Korg FAQ - some date updates (postponed for later time)

[karmathanever]

don’t swap your pa4x yet, though. I’d wait till they get it sorted just that bit more.

Absolutely. Even when I eventually buy the "finished" product, I will not be doing any "swapping" - I'll be holding on to my PA4x for a fair while until I'm fully confident and settled with my PA5x.
It'll happen but I'm easing up on my excitement until I can really see some more progress.
With my personal needs, I could probably manage with it now since this recent update but with some discomfort for sure that I cannot "work-around" yet.

It is great that you are getting into yours and giving us some insightful feedback - appreciated.

Cheers

Pete

[Asena]

Guys , why don’t you use that attitude to korg.
This is so stupid, I had 60 korg and you had 30 Roland?
Mine was bigger than yours!!!



80 keyboards and stil childish?

I really don’t understand why you or anyone can’t understand that, this time korg messed up and it will take time to heal.
I don’t think this will be over in just a few updates,
Only the next korg(if they are still out there) maybe then we will see if there will be anything good

[MikeVVught]

I really don’t understand why you or anyone can’t understand that, this time korg messed up and it will take time to heal.

I do understand albeit this isn't the reason I still haven't bought the Pa5X already. In the past 30 years I learned it's better to wait 'til a new product is bug fixed prior to being a troubleshooter yourself.

I don’t think this will be over in just a few updates,
Only the next korg(if they are still out there) maybe then we will see if there will be anything good

I don't agree with that. Forgotten about the beginning of the Pa4X? How buggy it was? After OS 2.x.x it really got better and real good (new?) functions came around with version 3.x.x. I am sure the same will happen to the Pa5X but it can happen faster if Korg carefully listens to its customers.

[karmathanever]

Guys , why don’t you use that attitude to korg

The question is:- how do we do that?
I think that is futile unfortunately from the reactions and comments recorded so far.

If Korg cannot understand what is happening by reading this forum plus many many comments on FaceBook and elsewhere, then there is little hope of tackling it another way.

I have decided to just wait.... I am hopeful that something may happen to save my trust in Korg.

I am so sincerely sorry for those who are suffering from moving to the PA5x too soon.
Those who are coping OK right now are helping us all with their feedback and findings and I sincerely thank them.

Korg are still producing and supporting great great keyboards - they've just dropped the ball with their arrangers

PLEASE KORG - LISTEN and REACT else Yamaha or Ketron or maybe Roland will pass you by and leave you behind.....

[D575]

Guys , why don’t you use that attitude to korg

The question is:- how do we do that?
I think that is futile unfortunately from the reactions and comments recorded so far.

If Korg cannot understand what is happening by reading this forum plus many many comments on FaceBook and elsewhere, then there is little hope of tackling it another way.

I have decided to just wait.... I am hopeful that something may happen to save my trust in Korg.

I am so sincerely sorry for those who are suffering from moving to the PA5x too soon.
Those who are coping OK right now are helping us all with their feedback and findings and I sincerely thank them.

Korg are still producing and supporting great great keyboards - they've just dropped the ball with their arrangers

PLEASE KORG - LISTEN and REACT else Yamaha or Ketron or maybe Roland will pass you by and leave you behind.....

(((((( Most Definitely Agree ))))))

[taichi]

@Rikki

What a mess I made of my last post. It was totally out of order and I would like to offer a full apology to you. It may be ok to criticise Korg at the moment but not our fellow posters like you.

I am a true Korgy with three Pas` that I dearly love. I have written about them many times here but have always supported posters that have issues. For the last few years posters far better than me have been pleading for updates to the Pa1000 and 700 and I have been supporting them. Despite the fact that I am happy with my Pa1000 and 700. Why ? Because I care about other people and feel sorry for them.

But there are ways of saying things and my choice of wording to you was not good and totally out of character. I got it wrong and sincerely apologise.

Take care

@Pete

Please remove that post of mine if you can. No more negative stuff from me again. Will focus on trying to help Pa4X, 1000 and 700 posters. And leave 5X to others because I know nothing about it. Also made myself a promise not to ever post again AFTER the pub if that makes sense.

Thanks

[rikkisbears]

@Rikki

What a mess I made of my last post. It was totally out of order and I would like to offer a full apology to you. It may be ok to criticise Korg at the moment but not our fellow posters like you.

I am a true Korgy with three Pas` that I dearly love. I have written about them many times here but have always supported posters that have issues. For the last few years posters far better than me have been pleading for updates to the Pa1000 and 700 and I have been supporting them. Despite the fact that I am happy with my Pa1000 and 700. Why ? Because I care about other people and feel sorry for them.

But there are ways of saying things and my choice of wording to you was not good and totally out of character. I got it wrong and sincerely apologise.

Take care

@Pete

Please remove that post of mine if you can. No more negative stuff from me again. Will focus on trying to help Pa4X, 1000 and 700 posters. And leave 5X to others because I know nothing about it. Also made myself a promise not to ever post again AFTER the pub if that makes sense.

Thanks

Hi Taichi, apology accepted. I think we’re all at our wits end with the mess Korg has caused. Just trying to make the best of a bad situation.
Had the i2 when it first came out in the 90’s, but at that stage I was a Technics tragic. When they stopped making them in early 2000, I was at a loss as to what to replace them with. Even went thru the “soft synth / software arranger “ phase for about 3 years, but nothing shone like the technics ( for me).
Rediscovered Korg with the pa800, wow, the style structure and the style creation functions were amazing. We didn’t even have have guitar mode in the early days and some of the editing functions weren’t available early days either. I think my first 1000 posts were probably written on how great the pa800 was. Haha.
You were right about one thing , I didn’t get much time to play.
I haven’t fully lost faith (yet ) in Korg, all the improvements they’ve made over the years and the models. Still wonder what brainsnap caused the release of an unfinished product.
At the moment I’m a half glass full gal, hopefully that doesn’t change.

[rikkisbears]

Guys , why don’t you use that attitude to korg

The question is:- how do we do that?
I think that is futile unfortunately from the reactions and comments recorded so far.

If Korg cannot understand what is happening by reading this forum plus many many comments on FaceBook and elsewhere, then there is little hope of tackling it another way.

I have decided to just wait.... I am hopeful that something may happen to save my trust in Korg.

I am so sincerely sorry for those who are suffering from moving to the PA5x too soon.
Those who are coping OK right now are helping us all with their feedback and findings and I sincerely thank them.

Korg are still producing and supporting great great keyboards - they've just dropped the ball with their arrangers

PLEASE KORG - LISTEN and REACT else Yamaha or Ketron or maybe Roland will pass you by and leave you behind.....

Hi Pete,
Used to be great when Paolo would pop in and keep us informed.
Felt like they cared about their customers and what we had to say. If the concern is if one of the representatives might say the wrong thing, how much worse could that be than treating us like a bunch of mushrooms and keeping us in the dark as to what is going on.
The big Yamaha forum I belong too, apparently Yamaha doesn’t get involved either, doubt whether they care anymore than Korg does.

[rikkisbears]

don’t swap your pa4x yet, though. I’d wait till they get it sorted just that bit more.

Absolutely. Even when I eventually buy the "finished" product, I will not be doing any "swapping" - I'll be holding on to my PA4x for a fair while until I'm fully confident and settled with my PA5x.
It'll happen but I'm easing up on my excitement until I can really see some more progress.
With my personal needs, I could probably manage with it now since this recent update but with some discomfort for sure that I cannot "work-around" yet.

It is great that you are getting into yours and giving us some insightful feedback - appreciated.


Cheers

Pete

Hi Pete , for some reason I thought you were planning on selling Pa4x prior to buying PA5x. Far better situation if you can hold onto both for a while, when you do eventually buy one.

[Asena]

Guys this is WHY i love this forum, All of you are like a FAMILY for me, Here is real great people, And we all makes things in different way, Take care of you out there, The world is not as it was, so be kind, be nice, be hopefull, and BE A GENT like THAICHI , that made my day, HOPE IS ALL WE GOT THIS DAYS bigg huggs

[karmathanever]

Used to be great when Paolo would pop in and keep us informed.

Yes agree - I know for a fact that Paolo and the team are no longer "allowed" to communicate in that manner since the management changed.

So the "management" destroyed their customer service for sure!!!

Hi Pete , for some reason I thought you were planning on selling Pa4x prior to buying PA5x. Far better situation if you can hold onto both for a while, when you do eventually buy one.

Unfortunately I'll have to break the bank or get another mortgage to do this BUT will not part with PA4x until all is smooth....

[usaraiya]

I don't understand why the new "management" is hell bent on destroying something that was working well (customer service), and not following the previous administration's modus operandi of not releasing a new product until it is solid as a rock! Weird!

Uday

[karmathanever]

I don't understand why the new "management" is hell bent on destroying something that was working well (customer service)

I don't think they are - I believe that they are young and inexperienced

[taichi]

Hi Rikki

Thanks for being ok about things, I was rather embarrassed the next morning when I read that stupid post of mine. Just constructive stuff from now on.

And also to be a bit more optimistic about 5X. After all I have 4X so I can afford to be patient. Keep reporting and I am sure that all will be ok soon. Fingers crossed.

Thanks again

Take care

[rikkisbears]

Hi Rikki

Thanks for being ok about things, I was rather embarrassed the next morning when I read that stupid post of mine. Just constructive stuff from now on.

And also to be a bit more optimistic about 5X. After all I have 4X so I can afford to be patient. Keep reporting and I am sure that all will be ok soon. Fingers crossed.

Thanks again

Take care

Hi Taichi, you’ve got a great keyboard in the Pa4x, and it’s worth being patient , though not easy when something new hits the market that you’re wanting to try. Took me a while before I took the plunge. I didn’t buy till the manual was released. A couple of functions it had to have for me was the import/ export midifile. Think it’s still slightly buggy, but it was enough to keep me going and allow me to edit my old user style conversions and also being able to import / swap tracks from styles and pads and vice versa.
Enough to keep me going. Haha
You take care too and keep enjoying those Korgs