I haven't seen this posted before. Rich Formidoni from Korg USA demonstrates the Pa2X at this years Summer NAMM:
http://www.korg.com/KMplay/WMplay.htm?path=http://video.korgusa.com/km/Pa2XPRObig2.wmv

Kind regards,
Tommy

Tommy

Thanks for the heads up....
I've seen this one before Excellent Demo....watching AGAIN Now!

At 5:05 in the demo I love the BACKING TRACK features this unit has. Maybe I should get another KORG, I miss alot these live performance features which are hard to beat on any Keyboard out there for sure. Tyros has none of this.


I also want to publicly thank you for all the help you gave me with my KORG arrangers a while back also. I appreciate it mucho !



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Thank you for the kind words. I have enjoyed visiting this forum for many years and was only happy to be able to help one of its premier members And it wasn't that difficult for me - actually I find that the Korg Pa series has the most powerful and easy to use operating system of the current generation of arrangers, but it might have something to do with my background in software engineering

Kind regards,
Tommy

its an excellent demo and shows the versatility of the Korg PA keyboards. Thats precisely why i got the Korg . The funyy thing is (to me) that there was nothing done on that demo that the PA1X cant do. Nothing ! Thats why i did not change up and anyone that wants a great cutting edge PA keyboard at absolutely great value prices should be looking to pick up the PA1X over the PA2X just from a value for money principle.

What are the main differences between the two PA1x/2x models? besides the motorized screen which I love & exterior design?
I would have to say that KORG has addressed the arranger market big time more then ANY other company on the market in so many ways regarding players needs, & in features.



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the ram memry on the PA2X can be expanded to 256MB whereas the PA1X is only 32 MB. The polyphony has been increased from 62 to 124 i think. The Pa2x boots up quicker than the PA1X and its supposed to have a better sound engine but to my ears you would be hard pushed to hear a difference. The key difference is that the PA2X has guitar mode which can help you create very realistic guitar patterns.The Pa1x doesnt have it.The styles are basically identical in both keyboards. Where guitar tracks are used in the styles they sound more realistic. Other than that we are talking about minimal subjective differences.

The clincher for me is that the PA1X has a very solid and stable, tried and tested operating system. The PA2X has not settled down yet but there is a major update in a few weeks time that might change all the above from what i have heard.

Tommy although I work in IT, I'm not in software engineering. I agree this Pa2xPro has an easy to use OS. Thanks for posting the link to that video, although I had seen it sometime ago, it was great to see it again.

On the topic of OS2 a Korg rep I spoke to indicated Korg's goal was to release the OS on October 19th, whether they do or not is another thing.

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Spalding thank you cant wait for OS2

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I really hope that this is true. I can't wait to try out the new DNC sounds. Last news I heard is that OS 2.0 will include 20 DNC sounds.

Kind regards,
Tommy

Tommy, Also being released along with the 20 DNC sounds are 42 " Platnium" styles. I asked what the "Platnium" meant, it just marketing hype.

Donny, the Pa2X is 5lb lighter than the Pa1X, just below my 40lb limit.

What are DNC sounds?

The same as Super Articulation voices on the Tyros 2/3. Read more here:
http://www.korgpa.com/pa_root/en/news/pa800_pa2x_v2.html

Kind regards,
Tommy

Thank you for the info, I thought so looking at the slimmer design....love the tilt screen too.

I have a nasty feeling most won't be singing that song in five years or so, when they start to break down (probably in the UP position!) and the cost of repairing it out of warranty comes in..

Are we all so tired that raising a screen BY HAND is just to onerous a task..?

Imagine the man hours spent on that 'feature' devoted to something that could actually improve how it SOUNDS

Motorized IM not impressed with........TILT is what I like to resolve many lighting blindness situations. I I had a Pa2x & it broke who cares I'd just yank that baby up manually and stick a pencil behind it to prop it up!!

I'd be happy with a fixed screen and seven fills...

Oh, that's right - that's what I already have!

Diki, there is a manual release, if the motor fails you can adjust it without the motor. If worse comes to worse you can leave it in the down position. From my recollection( of a former owner of the G70) the angle of the Pa2xPro in the down position is the same as the G70.

It is a gimmick, don't understand why they devoted the man hours to it either???




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Just wondering...

has this demo unit the OS2 installed ?

no. I think everything you heard was the stock PA2X before OS 02

Is there a demo with OS2 available somehwere ?

I hope so VERY SOON!

dont know if this has been posted before but here is the new DNC Nylon guitar http://www.mister-music.de/demosongs/GuitarDNC.mp3

Pretty realistic

Here is the DNC Sax
http://www.mister-music.de/demosongs/TenorSaxDNC.mp3

Wasnt very impressewd with that but its not the final version yet

http://www.synthzone.com/ubbs/Forum37/HTML/018184.html

Kind regards,
Tommy

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