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.
The New Pa700
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 capabilities 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 Pa700.
Slim, powerful and easy to use
The Pa700 is a concept that combines a slim profile with a professional visual motif. The 2x25 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 KORG’s 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 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 Pa700 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 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!
Korg Pa700 High Performance Arranger
Specs
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
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 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