Korg Pa5X Full voice and style demonstration - 90 minutes live demo

This is a demonstration of the Korg on board styles and voices.
Please note that this video is for demonstration purposes and I do not endorse Korg Products.
This video is for demo only. As with all products I review or play, I always recommend that you try and test the instruments for yourself.

[@swishzonetech2551]

I've seen more than a few demo's of the PA5X and I keep coming back to yours. Great performances!

[@LeighWilbraham]

Thanks

[@serg3123]

Thank you for great demo. 👍 Takes days just to go over sounds. This keaboard truly reins endless possibilities of live and prerecorded performance 👏 Great job.

[@jorjajorjan3863]

This has to be the most enjoyable demo of yours of all that I've watched. Amazing. Great keyboard. Cheers.

[@michaelalberson126]

Absolutely fabulous demonstration of this spectacular instrument.

[@stefolaf8361]

Those strings sounded so real like a real orchestra playing. If I had the money I would definitely buy this beast. Thanks for the demo. You did a really good job 👍

[@LeighWilbraham]

The strings are the best out there on any arranger keyboard

[@Bronwyn031]

All of the sounds sound like the actual instruments. 💖

[@jonsolton7907]

Are these strings as good as Wersi?

[@mrdali67]

Korg have made a huge step forward with the Pa5X both in the style and sound department. They always had a more "in your face sound" where Yamaha sometimes can be said to sound a bit "too" polished. A very serious contender to the Genos. It begins to sound like the best things taken from when Solton/Ketron rocket the boat years back and gave Yamaha and Roland a run for their money in sounding more realistic especially for European and scandinavian music styles, where the japanese arrangers were often overfilled with useless arrangements that just sounded awfull. But the prising also shows that these Arrangers are going to take the place of the decline of the "Workstation". I still love my Kronos but honestly there is a hella lot more usefull and live playable sounds in this and the Genos than in the mighty Kronos, and it doesn't take a degree in engineering and Physics and a buttload of patience to get to learn to use and program. Even korg cleaned the user interface a little with the Nautilus it's still just a crippled Kronos with some fresh factory samples to milk the nearly 30 year old Oasys project which nearly made Korg fold cause of its development cost if Yamaha hadn't saved them. Todays Arrangers might miss some details in sound design, but most users still mostly look at how well the factory sounds of many synths are, as they don't have the patience to learn all the aspects of each board in making their own sounds, and in many ways an Arranger is just as advanced as many workstations today. Most of the top boards is almost a full fledged DAW and have the ability to load new samples too. The Pa5X could easily replace my Kronos 2 73 as main board. And the fact that the arrangers is about the only way to get a decent "Vocalist" today since TC Helicon discontinued their standalone models make them more desireable even the high price tag which is about the only con I can find about the Pa5X. And I really thaught Yamaha pushed it a bit beyoond the limit with the Genos. But as long as we look away from things like Wersi, Korg oficially have the most expencive arranger on the planet 🥳

[@alanrobinson5109]

Great demo Leigh, the sounds are so realistic, fabulous.

[@sparkyjim18]

Another great Demo Leigh, I thought I was settled on a Genos 1 or 2 as you said in a previous video the pa5x was complicated, now I am not sure. Any thoughts would be appreciated. Jim

[@tracyparnellmusic]

Beautiful playing and a great demo-thanks. 👍

[@Pappabajskorv]

What a fantastic keyboard! And awesome performance too of course!

[@LeighWilbraham]

Don't forget to watch our other 2 videos of the Korg Pa5X on our channel. One features the control section and the other shows the dual style controllers.

[@philipvanwaes8175]

What can i say , beautiful - beautiful , what a great musician !! together with the mighty Korg Pa5x . Many thanks for it. Regards.

[@whypsr3000]

Well done Leigh thank you for an excellent demo a real pleasure to listen to excellent sound quality as normal and my new favourite keyboard🤭

[@vacation_generation]

Thanks for the demo. It showcases nicely what you can achieve with this beast of a machine. The quality is outstanding. The arranger features and ability to knock out a quick tune is demonstrated well. I hope the sequencer is more intuitive than that on the Genos 🙂

[@pep7890]

What a wonderful demo. This really show cases the power of this arranger. I'm thoroughly impressed with your playing and the sounds coming out of this little guy. Thanks for doing this.

[@LuisJSFilho]

Excellent review! (and musical execution). This will be my next keyboard.

[@christopherforster6555]

Thank you for a lovely demo enjoyed.

[@WN8HGZ]

Very well done I love the no talking that’s a stroke of genious. Thank please do more just like this playing all kinds of songs.

[@tyrosbuddy]

Hi Leigh. Despite some of the misgivings about missing functions in the OS I certainly can't fault the fidelity of the sounds. I thought the Strings section was phenomenal. Personally for me the best I've ever heard on any Arranger. A really comprehensive Demo of sounds and some of the Styles. Well done Leigh. Always enjoy your Demonstrations.

[@LeighWilbraham]

Thanks Keith. Yes the strings are serious Kick Ass quality.

[@patrickrwhite8354]

Hi Leigh I find this keyboard Arranger Workstation has many heavenly voices. So far I am really enjoying your demonstration. The keyboard is truly amazing I think. Thank you sir. It can be totally dramatic and then very light and airy. AMAZING!

[@petersar100]

Great playing and demo Leigh. Nice to hear so many voices on their own. Mines on order, maybe the end of the month!

[@tomlavelle8340]

A wonderful box of sounds!

[@roncrabb3592]

Wonderful instrument, wonderful demo.

[@larryclair2195]

These pianos sounds are excellent. I can imagine what an accomplished piano player could do with the longer keyboard version

[@marcThysebaert]

What a wonderful demo

[@chatchaiovatanupat2663]

Brass and String section are very outstanding. I really love how Korg delivers us the feeling of real sound instruments. Hopefully I can buy PA5X one day soon. Thank you for your wonderful introduction through many sounds and styles of this machine.🎉

[@Hiddeninthineheart]

Wow thanks can't believe it took so much to find this

[@SergioPilipec]

Muy buena demostración y excelente músico, con conceptos orquestales muy formados. Un gran maestro, lo felicito. Saludos

[@Mike-mt9lt]

Wow!! Leigh that was wonderful. I have had a Tyros 5 and currently a Genos. Peter Baartmans sold me on the Genos. Me and my son, then aged 10, had a delightful evening with Yamaha, in Sheffield. You, Leigh, have just about sold me on the Korg. Fantastic playing! Many thanks for your efforts.

[@LeighWilbraham]

Hi Mike. Please compare before buying. Don’t take my review as reason to buy.

[@aimeguthleben]

Its so amazing and great. Have my thanks with my congratulations.

[@knmyak]

Great step forward by KORG

[@trovarumba6784]

Hi Leigh. This is the kind of video that sells a product. By the way I just order mine. I have the Korg PA3X and it is a huge difference. Thanks for the amazing video and excellent performance.

[@philipford6183]

It's a beautiful keyboard, and this is one of the best demos of it I have seen. As always, the art produced is only as good as the artist creating it. I think you did a great job.

[@LeighWilbraham]

Glad you like it!

[@martinj.a6602]

Your playing is so great Leigh !! Hats off to you !!

[@jeanmccullough1064]

I Love this sounds and what a great keyboard , piano, organ swipes., instrument sounds😢.

[@ranihalata3369]

thank you amazing demo Well done

[@shatteredsquare]

this video is now my personal theme music. bravo maestro! 🫠

[@Ahmad-vw5uw]

Many Thanks Leigh, This keyboard from KORG is the flagship today; the Piano sounds, togheter with the semi-weighted, longer Fingers and touch response will make this Pa-5X from Korg very hard to beat, for many years to come. Best Regards from Egypt.

[@korgindiainstrumentalworld]

are u looking for indian set ?

[@user-is1eu4gu4t]

Voices & styles are fabulous .. very Hi-fi...❤

[@bz1994]

What ever faults you can find , the sound if not always a true representation, is rich and powerful, amazing keyboard ❤

[@somospaissanos6867]

I am Mexican I really like that new Korg keyboard and you are an incredible piano teacher, congratulations, I subscribe to your channel.

[@kiokomutinda7136]

You are such a phenomenal player. 🎼 wonderful sounding keyboard👌 so musical.

[@jesua301]

Very good review. Thanks.

[@moogy77]

I had a PA4X and really liked it, but was never able to get around some of the features. Like making your own styles, and the sequencer. Drove me NUTS! But now, with the new lay out, it looks like those issues are a thing of the past. I'm buying the 76 version. The Fatar keybed is SO GREAT, it really allows you to play organ swipes and piano runs with ease.

[@cinepost]

Are you happy with the PA5x?

[@firebirdn30]

Great demo of Cinematic and Ballroom styles but few others, I would like to hear how it handles other Genres such as funk, soul, R&B, blues, Country and modern Pop

[@ger7sch]

Really nice. Thanks.

[@Armonico_.]

Thanks a lot I flew with you, while you were playing

[@jeanmccullough1064]

❤Love it , beautifully Playing, sound’s a tremendous., I like the Kong Pa 5X so much,I will say it is hard to leave these sounds…

[@Denvermorgan2000]

This keyboard sounds very natural i feel my Pa3x is good but this is really a whole new level great playing by the way.

[@sunimalfernando4347]

❤️😘🌷🎹🎼👌👍 congratulations!! Great beautiful korg pa 5x thank you!!!

[@dehutchhongarije1018]

amazing instrument! I really think that this will become the serious gamechanger for the Genos...although that too is a great instrument, but same as the PA4 became the best.... they did it again!

[@cchongchannel8943]

Thanks for the wonderful demonstrations. Awesome. Does it have guitar strumming patterns and phrases built in?

[@neilsonshou]

Parabéns cara pelo seu trabalho 👏👏👏

[@vilma1329]

Show!! Parabéns!!

[@ehabfakhrihikmat5280]

Great show

[@MrGioscandurra]

Thanks for the demo. The sounds of the Pa5x are truly fantastic. In my opinion now Korg has to work more on the quality of the styles.

[@kiokomutinda7136]

On the contrary, I think the styles are more realistic than on the Yamaha Genos.

[@KrisPoelsMusicStudio]

Just One word “WOW”

[@paulflooringfirst]

I'd add OMG, WTF etc!

[@Artur_Yahyaev_AR]

Piano very quality 👌

[@Vanilla_Pat]

Great job! Sounds so fun to play. I’m a saxophonist and I see that still nobody can reproduce a decent sax sound. I wonder if anyone will ever crack that.

[@jefferystevens1296]

Amazing...❤

[@GaryMCurran]

I have a PA-800. I wanted the PA4X, but I am drooling over this in all the demos and tutorials I've seen so far. What an amazing instrument. The funny thing is, this is only $100 USD more than the PA4X-76 Oriental. Amazing deal, and it's STILL less than the Genos!

[@loop3126]

where are you from, if its stil less than the genos

[@ConsoleCool]

And a Chevy is STILL less than a Mercedes.

[@Ahmad-vw5uw]

This Pa-5x has much better natural sounds and styles than the Genos. Besides, the semi-weighted Keyboard fingers are far ahead better in all respects.

[@GaryMCurran]

@@Ahmad-vw5uw I think the Genos is more ready to play live, with songs that are already dripping with effects. That's not a bad thing if you're playing a gig. The Korg, to me, sounds more like an acoustic instrument 'in the raw.' That means processing to get a record ready sound, but it also allows you to tailor it to what you want. Of course, I'm talking the samples, even before onboard processing.

[@GaryMCurran]

@@loop3126 I've tried responding to this twice now, I don't know why it isn't taking. I live in Washington State in the U.S.

[@adimanole]

Complimenti pentru munca depusă da este o orga buna

[@daxaapatel1402]

Love From India Big Fan

[@FranciscoSouza-ji6og]

Parabéns amigo...Vou continuar sonhando pelo menos tenho esse direito kkk

[@paulflooringfirst]

Are the orchestral sounds better than the 4x? They sound pretty amazing, but I might just be comparing to my 3x Thanks for the demo 👍😎😀

[@HappyCologne-vi4zw]

Am Ende der Ballade , was Hammer klingt , finde ich den Saxophonklang gigantisch. 😍

[@just_curi0us]

woooooow! just wow.

[@user-ej8rh8im3t]

I have a question.... You can split the keyboard in several places. For example LOWER from C1 to C2, UPPER 3 from C3 to C4, UPPER 2 from D4 to F5 etc ?

[@stevenyjtsai]

awesome~

[@robertmichalscheck3072]

I’m thinking of buying this when it becomes available,i is the interface hard to use?I read that it can be difficult.

[@andreasfriedrichs]

Hello Leigh, great demonstration. Are you by purporse playing the most songs in C major to keep it more easier to learn the songs and play them?

[@patricemichel3913]

++++++ Tout d’abord, un grand bravo à l’excellent musicien que vous êtes. +++++++ . Ensuite très très très bon clavier que j’ai eu l’occasion d’essayer et que je vais acquérir prochainement ( j’ai toujours eu des Yamaha dont le dernier était un Tyros5). Le clavier a un son naturel beaucoup plus dynamique et réel que Yamaha actuellement.

[@wersitime]

similar styling to yamaha and where is the balance control .I would like yamaha ensemble rather than the same pa4x ensemble

[@LeighWilbraham]

Such great feedback about Pa5X - Let us know what you think!

[@alexmisterpianoman]

Lovely job Leigh formed great background music for me. I have been looking at excuses to get this or the Nautilus although mainly playing piano right now. I tend towards free ranging music on Nautilus despite the quality of the seemingly not too intrusive styles. But tempting nevertheless

[@ehabfakhrihikmat5280]

Nicely hand good job

[@mucamixmz129]

Bravo teşekkürler üstad

[@DEBISOUNDPRO]

Fantastico wonderful 👍👍👍👍👍👍 top top top. Very nice💙 gooooooooodd

[@AntonyJansevanVuuren]

Hi Leigh, I really enjoyed your demonstration of the huge range of options available on the Pa5X. As a new owner, I would like to get to know the basics...do you do private tuition, over Zoom? Regards Tony

[@thiaguinhodoeskenta9503]

Y Love 5x

[@colinwashington8427]

It sounds really good Leigh thank you. I believe the Pa5X comes with a sound bar. Are you using that or are you using your Yamaha HS8 speakers?

[@LeighWilbraham]

I no longer have a 5x . I didnt like how complicated it is to use.

[@timothytaylor211]

Hey there Leigh --- tiny note here.. you may want to turn up your microphone when you go to talk.. Other than that, it was one awesomely fantastic video.. and here I am planning on at some point getting a Yamaha PSR-SX900, and at another point acquiring a pedal steel guitar to go along with it.... The Korg PA5X has blown me away, bro! This newfangled flagship of one of the ultimate sweet keyboards is definitely goin' onto my wish-list .. Thats for darn sure! Yeah!!😃

[@kelvinperez8845]

Question , the korg pa5x has a sequencer to create music from scratch , will it be possible in the korg to record the rhythm in the sequencer and then continue adding sounds like in the Genos ?

[@LeighWilbraham]

you can’t at the moment but believe there is an update coming.

[@Foxybiker72]

Fantastic Leigh and thats me subscribed. It's an amazing keyboard I have the sx900 at the min

[@cinepost]

Did you upgrade Or Still enjoying the SX900? Why is the Korg better if at all?😊

[@giuseppeventrella2996]

Please can you tell me if there is the function Chord Backing Sequence which exists on the Pa 4x.

[@LeighWilbraham]

yes there is and styles come also with sequences. Great feature of the Pa5X

[@dharmendrajuvvala6763]

I feel like buying and playing it but can only dream of it....

[@MrYamaha413]

apart from great sounds and styles biggest step forward in my opinion is user interface - much simpler user friendly and intuitive compare to older versions of PA. its great sounding out of the box without digging in menus for customization's like it was in the past.. and with that is real Genos killer which played great out of the box

[@Chellinoolmo]

Hi, is it possible to get hold of OS 1.0.0 as download? I would like to reset Pa5X to this, because OS 1.1.0 contains several new serious bugs. Kind regards Chello Administrator of Chellos Keyboard Players Club

[@paulflooringfirst]

That piano sound even rivals the Keyscape one!

[@thestylesworld]

Thanks for the video demo. Do you think it sounds better as compared to Pa4x?

[@LeighWilbraham]

the sounds are far superior to 4x

[@neilsonshou]

Já me escrevi no seu canal parabéns

[@user-hr5gv6nv2e]

ممتاز جدًا اصبحت اشتاق 5x

[@PauloRibeiroMusic]

Why pa5x Really needs an sistem actualization that is coming in 1 of September ? Anyone knows why? Isn’t perfect already ?

[@danieldemaree2017]

Some very nice stiles and instruments sounds, sad that they didn't include the typical quick backing recording - editing.

[@solojim]

Love my Korgs, always have - many years. I still don't hear an improvement on the acoustic pianos (although raved about my the presenter). Any thoughts here on my comment? I would like to hear one live.

[@3011macho]

Great demo, what's the song at 1:02:20, I can't remember the name:)

[@addecort7201]

Great. One thing i mist was de guitar shadow sound. Only accoustic guitars and the Electric distortions.

[@nippynige8523]

Great to hear you play the new machine. Trying to decide if I should sell my 4x and Tyros 4 for this or wait for Genos 2. Have preferred Yamaha in the past but this seems so close now. Any thoughts?

[@LeighWilbraham]

I've said to everyone who has asked me this question, you really have to play the keyboard to get a real feel for the sound and features.

[@Talia.777]

Of course GENOS... I have Tyros 5, and Genos. I purchased Pa4x last year. Quality of sounds and specially STYLES are shit on korg. I have no idea about Pa5x obviously... But I assure you YAMAHA sounds and styles have been always superior to that of Korg....

[@LuisJSFilho]

​@@Talia.777 In your own opinion, right? However, I have to agree with you in some respects, my friend. The sounds and "styles" that Yamaha delivers to end users are simply impeccable. But... Korg's power of editing, rhythm production, mastering, effects (etc...) is unsurpassed. We have a dilemma here... Who can, buy both hahaha

[@Talia.777]

@@LuisJSFilho Yeah you're right in that matter. I forgot to mention that User Interface and THE FLOW of editing and the functionalities that you mentioned above.... as a whole... in korg is way better than Yamaha.... But at the end of the day, Yamaha can satisfy you greatly in terms of Styles, Quality of the drumkits, and sounds IMHO. Pa5x looks so promising, specially in the sounds section.... So far... But anyway Pa5x or even Genos are still so expensive 😕. Not fair to many of Arranger lovers at all... I know that many many can't afford those Flagship Arrangers... Unfortunately.

[@LuisJSFilho]

@@Talia.777 Exactly! This is the point. I totally agree with your opinion above.

[@kenColtas-pg7nr]

Hi Leigh , I’m sure your excited about the new Genos 2 arriving I look forward to your first impressions asap. I want fully weighted keyboard this time so it’s fingers crossed, Otherwise it’s pa5x ! As a Genos fan I guess you expect the new Genos 2 to totally blow the Korg away .

[@kenColtas-pg7nr]

Is that keyboard as it comes out of the box Leigh with the effects and reverb much higher than on previous keyboards or have you set them? Ken

[@LeighWilbraham]

This is out of the box

[@kenColtas-pg7nr]

I’m sure you’re waiting like us all for your new baby !? Don’t forget to let us know sap on your first impressions. Want a fully weighted keyboard this time tho so its Genos fully weighted … if not pa5x 88. I guess you expect the new Genos to blow it away? Ken

[@patrickrwhite8354]

There is a Guitar selection that you made and I could almost hear Classical Jazz. It would have been so cool had you played that from your repertoire. With you using F as your Dhrone it was quite realistic and better than Yamaha for the bagpipes.

[@alexpeter2016]

4:40 where.s that piece from?