Korg - i3 Music Workstation Keyboard - 61 Key - Matte Black

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Whether you're fleshing out ideas or producing epic projects, the amazing sounds and intuitive controls of the Korg i3 Workstation will help you through the entire process. When using the sequencer, it can record, save, and play both MIDI and audio files, all while you're playing along. This all-in-one, simple to use arranger is ideal for a budding composer, eager performer, or an up-and-coming producer. And thanks to the battery power, you can use the Korg I3 workstation where ever you wish! Intuitive interface The Korg i3 Music Workstation allows you to take a simple idea through to a complete production with great quality sounds and intuitive controls. Beginner Friendly Workstation Keyboard You should get an instant answer on whether your application has been successful, though in some rare cases Klarna or V12 may need to look at the application in more detail. The programming and arrangement of the styles themselves is sophisticated and well-executed. Similar to the Pa series, each style includes 4 variations, plus an intro, ending, count-in, break and fill, to customise and punctuate your arrangement.

You also have 59 custom Drum Kits at your disposal so you're never short of percussion to get that perfect sound. Pop‑up and select buttons call up menus which occupy some or all of the screen; these are typically used for selecting Programs or Styles by category. Created by master programmers and musicians, 800 instrument sounds are built into the Korg i3. These sounds include a complete GM2 set which provides fantastic compatibility with General MIDI.

Korg's surprise entry into the keyboard market with the high‑end i2, some four and a half years ago, was significant in several respects. For a start, the very fact that a company closely and prestigiously identified with the synthesizer market had released an auto‑accompaniment keyboard was a recognition of the changing nature of keyboards and keyboard players' expectations. It was also a recognition that, in application if not in image, the high‑end auto‑accompaniment keyboard and the workstation synth were becoming ever more alike in functionality, quality and appearance. Please note that this extended warranty is currently only available on products sold within the UK, EU or EEA, and is subject to the terms and conditions as detailed on the extended warranty certificate provided. If an item can not be repaired, a similar alternative product or cash discount (as defined in this policy) will be offered Inevitably the Korg i30 provides a General MIDI sound set, and it's one of the more vibrant and appealing ones available, characterised by Korg's usual sonic excellence. However, the new keyboard is sonically much more versatile than this, coming with a further 192 ROM and 128 RAM Programs, sophisticated sound editing capability, and a large sample and waveform ROM complete with the usual quirky and creative Korg sounds to draw on. Editing is easy and rewarding using the graphical touchscreen interface. While the i30 treads a well‑worn path sonically, it's also solid and reliable. Worth highlighting is the large number of drum kits, which as usual from Korg provide one of the more interesting and satisfying drum and percussion presences available on a workstation, including plenty of modern kits.

For customers in outlying areas of the country, the price of the Extended Warranty may be marginally higher, due to the potential for higher collection and redelivery transport costs. You can select from 200 Sound Sets and place up to four different sounds on the keyboard at once; three can be layered across the upper keys with another split to the lower keys.An i30 Arrangement is a complete set of keyboard and accompaniment sounds, effects, tempo and front‑panel settings grouped together with a Style selection. You can call up a different Style at any time within a given Arrangement — which can be an interesting way of randomly experimenting with different Style and sound combinations. A new Style is selected simply by pressing on the Style field in the main Arrangement Play mode LCD screen, then pressing on one of the 12 graphical musical style buttons and selecting a Style from the resulting pop‑up menu. You can select from 128 ROM and 128 RAM Arrangements (great to see the user memories given equal weight), either via the LCD or the relevant front‑panel buttons. The transition from Arrangement to Arrangement is completely smooth in performance (on the first beat of the next bar), so you can create performances and songs out of multiple Arrangements and Styles — ideal for user‑created auto‑accompaniments. If you're a fan of Korg's sample‑based workstations and you want to get into auto‑accompaniment sequencing, the i30 is the ideal instrument... To help flesh out your musical masterpieces, select the Style Performance Set. This is used to complete any piece you might make by providing the missing parts required. For example, you could add a bass line, drum parts, guitar, or even brass sections! Its possible to have up to 8 of these in play simultaneously, making for some seriously layered and detailed compositions. All elements can be selected and muted, and the volume levels of each can be reduced and increased as you see fit. Features Making it easy to find the controls you need, the front panel buttons and controls are all grouped together by function. The i30's front panel features a generous supply of buttons and sliders, mainly for mode and memory selection, plus selection of auto‑accompaniment and keyboard settings. It's worth pointing out, though, that the large graphical display and touchscreen capability provide ready access to the i30's many synthesis parameters. Live mixing of the i30's accompaniment and keyboard parts is facilitated by the Output Mixer section at the left‑hand end of the front panel. The nine level sliders allow individual control of the six accompaniment and three keyboard parts, as do the nine play/mute buttons below the sliders; you can press multiple buttons at once to drop several parts in and/or out together, eg. the drum, percussion and bass parts. Editing is easy and rewarding using the graphical touchscreen interface.