Official News from Korg about Pa5X OS1.4


https://www.korg.com/us/news/2025/062402/


Following our preview at NAMM earlier this year, we’re excited to confirm that the wait is almost over: Pa5X OS version 1.4 will be released very soon.

This is a major update, with OS1.4 including all the features previewed at NAMM, alongside additional enhancements inspired by feedback from Pa5X players across the globe.

We’ll announce the full details soon, but here are the highlights you can look forward to in OS v1.4:

● Recording Studio - a powerful new environment for backing-track creation (formerly Quick Record)
● Full Song Edit - deep MIDI song editing with hands-on control
● Style Creator Bot - convert MIDI files into brand-new Styles
● User resource sorting & icon selection - organise your setup your way
● Copy & swap Keyboard Sets - faster editing across Styles and SongBook entries
● De-Esser - new vocal tools in the microphone section

OS v1.4 is almost here, and we can’t wait to get it into your hands. We’ll be announcing the exact release date soon - stay tuned.

Update: Make available the functions that were already available in PA4X.

As far as I can tell, this update only addresses a FEW missing features, albeit big ones: the loss of the Quick Record feature and the ability to make styles from SMF’s, but there’s a laundry list of several PAGES of issues up at Korgforums that are not mentioned.

For me personally, with the ‘two styles at once’ feature being the REAL groundbreaking PA5X feature, no mention of any fixes and improvements to that is a bit disappointing as there are many things that stop it from realizing its (amazing!) potential. To be useful, ALL settings of mutes and choices of fills, intros and endings need to be stored in the Songbook, and both styles should start in sync EXACTLY how you want. That’s currently not the case, there’s a LOT of stuff you have to do manually each time. Fine if you’re a bedroom jockey, but on stage, totally inexcusable…

But in the end, so much depends on the word ‘soon’, which I believe translates into Japanese as ‘we have no f*cking idea when’ because it’s been coming ‘soon’ since January… 😂🙄🎻

For so long, I contemplated the 5, having gigged at least 15 straight years with Korg (800/3X/4X). I decided to give the 920 a shot. I have to say, this is one terrific board. OMG. I am absolutely blown away how you can 'ebb and tide' your performance, meaning, rock, disco, soul, funk to absolutely elegant soft stuff, with feeling! It is a bit daunting live, but not too bad if things are set up in advance.