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advid · Posted: Sat May 11, 2013 8:45 am Post subject: 76 and 88 key versions :?

....I'm a Yamaha PSR user of many years now looking for a 76 or 88 note arranger keyboard. I looked at Korg and was just about to buy a Korg PA 588
and then noticed that they had just been discontinued...
Looking further into the range I came across the fairly new 600....
Do any of you users think that Korg 'might' release a 76 or 88 note version of this board eventually....?
OR..is the PA588 still not too outdated ?

Fransman · Posted: Sat May 11, 2013 9:54 am Post subject:

PA588 is not yet discontinued, see: http://www.korgpa.com/en/products/arrangers/pa588/pa588-informations.html

I don't think it's outdated, even though it was released in 2008.
But on the other hand, I believe there will be a PA688 coming up soon (this year I suppose; but Korg won't tell if and when).
So maybe that's worth waiting for. I hope it will have a better Grand Piano sample, because I don't like the one in PA588.
(matter of taste of course).

PA3X is available in a 76 key version, but that's a different league (and price tag).

Yamaha has 88-note arranger keyboards for a reasonable price (DGX-640).

See http://usa.yamaha.com/products/musical-instruments/keyboards/digitalkeyboards/dgx_series/?mode=series#tab=product_lineup
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advid · Posted: Sat May 11, 2013 9:09 pm Post subject: reply...

..thanks for your comments.-.
I've already looked at the Yamaha keyboards/piano....it's not really an arranger board..just a piano with built in styles...you can't do much with them to alter the sounds sect...
I'm still tempted to go for the 855 but, like you, I think there will be more extended boards to come in this range....but when..that's the problem...I'm getting impatient...... Evil or Very Mad

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Karimh · Posted: Mon May 13, 2013 5:41 pm Post subject:

Fransman · Posted: Mon May 13, 2013 9:27 pm Post subject:

Thoraldus · Posted: Mon May 13, 2013 10:45 pm Post subject:

After I purchased my PA500 I gave away my two Yami PSR's to friends. They just didn't cut it for me anymore. Nice intros and endings, blah variations.

The PA600 I recently acquired takes everything to a whole new level. The Yamis had some interesting features, but the Korgs are a total package. The depth of customization possible on the Korgs just can't be matched with any like priced arranger keyboards on the market today. I think most folks who purchase a KORG arranger keyboard have no idea what their keyboard can do beyond what they see out of the box. There's a LOT more in there folks.
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