Originally posted by Diki:

"George, just to clarify........ what is the maximum sample RAM on the PA800, and how long does it take to load 64MB from the internal memory (is this solid-state or an internal HD?) into the active RAM. Is this true USB 2 speed, or just more efficient USB1 speeds? Theoretically, USB 1 ought to get close to 1MB/sec, and USB 2 is at least 100X faster."

Orginally posted by George Kaye:

"I just realized that the drive I was using was not a 2.0 drive. This must be why the load time was the same as the PA1XPRO."


>>I hate to break the news to everybody but only the front USB ports on the Pa800 are USB 2.0 i.e. (hi-speed/up to 480 Mbits transfer rate) and they are USB to 'Host' only. In other words they can't connect to an external USB Hard Drive, Thumb Drive, etc., only to a USB host like the ones found on a computer. The USB port on the "back" of the Pa800 is a USB to 'Device' but it is only USB 1.1 i.e. (full speed/up to 12 Mbits transfer rate). >> It would have been nice if Korg included a USB "2.0" to 'Device' interface also. As it stands now you will need a Laptop or Desktop computer with USB 2.0 ports to take advantage of the 480 Mbits transfer speed (up to 60 Mega 'Bytes'/s) on the Pa800's USB 2.0 to Host ports on the front of the keyboard. If Korg had included a USB 2.0 to "Device" interface on the Pa800 it would have eliminated the need for hooking it up to a computer to get the 2.0 speeds. A person could have just used a USB 2.0 Thumb Drive or external Hard Drive (which is very compact and portable and not NEAR AS EXPENSIVE! as a bulkier Laptop computer.

Oh well, I guess you can't have your cake and eat it too as they say.

But if you don't mind hauling around a Laptop (one with USB 2.0 ports) to your gigs then you're in fat city I suppose. But guard that puppy with your life! And be extremely careful you don't damage it some how.

PS: It would have been ideal though for Korg to have included a USB 2.0 to "Device" connection on the Pa800 also. >> Are you listening Yamaha??

Best regards,
Mike