KORG debuts the newest High Performance Arranger in the acclaimed Pa-Series of Professional Arrangers, the Pa1000. The Pa1000 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.

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”)

Included Items

AC Power Cable, Music Stand, Quick Guide manual