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mate · Junior Member Joined: 08 Feb 2020 Posts: 51

Which one is better? What do you say about the sound differences?

archil · Junior Member Joined: 07 May 2016 Posts: 65

Also what about the keybed? Do they use the same?

mate · Junior Member Joined: 08 Feb 2020 Posts: 51

"The Pa5X is the first device to be utilise Korg’s new EDS-XP (Enhanced Definition Synthesis - Expanded) sound engine, with 24 stereo oscillators and 160 voices of polyphony powering thousands of sounds that cover a wide range of musical instruments and genres. Combined with new features such as Round-Robin drum and percussion performance, Smooth Sound Transition and Sound-Controller 3 functionality, Korg say that the Pa5X provides an unprecedented level of sonic realism and expression. On-board sounds also benefit from the assignable controls, with faders, switches, joystick and ribbon controllers all able to be configured to modulate any adjustable parameter."

https://www.soundonsound.com/news/korg-pa5x-professional-arranger

Bachus · Platinum Member Joined: 23 Apr 2006 Posts: 3127

The question that needs to be answered is : where does the EDS-XP differ fron the pa4x engine?

What i have learned so far
- more options for DNC
- stereo oscilators vs mono oscilators (tough don’t know how this will relate to polyphony if 160 voice poly turns out to be mono.. then its a bummer of 80 poly for stereo
- seperate filter for every oscilator (rumor)
- round robbing is part of the drums and prolly other soundsets for tealisme

The other huge improvement is the DSP effects
There is many many more of them
Better quallity
Which should have a hige impact on the sound

Wish they added an option down the road to load Gadgets synth engines..that would be great.. but highly unlikely
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Asena · Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2022 11:38 am Post subject:

No IPAD support, Just imagine to have an IPAD PRO, connected via Bluetooth, And fix all from that one Smile

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AntonySharmman · Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2022 11:53 am Post subject:

mate · Junior Member Joined: 08 Feb 2020 Posts: 51

"Sounds are pulled from all the other Korg machines including Kronos, Nautilus and SV2. This is not a toy."

https://www.gearnews.com/korg-pa5x-next-generation-professional-arranger-and-workstation/

mate · Junior Member Joined: 08 Feb 2020 Posts: 51

Style comparison between PA4x and Pa5x:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OygJGTaFLE

duby2 · Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2022 12:41 am Post subject: smoke and mirrors

smoke and mirrors
as the people that can afford the keyboard pa5x, like some of us , we have depositable money and are hearing is not so good , korg EQ it for us ...just look and the sum of post here ,,, same mother board , and more ...
korg should just give the update in the pa4x .. but no usb 3 .. i wait 2 sec longer for the load.. you should have all of your songs and style in your keyboard before the job
WOW i sound old wait I am .. LOL

PS
I think the people that say this is the greatest are people that work for knog , we just dont know who these people are ...

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Gunnar J · Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2022 10:18 am Post subject:

worth · Platinum Member Joined: 27 Sep 2005 Posts: 1097

[quote="mate"]Style comparison between PA4x and Pa5x:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OygJGTaFLE[/quote]

Forget the specs and talk about enhanced DSP’s and new sound engine . Musicians use their ears to judge the quality of a musical instrument .

Listening to this comparison what do your ears tell you about any real or perceived improvement in sound ?

D575 · Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2022 1:20 pm Post subject:

Giner · Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2022 1:20 pm Post subject:

Yep, for the gigging muso there's not enough difference to warrant the extra cash outlay for all intents and purposes. Add in the relative awkwardness of accessing bass inversion and harmoniser, not to mention the lack of an EC-5 port, and this puts the 5X out of the running for me.
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davekalbach · Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2022 6:23 pm Post subject:

sagar ahuja · Joined: 01 May 2012 Posts: 34 Location: Mumbai, India

Well, right now i have both 4x and 5x, and i must say there is a huge difference in sound, especially in stereo imaging and improved effects. You will be impressed with new synth lead sounds, Some pads, Sfx sounds, Pianos(Austrian and Cinematic), Eps(Fm), new Trumpet, Organ the sounds are more crisp, clean, mature and punchy. Reverbs are much better and mature than pa4x. However i am waiting for arpeggiator sounds which is missing in 4x as well. You will not be disappointed in sound atleast unless you are using vsts