Korg X2 - Workstation

Price : $~1600(New)

Released :1994 (?)

Description

Adam Levin (alevin@stevens-tech.edu) : This is my first professional keyboard/synth. I think it is well worth the expense. The sounds are fantastic, esp. the piano and pads. Good performance stuff in the combis (combine up to 8 programs (patches) in different ways with layering and splitting (velocity and keys)). The X3 is cheaper and smaller (61 keys) with 2MB less memory and 2 outputs, but it doesn't have the additional piano patch that makes the X2 worth it. All in all a solid, well built machine. The LCD display is a little smaller than I'd like, though.

Sequencer Specifications

• No Notes (max) : 32000 (?)
• No Patterns : 99
• No Songs : 10
• Other Features : DSDD 3.5" disk drive (IBM format) Lots of editing features (quantize, event edit (step), use of patterns instead of actual data, tempo changes on a tempo track...

Subjective Opinions

Sounds

• OVERALL SOUND QUALITY :Excellent
• Bass :Good
• Brass :Good
• Strings :Good
• Acoustic :Excellent
• Pads :Excellent
• Percussion/Drums :Excellent
• Organ :Excellent
• Digital Synth :Good
• Analog Synth :Good
• Strange Noises :Good
• Sounds to check out :X2 Piano (A1), Layered Piano (A1 combi), Dulcimer (A29 combi), Full Pipes (A26 combi), Layered Strings (A07 combi) and strings (A07) and lots more

Comments on the sounds : Some strings are better than others -- the lower the better. The X2 piano is the best i've heard yet.

Misc.

• Keyboard Quality :Excellent
• Display Quality :Good
• Construction Quality :Excellent
• Ease of Use :Good

Internet Addresses of Interest

Korg X3 email list http://whiz.mfi.com:80/keyboard/otherhtml/korg.html

Thanks to Adam Levin (alevin@stevens-tech.edu) for supplying this information and Ruffin Waller C/o ruffprod@erols.com for the picture

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