Korg Launches New NX5R Sound ModuleDesktop-music synthesizer features Korg's critically acclaimed AI2 Synthesis System with an internal XGTM tone generator
January 28, 1999Korg USA
introduces the next generation of half-rack multi-media sound modules: the NX5R.
It incorporates Korg's AI2 Synthesis System with 12 Mbyte PCM wave memory ROM,
and an XG* tone generator board. The NX5R features: 96 voices; 48 channel multi-timbrality;
2,365 sounds; and 52 different drum kits. In addition, it fully supports XG
and GM, and provides sound maps for GS* and the Korg Super-series (X5 tone generator
sound map).
The NX5R has a built-in computer interface that allows connection directly
to a Macintosh or PC-compatible computer. With its expanded polyphony, multi-timbrality
and compatibility with most formats, the NX5R is ideal for music recording,
multi-media, and desktop-music production.
The feature set of the Korg NX5R is truly extensive:
- A massive library of 2,365 sounds: The AI2 tone generator provides 1177
sound programs (128 of which are RAM-enabling the user to store edit locations),
512 combinations (128 are RAM), and 31 drum kits. The XG tone generator provides
676 normal voices (programs) and 21 drum kits.
- Multi-timbrality: the AI2 has 32 part multi-timbrality, and the XG tone
generator has 16 part.
- Polyphony: 64 note for the AI2, and 32 note for the XG (equaling 96 notes
total)
- High-capacity PCM ROM (12 Mbytes of waveform memory for the AI2, 4 Mb for
the XG) for high quality sounding programs.
- Effects: the AI2 provides two independent stereo multi-effects units (47
effects per unit), and the XG boasts three units - one with three types of
reverb, another with 11 types of chorus, and a third which features 42 types
of variation.
- New high-visibility, intuitive, iconic graphical display interface with
a 144 x 40 dual-color backlit LCD (which offers instant display status via
bar graph display, knobs and sliders).
- Line-in/out jacks which allow the sounds of other instruments to be outputted
together with the NX5R's, without the need for an external mixer.
The NX5R is currently available, and has a list price of $725.
*GS is a registered trademark of Roland Corporation.
*XG is a registered trademark of Yamaha Corporation.
*Macintosh is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc. For more information, visit Korg at http://www.korg.com/ |
