way of importing styles?

Is there a better way for users to preview a style BEFORE loading it up into user slots?

Do Korg have plans to provide PC Software to fully link us with the PA3x? Or at the very least provide access to data that will allow 3rd party programmers to develop PC assist programs like the EXCELLENT Roland Session Manager available for the Roland arrangers.

Can the new 8 available insert effects be truly freely applied across the keyboard, or will they be split as the current 4 insert effects are. IE 2 inserts for the styles/songs and 2 inserts for the upper 1,2,3 and lower?

For example can a user be allowed to use say 6 different effects for the upper 1,2,3 and then only have 1 or 2 left for the style or song?

Can the insert effects including the MAXX (GREAT!!!!! inclusion by the way) be accessed via MIDI, indeed can ALL the insert effects be now accessed via MIDI (without some special setup).

Will Korg now FINALLY allow access to Sysex codes?

You see there is a lot more REAL info required, and not just hoopla about the colour (who gives a fig!!!) or perceived sound from a crappy live video demo....Or how many buttons on the front or, or whatever!!!!


That is why the jury is still out for me.. Way too little info.

And I read on the other forums that people have ALREADY sold, or are selling their PA2X's.............Sheesh!!!!

Dennis