saw this one on Irish Acts

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Man that's pretty deep... Doesn't really look that portable.. The case would be quite big.

Squeak

Yep ..ya need room for the speaker magnets Ouch! Whats the weight....looks like a 9k body.....

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Here's a better look and more details:
http://www.korg.com/gear/info.asp?A_PROD_NO=PA1X

Still has that "generous" 62-note polyphony!

any word on street price yet? boy this puppy is packed with stuff...could be the answer for a completly stand alone power single act ...ya think?

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Donny,

here in "the Old Country" oddly enough the price of this new baby seems to almost supersede the price of the PRO version.
And........the PRO version is a lot cheaper in the States than it is here in Europe.
Let's do some figures.
the RRP (official retail prices) here in Europe: 4250 Euros for the PRO, and 3900 Euros for the normal version, mind you the latter does not include a harddisk which is standard in the PRO and optional in the 61keys version. Officially the Korg harddisk retails at 400 Euros, so...........
with harddisk the speaker version would be more expensive than the PRO version.
Bottom line however is that with the prices I have been hearing you mentioning here for the PRO in the STates, looks to me like you lot overthere are having a real laugh!!!!!!
Come summer most of you will no doubt be sweating their guts out over this new Korg baby,and that includes UD and the likes......
greetings,
john

P.S. I had second thoughts about acquiring the KEtron SD1plus. It is a very good performer's beastie but I already miss my Korg PA80 and therfore will definitely return to them once this 61-keys version hits the streets overhere.....pricey as the darn thing may be.

Jim,

I share your sentiment. It makes you wonder why someone would build a Rolls Royce but put a 3-cylinder engine in it.



What is it about a harddisk that makes it cost 400 Euros? The last company which followed this sales model was Technics, and we all know what happened to them.

That said, I am quite curious to try it out and see for myself why so many people are in love with their Korgs (perhaps I would like it too).

Another note: looking at the picture, it seems that if it were not for the Joystick (and a bit of wasted space to the right of the keyboard), Korg could have easily fit 76 keys into this instrument, without changing the overall dimensions.

Regards,
Alex

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So you just wait 2 yrs or so after its release and as soon as a new Korg arranger comes out you buy the Pax1 cheap......
the game never changes !

Meanwhile patience is a virtue......

Thanx for your great analysis.....

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Still has that "generous" 62-note polyphony!


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Jim,

I share your sentiment. It makes you wonder why someone would build a Rolls Royce but put a 3-cylinder engine in it.


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I still have yet to run out of notes with my PA80 after some 2 and half years with it. After asking several times, I still haven't seen anyone else come forward to say they have either.

The point being is specs are a good measuring tool but often don't tell much of the true story. How the ployphony is allocated is just as large a part of the story as the amount of poly, but the kb manufacturers don't list that with the specs.

I am sure that if I play a lot of sustained notes on the ES on let's say a deep string patch with several different samples, even with it's 128 notes of poly, it will run out of notes before my PA80 * 62 poly ) does when playing those same notes.

AJ

keyboards seem to be taking the route of the SUV's... They have great features, terrible gas milage, cost too much, and construction has gotten quite cheap We need a more fuel efficient keyboards and ones that are more road worthy

Squeak