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Korg X50 61 Key Music Synthesizer Keyboard |  | Brand: Korg
Category: Musical Instruments
List Price: $850.00
Buy New: $599.00
as of 7/30/2010 14:38 CDT details
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Seller: Unique Squared Inc.
Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 4963
Shipping Weight (lbs): 6.2
Dimensions (in): 44.5 x 13.9 x 6.3
MPN: X50
UPC: 603384046154
EAN: 0603384046154
ASIN: B0019Z7MOC
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | 512 professional-quality sound programs | | • | 384 combinations | | • | Powerful effect section with four processors | | • | Dual polyphonic arpeggiator | | • | USB connector allows single-cable MIDI connection with your computer |
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Product Description
The Korg X50 music synthesizer features the HI (Hyper Integrated) sound engine that's used on the world-famous TRITON series. It gives you pro-quality sounds in an ultra-compact body. This keyboard synthesizer delivers unbeatable convenience and enjoyment for live performance or song production. The 64 MB PCM memory contains a wide range of sounds, including piano, strings, guitar, and synth sounds. With 512 sound Programs, as well as 384 ?Combinations? that let you use up to eight Programs together, you can start enjoying a diverse selection of great sounds right away. The effect section lets you simultaneously use four effects (one insert effect, two master effects, and one EQ), and provides a full selection of effect types such as reverb, chorus, and delay. Best of all, the X50 is compatible with Korg?s TR line of music workstations so you can share sounds and songs with Korg users around the world. The X50?s ultra-portable design also allows greater accessibility to musicians on the go without having to sacrifice quality.
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| Customer Reviews:
 A great keyboard if you know what you need January 13, 2010
Joshua A. Boyles (OR, USA)
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
I've owned the x50 for a couple of years now and use it in my home studio. First of all is sound quality. The top of the line Korg series is the Triton keyboards, which cost thousands of dollars (depending on the model). This keyboard uses the same engine, so the sounds are quite similar to the top of the line model. In other words, incredible sounds.
So why is it less than a thousand bucks? First of all, it's not as customizable. Make no mistake, you can still tweak every sound, but it's not as easy or as in depth as the Triton series.
Second are the physical stats: 61 VELOCITY SENSITIVE, but NOT weighted keys. This means that you can still play with dynamic control, but there isn't the feedback one might be used to from a piano. The keyboard itself is very well constructed but mainly plastic. It will surprise you in it's lack of heft, but don't confuse that with cheapness. It's solid.
So why use this? The voices are amazing. I use it in my home studio to backup my guitar. For one song I wrote in a flute solo and then brought in a flautist to learn the song so she could play with me live. She commented on how good the flautist was who recorded for me. She didn't even know it was a keyboard.
The strings, piano and organ sections are particularly strong.
It's great for my studio since I'm not a pianist. It's exceedingly portable so it would be great for gigs too. It's really a great deal since you get thousands of dollars worth of voices for less than a thousand.
 Triton sound generator in a very affordable package! July 6, 2010
Bruin Doc (Southern California, USA)
I bought an X-50 via craigslist as an inexpensive alternate keyboard to play when I feel lazy and not wanting to lift/transport my Yamaha Motif ES-6, a decisively heavier and superior keyboard/workstation. At about 9 lbs., it's nearly 30 lbs. lighter than my Motif with its 2 additional program cards, built-in sequencer and sampler. But, I also wanted the great sounds of a Korg Triton, so voila! The X-50. I really love the programs and combis in this synth. Some are HUGE and incredibly FULL sounding, particularly the combis of course. The key bed is on the cheap side, but incredibly you have a lot of range in dynamics when playing the keys slowly <-> fast, much better than any other keyboard I've experienced with this quality of key bed. And, as a former owner of a Sequential Circuits Prophet 5, believe me when I say that the X-50's key action ain't half-bad in comparison. In fact, if you like to "rip," the X-50's key action facilitates very fast runs. In terms of my favorite programs, there are a lot of great pianos, electric pianos, and clavs in the keyboard category, some very impressive strings programs that sound very realistic (esp. if you are familiar with how to voice them on a keyboard), acoustic and electric/distorted guitars on which you can rip rock solos, and some great sound effects and arpeggiated combis. The 4 very user-friend knobs are very convenient and the std programming provides you the most common adjustments you'll need for a live performance; you can also program other effects per your own preferences. These continue to sell at $699, but here at amazon.com the $599 price tag makes this an even sweater deal; I bought mine used for $400. All in all, a wonderful little synth. I would've given it the highest rating IF the key bed provided a little better action and feel. But, again, you still get great dynamic range using these keys, so this isn't really a big deal unless you're very picky about the feel of your keys. Again, they are a huge improvement over some of the analog synths I used in the 1980's. If you want the next model up, that would likely be the Korg M50 which I tried out. The key bed provides superior action to the X-50, but just be a little; some may consider it enough improvement, however, to seal the deal. The M50's sound generator is from their M3, which is pretty killer, and the M50 has many more features, including a great touch screen, 16-track sequencer, etc.; but, its starting price is anywhere between $900 and $1,100. Compare and shop and be sure you get what you want AND need.
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