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With the Pa5X MUSIKANT (61 keys), KORG is launching an extensively equipped arranger keyboard flagship especially for the German-speaking market (and BeNeLux). The Pa5X MUSIKANT, with its completely newly developed sound engine and user interface, has a special user interface that makes the keyboard easier and better to use than its predecessors: logical colour codes that run through many levels, large displays and buttons, photo-quality icons, clear graphics, thousands of inspiring sounds and lively styles for almost every musical genre. The labelling in German both on the control panel and in many display menus also contributes to easier operation.

Description:The Modwave mk II is an extremely versatile synthesiser whose sound generation is based on a clever combination of morphable wavetables, samples and a large selection of different filter types and effects. The new KAOSS PHYSICS feature promises unusual modulations based on physical models, which in turn are generated in real time and can be controlled intuitively via an X/Y touchpad. In combination with the in-depth Motion Sequencing 2.0 function, this creates complex animated sounds with their very own character, which can be further manipulated using the four programmable MOD controls. In addition, the modwave mk II offers four gigabytes of user memory for loading your own samples and can therefore be constantly expanded and fully customised to suit your own ideas. The mk II version boasts an impressive polyphony of 60 stereo voices and is also equipped with several new LFO functions. Visually, it can be recognised at first glance by the "mk II" logo on the control panel and the striking red-coloured X/Y touchpad. In addition, free Editor Librarian and Sample Builder software as well as a comprehensive software bundle with titles from KORG and other manufacturers are included as downloads.

The Pa700 is a flexible keyboard that, in addition to its great sound and outstanding design, also offers many innovative features that take your playing to the next level. The more than 1,700 factory sounds include, for example, a high-quality sampled concert grand piano sound with damper and body resonances, as well as a digital drawbar organ with authentic effects. With over 370 preset styles, the Pa700 offers musical accompaniments for almost every conceivable style. 4 variations, 4 pads as well as intros, fills and endings per style guarantee a varied playing experience. The new capacitive TouchView display can be operated like a tablet PC and responds to the lightest touch, while the audio inputs can be used to connect external audio sources, a microphone and even a guitar. Specialised, high-quality effects such as reverb, chorus and detailed guitar amplifiers are available for vocals and guitar, while the innovative KAOSS FX function allows you to manipulate the songs and styles played in real time by touching the display. From subtle crossfading between variations and drum kit types or subtle mixing of accompaniment sounds to bending running rhythms to radical distortion effects, tape delays and DJ-style arpeggios, this function offers a wide range of possibilities to enrich your own playing with professional effects.

Even in the age of digital sound generators, analogue tube technology with its inimitably warm overtones and harmonic distortion is still regarded as the absolute sound ideal in many areas. The volca nubass makes use of these unique sound characteristics by utilising the pioneering Nutube, a new variant of the classic vacuum tube. The combination of vacuum tube and analogue sound generation creates a unique, rich and overtone-rich sound.

The KORG nano2 series builds directly on the immense success of the first generation with a new construction design, modified functionality and robust handling. The outstanding feature remains the extremely slim design in the colours white and black. Editor software will be available as a free download for all devices in the nano2 series.The new nanoPAD2 comes with no less than 16 pads with access to 64 midi notes. The pads are newly developed and convey a realistic playing feel with high dynamics and good response. Of course, the popular X/Y pad has not been omitted. However, the Hold, Gate and Touch Scale functions familiar from the KAOSSILATOR are new, allowing you to intuitively record music phrases in a way you would never be able to otherwise. On the other hand, the nanoPAD2 does away with the Flam and Roll drumming functions.

The KORG SV-1 Stage Vintage Piano caused a sensation when it was launched over 10 years ago with its iconic design and simple operating concept and has been used by countless renowned musicians in studios and on stages around the world ever since. The SV-2 follows the same philosophy as its legendary predecessor, but expands the range of functions and sound quality many times over. The iconic design and the still intuitive user interface have remained the same. But under the bonnet, some things have changed significantly.The SV-2 has a huge sample memory of several gigabytes, which of course benefits the acoustic piano sounds in particular. The SV-2 has room for no less than four high-calibre concert grand pianos (German Grand, Austrian Grand, Italian Grand and Japanese Grand) and two upright pianos (Japanese Upright and German Upright). Thanks to the use of the latest sample technologies and the SV-2's large internal memory, the sounds are in no way inferior to their acoustic counterparts.Of course, the same applies to all the other sound colours of the SV-2, including numerous legendary electric piano models (reed, tine, FM, electromechanical etc.) including authentic reproductions of the typical background noises as well as the matching vintage effects and speaker simulations. The organ sounds also honour their role models in terms of sound and are represented by a large selection of tonewheel, tube, transistor and pipe organs. The SV-2 also offers funky clav sounds, numerous string and ensemble sounds, choirs, wind instruments and classic synthesiser pads, leads and bass sounds.Using the free editor software for Mac and PC, layer and split sounds with up to three different timbres can be created (for example a piano/bass split with an additional string layer) and saved as one of the now 64 favourite sounds. Thanks to the extended polyphony of 128 voices, even long sustained chords are no problem when using multiple layers.All SV-2 models are equipped with KORG's tried-and-tested RH3 keyboard, which with its hammer action and graduated weighting over four zones conveys the authentic feel of a concert grand piano. Both the SV-2 and the SV-2 S are available with either 73 or 88 keys.

Musicians often have ideas or phrases in their heads that they need to try out immediately. With the KORG i3 Music Workstation, raw musical forms can be realised in no time at all and in an inspiring way. The workstation is therefore the perfect (working) instrument for composers, versatile stage musicians or budding producers. Numerous sound sets and style performance sets are available so that you can skilfully realise your visions. With the internal effects and the EQ, you can also customise the sound to the respective area of application. In addition, around 800 instrument sounds, 59 drum kits and several connections expand the variety of possibilities that you get with this instrument. Thanks to battery power, you are also flexible when it comes to where you use the i3 Music Workstation.KORG knows that every moment counts in music. That's why intuitive operation and inspiring variety are the be-all and end-all of the i3 Music Workstation.

With the Pa5X, KORG is launching a comprehensively equipped arranger keyboard flagship onto the market. The Pa5X, with its completely newly developed sound engine and user interface, has a special user interface that makes the keyboard easier and better to use than its predecessors: logical colour codes that run through many layers, large displays and buttons, photo-quality icons, clear graphics, thousands of inspiring sounds and lively styles for almost every musical genre.The KORG Pa5X with 76 lightly weighted keys is unique - and only in the Pa5X - in having two completely independent players that can play styles, midi files and MP3 files - in any combination! This also makes it possible to mix two styles or even play them synchronised. "Smooth Sound Transition" ensures that no notes or effects are cut off during crossfading or switching.

12 carefully selected sounds, a playing feel like on a real grand piano and useful inputs and outputs for external devices - the B2 digital piano from KORG really leaves nothing to be desired. It is the ideal piano for practising and being creative. Using the three different velocity curves, musicians can decide for themselves whether the keyboard should respond more lightly or somewhat heavier and therefore more sensitively. With the new inputs and outputs on the instrument, the B2 can be used as an audio interface for recording and playback, for playing and playback via the high-quality speaker system (2 x 15 watts) or as a MIDI keyboard via USB-MIDI. In addition, KORG offers a free software bundle that includes apps and packages for virtual music lessons.The B2 digital piano is available in black and white. For an even more professional setup in the classroom, on stage or in the living room, the B2 is also available in both colours with a matching stand and a 3-pedal unit in a set.

Volca Beats - Analogue Rhythm Machine is an analogue synthesizer with an integrated sequencer that generates the ultimate rhythms!

The Pa700 is a flexible keyboard that, in addition to its great sound and outstanding design, also offers many innovative features that take your playing to the next level. The more than 1,700 factory sounds include, for example, a high-quality sampled concert grand piano sound with damper and body resonances, as well as a digital drawbar organ with authentic effects. With over 370 preset styles, the Pa700 offers musical accompaniments for almost every conceivable style. 4 variations, 4 pads as well as intros, fills and endings per style guarantee a varied playing experience. The new capacitive TouchView display can be operated like a tablet PC and responds to the lightest touch, while the audio inputs can be used to connect external audio sources, a microphone and even a guitar. Specialised, high-quality effects such as reverb, chorus and detailed guitar amplifiers are available for vocals and guitar, while the innovative KAOSS FX function allows you to manipulate the songs and styles played in real time by touching the display. From subtle crossfading between variations and drum kit types or subtle mixing of the accompaniment sounds to bending running rhythms to radical distortion effects, tape delays and DJ-style arpeggios, this function offers a wide range of possibilities to enrich your own playing with professional effects.The Pa700 ORIENTAL offers the same features as the Pa700 and is complemented by a miniature keyboard on the top left of the housing, which can be used to create and call up quarter-tone scales. It also offers additional authentic sound colours and rhythms from the field of oriental music.

The nanoKEY Fold is an extremely portable MIDI keyboard that is equipped with numerous practical features and can be folded to the size of a smartphone for transport. This means it can be taken anywhere and is always there when inspiration strikes. The flat membrane keyboard allows precise note entry thanks to the push buttons used and can be played almost silently. Two touch sliders allow you to control pitch and modulation, but can also be assigned any other CCs or even scales, which can then be played with just one finger using a swipe movement. Two different scale modes are also available for the keyboard itself: In standard mode, illuminated red LEDs mark the keys that belong to the currently selected scale. In "Easy Scale" mode, on the other hand, only the notes that actually occur in the selected scale are output, regardless of which key is currently pressed. The chord mode allows you to play complete chords using individual keys, and the powerful arpeggiator brings movement to the performance. As the nanoKEY Fold also has a split function, all these modes can also be combined with each other, so that, for example, the left half of the keyboard triggers chords or arpeggios while a matching melody is played on the right half. Of course, programme or control changes can also be output via the individual keys, which further expands the potential areas of application. All settings can be saved in up to 15 scenes in the device and recalled at lightning speed. The free KORG KONTROL EDITOR software for Mac and PC is available for programming the scenes. The nanoKEY Fold can be easily connected to a computer, smartphone or tablet via the USB-C interface and used immediately with a real "plug & play" experience. In addition, the standard MIDI interface (via the supplied mini-jack DIN adapter) allows operation with classic MIDI hardware such as synthesizers or drum machines.

In this book by KORG expert Manni Pichler, the term "practice" really is capitalised, because on 100 pages the author uses numerous illustrative examples to show how the KORG Pa5X and Pa5X MUSIKANT can be ideally adapted to personal requirements. This not only facilitates the first steps for newcomers to the world of arranger keyboards, but also the transition from previous KORG models or keyboards from other manufacturers. All important functions are explained in detail and with corresponding illustrations. The topics discussed are all treated as self-contained workshops. These include the new operating concept of the Pa5X, setting up the instrument, the keyboard set memory, the song book and other essential basics. To ensure that the practice book can be conveniently placed on the music stand, it also has a high-quality ring binding.

The KROSS 2 is a fully-fledged synthesiser workstation in a compact and portable format. Weighing just 3.8 kg, the KROSS 2 is another 0.5 kg lighter than its predecessor, making it the lightest workstation on the market. The newly designed housing has a modern look and features a large, illuminated KORG logo on the back. The total of over 1,000 preset sounds are supplemented by a PCM expansion memory for loading optional sound libraries. Other high-calibre features such as an integrated USB audio interface, a powerful pad sampler with 16 pads, a step sequencer and a 16-track MIDI sequencer make the KROSS 2 a fully equipped workstation.

The KORG nano2 series follows on directly from the immense success of the first generation with a new construction design, modified functionality and robust handling. The outstanding feature remains the extremely slim design in the colours white and black. Editor software will be available as a free download for all devices in the nano2 series.The new nanoPAD2 comes with no less than 16 pads with access to 64 midi notes. The pads are newly developed and convey a realistic playing feel with high dynamics and good response. Of course, the popular X/Y pad has not been omitted. However, the Hold, Gate and Touch Scale functions familiar from the KAOSSILATOR are new, allowing you to intuitively record music phrases in a way you would never be able to otherwise. On the other hand, the nanoPAD2 does away with the Flam and Roll drumming functions.

The SQ-1 is a compact step sequencer with 2 x 8 steps. Thanks to its wealth of connections, it can be connected not only to the MS-20 but also to a variety of other synthesisers.This means that both vintage analogue synths and modern compact synths can be controlled with a single device. You can switch between different synthesiser modes and use the step buttons to create spontaneous performances just like with an instrument from the Volca series.

In addition to an enormous tempo setting range and a variety of time signatures and rhythms, it offers user-friendly functions such as a clearer display, a sound that is always clearly audible and defined, a new timer mode and much more.

Build your dream synthesiser yourself - with the Nu:Tekt NTS-1 Digital Kit from KORG. This is a unique, flexible and easy-to-understand DIY synthesiser that you can easily assemble yourself without soldering. The tools you need to do this are included. Thanks to the DIY concept, you can easily adapt the synthesiser to your own ideas and give it your own personal touch.However, it's not just the assembly that offers fun and individuality, but also the playing! The compact, easily transportable NTS-1 comes with a powerful synthesis and multi-effects engine. It is also fully compatible with the logue SDK, which means that all custom oscillators and effects available for minilogue xd and prologue can also be used with the NTS-1. You can also programme your own oscillators and effects!

This stylish bag from SEQUENZ offers more than enough storage space for a medium-sized synthesiser with 37 keys, a standard DJ controller, a multi-effects board or a large laptop with the corresponding accessories, and is significantly lighter and easier to handle than a suitcase or hard case.The MP-LARGE-MSG is perfect for KORG wavestate, opsix, modwave, minilogue, minilogue xd etc., but also for numerous compact synthesisers from other manufacturers as well as DJ controllers, multi-effects boards and other equipment. Its generous padding provides the necessary protection when travelling.A padded inner compartment (perfect for a laptop) and a front compartment with a zip (e.g. for cables and adapters) also offer additional storage space and thus provide a better overview - especially when things need to be done quickly during set-up and dismantling.

Full analogue power! Technically 1:1 with the 1978 MS-20, at 86% of the original size, the new MS-20 mini shows where it's at in 2013! With the proven 2VCO / 2VCA / 2VCF / 2EG / 1LFO structure, the MS-20 mini reproduces every detail of the original, right down to the packaging, the original-style manual, the patch panel templates and the patch cables. A real synth with soul and a fat sound at an affordable price. introduced in 1978, the monophonic MS-20 synthesiser is still in high demand today thanks to its fat, robust sound, powerful, iconic analogue filters and flexible patching options. The typical MS-20 sounds of the original, the KORG MS-20 plug-in synthesiser of the Legacy Collection and the iMS-20 app for the iPad, have now delighted more than 300,000 users. Now the sounds of the MS-20 have been given a new lease of life in the MS-20 mini. The same engineers who developed the MS-20 in 1978 have now faithfully reproduced its circuitry and reduced its physical format to 86% of its original size, without changing the typical and timeless look of the original or sacrificing any details! The MS-20 mini fascinates today with absolutely authentic analogue synthesizer sounds of its ancestor. >Comments from the developers To mark KORG's 50th anniversary, we have once again taken a closer look at an analogue synth, placing particular emphasis on the fluid parameter settings that characterise analogue synthesizers. The original specifications of the MS-20 were also to be completely retained. The analogue circuits we developed 35 years ago still deliver the same unbeatable, powerful sound, from the deepest basses to the most extreme highs. To experience the depth of the MS-20 mini, you have to play it yourself!

Following in the footsteps of the titans, the KORG NAUTILUS utilises the nine sound engines of the KORG Kronos and guarantees a completely new and very clear operating concept. The simple and elegant design of the new synthesiser guarantees an excellent overview of all areas, quick access to excellent sounds as well as flexible functions and offers maximum ease of use. The sounds of the synthesiser are divided into three important categories and give the instrument an unmistakable character with standard, current and unique sounds. The latest generation of processors gets far more out of the nine advanced sound engines than has ever been possible before. The SGX-2 piano sound engine familiar from the Kronos has been expanded in the NAUTILUS with additional grand piano sounds and, in addition to the customisable adjustment of string resonances and a gradation into 12 different velocity levels, also offers the option of changing the hall acoustics of the respective instrumentof the respective instrument. The SGX-2 and all other sound engines, such as the EP-1 electric piano engine, the CX-3 drawbar engine, the HD-1 PCM engine, the MS-20EX analogue modelling engine, the PolysixEX modelling engine, the AL-1 analogue modelling engine, the MOD-7 VPM/FM sound engine and the STR-1 physical modelling engine as well as all associated parameters can be configured via the 7 large TouchView display with 800 x 480 pixel resolution or via the retractable rotary controls in the control panel. If you ever need help locating the right sound in the instrument, the search and preview function makes it easy to browse through all the sounds, which are based on over 1,770 multisamples. Your own favourite sounds and combinations that you often need can be saved in a favourites list using asterisks. This means you have your favourite sounds to hand in a flash. The NAUTILUS also offers six freely programmable Quick Access buttons, which can take you directly to certain menus or functionsor functions. Four preset settings and four user assignments are available here. A polyphonic arpeggiator with over 1,500 presets, a drum track with over 1,200 patterns and a step sequencer are available in every mode and enhance music-making in combination with the new sounds in a contemporary way. All settings can be perfectly configured for live use, saved and recalled later in set list mode. An indispensable function in live operation. The 16 effect processors and the 3-band EQ for each individual track are also easy to access thanks to the new operating concept. The expressiveness of a sound can also be perfectly adapted to the respective requirements using the separate Dynamics control on the control panel. This allows sounds to be played either very dynamically and elegantly or punchily with less dynamic range in an instant, making them more assertive. The instrument also comes with a download code for an extensive range of free additional software. In addition to KORG software instruments, this package includes the Ozone Elements software from iZotope, Reason Lite DAW software and the Skoove learning software.

The KRONOS is the ideal stage and studio instrument for anyone who needs maximum flexibility without compromising on sound quality, reliability and features. With no less than nine different sound engines, the KRONOS delivers high-quality sounds from all musical genres - and thanks to the huge and constantly growing number of additional sound libraries, it can be expanded again and again and tailored to individual requirements. The SGX-2 engine specialises in authentic concert grand and upright piano sounds, including the typical mechanical noises and resonances that acoustic instruments inevitably produce. A total of four different high-resolution concert grand pianos of German, Japanese and Italian origin are available ex works, each with 12 dynamic levels and with unlooped samples per key for an outstanding sounding piano experience. The EP-1 Engine is dedicated to the distinctive sound of classic vintage electric pianos with electromechanical sound generators such as reed plates or reeds. In addition to the typical background noises, suitable effect and amplifier models are also included, allowing the most legendary electric piano sounds in music history to be recreated effortlessly. The CX-3 Engine provides the player with an impressive reproduction of the KORG CX-3 tonewheel organ, whose drawbars can be operated intuitively via the nine faders of the KRONOS. Of course, suitable chorus, vibrato, drive and rotary effects are also included to complete the authentic organ experience. The Polysix EX engine is a detailed reproduction of the KORG Polysix analogue synthesizer, whose warm, full sound is predestined for musical genres from the 1980s and early 1990s as well as for more modern synthwave productions. The same applies to the MS-20 EX engine, which is a faithful adaptation of the iconic MS-20 analogue synthesizer from the 1970s, whose unique and aggressive sound is still an integral part of countless legendary electronic music productions today. The KRONOS' large TouchView display can even be used to create virtual connections on the MS-20's patch panel, allowing you to customise the signal path according to your own ideas. The AL-1 Engine is also available for further virtual-analogue sounds, with its complex possibilities and authentic-sounding oscillators and filters for velvety-smooth pads, assertive leads and punchy basses. With the STR-1 engine, the KRONOS offers comprehensive physical modelling sound generation, in which the sounds are generated and modulated in real time using physical models. This type of synthesis is particularly suitable for creating plucked and stringed instruments, whose virtual strings can be plucked, struck or bowed. The MOD-7 engine, on the other hand, specialises entirely in VPM/FM synthesis, which was particularly dominant in the music world of the 1980s, but has also recently experienced a real renaissance in the EDM sector. In addition to brilliant bells and legendary electric piano sounds, it can also be used to generate dynamic pads and ultra-deep basses. In addition, the six operators of the engine can be equipped with waveshaping or ring modulation oscillators as well as PCM samples, which guarantees almost infinite freedom when designing new sounds. "Last but not least, the HD-1 engine is a powerful sampling sound generator that can be used to create complex multisamples and play them over different keyboard and velocity ranges. This engine contains all sample-based sounds such as natural instruments, drums, percussion, choirs etc. and can also be used to play your own samples. The latter can either be loaded into the instrument via USB stick or created using the comprehensive internal sampler function. Separate audio and microphone inputs as well as an integrated USB audio interface are available for this purpose. The HD-1 engine also offers the option of wave sequencing, which is familiar from the classic KORG WAVESTATION from the 1990s and can generate rhythmic phrases and constantly changing pad sounds. All sounds created with these nine engines can be combined with each other within the Combi mode, either as dynamically playable layer or split sounds with up to 16 individual instances. Such extensive combinations can then be organised just like individual sound programs in clearly arranged, colour-coded set lists and can even be called up using a footswitch if desired. Thanks to the practical "Smooth Sound Transition" function, played sounds are not interrupted when the sound programme is changed, but continue to sound natural, even if the new sound is already being played. The powerful on-board sequencer offers 16 MIDI and 16 audio tracks and is therefore also ideal as a practical playback device for click and backing tracks on stage. An extensive and flexibly customisable effects section with a total of 16 effect slots (12 insert, 2 master and 2 total effects + 3-band EQ) is available for all areas, which can be used from a pool of 197 different effect types. The inspiring KARMA function, which is also on board the KRONOS, generates complex musical accompaniment phrases in real time, which can be intuitively controlled and adjusted using the faders and buttons in the controller section. For particularly expressive playing, the KRONOS provides a variety of playing aids and real-time modulation sources, including a velocity-sensitive keyboard with aftertouch, freely programmable faders, knobs and buttons, an X/Y joystick, an additional vector joystick and an intuitive ribbon controller.

Following in the footsteps of the titans, the KORG NAUTILUS utilises the nine sound engines of the KORG Kronos and guarantees a completely new and very clear operating concept. The simple and elegant design of the new synthesiser guarantees an excellent overview of all areas, quick access to excellent sounds as well as flexible functions and offers maximum ease of use. The sounds of the synthesiser are divided into three important categories and give the instrument an unmistakable character with standard, current and unique sounds. The latest generation of processors gets far more out of the nine advanced sound engines than has ever been possible before. The SGX-2 piano sound engine familiar from the Kronos has been expanded in the NAUTILUS with additional grand piano sounds and, in addition to customised adjustment of string resonances and a gradation into 12 different velocity levels, also offers the option of changing the hall acoustics of the respective instrumentof the respective instrument. The SGX-2 and all other sound engines, such as the EP-1 electric piano engine, the CX-3 drawbar engine, the HD-1 PCM engine, the MS-20EX analogue modelling engine, the PolysixEX modelling engine, the AL-1 analogue modelling engine, the MOD-7 VPM/FM sound engine and the STR-1 physical modelling engine as well as all associated parameters can be configured via the 7 large TouchView display with 800 x 480 pixel resolution or via the retractable rotary controls in the control panel. If you ever need help locating the right sound in the instrument, the search and preview function makes it easy to browse through all the sounds, which are based on over 1,770 multisamples. Your own favourite sounds and combinations that you often need can be saved in a favourites list using asterisks. This means you have your favourite sounds to hand in a flash. The NAUTILUS also offers six freely programmable Quick Access buttons, which can take you directly to certain menus or functionsor functions. Four preset settings and four user assignments are available here. A polyphonic arpeggiator with over 1,500 presets, a drum track with over 1,200 patterns and a step sequencer are available in every mode and enhance music-making in combination with the new sounds in a contemporary way. All settings can be perfectly configured for live use, saved and recalled later in set list mode. An indispensable function in live operation. The 16 effect processors and the 3-band EQ for each individual track are also easy to access thanks to the new operating concept. The expressiveness of a sound can also be perfectly adapted to the respective requirements using the separate Dynamics control on the control panel. This allows sounds to be played either very dynamically and elegantly or punchily with less dynamic range in an instant, making them more assertive. The instrument also comes with a download code for an extensive range of free additional software. In addition to KORG software instruments, this package includes the Ozone Elements software from iZotope, Reason Lite DAW software and the Skoove learning software.