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We did not talk about Korg releases in the Winter NAMM show, one of the is this Korg Pa2X Professional Arranger Keyboard, a easy-to-use keyboard with high quality sounds using Real Experience technology, internal hard disk and an adjustable TouchView screen that provides an intuitive interface for controlling the keyboard.

The Korg Pa2X Professional Arranger Keyboard features 76 semi-weighted keys with velocity and aftertouch, 120 voices, 120 oscillators, 4 stereo digital multi-effects (including 124 effects types, 3-band EQ and built-in TC Helicon voice processor), more than 950 sounds or drum kits, more than 400 preloaded styles, 4 real-time tracks, MP3 player and recorder, DVD/CD player and LCD touchscreen display. The controls and connections include 4 assignable pads, master and MP3 volume, octave and master transpose, pitch and modulation joystick, 8 assignable sliders, 2 assignable switches; and unbalanced/balanced stereo or mono line, headphones and S/PDIF digital outputs, 2 unbalanced/balanced stereo or mono line and mic (with gain control and phantom power) inputs and MIDI and USB connections.

There are a lot of accessories for this product, like memory expansion boards or a video output for displaying lyrics. The Korg Pa2X Professional Arranger Keyboard is now available and its MSRP price is $4,600.

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