KORG Pa588
The Pa588, released in 2008, is a digital piano with automatic accompaniment based on the KORG Pa500, featuring 88 weighted keys.
Overview
| Keyboard | 88-note Real Weighted Hammer Action 3 (RH3) keyboard |
|---|---|
| System | OPOS (Objective Portable Operating System) and RX (Real eXperience) Technology – Multitasking, Load while play feature – Upgradable Operative System - SSD Solid State Disk |
| Tone Generator | KORG EDS (Enhanced Definition Synthesis) sound generator: 80 Voices, 80 Oscillators - Filters with Resonance - Three band EQ for each track |
| Effects | 4 Stereo Digital Multi-Effect systems - 124 Effects types - Final semi-parametric three band EQ |
| Sounds-Drum Kits | 882 Sounds, including a Stereo Piano and GM Level 2 compatible Sounds, 56 Drum Kits - User area: 128 Sounds, 64 Drum Kits - Realtime control: Assignable Slider - Full editing of Sounds and Drum Kits |
| Styles | More than 340 preloaded Styles, SSD-resident, freely reconfigurable - Up to 448 available Style locations- 64 User Styles - Eight Style tracks, 4 Single Touch Settings and one Style Performance per Style - Guitar Track, Parallel and Fixed NTT - Compatible with old “i-Series” and Pa series Style format - Style Record with Step Record, Track and Event Edit functions - Style controls: 4 Variations, 3 Fills, 3 Intros, 3 Endings, Synchro Start/Stop, Tap Tempo/Reset, Fade In/Out, Bass Inversion, Manual Bass, Tempo Lock, Memory, Accompaniment/Real Time Track Balance Volume, Accompaniment Mute, Drum Mapping, Snare & Kick Designation, Single Touch |
| Performance/STS | 256 Realtime Performance locations - STS: Memorize Realtime tracks settings, up to 4 x 512 Styles, up to 4 x SongBook entries - All programmable |
| Realtime Tracks | Four Keyboard tracks (Upper 1, 2, 3, Lower) - 4 Pad tracks |
| Song Play | Patented XDS Crossfade Dual Sequencer player - 2 Sequencers with separate Select, Start/Stop, Home, Rewind and Fast Forward controls - Balance control - Lyrics data can be displayed on-screen - Markers - Jukebox function - Compatible with SMF (formats 0 and 1) |
| Sequencer | Quick Record (Backing Sequence), Multitrack and Step Record functions - Full-featured sequencer - 16 tracks - Up to 110,000 events - SMF native format |
| SongBook | Fully programmable music database, based on Styles, SMF, Karaoke, with automatic selection of Style Play and Song Play modes - User-definable custom lists - Filtering options |
| Compatibility | “i-Series” models: Styles - Pa series: Style, Performance, Program/Sound, Song, SongBook, Pad |
| Multi Pad | 4 Assignable Pads + Stop Button. Pad Record function |
| Help System | Hypertextual, Contextual, Multilingual |
| General Controls | Master Volume, Real Time-Acc/Seq Balance Volume, Ensemble, Octave Transpose, Master Transpose, Style Change, Quarter Tone Arabic Scale, User Scale memorized inside Performance/STS - Realtime controllers: Joystick (pitch + modulation), Assignable Slider, “Play Piano” Switch, Dial, Up/+, Down/-, Keyboard Split |
| Control Inputs | Damper Pedal, Assignable Pedal/Footswitch |
| Analog Output | Unbalanced Jack Left/Mono, Right, Headphones |
| Analog Input | 2 Unbalanced Line In Jacks |
| MIDI | In, Out standard Midi connectors- USB to Midi using the USB Device port - Individual track assignment - 8 user definable MIDI Setups |
| USB | 1 USB Device connection (1.1 Full Speed) |
| Card Slot | SD (Secure Digital) Card and MultiMedia Card (MMC) Memory Devices |
| Display | 320 x 240 pixels, Monochrome TouchView Graphic Touch Screen |
| Amplification | 2 x 15 W - Fixed EQ |
| Speakers | 2 Double Cone Speakers in Bass Reflex Box |
| Power Supply | DC 12V external power supply (supplied) |
| Consumption | 15 Watt |
| Dimensions | 1437 / 56.6“ (W) x 431 / 17” (D) x 161 / 6,3“ (H) mm / inch without music rest |
| Weight | 30.5kg, 67.24lbs |
| Accessories | Manual, AC adapter, CD-Rom, Music Stand, Keyboard Stand, DS-2H Damper Pedal (supporting half-pedaling) |
Demos
| Full Songs | 01-Pa588 World | |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Movie | ||
| 03-Harmonica & Orchestra | ||
| 04-Listen & Believe | ||
| 05-Big Band | ||
| 06-Piano Trio | ||
| 07-Rock Organ | ||
| 08-Steel Guitar | ||
| Solo Instruments | 09-GrandPiano eXp 01 | |
| 10-GrandPiano eXp 02 | ||
| 11-Classic Piano - Impromptu | ||
| 12-Classic Piano - Classic Suite | ||
| 13-Electric Piano | ||
| 14-Steel & Nylon | ||
| 15-Flugel & Sax | ||
| 16-Harmonica & Flute | ||
| 17-Accordion | ||
| 18-Overdrive Guitar | ||
| 19-Theatre Organ | ||
| Styles | 20-Funk R&B | |
| 21-Serenade | ||
| 22-Unplugged Guitar | ||
| 23-Organ Ballad | ||
| 24-Pop Rock | ||
| 25-Country | ||
| 26-70's Dance | ||
| 27-Euro Trance | ||
| 28-Gipsy Dance | ||
| 29-Brazilian Samba | ||
| 30-Bachata | ||
| 31-Smooth Jazz | ||
| 32-50's Fox | ||
| 33-Big Band | ||
| 34-Western Movie |
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