Comments on: Korg PA500

By: Ajit Kumar

Ajit Kumar — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 20:17:17 +0000

Hi Sharad, your comment on the Indian styles caught my attention. Can you please explain a little better as to how PA500 helps you with that. Are you creating styles from scratch or are you editing the existing ones or is it that the inbuilt styles of PA500 are suitable for Indian styles as is. I am a singer/guitar player and was looking into an arranger for styles maily for old/new bollywood songs. I am confused between the PSR710 and the new psr650 (don’t think it is out yet) and the PA500. Would appreciate some guidance. Thank you!

By: Sharad Gurav

Sharad Gurav — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 05:58:45 +0000

I have KORG PA500 . I agree with you …. . I have used Roland E-09 / Yamaha MM6 /KORG PA50 but KORG PA500 is just amazing. Its Styles Creating / Rythems for Indian Styles are just TOOOOOO GOOD. Sequencer is little bit tricky. But cost wise it is great compare to other arranger keyboards.

By: toon chan

toon chan — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 08:06:37 +0000

hi, apparently the sd card cant read anything with memory more than 2 GB. So just get another SD card with 1 GB or 2 GB and it will be easier to find the 2GB memory SD card at the camera shop as normally computer shop will sell higher memory card. hope it helps.

By: RJ

RJ — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 19:45:12 +0000

I’m unable to load MIDI files to my PA500 even in Song Play mode. My MIDI files are in an SD Card inserted into the PA500. It doesnt even detect the SD Card. However when I check it on my computer the files are there in the SD card and can be played on the computer.

1. Would I need any additional softwares be installed on my PA500?
2. If not would any complicated settings have to be done?

Kindly let me know.

By: Duane

Duane — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 16:03:09 +0000

The pa500 can’t process mpg or mp3 files. It can handle MIDI files in Song Play mode, where you can play back Songs in Standard MIDI File (SMF or KAR) format. See page 14 in the manual.

Korg pa800 can play mp3 files if you install an optional board.

The pa500 is fantastic. A vast improvement over the Korg i3 and PA50 I previously owned.

By: KEVIN

KEVIN — Sat, 09 Oct 2010 17:44:08 +0000

I just recently purchased a Korg pa500–I can not figure out how to transfer mpg music files from a SD card into its memory
bank …. can you help or direct me to a site that can?
thx, kvn

By: Rob Healey

Rob Healey — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 02:13:23 +0000

I’ve had a PA500 for over 2 years and a PA50 before that- and about 10 Yamaha PSR’s before that. I also have a Korg M1 and I’ve had Roland synths.

There is something magic about the PA500 compared to other brands- I sit down to play for 5 minutes and an hour goes by- it could be the true to life accompaniment, but it’s hard to put my finger on what produces this magic. I just love playing it.

I have compared it side by side with other brands and often the actual Korg voice is no better, yet somehow it all comes together and sounds great.

On the negative side – It is the most trickiest keyboard I’ve seen for understanding the operating system and there are sometimees up to 3 different ways to do something.

The keyboard is poor, the hinge for the keys is too close making it hard to press the keys when up between the black notes.

I love my PA500