Korg |
Korg Announces K61P USB-MIDI Studio Controller |
23 October 2006 |
- K61P combines computer controller features with built-in, high-quality,stereo-sampled acoustic and electric pianos - MELVILLE, NY, October 23, 2006 - Korg announces the newest member of itsK-series USB-MIDI Studio Controller keyboards, the K61P. It combinespowerful controller functions with 24 onboard keyboard sounds, bridgingcomputer music and stand-alone performance needs. The sophisticated onboard sound engine includes a high-quality stereo pianothat has been carefully sampled to capture all the richness and detail of agrand piano s character. Five additional acoustic pianos are also included,as well as five electric pianos, two harpsichords, three jazz organs, threechurch organs, clavinet, vibraphone, choir and two string sounds. Stretchtuning for the pianos, Werckmeister temperament for the organs, andKirnberger temperament for the harpsichords increase the sounds authenticity. Chorus and Reverb effects are also included for processing theinternal sounds. As with other K-series models, the K61P features four velocity curves,including a fixed velocity setting for organ and analog synthesizer sounds.Key Transpose and Octave Shift features provide access to a wide note range.Modulation and pitch wheels facilitate real-time control and expressiveplaying. Stereo outputs and a headphone jack allow the K61P to be played asa stand-alone keyboard and are perfect for teaching, home practice and liveperformance. A variety of assignable performance controllers are provided in a logicallayout, including two knobs, two switches, a slider and a footswitch jack.They can manipulate numerous functions, allowing powerful hands-on hardwareaccess to virtually any software instrument parameter. Korg s proprietary ClickPoint controller can function in one of two modes as an X Y joystick (with Hold function), or as a single-button mouse forcomputer control. Users can assign separate MIDI control messages to be sentby the X-axis (left right) and Y-axis (forward back) for intuitive controlover two simultaneous parameters. Like other K-series models, the K61P comes bundled with Korg s M1 Lesoftware synthesizer, a complete software version of the classic M1 MusicWorkstation. As a bonus, K-series users can upgrade at a special "PreferredOwner" price to the Korg Legacy Collection - Digital Edition, whichcomprises a significantly enhanced version of the M1 software synthesizer,the WAVESTATION v1.6 software synthesizer and the MDE-X v1.2 multi-effectplug-in. Mac and Windows editor software is included, making it easy to create, edit,and manage "scenes" on a computer. Template scenes for popular musicproduction programs and software synthesizers are provided as well. Alsoincluded are free demo versions of popular software titles the Korg LegacyCollection, Live 5 by Ableton, Lounge Lizard EP-3, Ultra Analog VA-1, StringStudio VS-1 from Applied Acoustic Systems, and Reason 3.0 by Propellerhead. The K61P can be powered via a USB connection to a computer or via anoptional AC adapter. |
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