Korg i3 61-Key Music Workstation (Rubberized Matte Black)

The rubberized matte black Korg i3 is a self-contained, well-featured music workstation with 61 full-size, velocity-sensitive keys, for the budding composer, the energetic performer, or the inspired, up-and-coming producer. The workstation can help you organize and capture musical themes and phrases so you can form complete, ready-to-play productions.

By grouping parts, beats, and sounds together by Sound Set and Style Performance Set, the i3 streamlines the creative process, providing a shortcut to choosing the right sounds and pulling together the right beats and grooves. The onboard effects and EQ tailor the sound for any performance, while the sequencer records, saves, and plays both MIDI and audio files, allowing you to play along. Self-contained, simple to use, and fun to play, the i3 is the ideal synth for the Using battery power, the KORG i3 Music Workstation can run wherever you run; a convenient auto-power off function preserves battery life.

The i3 features a 61 full-size, velocity-sensing keyboard and offers an adjustable touch response using the three touch-curves; a fourth setting provides a fixed output level. Transpose buttons shift the pitch of the keyboard up or down by two octaves, in octave increments. The professional joystick allows real-time articulation of pitch bend, vibrato, and brilliance during performance, while an additional two-band EQ (Low and High) provides a final adjustment to the overall tone. All front-panel buttons and controls are conveniently grouped together by function, and the custom backlit LCD delivers easy-to-read visual feedback regarding the instrument’s current settings. A rotary data-wheel encoder can quickly edit the value of the onscreen parameters.

The KORG i3 Music Workstation features plenty of connections and performance options on the rear panel to satisfy any situation. There are two 1/4" outputs (Left/Mono and Right) for audio monitoring, in addition to an 1/8” stereo headphone output, an 1/8” audio input is also provided. A 1/4" foot control input jack provides the function of the footswitch or expression pedal that is user defined. A 5-pin DIN MIDI output jack sends note and timing data from the i3 to other MIDI equipped instruments or audio gear. Two USB ports (device and host) are provided for loading and saving user data from a flash drive or to connect to a computer. When not running on battery power, the i3 can be connected to a suitable AC power source using the included adapter.

Sound Library and Effects
Nearly 800 instrument sounds created with critical precision by master programmers and musicians
Includes a complete GM2 sound set for General MIDI compatibility
59 custom Drum kits
High-fidelity PCM sound engine provides a generous 64 voices of polyphony