Korg X3 workstation synthesizer

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For sale here is my much loved Korg X3. I bought this in 2001 and it was the first synth that I ever owned. The X3 was released in 1993 and quickly became a staple workstation in the 1990's. When I went to Nottingham University to read music in 1997 they had a whole room full of these things and so when I got a job and saved some pennies this was top of my list.The keyboard is in truly excellent condition. Every single button/key works perfectly as if this item was brand new. I really do take care of my gear. It comes with the orginal box (yes!), user manuals, disks and even an instructional video (kids, this was before DVD!). There are a couple of tiny marks on the casing of the keyboard if you look really closely. In my opinion, it's a classic synth. The varied sounds sit great in a mix, and this is a great synth to learn patch programming. Todays synths are so complicated they can overwhelm newcomers who therefore tend to stick to the presets. The real power (and fun in my opinion) is building patches from scratch and really starting to understand sound synthesis. The X3 is a great learning tool in this respect.The keyboard action is very good giving a nice consistent response. I actually prefer the action to that on my considerably newer Korg Triton Extreme. There aren't too many review of the X3 online as it pre-dates the mass adoption of the internet. I found the following: The keyboard Synthesis-type: AI2 (Advanced Integrated Synthesis). Program architecture: Programs (patches) can consist of 1 or 2 PCM elements.Sample-resolution: 44.1 kHzKeyboard: 61 keys, velocity sensitive, aftertouch, light action.Programs:336 (200 internal RAM, 136 internal ROM)Combinations:200, internal RAMPolyphony: 32 PCM generators. In program mode: 32 notes for single oscillator program; 16 notes for dual oscillator program.Multitimbral: 16 partsLFO: One pitch LFO, one amplitude LFO and one filter LFO for each oscillator.Envelopes: Attack time, attack level, decay time, break point, slope time, sustain level, release time for amplitude and filter on both PCM oscillators. Start level, attack time, attack level, decay time, release level for pitch (shared by the 2 oscillators with adjustable bias)Effects: 2 stereo programmable effects processors, 47 types of effects, real-time controllable. 1 type of serial and 3 types of parallel routings.Audio-outputs: a stereo pair (X2 had 2 stereo pairs), Left channel doubles as Mono-out, headphones.External storage: RAM or ROM voice cards, PCM cards, 3.5" DD MS-DOS-compatible diskCard-slots: 1 Korg Prog/Seq data card slot, 1 Korg PCM cardMIDI connections: In, Out, ThruDisplay: Backlit LCD, 2x16 text area, numeric 3-digit display, status indicators.Inputs: keyboard, modulation wheel, pitch wheel, assignable pedal, MIDI In/Thru, data slider (this slider, although fiddly and flimsy, can be used to enter all kinds of live or programmed data - modulation, resonance, effects level, etc.)Weight: 10 kgDimensions: 1055 x 338.3 x 96 mm (W x D x H) The sequencer Tracks: 16Songs: 10 (which can be set-up to play in sequence)Polyphony: 32Capacity: 32 000 events.Modes: real-time (overwrite or overdub), step, punch-in (manual or automatic), loop. All of these recording modes can be used on several tracks simultaneously.Resolution: 1/48th or 1/96th of a quarter note. Not all time signatures are available at 1/96th resolution.Patterns: 99. (These can either be inserted into songs, to save memory, or just played by themselves, e.g. for chord progressions)The sequencer built-in to the X3 was actually pretty powerful, and could do most of the things you would want to do with it.The real advantage of having that sequencer came in a live situation, during which you could play back pre-recorded patterns, backing tracks, or entire songs, without having to carry your computer around with you. Since the keyboard had a disk drive, most people I know composed and arranged on their computer... read more

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