Korg Pa5X 61 Oriental 61-key Arranger Workstation
Korg - Pa5X 61 Oriental, 61-key Arranger Workstation with Semi-weighted, Aftertouch-Enabled Keybed
61-Key Professional Arranger Keyboard
Korg - Pa5X-61 Oriental
Elevate Your Music with Extraordinary Middle Eastern Sounds and Rhythms - Listen and Believe!Pa5X ORIENTAL is the latest model in the new flagship range of KORG Pa5X Professional Arranger keyboards. Completely redesigned with a state-of-the-art sound engine and a streamlined color-driven user interface, the all new Pa5X produces a stunningly rich and unique sonic experience that inspires you to create and perform. Now, the PA5X ORIENTAL brings all the power of the Pa5X into the music worlds of Türkiye and the Middle East. Whatever music you are going to play, from Western to Oriental – Arabic, Persian, Turkish – the Pa5X ORIENTAL delivers.
Pa5X ORIENTAL comes packed with thousands of inspiring Sounds and hundreds of fresh Styles, all instantly accessible through an inviting workflow. A completely new and black painted front panel featuring an assignable Pad Matrix and Mixer section, multicolored LED buttons, and a huge tilt-able touchscreen puts you in control of your music making experience at all times. Pa5X ORIENTAL excels both as a live performance instrument and as a powerful creative tool in the studio, allowing you to find your ideal sound no matter where your music takes you.
The Pa5X ORIENTAL comes with an extensive collection of sounds taken from the worlds of Arabic, Turkish and Persian music, created by top-class Arabic, Persian and Turkish musicians based in the Middle East.
61Number of Keys
160 NotesPolyphony
160Voices
at a glance
• 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 courtesy of the incredible sound and performance libraries developed in Lebanon.
• 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
• Premium Quality and Elegant Design
• Mixer Section with FX Processing
Oriental Proficiency
ExcellencePa5X ORIENTAL is a powerful addition to KORG’s internationally acclaimed Pa Series. Providing you with the most up-to-date collection of quality integrated sounds and styles, Pa5X ORIENTAL is the ideal songwriting and performance partner.
In addition to all the functionality, sounds and styles of the standard Pa5X, the Pa5X ORIENTAL also contains musical data specific to Middle Eastern music genres. Stringed instruments, winds, various percussion instruments, and many more sounds are included along with dozens of extra Styles that are suitable for traditional and modern music.
Premium Quality and Elegant DesignThe Pa5X ORIENTAL was designed with elegance and durability in mind, featuring a sturdy aluminum body and genuine wooden side-panels for a luxury appearance. All of the keybeds on Pa5X ORIENTAL provide an authentic feel and full control of expression for any playing situation. The 88-key weighted action has a realistic piano-like touch while the 76- and 61-key versions feature lighter touch semi-weighted keys. All the keybeds include aftertouch control for added expressivity.
Premium Features For A Streamlined Workflow
Premium Quality and
Elegant DesignThe Pa5X was designed with elegance and durability in mind, featuring a sturdy aluminum body and genuine wooden side-panels for a luxury appearance. All of the keybeds on Pa5X provide an authentic feel and full control of expression for any playing situation. The 88-key weighted action has a realistic piano-like touch while the 76- and 61-key versions feature lighter touch semi-weighted keys. All the keybeds include aftertouch control for added expressivity.
Modern and Streamlined User InterfaceAt the center of Pa5X is a large 8” tiltable touch screen that displays a completely redesigned GUI (graphical user interface). This makes all the sounds and features of Pa5X easily accessible to home and studio musicians as well as live performers. The colors in the display are carefully matched to the ones used in the LED programmable buttons on the control panel. This color driven interface allows you to easily navigate Pa5X, adding color to your music!
Oriental Scale Realtime
ControlPa5X ORIENTAL includes an on-screen virtual keyboard that can be used to select alternative scales or instantly retune individual keys on-the-fly. Multiple scales can play at the same time, with soloists playing with an Arabic scale and the backing tracks continuing to play in Equal tuning. An alternative scale tuning can be saved into each Keyboard Set and applied to any Style Sound.
MIDI Songs can play with any alternative scale tuning saved as SysEx data.
Dedicated Microphone and Guitar Inputs with Effects Processing
a plethora of audio, control and storage connectionsPa5X ORIENTAL offers a plethora of audio, control and storage connections. You can use MIDI and USB for controllers or storage devices, HDMI for an external display, the XLR, jack and minijack audio connectors for other keyboards, condenser and dynamic microphones, guitars and bass guitars, smartphones and tablets, or to connect your instrument to powered speakers or PA systems via the balanced outs. Four separate line outs are available to handle sounds separately.
Three pedal inputs allow for connecting your preferred damper pedal (with half-pedal support), footswitch, volume and expression pedals. You can use the ones you already own, or choose from our range of optional accessories.
Meet the KORG Pa5X Oriental
The Tech Spec
Features | Specification | Number of Keys | 61 |
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Type of Keys | Semi-weighted |
Other Controllers | Pitch/Modulation Joystick, Ribbon Controller, 9 x Programmable Buttons/Sliders, 16 x Pads, Transpose |
Polyphony | 160 Notes |
Effects Types | Keyboard Tracks: 3 Insert Effect; 3 Master Effects Style/Song: 10 Insert Effects; 3 Master Effects Master EQ and Finalizer for Songs and Styles Final Mastering Effects: Waves MaxxAudio® |
Memory | 4GB Internal PCM Sample Memory |
Storage | Micro SD card slot, USB Flash Drive |
Formats | KORG, WAV, AIFF, SoundFont |
Sequencer | 16 track |
Audio Recording | MP3 |
Audio Playback | XDS Crossfade Dual Player: MP3+Lyrics, MIDI, KAR, MP3+G |
Audio Inputs | 1 x XLR-1/4" combo (mic), 1 x 1/4" (guitar), 2 x 1/4" (line 1), 1 x 1/8" (line 2) |
Audio Outputs | 6 x 1/4" |
USB | 3 x Type A (host/storage), 1 x Type B (device) |
MIDI I/O | In/Out/Thru/USB |
Headphones | 1 x 1/4" |
Pedal Inputs | 3 x 1/4" (damper, assign 1/2) |
Other I/O | 1 x HDMI |
Features | Tiltable 8" TouchView Display, Multimode FIlters with Resonance, EDS-XP Sound Engine, Aftertouch |
Power Supply | Standard IEC power cable |
Height | 4.99" |
Width | 40.20" |
Depth | 14.73" |
Weight | 33.29 lbs |