Realize Your Musical Ideas with World-class Sounds

The Korg Pa1000 Professional Arranger keyboard combines your favorite Korg arrangement functions with the best features of their flagship Pa4X arranger. With more than 420 styles, 1,700 sounds, and 600MB of storage for your own samples, the Pa1000 is ready for any style of composition. The 7" TFT color touchscreen makes navigation simple, and also offers access to KAOSS-style MIDI and effects control for hands-on creative inspiration. And with a mic/line/instrument input with studio-quality TC-Helicon effects processing, the Korg Pa1000 Professional Arranger is a powerful workstation for modern composers.

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Defined Nuance Control for expressive performances

Using the Pa1000's three assignable switches and its four-way joystick, you can tap into Korg's Defined Nuance Control (DNC) to add realism to your performances. Thanks to DNC, you can make sax solos growl, mimic changing embouchure of a trumpet, add breath sounds to harmonica, and much more. When it comes to re-creating the nuances of a real performer, Defined Nuance Control produces impressive results.

Your ideal partner for practice and songwriting

You'll have access to more than 420 musical styles and 1,700 instrument sounds with the Pa1000. Some musicians at Sweetwater enjoy using arrangers like the Pa1000 as practice partners — just enter your chord progression and arrangement and you're able to practice along with a full accompaniment, not just a metronome click. Arrangers are also a great tool for quickly trying a new progression or melody idea in different musical styles, complete with realistic drums, percussion, and instrumentation.

An efficient way to compose audio for video

Everything mentioned above is a huge benefit for composers too — when you need to create a two-minute music spot for a video segment, a fast efficient workflow is key. With the Pa1000 you'll be able to produce stellar results in an intuitive, musical fashion. From ambient soundbeds and acoustic duos to heavy metal soundtracks and film scores, the Korg Pa1000 Professional Arranger will deliver.

Korg Pa1000 Professional Arranger Keyboard Features:

Professional arranger keyboard for composers, musicians, and songwriters

Incorporates many advanced features from Korg's flagship Pa4X arranger

Ideal for composing in a wide range of genres, with over 420 musical styles onboard

Makes it easy to try a chord progression or melody in many different styles

61 semi-weighted keys with aftertouch for expressive playability

Vivid 7" touchscreen display with access to KAOSS effect and MIDI control

Defined Nuance Control gives you hands-on control over realistic musical nuances like sax growls and embouchure variation

Mic/line/guitar input with TC-Helicon effects processing

600MB for user sampling

Tech Specs

Number of Keys: 61

Type of Keys: Semi-weighted, velocity sensitive, aftertouch

Other Controllers: Assignable Joystick

Polyphony: 128 Notes

Presets: Over 430 factory styles, 1,750 factory sounds (multilayer stereo piano, GM/XG sounds, drum kits)

Effects Types: TC Helicon Voice processor, 148 song/sound effects, 45 guitar effects,

Memory: 600MB PCM available (300MB compressed)

Storage: MicroSD card slot, USB

Formats: Korg, WAV, AIFF, SoundFont

Sequencer: 16 track, SMF native format

Audio Recording: MP3

Audio Playback: MP3+Lyrics, MP3+G, KAR, MID

Audio Inputs: 1 x 1/4" (line), 1 x 1/4" (line/mic/guitar)

Audio Outputs: 2 x 1/4" (main out), 1 x 1/4" (headphones)

USB: 2 x Type A, 1 x Type B

MIDI I/O: In/Out/USB

Pedal Inputs: 2 x 1/4" (damper, assignable)

Other I/O: 1 x RCA (video out)

Features: 7" TFT color touch screen, Kaoss MIDI/Effect control

Built-in Speakers: 2 x 3.9" woofer, 2 x 0.98" tweeter, 33W per side

Power Supply: Standard IEC AC cable

Height: 5.36"

Width: 40.55"

Depth: 14.89"

Weight: 23.7 lbs.

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When Yamaha's flagship Genos digital arranger workstation hit the market several years ago, it was a game changer, and legions of keyboardists, composers, and songwriters jumped onboard. Now, the second-generation Genos2 assumes the mantle with more great updated sounds, accompaniment styles, and effects; fresh, innovative features; and a host of technical improvements. And while its actual weight is a gig-friendly 31 pounds, the Yamaha Genos2 is nevertheless a beast. Boasting unparalleled sample quality, cutting-edge styles, and pro-level connectivity, Genos2 defines the state of the art in songwriting and performance keyboards. Topped off by extensive onboard MIDI and audio recording facilities and seamless DAW integration, the Yamaha Genos2 is the only keyboard you need to ace an important gig.

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Indulge your passion for making music

If your passion is composing original music, arranging professionally produced tracks, or simply playing your favorite songs, Genos2 is your go-to instrument. It gives solo musicians on a quest for perfection the highest-quality sound and style content, along with unprecedented real-time, hands-on performance control. With 800 Accompaniment Styles on tap, you have your pick of the best musicians for your backing band in any genre, making it easy to individualize your music while exercising control over chord changes and arrangements. This functionality is made all the easier with Chord Looper, which lets you record chord progressions for the Style engine to loop, freeing you to experiment with two hands or to solo without having to comp the changes. Yamaha’s Voice & Style Expansion Packs let you further customize your Genos2 with an abundance of additional content from around the world.

Expedite your creative process

Genos2 puts you in complete control over composition and performance. With its large, crisp 9-inch LCD color touchscreen, assignable knobs and faders with their own LED parameter status sub-displays for real-time feedback, and a silky 76-note, aftertouch-enabled FSX keybed, you’ll instantly find and tweak the perfect sounds and whip up an authentic-sounding arrangement in any musical genre. As you layer your compositions, Genos2 will astound you with its ability to handle massive, lavish arrangements with poise and panache. Simply put, Genos2 expedites the creative process, which can be painfully cumbersome on other arrangers that are not as meticulously designed. To your delight, you’ll find the well-thought-out design extends to every aspect of music creation. And then there are the sounds — which are totally amazing.

A massive, premium soundset

Yamaha's premium CFX and C7 concert grand pianos are jaw-dropping in their lifelike realism. Recorded in world-class studios, Revo! Drums leverage unprecedented multi-dynamic sample layers and round-robin wave cycling to deliver the most breathtakingly realistic MIDI drums ever offered in a keyboard. Ambient Drums are sampled to include both close mic and room mic audio that you can blend to taste. Non-keyboard instruments are superbly rendered by Yamaha's acclaimed Super Articulation 2 sound engine, which realistically replicates the expressive nuances of instruments such as flute and guitar. A generous 384 voices of polyphony ensures there will be no note stealing, no matter how complex the arrangement. And with instant access to 1,990 instrument presets and 75 drum kits, you'll never run out of sounds. To quickly access your favorite configurations, Registration Memories provide an efficient way to save and recall panel settings such as Voice, Song, Pattern, and Style.

Enhanced DSP for studio-grade effects

All Genos2 sounds benefit from multiple advanced effects engines. Yamaha engineered Genos2 with enhanced DSP for a banquet of studio-quality effects that sound downright stunning. Included are meticulous models of coveted vintage rack and stompbox units as well as classic guitar and bass amps — all of which take full advantage of the gorgeous 9-inch TFT color LCD touchscreen with intuitive, high-definition displays that mimic the actual devices. These great-sounding effects include Yamaha's VCM (Virtual Circuit Modeling) — the very same technology used by the studio-grade processing on the company's high-end digital consoles.

Powered by leading-edge tech

As Yamaha’s flagship arranger workstation keyboard, Genos2 is packed with the company’s latest analog, digital, and hardware technology and will serve as the platform for future Yamaha keyboards. Though the original Genos broke considerable ground upon its introduction, technology marches on. Indeed, digital keyboard design has advanced dramatically in the ensuing years. In that interim, Yamaha engineers have been diligently at work designing its successor, incorporating the latest tech as well as user feedback and select feature requests into Genos2. Improvements from the original Genos include:

Upgrade 384-note Max Polyphony

Upgrade 1,990 Voices + 75 Drum/SFX Kits

Upgrade 800 Accompaniment Styles

New FM Tone Generator

New Steinberg REVelation Reverb

New Style Dynamics Control

New Built-in HDMI Out

New Rec’n’ Share App compatibility

New Bluetooth connectivity

Authentic ensemble performances for true divisi playing within a section

The Ensemble Voices feature re-creates string, brass, and wind ensembles by intuitively mapping the instruments to their appropriate ranges for authentic-sounding ensemble performances. Previously, a Voice such as Brass Quartet would use a sample of four players. If you played two notes, however, you'd suddenly have eight players — which could be cool, but perhaps not entirely realistic. In Genos2, Ensemble Voices always give you the same number of players because Yamaha instilled this instrument with the musical knowledge of a professional human music arranger. Play two notes with a Brass Quartet Ensemble Voice, and Genos will intelligently send the trumpets to the top notes and the trombones to the lower notes. We love it!

Record polished vocals with ease

When it’s time to lay down a vocal, plug your condenser mic into the XLR jack, switch on 48V phantom power, and you’re ready to roll with a studio-grade signal chain the quality of which is unprecedented in a keyboard. Yamaha’s VH2 vocal harmony engine is onboard to adorn your vocal performances by adding up to three virtual background singers, complete with pitch correction, synth vocoder, and other effects for a polished, professional sound.

Yamaha built Genos for songwriting and performance. The swoopy, dynamic visuals of its svelte chassis are quite alluring from the audience perspective; yet to the player, its clean, no-nonsense layout is designed for unfettered creativity. At Sweetwater, we get our hands on many sophisticated keyboard instruments, and the Genos2 has mightily impressed the discerning keyboardists here. From its superior ergonomics and productivity-boosting features to the off-the-charts quality and mammoth size of its soundset, the Yamaha Genos2 lays claim, once again, to the title of “ultimate performance arranger workstation.”

Yamaha Genos2 Features:

Silky, organ-weighted FSX keybed with aftertouch

9-inch TFT VGA LCD touchscreen display

Assignable knobs and faders with individual OLED parameter status sub displays

384-note polyphony handles large orchestrations without note stealing

1,990 Voices and 75 Drum/SFX Kits

800 Accompaniment Styles provide an instant backing band in any genre

Style Creator lets you quickly create and customize Styles for instant recall

Voice & Style Expansion Packs let you customize your Genos2 with additional content

Yamaha's premium CFX and C7 concert grand pianos

Revo! Drums leverage multi-dynamic sample layers and round-robin wave cycling for ultra-realism

Ambient Drums are sampled with both close mic and room mic audio for pro studio-quality sound

Non-keyboard instruments are superbly rendered by Yamaha's acclaimed Super Articulation 2 sound engine

Chord Looper lets you record chord progressions, freeing you to play with both hands

Enhanced DSP delivers a broad range studio-grade effects, including classic rack and pedal units

Automatically apply Vocal Harmony effects; use Synth Vocoder to shape synthesizer sounds

Ensemble Voices map instruments to their appropriate ranges for authentic-sounding ensemble performances

Registration Memories provide an efficient way to save and recall panel settings

Onboard 16-track MIDI recorder

Mic input on XLR combo jack with available +48V phantom power

VH2 vocal harmony engine with synth vocoder adds up to 3 virtual background singers

USB-to-Host port for connection to computer or mobile device

3 USB-to-Device ports for recording to/playback from flash drives

15GB internal user drive

Wireless LAN capabilities

1/4-inch headphone jack

Onboard metronome

3 function-assignable footpedal jacks

Included music rest and IEC AC power cable

THE YAMAHA GNSMS01 SOUND SYTEM IN THE PICTURE IS $299.99. AND THE L7B STAND IS $239.99.

YC Series

Designed for gigging keyboardists, the YC Series features a newly designed Virtual Circuitry Modeling (VCM) Organ engine with physical drawbars, extensive real-time control and authentic Acoustic/Electric Piano and FM synth sound. With three models to choose from, there’s a YC stage keyboard for every stage and every player.

SOUND

When it comes to versatility, YC is a virtuoso. Featuring premium keyboard sound with more possibilities than ever. Choose from authentic Yamaha grand/upright pianos, electric pianos and keyboards to a tonewheel organ with rotary speaker, synths, acoustic sounds and more. Our proprietary VCM recreates the circuits of vintage analog EQs, compressors and phasers right down to the transistors and resistors to capture the subtleties other digital simulations can’t. It’s like having an incredible sounding keyboard with everything, to go.

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VCM ORGAN

How do you reproduce the warm, authentic sound of an organ in a stage keyboard? You build an organ engine the Yamaha way, from the ground up. Yamaha puts your favorite classic organ sounds in one powerful, stage keyboard. YC models three organ vintages - just out of the box, well-traveled and character-rich vintage. Need more? Go under the hood to adjust key click, leakage, rotary speaker speed and more to get the one-of-a-kind organ tone you've been searching for.

VCM ROTARY SPEAKER

YC brings you the authentic sounds of classic rotary speakers with no maintenance required. Choose from two faithfully modeled rotary speaker profiles - warm and full or dirty and aggressive - and adjust top or bottom rotor speed for total control.

[New to OS v1.2]

Based on your feedback, we’ve added a new “Studio” Rotary Speaker, featuring a wider stereo field, increased low rotor and high horn separation, as well as an increased presence to cut through mixes.

VCM EFFECTS

VCM re-creates the sound and behavior of vintage effects and high-end studio signal processors by modeling the circuits down to the original analog component level.

FM ORGAN

In 1983, Yamaha introduced the iconic sounds of FM (Frequency Modulation) synthesis to the world with the launch of the synthesizer DX7. Now YC brings FM synthesis to the organ for a new generation of players. Simply switch to FM Organ and your drawbars control 8 FM Operators that send a pure sound with massive low end. Add rotary speaker or amp sim effects for character and vibe. Intuitive controls make it easy to discover new sounds. Or recreate classic transistor organ tones from warm to reedy to buzzy by choosing one of three popular FM Organ modes.

[New to OS v1.2]

Helping to broaden your creativity are three new FM organ types – titled F4, F5, and F6. These delve deeper into FM synthesis by adding modulators – or operators – that add upper harmonics to carriers, yet do not sound. The user interface of drawbars, coupled with modulators, create vastly new approaches to the traditional drawbar organ experience, bringing the traditional drawbar concept into the 21st century.

TOUCH

At Yamaha, we put everything we’ve learned over the last 100 years into everything you touch. Whether you prefer the natural feel of a graded acoustic piano, the balanced touch of an electric piano or a waterfall keyboard with authentic organ action, there’s a YC that’s right for you. It’s no wonder more players reach for Yamaha keyboards than any other.

YC61 WATERFALL KEYBOARD

The authentic Waterfall keyboard action of the YC61 was created by painstaking research into traditional organ keyboards and constant feedback from top keyboard artists. The result is a keyboard that not only provides the distinctive touch of an organ, it gives artists new ways to express themselves on acoustic and electric pianos, synth leads, brass sections and more.

YC73 BALANCED ELECTRIC PIANO ACTION

YC73 has a weighted and balanced action that models the unmistakable feel of an electric piano. With an E-to-E keyboard and a touch that falls between graded acoustic piano and authentic organ action, it’s quite possibly the most versatile YC of all.

YC88 NATURAL WOOD WITH TRIPLE SENSOR ACTION

The natural wood keys and graded action of the YC88 reproduce the weight and response of a grand piano right down to the feel of the heavy or light hammers in the low and high ends. YC88 also features a triple sensor action for pianists accustomed to the response and speed of grand pianos. You get the touch of a Yamaha acoustic piano with the unmatched versatility of the YC.

DESIGN

YC Keyboards aren’t just designed to be played. They’re made to be bumped, jostled, scratched, crammed in a van, stuffed in an overhead bin and adored by players and fans, gig after gig. In short, they’re built to last, like the company that stands behind them.

DESIGN SYNAPSES 

DRAWBARS

The nine drawbars on the YC have the footages and ratcheting you expect in an organ. But there’s more to our drawbars than meets the eye. See-through drawbar stops with customizable LED light color make it easy to see differences between simulated upper and lower configurations and play in split mode. It’s like having a virtual set of drawbars to give you more sounds, more flexibility and more choices than you ever thought possible in a stage keyboard.

DIRECT, IMMEDIATE AND TOTAL SOUND CONTROL

YC is made for long jams, not long menus. The intuitive interface gives you fast and easy splits, layers and sound-shaping directly from the front panel. Proving that versatility doesn’t have to be complex.

MOBILITY

YC88 weighs 41 lb, 0 oz (18.6 kg), YC73 is 29 lb, 9 oz (13.4 kg) and YC61 comes in at an incredible 15 pounds, 10 oz. (7.1 kg). Which makes them compact and light enough for you to be your own roadie. But with a sound that players who can afford roadies will appreciate.

SOFT CASE

Before you rock, roll. The optional YC soft case features a premium design and zippered compartments for storing pedals and other accessories.

COMPUTER/iOS

YC features a built-in USB stereo audio and MIDI interface for Mac, PC and iOS devices. With a single USB cable, you can record the YC audio and MIDI to a DAW and play and monitor virtual instruments.

Seven Inspiring Sound Engines

The Grandstage X features seven independent sound engines, each capable of standing alone as a separate product. These sound engines provide unparalleled sonic and performance quality for a wide range of sounds, setting Grandstage X apart as the flagship among stage pianos.

Premium Piano and Electric Piano Sounds with SGX-2 and EP-1

Equipped with the SGX-2 acoustic piano sound engine, Grandstage X includes a large library of world-renowned pianos. SGX-2 offers the subtle and powerful expressiveness of an acoustic piano at the highest level, with non-looping samples on all keys, velocity switching of up to 12 levels, damper resonance that reproduces the sound of pedal pressure, and even mechanical noise. The result is a piano sound that delivers the subtle and powerful expressiveness of an acoustic piano at the highest level.

Grandstage X features 13 main pianos, including 6 well-known grand pianos selected from German, Italian, Japanese classic grand pianos. The new GSX Piano and Nautilus Piano can even be layered with the GSX Far Piano and Nautilus Far Piano to create the perfect piano ambience of your choice.

Other piano sounds include the familiar upright and small grand pianos, the OASYS Piano popular with band ensembles, the legendary SG1D Korg stage piano, the M1 Piano essential for 80's and 90's POPS, and the fortepiano, a period instrument, just to name a few.

In response to requests from many professional players, three mono piano tones and a midrange-focused tone variation are available. These mono piano tones, voiced from a dedicated mono recording source, and a piano tone that does not interfere with the EQ bandwidth of other instruments in a band, provide unparalleled clarity and harmony and offer previously unavailable performance options.

The electric piano sound source "EP-1" adds the Tine I Early to the typical model that uses a metal bar (tine) striking method. Its earthy, distorted tone reproduces the familiar sound we all know and love from so many classic records. The collection also includes seven other vintage electric piano sounds: Tine I Late, Tine II, Tine V, DMP, and the 200 and 200A, which are based on the method of striking the diaphragm (reed). MDS (Multi-Dimensional Synthesis) technology, an evolution of the velocity switch concept, responds smoothly to even the most delicate keyboard touches. The German EP and Tablet EP are available for the enthusiast with sound design that perfectly simulates and applies realistic amps, cabinets, and even vintage effects.

Three Unique Organ Sounds with CX-3, VOX, and FC-1

The tone wheel organ sound source "CX-3" is a perfect reproduction of the famous Korg combo organ. The transistor organ sound source "VOX" reproduces the sound of the VOX organ, which was released in the 1960s and had a great influence on popular music. The other transistor organ sound source, FC-1, reproduces the small organ that dominated this era along with the VOX organ. Combined with the rotary speaker effect built into the sound source and the vibrato effect, you can really enjoy the pleasure of playing the organ.

Diverse Range of Sound Options from AL-1 and HD-1

Grandstage X boasts a total of 700 sound programs. In addition to the five sound engines listed above, Grandstage X also includes the AL-1 analog modeling sound source for crisp leads and thick brass sounds, and the HD-1 PCM sound source for a wide variety of tones and instruments. The HD-1 includes many distinctive keyboard instrument sounds, such as the 8-step multi-sampled Clavi D and Clavi E, harpsichord, pipe organ, the 6-step multi-sampled electric grand piano, and the FM electric piano with its unique metallic sound.

Roland’s Next-generation FP-60X

The Roland FP-60X represents the latest generation of the company’s award-winning FP series digital pianos, and it benefits from decades of cutting-edge technological development to bring you a refined acoustic grand piano playing experience at home, onstage, or in the studio. Roland’s acclaimed SuperNATURAL Piano sound engine and 256-voice polyphony deliver authentic sound and response. Your fingers will savor the sumptuous touch of Roland’s PHA-4 Standard keyboard with Progressive Hammer Action and Ivory Feel keys, as the FP-60X’s onboard speaker system fills the room with a rich, powerful sound that’s ideal for home playing and intimate live performances. Enhance your music with sounds curated from Roland’s flagship instruments, and shape them to perfection with the built-in effects engine. The FP-60X also features generous connectivity with audio and MIDI via Bluetooth and USB, for wireless streaming to and from your smart device and integration with your computer-based DAW setup.

FP-60X

For serious performance with an eye on budget, the FP-60X is the ideal upper-range choice. While you’ll find the same SuperNATURAL sound engine and 88-key PHA-4 Standard keyboard as models lower down the range, the FP-60X specs up with more onboard sounds, built-in ambience effects, more powerful speakers, and immersive Headphones 3D Ambience.

Sound engine/quality SuperNATURAL Piano

Basic size (no stand) 1,291(W) x 344(D) x 126(H) mm

50-7/8(W) x 13-9/16(D) x 4-5/16(H) inches

Weight (no stand) 19.3kg

41 lbs. 15 oz.

Number of sounds 93 (16 piano)

Speakers 13W x 2

Stand KSC-72

World-class playability.

For over three decades, RD pianos have been trusted by professionals, night after night, on stages the world over. One key reason is how playable they are, and how connected you feel when you play one. You get sturdy controls and smooth, reliable keyboard action that feels natural—never stiff, never spongy.

Authentic sounds.

A great stage piano needs sounds that are authentic and have character. The RD-88 draws upon its rich heritage and features newly developed SuperNATURAL pianos and electric pianos that can go from sparkle to grit with a few knob twists. And for extra versatility, there's an expandable selection of acoustic and electronic sounds from our historic legacy using the ZEN-Core Synthesis System found in our flagship synthesizers.

Refreshingly simple.

RD pianos are easy to connect with, thanks to their intuitive controls and friendly layout. The RD-88 is no different, giving you just what you need for confident and expressive performances. Vital controls are clearly marked and always in reach, so you can quickly find your favorite sounds, add effects, or shape the tonal balance to suit the venue.

Integrate soft synths.

Sometimes you need a very specific sound or the unique capabilities of a particular soft synth or sample library. The RD-88 has three zones that can be configured with internal sounds, or can integrate and control soft synths from Apple MainStage. This makes it simple to duplicate the sound of a track live or mix favorite soft synths with the RD-88's own palette of sounds.

Fits your life.

The RD-88's clean and compact design fits neatly into your lifestyle. Its lightweight and sturdy build makes it easy to take with you and quick to set up, even on small stages or in cramped rehearsal spaces. And the room-filling integrated speaker system is ultra-convenient and lets you play with less clutter and less fuss.

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More beautiful than ever.

The long-awaited rebirth of KORG's famous keytar.

Since its appearance, the RK-100S2 keytar has been a hit for its uniquely ergonomic styling, powerful sound engine,

and standout looks. Now by popular demand, the RK-100S2 returns in a big way.

The artisanal wooden body inherited from the original RK-100 is a hallmark of the 100S, which is now available in a

finish that accentuates its wood grain. Numerous sounds ideal for solo performance have been added, making the

RK-100S fit instantly into any musician’s stage performance.

The RK-100S returns.

* Clear finish shows the beautiful woodgrain.

* New programs that emanate powerful presence when soloing

* 37-note slim keyboard for easy playability

* Two ribbon controllers to broaden your performance potential

* Battery operation allows long operation time

* Vocoder function lets you accent your staging

* Also a great choice as a master keyboard

* A full range of included items such as a soft case

Clear finish that beautifully shows the woodgrain

The greatest attraction of the RK series is its beautiful body shape that refuses to be bound by the constraints of

keyboard instruments. The wooden body is strongly influenced by guitars, featuring a design that includes both

strength and softness to generate an enduringly ageless attractiveness.

The RK-100S 2 further progresses this attention to detail, and features a clear finish that lets the woodgrain show.

Since each individual unit will have a different woodgrain (*), it projects an even greater sense of high quality and

taste than previously. Although it is an electronic instrument, each individual unit is finished with careful attention,

making it an instrument with a distinctively unique presence that will continue to provide the joy of ownership.

* Since the body of this instrument uses natural wood, please be aware that there will be individual differences in

the woodgrain and appearance.

Newly featured programs that shine with presence for soloing

The renewed RK-100S 2 significantly expands the built-in programs. In particular, we have strengthened its

complement of lead synth sounds and other solo sounds that let the musician shine. We have added many of the

latest sounds frequently heard in today's music scene, providing 200 stage-ready presets to cover all genres. The

sounds emitted from this compact body are supremely powerful, and these sounds can be instantly accessed during

a live performance by using the favorite buttons on the top panel. Also provided is an arpeggiator with a diverse

range of patterns.

37-note slim keyboard that's easy to play

Both looks and keyboard feature an understated design that will feel comfortable for any player. The RK-100S uses

an acclaimed 37-note slim keyboard. While keeping the overall size compact and lightweight, we have focused on

making this mini-keyboard uncompromisingly "playable."

Two ribbon controllers expand your performance possibilities

The RK-100S is designed for your aggressive performance style. It features two ribbon controllers that you can use

to dynamically modify the sound.

The short ribbon provided on the neck area lets you control the pitch bend and modulation that are indispensable

for keyboard performance. The long ribbon located on the keyboard area can be used to control the pitch or filter.

You can use this to create bold and smooth sweeps for sustained sounds. Furthermore, it supports scale

performance in which notes can be sounded simply by touching the ribbon, giving you free scope for

unconventional performances that would not be possible with standard keyboard playing.

Battery operation with long operating life

The RK-100S can be powered by six AA batteries. Simply connect headphones to the instrument, or use a cable to

connect it to an amp, and you're ready to start playing just like a guitarist. Since up to eight hours of continuous

operation are possible, you can concentrate on your performance without having to bother with power cables on

stage. Of course, you can also use a separately sold AC adapter if you like.

Vocoder function adds an accent to your stage performances

The monaural mini-input jack accommodates mic input, so you can connect a headset mic and enjoy full-fledged

vocoder playing. You can also connect a smartphone etc. as an external source input, and have fun playing along

with a favorite song.

A great choice as a master keyboard

The RK-100S is not limited to playing its preset sounds. It is equipped with a MIDI output connector and USB port, so

you can also use it to play a soft synth or an external hardware sound module. Furthermore, its elegant looks make

it a great choice as a master keyboard.

You can also use the PC editor to download detailed settings for MIDI and the internal sound engine from the Korg

website via USB.

A full complement of accessories including a soft case

Included with the instrument are a strap that you'll need for performing, a dedicated soft case, and an elegant logo

sticker. Apply it to customize your instrument for that extra edge that puts you ahead of the crowd!

Specifications

Color Variation: Translucent Black, Translucent Red

Keyboard: 37-keys (Slimkey, velocity sensitive, no after touch)

Sound Generation System: MMT (Multiple Modeling Technology)

Program

Number of timbres: Maximum 2 (when using Layer, Split, or Multi)

Polyphony: Maximum 8 voices (Maximum 4 voices when the vocoder is selected)

Synth: 2 oscillator + noise generator

Oscillator 1

Waveform: SAW, PULSE, TRIANGLE, SINE, FORMANT, NOISE, PCM/DWGS, AUDIO IN

Modulation: WAVEFORM, CROSS, UNISON, VPMModulation: WAVEFORM, CROSS, UNISON, VPM

Oscillator 2

Waveform: SAW, PULSE, TRIANGLE, SINE

Modulation: RING, SYNC, RING+SYNC