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Korg has introduced the Pa5X Oriental, a new version of their Pa5X Professional Arranger keyboard that features middle eastern sounds, styles and pads.

The Pa5X ORIENTAL comes with an extensive collection of sounds taken from the worlds of Arabic, Turkish and Persian music, created by Arabic, Persian and Turkish musicians based in the Middle East.

The main differences to the Standard version are:

• Over 2,600 sounds in total (240 Oriental Sounds and 70 Oriental DrumKits)
• 844 Factory Styles (630 Pa5X standard + 264 Oriental Styles)
• 977 Factory Pads (548 Pa5X standard + 429 Oriental Pads)

Pa5X Oriental Audio Demos:

Features:

• The Oriental version adds Sounds, Drum and Percussion Kits, Keyboard Sets, Pads and music styles covering the rich musical traditions of Türkiye and Persia, with particular focus on Arabic countries.
• Over 2,600 sounds (240 Oriental Sounds and 70 Oriental Drumkits) including GM and XG sets
• 844 Factory Styles (630 Pa5X standard + 264 Oriental Styles)
• 768 user Sound and 384 user Drum Kit locations with full editing features
• Modern and Streamlined User Interface
• EDS-XP sound engine
• Real-time controllers
• Advanced chord recognition, and a library full of chord sequences
• Smooth transition between Sounds, Styles and Songs
• Two cross-fading Players able to mix everything: Styles to Midi-files, or Midi-files to MP3-files, or Styles to Styles (unique to the Pa5X)
• Each player displays lyrics and score
• Create your own Styles and Songs
• Onboard mixer with insert, master, final and mastering effects
• Dedicated Microphone and Guitar inputs with dedicated effects for each
• MIDI, USB, HDMI, Audio In and Out, Pedal connectors
• Standard File Formats

The Korg Pa5X Oriental is available now. View the Korg website for details.

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The new album from A Place To Bury Strangers, Synthesizer, is now available to pre-order, with a unique option – you can build a DIY synth from the record cover.

The album cover features the circuit board for the synthesizer. You can purchase the necessary components for assembling the synth from Death By Audio, or see the parts list and get them yourself.

*Note: They say that Intermediate circuit assembly skills and tools (solder, clippers, soldering iron) are required to build the synthesizer.

Synthesizer is available now to pre-order, with shipping expected to begin October 4th, 2024. The album with DIY synth is priced at $164.99.

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Today, Korg introduced a major update to Korg Collection, its suite of virtual instruments for Mac and Windows.

KORG Collection 5 is now a software collection of 14 synthesizers, 2 effects processors, and 1 drum machine in total, including the famous MS-20, Mono/Poly, M1, TRITON, microKORG and more.

Originally intended as a repository for software emulations of its own synths, Korg’s Collection has now been expanded to include instruments that come from different hardware stables.

Version 5 of the bundle is headlined by the classic ARP 2600 synth. Korg promising to accurately emulate the original synth, this plugin version also offers various improvements. These include a second filter, a drive section, new modulation sources, MIDI control, a sequencer and up to 16 voices of polyphony.

An emulation of the Vox Super Continental combo organ beloved by British bands of the ‘60s and ‘70s is also here.

Finally, there’s the EP-1, a homage to classic electric pianos such as the Fender Rhodes. This one will be familiar to owners of Korg’s Kronos and Nautilus synths, as it’s based on the same Multi-Dimensional Synthesis (MDS) technology. This is designed to offer greater realism than you’d get from a standard sample-based engine.

KORG Collection 5 three new virtual instruments, ARP 2600, VOX Super Continental and EP-1:

• ARP 2600 for Mac/PC – based on a legendary synthesizer, introduced in 1971.
• VOX Super Continental for Mac/PC – a carefully modeled virtual instrument, based on the combo organ which first appeared in the 1960s and featured extensively in music from the 1960s British Invasion era through to the ska and new wave scenes in 70s and 80s.
• EP-1 for Mac/PC – This plugin is based on the MDS (Multi-Dimensional Synthesis) technology developed for Korg’s KRONOS and NAUTILUS synthesizers.

Korg Collection 5 Audio Demo:

Korg Collection 5 is available for 50% off through Aug 18th, 2024. Upgrade pricing is also available. View the Korg website for details.

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