Pa 800 or Kn7000 I own both keyboards.

My Korg is fantastic, I can sit for hours and program the changes in the style- select the 4 pads from a long list – the four One Touch Settings which give the instruments and volume balance I want – When I am done with the set up the Songbook puts it altogether leaving nothing out – it’s as complete as one can get.

When I sit with my Kn7000 I find I am not programing; I am creating instead. The styles are not as plentiful, and the instrument sounds (out of the box) are more than above average, and the keyboard is extremely friendly.

Both keyboards are good but serve a large difference in a players desires.

John C.

John, I'm not sure if you are asking a question or making a statement . . .

I've played PA800's, the PA3X, and just a few days ago the PA600. Of the three, I have only owned the PA3X. Korg has some nice sounds, nice rhythms, and literally everything is editable. But, editing is not as simple and straightforward as the KN's. After working with the PA3X for about nine months I decided it wasn't for me and got rid of it. I was frustrated with a lack of registrations (only 4 STS buttons) and delays in voicing reaction when changing song book selections or performance selections. I love the instant reaction of the KN panel memories.

I'm back to the KN7000's for keyboard use and my Roland combo organ (which has 8 registration buttons like the KN7000) for home use.

Bob, it is a statement; The Pa800 offers so much and I am not the type of person who will work on a small percentage of a keyboard. When much is given much is needed. I’m not sure where that came from.

To fully enjoy the Pa800 more time is needed to set all the variables. The Kn7000, because of age, offers less – but what it has is good. Nothing else really needed to do one great job. Equals; less work—more play.

John C.
Always good reading what you write.

John I know your frustration but I can't help thinking wether you should be comparing the two on a like for like situation they both come from a different age and yes the PA is todays technology and far more advanced than the 7000 BUT when the 7000 hit the scene there was nothing to touch it, it's like when your favourite pair of most comfortable shoes that you have had for years finally give up the ghost and you look for a new pair longingly like your last but to no avail and you have to start the whole process again. I have a PA but used to have a 7000 from new but I would never go back to it I know I have to put as much effort into the PA as I did the 7000 when I first got it. You are fortunate you have both enjoy them equally

Johnnie C. and Bob
For the last two months I have gone through a medical issue which has kept me at home. With a bit of luck I should be feeling OK shortly. Now that’s the bad part.

The good part is that I have been confined to my home with the two keyboards. (Smile) The Pa 800 with its 640 factory styles and 320 Favorite/User styles has kept me busy, and the Kn7000 has given me the chance to create and enjoy. So I’m a bit of a happy camper.

Good health, John C.

I'm a long term Technics user but I'm fascinated by what the Korg PA3X Pro appears to be able to do - if only I had enough spare money to buy one and investigate...ha well...

Wow Roger, I was under the impression that you were loaded with all talent you have, John C.

Roger nobody in Wiltshire is skint because that is the county where all the money is and you get Stonhenge thrown in for good measure. For Korg you don't have to go top of the range to get an arranger to keep you busy for a long long time

Among the many things I love about the 7K is that I can create
my own registrations and make as many changes as frequently as I choose. The quality of the sounds can be tweaked to suit my ear as well.

I get the impression creating registrations and tweaking sounds
is not among the attributes of the Korg, is that correct? It
does appear to be a great machine.....However.... without the
options I enjoy with the 7K, not so sure I would be interested.

Elizabeth

Elizabeth, just about everything is editable with Korg stuff. It is just not as intuitive as the Technics operating system. Yes you can edit sounds and registrations with Korg. It just takes a lot of time to learn a totally different system.

As I said earlier, it is the lack of registration presets (only four STS presets) along with a few other software "features" that turned me off and caused me to get rid of the PA3X.