KORG Pa800 Professional Arranger Keyboard
Brand
KORG
Searching for a legendary, professional arranger keyboard that offers world-class sonic backing tracks and intuitive live performance tools? The Korg Pa800 Professional Arranger Workstation remains a highly sought-after staple for solo entertainers, church musicians, and studio composers across the UAE and Middle East market. Powered by Korg's renowned RX (Real eXperience) technology, this robust 61-key workstation delivers a massive library of ultra-realistic instrument tones, including deeply layered pianos, lush strings, expressive woodwinds, and highly sought-after regional Middle Eastern synth and percussion textures.
The Korg Pa800 Professional Arranger Keyboard is a feature-rich 61-key arranger workstation designed for professional entertainers, live performers, composers, and musicians who require outstanding sound quality, intelligent accompaniment, and powerful performance tools. Combining Korg's acclaimed RX (Real eXperience) sound technology, professional vocal processing, an intuitive color touchscreen, and extensive editing capabilities, the Pa800 delivers an all-in-one music workstation capable of handling everything from solo performances to complete song production.
Designed to provide realistic instrument sounds, dynamic accompaniment styles, and advanced sequencing capabilities, the Pa800 remains a highly respected arranger keyboard for musicians seeking a reliable and versatile performance instrument.
RX (Real eXperience) Sound Technology
The Pa800 features Korg's RX sound engine, delivering highly expressive instrument voices with enhanced realism and natural articulations. The sound library includes approximately 970 factory sounds and 63 drum kits, covering acoustic and electric pianos, strings, brass, guitars, orchestral instruments, world instruments, organs, synthesizers, and General MIDI sounds.
Each sound benefits from advanced synthesis architecture, resonant filters, extensive sound editing, and dedicated EQ processing, providing detailed, professional-quality audio suitable for both live performance and studio production.
Professional Auto-Accompaniment Styles
The arranger section includes over 400 professionally programmed factory styles covering pop, rock, jazz, Latin, ballroom, country, dance, ethnic, and world music genres. Each style features multiple intros, endings, fills, variations, and synchronized performance controls that create realistic backing bands in real time.
The Pa800 supports up to 960 style locations, allowing performers to expand their repertoire with user-created or third-party styles.
- Over 400 factory accompaniment styles
- Up to 960 style memory locations
- Three intros, three endings, and three fills per style
- Four Single Touch Settings (STS) for every style
- Comprehensive style editing and recording functions
Integrated TC-Helicon Vocal Processing
The built-in TC-Helicon vocal processor provides professional-quality vocal enhancement for singers. Features include a three-part harmony generator, high-quality reverb, delay, compression, equalization, and dedicated microphone processing, allowing performers to achieve polished live vocal performances without external processors.
A high-quality microphone preamp and dedicated front-panel controls make vocal adjustment quick and intuitive during performances.
Dual Sequencer and Song Playback
The Pa800 incorporates Korg's powerful XDS Dual Sequencer, allowing two songs to be loaded and controlled independently. Smooth transitions between songs can be achieved using the balance control, making uninterrupted live performances simple and professional.
The keyboard supports Standard MIDI Files, karaoke files, lyric display, and marker functions for flexible playback during performances.
SongBook Performance Database
Korg's renowned SongBook system stores complete performance setups, including sounds, styles, tempos, effects, transposition settings, vocal processing, and keyboard configurations. This enables performers to recall entire performance presets instantly, reducing setup time during live shows.
Sampling and Sound Customization
The onboard sampler supports recording, editing, importing, exporting, and time-slice functions, allowing musicians to expand the keyboard's sonic capabilities with custom samples. The Pa800 includes 64 MB of PCM sample memory and comprehensive sound editing tools for creating personalized instruments and drum kits.
Intuitive Touchscreen Operation
A bright color TouchView™ display provides fast access to sounds, styles, recording functions, SongBook entries, effects, and editing parameters. The intuitive graphical interface simplifies complex operations while keeping essential performance controls immediately accessible.
Powerful Performance Controls
The Pa800 offers extensive real-time control through assignable switches, sliders, joystick, pads, programmable pedals, and dedicated arranger buttons. These controls enable musicians to shape performances dynamically without interrupting their playing.
Built-in Speaker System
Unlike many professional arrangers, the Pa800 features an integrated stereo speaker system powered by dual 22-watt amplifiers with bass-reflex cabinets, delivering clear, powerful sound for rehearsals, home practice, and smaller performances without requiring external amplification.
Key Features
- 61 velocity-sensitive keys with aftertouch
- RX (Real eXperience) sound technology
- Approximately 970 factory sounds
- 63 factory drum kits
- 120-note polyphony
- Over 400 professional accompaniment styles
- Support for up to 960 style locations
- TC-Helicon vocal processor with 3-part harmony
- XDS dual sequencer for seamless song playback
- SongBook performance database
- 64 MB PCM sampling memory
- Color TouchView™ display
- Built-in stereo speaker system (2 × 22 W)
- Comprehensive sound, style, and sampling editing
- USB Host and USB Device connectivity
- MIDI In, Out, and Thru ports
- Microphone and line inputs
- Four assignable pads for live performance
Technical Specifications
- Keyboard: 61 keys with velocity sensitivity and aftertouch
- Polyphony: 120 voices
- Factory Sounds: Approximately 970
- Factory Drum Kits: 63
- User Sounds: 256
- User Drum Kits: 64
- PCM Sampling Memory: 64 MB
- Factory Styles: Over 400
- Maximum Style Locations: 960
- Display: 320 × 240 color TouchView™ touchscreen
- Amplification: 2 × 22 W
- Speaker System: Four-speaker bass-reflex design
- Audio Outputs: Left, Right, Out 1, Out 2
- Audio Inputs: Dual Mic/Line inputs
- MIDI: In, Out, Thru
- USB: 2 × Host, 1 × Device
- Internal Flash Storage: 256 MB
- Dimensions: 1110 × 388 × 181 mm
- Weight: 13.3 kg
Ideal Applications
- Professional live entertainers
- Wedding and event performers
- Solo keyboard artists
- Music composition and arranging
- Church and worship performances
- Home studios
- Music education
- Backing track production
Why Choose the Korg Pa800?
The Korg Pa800 combines realistic instrument sounds, intelligent accompaniment, professional vocal processing, sampling capabilities, and advanced sequencing into a single performance workstation. Its responsive keyboard, extensive editing features, built-in speaker system, and intuitive workflow make it an excellent solution for musicians who require a dependable arranger keyboard for live performance, songwriting, and music production.
| Keyboard Keys | 61 |
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| Brands | KORG |
