Korg Personal Arranger PA700
Performance that takes you places
KORG debuts the newest High Performance Arranger in the acclaimed
Pa-Series of Professional Arrangers, the Pa700. The Pa700 has plenty of
new sounds (featuring Defined Nuance Control for enhanced realism) which
keep performances fresh and exciting, as well as an enormous expanded
range of styles covering music genres from all over the world. Combine
this with powerful performance functionality, an intuitive user
interface, and rich, sculpted sound, and you have an Arranger for the
most discerning and demanding player.
Totally new is the addition of KAOSS FX, which give you creative
control on your performance. From subtle morphing between Variations and
Drum Kit types, fine mixing between accompaniment Sounds, live
reshaping of ongoing rhythms, to the most radical note-crunching effects
used by countless DJs, tape delay and arpeggios, you can add liquid
mixing to any Style or MIDI Song with the aid of easy-to-use
computer-assisted composition features. Push the boundaries of your
musicality!
With more power than ever before and numerous long-awaited new
features, the Pa700 sets a new standard for arranger workstations. A
massive leap forward from the legendary and best selling Pa600, KORG has
raised the bar of excellence by offering newer, even more realistic
sounds and powerful new features, delivered in a slim and professional
looking design, at an even more affordable price.
Features
Slim, powerful and easy to use
The Pa700 is a concept that combines a slim profile with a
professional visual motif. The 2×25 Watt amplifiers drive the 2
loudspeakers in a bass-reflex enclosure to generate a rich, full-bodied
listening experience. The main panel has been optimized to ensure that
all controls are ergonomically positioned and intuitively located to
make every performance feel smooth and natural. Big, bright, and bold,
the new capacitive TouchView display hosts a redesigned graphical
interface that is easier than ever to read, even under the most
demanding lighting environments.
Sound quality at its best
The Pa700 relies on KORGs advanced EDS-X (Enhanced Definition
Synthesis-eXpanded) sound engine, and comes complete with over 1,700
ready-to-play sounds. This realistic collection offers a vast gathering
of classic and contemporary keyboards, band and orchestral instruments,
plus electronic and acoustic instrumentsfrom techno to folk. Included
are two new multi-layer stereo grand piano (with damper and body
resonance), plus electric pianos from the acclaimed KORG SV-1 Stage
Piano.
The digital drawbar organ includes key on/off noises, leakage, and
Rotary Speaker emulation. In addition, the Pa700 has been equipped with
new wind instruments, strings, basseseven acoustic and electric
guitars. Sounds have been painstakingly captured using state-of-the-art
methods that allow the finest of details to be accurately reproduced.
Up to 256 MB (compressed PCM User memory) are available, so custom
sounds can be added easily. The General MIDI (GM) sound bank has been
improved for better compatibility with GM files. The Pa700 can also
load/import KORG, WAV, AIFF, SoundFont formats and export in WAV or
AIFF. Sounds can be fully edited, and can now use up to 24 oscillators
for each note!
Do it with Style
The Pa700 delivers over 370 Styles, straight out of the box. Each one is
a fully-realized musical environment dedicated to creating a particular
musical style. With so many to choose from, the Pa700 can provide
instant access to a vast and robust range of musical genres. Each Style
features 4 Fill Ins + Break patterns, one for each variation. Using the
new Auto Fill function they can be automatically recalled as you move
between the four variations. The Pa700 has 1,152 locations for you to
save your new Styles and settings.
In addition, each Style can be enhanced by using the four Pads. Each
Pad can add a one-time or repeating riff, a percussion part, an accent
sound, or even a sound effect.
The latest Styles today!
Thanks to an all new built in Standard MIDI File to Style converter
you can quickly and easily have on board styles of the latest songs!
Just obtain a new Standard MIDI File, load it into the Pa700 and the
inbuilt converter will easily and quickly turn it into a full KORG style
while also creating a Chord Sequence from the Songs chords.
Studio-Quality Effects
KORG is known for studio-quality effects, and the Pa700 includes the
best of the KORG library. 2 Insert and 2 Master effects can be used for
the accompaniment tracks, while 1 Insert and 2 Master effects can be
used for the real-time keyboard tracks. 148 effect types are available,
including reverbs, delays, vintage stomp box simulations, amp and
cabinet simulators and more.
Sing naturally
Connect a dynamic microphone, and adjust parameters such as the EQ,
Compressor, Gate, Reverb and Delay to make the vocals sound smooth and
studio-produced. The Vocal Remover will even let you remove the voice
from MP3 Songs, so you can sing along with them.
Refine your guitars pure sound
Guitar FXs let you add pedal and studio effects to a guitar connected to
the dedicated Guitar input on the back of the instrument. We selected
some of the best guitar effects from the KORG collection, to add the
sound of all-tube amplifiers, realistic distortion, chorus or delay
pedals, and the highest quality studio reverbs.
Player/Sequencer
The Player supports the MP3+G (also known as MP3+Graphics) format for
MP3 files in addition to the most popular lyrics formats. This new
feature allows backing sequences to play with enriched lyrics and
graphics which can be displayed simultaneously on the on-board TFT
display and on an external monitor.
And because the Pa700 is very clever, it can record your entire
performance! You can run a song, play the keyboard, sing along and
everything will be recorded in MP3 format and stored on an external USB
device or in the internal memory.
The SongBook
Particularly useful for live use, the SongBook is a fully programmable and easily searchable Music Database.
The SongBook can use styles, MIDI files or MP3s and immediately
recall settings such as song title, genre, artist, tempo, volumes,
sounds, muted tracks, FX settings, easy edit, 4 Keyboard Sets, TC
Helicon presets, master transpose and more. The SongBook includes also
an updated Set List function, with a convenient panel-button association
for fast recall, to make life easier during live gigs.
With the SongBook Editor you can easily view, create, and edit your
KORG Pa-Series SongBook entries and Set Lists using a Windows based
computer. It can also be synchronized with iOS and Android tablets to
become your handy external digital music sheet reader (third-party
software required).
Improved connectivity
MIDI connection can now also be done through the USB HOST ports (in
addition to the USB DEVICE and the MIDI ports). This allows for easy
connection of controllers like digital pianos (for example, our HAVIAN
30), or the KORG nano and micro series, with no need of special adapters
Specifications
- Keyboard
- 61 keys (C2 C7) with velocity
- System
- Upgradable operating system, Multitasking, Load while play
- Sound Generator
- EDS-X (Enhanced Definition Synthesis eXpanded)
Filters with resonance, 3-band EQ on each Sound
- Polyphony
- 128 voices, 128 oscillators
- Effects
-
Accompaniment/Song: 2 insert effects; 2 master effects (148 types)
Keyboard Sounds: 1 insert effect; 2 master effects (148 types)
Final mastering effects: Limiter, Master EQ
Voice Processor: 5 FX, 28 Factory, 64 User Presets
Guitar Processor: 3 FX, 45 Factory, 64 User Presets
- Sounds / Drum Kits
- Factory: More than 1,700 Factory Sounds including a multilayer Stereo
Piano with damper and body resonance, GM/XG sound sets and 106 Drum Kit
User: 512 Sounds, 256 Drum Kits
Digital Drawbars: 9 footages, percussion, key on/off, leakage, rotary speaker effect
DNC (Defined Nuance Control) Technology, Natural Ambience Drums
Full Sounds/Drum Kits editing
- Sampling
- 128 MB compressed (equivalent to 256 MB linear data);
Loads KORG, WAV, AIFF and SoundFont formats
Saves KORG, WAV and AIFF formats
Full Edit, Time Slice
- Styles
- Factory: More than 370 Factory Styles, freely reconfigurable sets
User: 1,152 locations, including User and Direct banks
Eight Accompaniment tracks, 4 Keyboard Sets, 4 Pads per Style;
Style Settings (Sounds and Arranger parameters) on each Style
Guitar Mode 2, Parallel and Fixed NTT (Note Transposition Table)
Style/Pad Record with Step Record, Track and Event Edit
Style Creator Bot (MIDI Song to Style Converter)
Style controls: 3 Intros, 4 Variations, 4 Fills, Break, 3 Endings,
Synchro Start, Synchro Stop, Tap Tempo/Reset, Bass Inversion, Auto Fill,
Manual Bass, Memory, Accompaniment Mute, Drum Mapping, Snare & Kick
Designation, Style to Keyboard Set Mode
- Chord Sequencer
- Chord Sequence recorder and player in Style Play mode
Chord Sequences can be saved to Style and SongBook Entries
Edit functions: Delete, Copy from Style/SongBook, Import/Export from/to SMF
- Keyboard Set Library
- Memorize Keyboard Sound settings
Factory: More than 290 Factory Keyboard Sets, freely reconfigurable
User: 864 locations, including User and Direct banks
My Setting special Keyboard Set
- KAOSS FX
- Automatic MIDI FX generator
More than 65 Factory Presets
- Song Play
- Supported formats: MID, KAR, MP3+Lyrics, MP3+G
Select, Start/Stop, Home, Rewind and Fast Forward controls
Lyrics, Score, and Chord data can be displayed on screen, or on an external video monitor
Markers with Add, Delete, Edit and Loop functions
Jukebox function
- MP3 Player / Recorder
- MP3 Player and Recorder
Transpose (+6/-5 semitones), Tempo change (30%)
Vocal Remover
Records MP3 files, including Styles, MIDI Songs, MP3 Songs, Keyboard
Sounds, Pads, Microphone, Guitar, Effects, and KAOSS Effects
- Sequencer
- Quick Record (Backing Sequence), Multitrack and Step Record functions
Full-featured sequencer, 16 tracks, Up to 200,000 events, SMF (MID) native format
- SongBook
- Fully programmable music database, based on Styles, MIDI Songs (MID and
KAR files), MP3 Songs, with automatic selection of Style Play and Song
Play modes
User definable Set Lists, with Entries selectable from the control panel
Filtering and sorting options
- Compatibility
- Pa-Series models: Styles, Performances, Programs/Sounds, Songs, SongBook Entries, Pads i-Series models: Styles
- Pads
- Four Assignable Pads + Stop buttons
Pad Record function
- General Controls
- Master Volume, Fade In/Out, Keyboard-Acc/Song Balance, Ensemble, Octave
Transpose, Master Transpose, Joystick, 2 Assignable Knobs, 3 Assignable
Switches, Tempo +/-, Tempo
Lock; Metronome On/Off, Dial, Search, Shift Split, Record
- Scale Controls
- Virtual Quarter Tone SubScale Keypad, 4 x Scale Presets
- Control Inputs
- Damper pedal (supports half-pedaling with the optional DS-1H pedal)
Assignable pedal/switch
- Audio Inputs
- Line (Left/Right): 1/4 jacks, +20dBm, 12k Ohm
Mic/Guitar (Left): 1/4 jack, with Gain control (0 +40dB)
12k ohm (Mic) / 500k ohm (Guitar)
- Audio Outputs
- Left/Right, 1/4 jack, +21dBm, 0.003% THD+N@+18dBm
Headphone output (1/4 jack), 16-200 Ohms (50 Ohms suggested)
- Speaker System
- Amplification: 2 x 25W
Speakers: 2 x Dual Cone Speakers in Bass Reflex Box
- MIDI
- IN, OUT standard MIDI connectors
USB to MIDI using the USB ports
HOST: memory and controllers, DEVICE: personal computers
Eight user definable MIDI Setups
- USB
- Type A (Host), Type B (Device)
2.0 Hgh-Speed connections (480 Mbit/s). Low-Speed (1.5 Mbit/s) and
Full-Speed (12 Mbit/s) devices can only be connected through a
High-Speed USB hub.
- Storage
- Internal memory: 960 MB
USB external drives (drive not included)
microSD card (not included); rear panel slot with plastic cover
- Display
- 7 Wide capacitive color TouchView TFT display
- Video Out
- HDMI connector
- Clock
- Internal System Clock
- Power Consumption
- 100-240 Volts, 50/60 Hz, 25 Watt normal / < 0.3 Watt in standby
- Dimensions (W x D x H)
- 1030 x 378.3 x 132 mm/40.55″ x 14.89″ x 5.2″ (without music stand; height with music rest: 355.8 mm / 14)
- Weight
- 9.9 kg/21.82 lbs
- Included Items
- AC Power Cable, Music Stand, Quick Guide manual
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