Korg Microarranger 61-key Professional Micro Arranger Workstation Keyboard

Korg Microarranger 61-key Professional Micro Arranger Workstation Keyboard

Meet your new musical partner, the Korg  microARRANGER. 

This compact keyboard can quickly turn your  ideas into songs, and also allows you to  play your favorite songs with a full backing  arrangement – instantly! The Korg  microARRANGER turns the hit songs in your  head into reality.

Features & Highlights: 

Compact composing/performing keyboard  that acts as your musical arranger

61-key Natural Touch mini keyboard;  Velocity sensing

Built-in stereo speaker system

4 Stereo Effect Processors with 89  effect programs.

304 Styles; each is a complete and  interactive musical environment for  capturing your inspirations

Each Style includes Intros, Endings,  Fills, and four Variations, all are  completely editable

Styles follow your chords, voice  leading, and tempo settings – you are  always in control!

660 Preset Sound Programs and 128 User  Programs provide excellent Korg sounds

32 Drumkits; 64 User Drumkits; 

SD/SDHC card slot for data storage,  importing Styles, sharing data with a  computer DAW, etc.

Your  New Composing Assistant 

Each time an original melody or tune comes  to mind, it may often require substantial  expertise, equipment, and time to turn that  idea into a complete song in the same way  that a professional musician or arranger  might do. Korg's microARRANGER offers an  easier way for you to enjoy the satisfaction  of composing original music.

Even with modest keyboard skills, you can  simply choose a musical Style to match your  idea, tap in the tempo, hold down the chords  with your left hand and pick out the melody  with your the right hand, and listen as your  musical idea takes shape! From the keyboard  novice to the seasoned professional, the  microARRANGER can transform your ideas into  a more complete, fully realized, and more  impressive song than you might ever imagine.

Compact and Complete 

The microARRANGER features 61 Natural Touch  mini-keys proportioned for comfortable  playing. The stereo speaker system is  conveniently contained inside the  microARRANGER's compact body. Lightweight  and portable, the overall length is only 87  cm, and the microARRANGER weighs a mere 5  kg. Just turn the power on, and start  turning your ideas into reality immediately;  there's no need to connect any other  equipment. Whether you use it as a  convenient musical notepad or as a  full-fledged compositional tool, the  microARRANGER is a powerful platform for  your creativity in many ways.

Changes, Styles, and Music 

Just set the tempo, play a few chords, and  the Style Play function will begin to create  music. With each Style, the microARRANGER  follows your chord changes, voice leading,  and the tempo you set to create additional  musical parts to enhance your song. This can  be something basic like a drum and bass  rhythm section, an extra guitar part, all  the way up to a stompin' R & B combo with a  full horn section. The choice is always  yours. You can develop your song by  selecting a Style that's appropriate for the  melody you have in mind, or try selecting  various styles and playing around to see  what melodies your imagination will come up  with. You can also try different Styles with  the same melody, to see if a different  arrangement may better serve your song. By  allowing the microARRANGER to take charge of  the accompaniment and arrangement, you're  free to concentrate on your songwriting  without losing that initial flash of  inspiration. It's an easy way to complete a  rough sketch of your entire song.

Interactive Styles Inspire Your Creativity 

The microARRANGER provides 304 Styles from  such diverse musical genres as jazz, piano  ballads, Latin, pop, and rock. Each one can  assist you in producing pro-quality songs.  Each Style includes intros, endings, fills,  and breaks that can be used to accent a  section or change the course of the song.  Four variation of each backing Style are  provided; each offers a different level of  instrumentation or activity, allowing the  song to build and alternate between  sections. These backing variations can be  quickly switched simply by pressing a button  on the panel. The microARRANGER's  sophisticated chord scanning function  detects not only standard chords such as  major and minor, but also complex ones such  as 9th or 11th chords – as well as  inversions – ensuring that the musical parts  generated by the Style will correctly follow  the most ambitious chord progressions. You  are free to edit these styles, and store up  to 48 of them in internal memory. New styles  will also be available for free download at  korgpa.com. By adding your own favorite  Styles allows you to "customize" your  microARRANGER for even more enjoyment.

Capturing Your Ideas, Recording Your Songs 

The microARRANGER is equipped with powerful  tools to capture your musical performances;  and with different modes optimized for  different uses.

Backing Sequencer

There are two ways to record using the  backing sequencer. Realtime Recording  captures everything in one pass, as you  play. Each part you play, and each part  the microARRANGER's Style engine plays,  will be captured on a separate sequencer  track. This allows any part to be edited  independently at a later time. 

With Step Recording, the chords can be  entered one at a time, and you can tell  the sequencer how long to play each  chord, specified in beats and measures.  Additional parts, fills, variation  changes and other musical information  can all be entered in this way. This  method is ideal for creating a  step-by-step foundation for your song,  without needing to rely on advanced  keyboard skills.

Song Sequencer 

This is a conventional  one-track-at-a-time sequencer, like  those found in a computer program or a  workstation keyboard, with 16 tracks and  a capacity of 56,000 notes. Using the  Song Sequencer, you can layer additional  melodic parts onto a song created using  the backing sequencer. This is a  convenient way to add the finishing  touches required for full-fledged song  production.

Sequence data created on the microARRANGER  is also compatible with Standard MIDI Files,  so you can import it into your DAW or  software sequencer. In your PC you can  perform further editing or add vocal tracks  to bring your song data to its final stage  of completion.

Advanced Korg Sound Engine 

The microARRANGER is packed with the  high-quality 662 sounds, 33 drum kits and 89  effects you've come to expect from Korg.  There's a great selection of the sounds that  pro musicians and producers use in the  professional workplace – pianos, electric  pianos, and organs; thick basses; realistic  winds and strings; and tight drums – all  instantly available for your immediate use.  Also included are numerous high-quality  effects, rivaling the quality of dedicated  processors. These effects allow the creation  of finished productions and audience-ready  songs, without the need for any additional  equipment.

SD/SDHC card data storage & transfer 

Using the microARRANGER's SD card slot,  additional style data can be loaded directly  from your PC via SD card; it's also easy to  transfer data to your PC.

Realtime performance 

Although the microARRANGER's mini-keyboard  is compact, it has been designed for great  playability and a comfortable touch, with  box-shaped keys and careful consideration of  the proportions of the white and black keys.  With a 61-key range, you'll be able to play  using both hands for musically rich  performances, or easily provide backing for  a guitarist or vocalist --- a great way to  experience the enjoyment of playing in a  band. Another great feature for realtime  performance is the panel crossfader that  controls the XDS crossfade dual sequencer,  letting you control the volume of both  sequencers with a single knob for smooth  transitions between songs. The compact size  allows the microARRANGER to be taken  anywhere for your musical enjoyment.

Specifications:

microARRANGER Specifications

(Preliminary version)

Keyboard: 

61-key Natural Touch mini-keyboard  (velocity sensitive)

System:

OPOS – Objective Portable Operating  System: Multitasking System, load while  playing 

Feature; Upgradeable Operating  System; SSD Solid State Disk

Tone generator: 

HI synthesis (Hyper Integrated  synthesis system)

Voice Polyphony:

62 voices, 62 oscillators. Filters  with resonance

Waveform Memory:

32 MB PCM ROM (with Stereo Piano  Sound)

Multi Timbre:

Internal = 40 tracks (2 x 16 Tracks  in Sequencer, 4 Keyboard Tracks, 4 Pad  Tracks)

Effects:

4 stereo digital Multi-Effect systems  (89 effect types)

Programs/ Drum Kits:

662 Preset programs (including a  Stereo Piano and 256 "GM level 2 programs") 

33 drum kits (including 9 GM level 2  drum kits)

128 user programs + 64 user drum kits

Easy and Full Program Editing.

Styles:

Up to 304 Styles in Solid State Disk  (256 preload +48 User)

All reconfigurable; up to 8  accompaniment tracks 

All Style Performances are  programmable 

(Includes 4 Single Touch Settings for  each style)

Style Record:

Styles can be created or edited to  create new styles

Style elements:

Intro 1/2, Ending 1/2, Fill1/2, Count  In/Break, 4 Variations

Each style can memorize Max. 36 Chord  Variations

Performances:

160 real-time Performances + up to  304 Styles Performances 

With 4 Single Touch Settings

Song Sequencer: 

Play (Song Play)/ Record (Realtime /  Step)/ Edit

16 Multi track, Max = 56,000 events  (approximately), It corresponds to SMF  (Format o and 1)

Backing Sequencer:

Play / Record (Realtime / Step)/ Edit

Song Play:

XDS* Cross fade Dual Sequencer player 

2 Sequencers with separate  Start/Stop, Pause, 

'<< Rew' and '>> FF' controls;  Balance control

Lyrics are displayed on-screen

Jukebox Function; SMF Direct Player  (format 0 and 1)

Realtime Track:

Keyboard Track (Upper 1/2/3, Lower), 

PAD Track (4 truck)

Memory:

Internal Flash Memory = 8MB for  Operating System, Musical resource.

Interface:

Display: Backlit custom LCD  (Black-and-White)

Lyric Display (English Only)

Controls:

General Controls: Joystick, Dial 

Programmable Control: 1 Slider

Real-time Controls: Master Volume,  Acc/Seq Real-time Volume Balance 

Switches: STS (Single Touch Setting).  Style elements, Start/Stop, Transpose (b/#),

Bass Inversion, Memory, Manual Bass,  Split Point, Groove Quantize,

Fade In/Out, TAP Tempo, Synchro,  Start/Stop, Ensemble,

Chord Scanning (Lower / Upper),  Keyboard Mode (Lower, Full Upper), 

Tempo Lock, Octave (-/+), Multi PAD:  4 assignable pads + Stop button 

Control Inputs: 

Damper Pedal, Assignable pedal/switch  x 1

Audio Outputs:

Left/mono, Right; Headphone (Mini  Stereo Jack)

Audio Inputs:

Mini Stereo Jack

MIDI: 

In, Out

Data Storage: 

SD/SDHD cards; Multi Media Card (MMC)

Main Amplifier: 

2x 5 Watt

Speakers: 

10cm x 2 Single cone speakers (Open  Air type)

Power Supply: 

DC12V(Adapter)

Power Consumption:

9 Watts

Dimensions (w x D x H): 

873 x 277 x 91 mm / 34.37" x 10.91" x  3.58" inches (microARRANGER w/o music stand)

Weight:

4.2 Kg / 9.26 lbs (microARRANGER w/o  music stand)

Standard Accessories:

Quick Start Guide, Adaptor, Music  Stand, Accessory Discs

Options: 

EXP-2 Foot Controller, XVP-10  Exp/Volume Pedal, 

PS-1 Footswitch, PS-3 Footswitch,  DS-1H Damper Pedal

* Specifications and appearance are  subject to change without notice for  improvement.

GST Note: GST is included in the price of this item. GST is included in the freight.