Korg PA1000

The New Pa1000

KORG is responsible for the most successful and respected arranger keyboards in the world. Used by countless professional musicians in every country around the world, KORG arrangers have thrilled audiences and delighted players everywhere with the magic combination of unbeatable sound quality and features. KORG Technology blends this great KORG history with powerful new technology and ideas from musicians around the world to deliver a new standard in arrangers. The result is a musical powerhouse that packages technological magic into a cool and user friendly design: the KORG Pa1000. /p>

Feel the keyboard

The 61-key keyboard offers a semi-weighted action, feels just right, features naturally responsive key-on/key-off velocity sensitivity and aftertouch, and is designed for musicians of all levels.

Slim, powerful and easy to use

The Pa1000 has been designed with the concept of combining a slim profile with a professional motif. The 2×33 Watt amplifiers drive the 4 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 Pa1000 relies on KORG’s advanced EDS-X (Enhanced Definition Synthesis-eXpanded) sound engine, and comes complete with over 1,750 ready-to-play sounds. This realistic collection offers a vast gathering of classic and contemporary keyboards, band and orchestral instruments, plus electronic and acoustic instruments—from 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 Pa1000 has been equipped with new wind instruments, strings, basses—even 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 600 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 Pa1000 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!

Specs

Keyboard

61 semi-weighted keys (C2 – C7) with velocity and aftertouch

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

EQ, Compressor, Gate, 3-voice Harmonizer (or Double), 2 x FX. Harmonizer, Double: Technology by TC•Helicon®

Presets

More than 30 Factory, 64 User

Guitar Processor

3 x FX. Presets: 45 Factory, 64 User

Sounds / Drum Kits

Factory

More than 1,750 Factory Sounds, including two multilayer Stereo Pianos with damper and body resonance, GM/XG sound sets and 107 Drum Kits

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

User PCM Sample memory

300 MB compressed (equivalent to 600 MB linear data)

Loads KORG, WAV, AIFF and SoundFont™ formats
Saves KORG, WAV and AIFF formats
Full Edit, Time Slice, Sampling

Styles

Factory

More than 430 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 300 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

Patented XDS Crossfade Dual Sequencer Player with X-Fader control

Supported formats

MID, KAR, MP3+Lyrics, MP3+G

Two Players with separate 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

Double MP3 Player and MP3 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, 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/Keyboard Sets, Programs/Sounds, Songs, SongBook Entries, Pads

‘i-Series’ models

Styles

Pads

Four Assignable Pads + Stop buttons
Pad Record function

Controls

Master Volume, Fade In/Out, Keyboard-Acc/Song Balance, Ensemble, Octave Transpose, Master Transpose, Quarter Tone and Arabic Scale memorized inside Keyboard Sets, Joystick, Audio In Volume, Mic FX Level, Harmony/Double On/Off, Mic/Guitar Preset, Audio In Mute ,2 Assignable Knobs, 3 Assignable Switches, Tempo +/-, Tempo Lock, Metronome On/Off, Dial, Search, Shift, Chord Scan (Lower, Upper), Split, Track Select, Record
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 33 W

Speakers

2 x 100 mm woofers in bass reflex box, 2 x 25 mm dome tweeters

MIDI

IN, OUT

Standard MIDI connectors

USB to MIDI using the USB ports
Eight user definable MIDI Setups

USB

Type A

HOST, for memory and controllers x 2 (front/rear)

Type B

DEVICE, for personal computers and tablets x 1 (rear)

2.0 Hgh-Speed connections (480 Mbit/s).

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 – Manual tilt system

Video Out

RCA 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 133 mm / 40.55″ x 14.89″ x 5.36″ (without music stand; height with music rest: 355.8 mm / 14”)

Weight

10.75 kg / 23.7 lbs

Included Items

AC Power Cable, Music Stand, Quick Guide manual

Accessories

EXP-2 Foot Controller, XVP-10 Expression/Volume Pedal
DS-1H Damper Pedal (supports half-pedaling)
PS-1, PS-3 Pedal Switch
VOX V860 volume pedal