The kind of keyboardist who could grab a random keyboard from all the keyboards ever made while blindfolded, and join any band in any genre and pull off a decent show on a few minutes notice.
Really nice keyboard with intuitive navigation, great sounds, very portable (very slim, nice!) And then there is the price, there is no competition at the moment. It would be great when the two potentiometers would have multiple assign functions, like for now it is only bass and treble, but f.i. filter cut off, Reverb and Chorus.
Maybe they will update the OS to allow for additional features... I could totally see these knobs being used for EFX level controls. Maybe Korg will read and listen to our posts :)
@@jansenwilder1335 the Krome RX is not an arranger keyboard. The Krome EX has benefits of its own and deficits of its own. The i3 is designed for a certain demographic and for that use, it works well.
Sí Ujiie es muy bueno con sus demostraciones. Pero, francamente, éste es el teclado “workstation” (no es un sintetizador estrictamente hablando) más barato en el mercado. Para el precio, ofrece mucho.
@@WxkR Claro, eso es innegable. En plan "usado" se puede encontrar algún par de otras marcas a un precio semejante y con iguales o mejores funciones, pero nuevo me parece que no.
@Davey Crockett Yeah, you're right. I noticed that as well. Wonder why that happened? Prices usually DEcrease after a product has been on the market for a while.
This thing may or be for some musicians, buts it’s def for me. I can have some fun with this. I just hate them cheesy piano sounds, but they’ll do. Maybe if you turn the velocity down on it, it’ll sound a bit better. I do that with the triton extreme, and it makes a difference
Hey there..I agree. The grand piano and and the other piano like acoustic piano don't sound good. Until I discovered something on this keyboard. Go and stroll on the pianos On the grand piano setting going down on.#s Until you find mono piano go to the effect settings and to default take off the reverb. ( I kept a tiny amount) same with a nice attack piano. Super nice piano now !
@@titomartinez4339 another thing too with Korg period is the cutoff filter. That’s like closing the lid. On Korg Kross, you can do that with the modulation wheel. Sounds like the lid is being closed. Any keyboard after Oasys has a pretty decent piano patch tho, except i3. If they had a cutoff knob, that problem could be dealt with in a way.
Keyboards haven't had much of a sound improvement since the mid 90's. They've gotten a little more "tech" but the sounds, which are the most important part, barely change :/
I want to buy korg i3 but i scare about one thing. It is really run on 6 x nimh 1900 mAh - It run all time without turn off ? I have one keyboard who need 12 V like this korg, and it can run on 6 x nimh but when i play and play more hard it turn off. I scare to buy unuseful keyboard. Can you tell me what keyboard is best run on nimh? i read about roland juno ds who need 9 v and run on 8 nimh. What about casio or yamaha?
*I believe this is NOT an "arranger", becouse it HAVEN'T the "full fingered mode"!!! You have to save your own chords before play some song accompained with those "chord" function, but this keyboard DON'T assimilate reconizing your chords in the left side, like the TRUE ARRANGERS do!*
I wonder why Korg continue to produce only the hardware version of a synthesizer. I think you cannot store so munch keyboards versions at the studio, or at home. Now I think Korg should work on a sort of box, an expander for exemple, upgradable (storage 2To), on which the owner will buys sound sets corresponding to a synthesizer. The main idea is to have only one keyboard without sounds (midi keyboards) and tons of sounds coming from expander. Now I work with my iPad and a midi keyboard. When I need sounds I buy it on AppStore.
I use a number of sound modules in my studio, and still love the hardware keyboards, myself. I like the idea of the immediacy of the instrument and it is the instrument, as a whole, that makes a difference. Having a host unit to play virtual engines may not sound the same. I am not into soft-synths much at all, because I love the immediacy of the hardware keyboards. I am somewhat old school, and there is something in having 4 or more boards on stage that I can turn to in an instant and start playing. I do not have to set up splits or anything. Plus, each keyboard is responsible for its own sound (and sound character of the keyboard itself) and that is more appealing than playing an iPad synth from a sterile controller. To each their own :)
Wow ! Korg is improving a lot with the arrangers . but stil a way way behind Yamaha arrangers , atleast with styles section ! With more and more development , korg could be a very good competitor. I always prefer korg keyboards for the key action and sounds !!!
@@carlosheisenn4421 hola hermano, la verdad aún no tuve chance de probarlo. Te puedo dar mi opinión en base a lo que lo he escuchado: la calidad de sonido no es muy diferente a la del Kross 2, pero en mi opinión le falta bastante fuerza y calidez sonora. En ese aspecto creo que la gama Triton es superior. Ignoro si posee memoria para Samples como en el Kross, sí en cambio es un sinte Workstation, en el cual vos puedes armar canciones sin necesidad de un secuenciador externo. Lo que también noté es que no tiene el modo Combi, eso se debe a que sólo se pueden mezclar 2 o 3 sonidos y uno a la izquierda, como es comúnmente en varios teclados de este rango de precios. Convengamos que sale unos 65 mil pesos, o sea, no es taaaan caro tampoco.
It can't see where the i3 should fit into the market. As a synth it misses the combis, like the Kross has. As a composing tool it misses a useful sequencer (it has no quantizing). As an arranger keyboard there are cheaper competitors which offer more features.
@@mikethompson3729 I would say a Yamaha PSR S700 or PSR SX700. Those have useful composer functions and good sounds. If you want a synth, you can get the Kross 2.
This is designed to be an entry-level unit for beginners who want to get into songwriting. I see it there, more than anything. I use it for other things and it performs well for me. This is not to replace anything or probably even break new ground. If anything, it is a more complete EK-50 in the form of a workstation :)
This is a great busking keyboard. I think the i3 platform has huge potential. I would like to see a 76 keys version with complete soundset from the Kross2. And with support of user purchased styles instead. Personally I find onboard sequencer pointless, you are better off sequencing with a Daw on laptop. However, pattern/looper based sequencing can be very useful to sketch out idea. Arranger styles function is also more fun to play than just a drum track and arpeggio.
Are the styles, intros and endings copyrighted by Korg? -- Are you free to use them without permission, credits or royalties? Example...Say you want to compose an original song or arrangement and use these features, can you be sued if the song gets picked up and/or played in public? Not just Korg but other arrangers as well from other manufacturers...I've always wondered about that.
Hi Jeremy, I saw your review on Korg i3, thank you for lovely videos. I've got one question - I am hesitating between Korg ek 50 and Korg i3... Which instrument is better in terms of quality and functionality? Assuming that price is not an issue, as well as the lack of internal speakers... Korg i3 costs roughly 150 USD more than EK 50... What would be your recommendation? Is the quality same, in terms of build and key actions? Thank you / Michael
I’am waiting for the vst version of this keyboard, or the version sampled into a VST. I like Korg products but I have too munch keyboards in the studio, and no places to store all of them. Please Korg, remember, expander or VST are future, keyboards blocks evolution.
I think this is just a re-issue of the classic rompler korg engine, with some tech-up-to-date feature and nicely compressed in a tiny format. Thus, the sound within can be easily found on the triton vst
The engine on the i3 is the same as the EK-50. The EK-50 has relations with the Micro Arranger, which itself was, I believe, the same engine as the PA-50. I believe that the PA-50 had a similar engine to the Triton (HI Synthesis). The i3 is basically the EK-50L in a different case with a different interface. If you want these sounds, I would recommend either getting one of these, or spring for the Triton Rack. In fact, the Triton rack would be a better deal because it has more features. I doubt that Korg will release a VST of this keyboard. Maybe they could release a VST of the Triton or something.
@@shawnaebbeson7882 Right, actually modern PA series are based on the EDS from the M3 flagship which is kinda an evolution of the triton series. Btw Triton is already on vst
Gavin McCloy It seems to me i3 is not an arranger too. Sounds like simple combo sounds in any workstation. Ok. If U want an arranger now Korg PA500 is cheaper and more flexible instrument. But i3 is overprised. And has a terrible sounds like Casio.
@@advers-cg the PA500 has not been in production for quite some time... you cannot compare it to the i3. The i3 is a different instrument and is rather, a hybrid type instrument. $600 USD is not overpriced at all for what this keyboard offers...
Que sonidos más malos madre mia... suena muy viejuno... aunque hayan puesto algunos estilos actuales pero... es que aunque valga 600€ y se considere teclado de entretenimiento... a mi no me convence nada... es que ni los ritmos te motivan, a ese precio pillas un Yamaha Tyros segunda mano bien cuidadito y le da a este10,000 patadas...en fin...
What a stupid comment. It is an inexpensive keyboard, you think it is going to have the same quality of a $2000 keyboard in looks or build? Dumb comments from immature people.
As nice as the music is. It sounds too much like your average keyboard shop player. All this diminished and m7 chords. Something that relates to every day music. Sorry bud.. It does sound cheap though, even though I love Korg systems.
That typical glassy and hollow Korg sound, bad samples, even worse summing, blending together horribly. This keyboard sounds like the old nineties X3, Korg always recycles their old and outdated PCM. Horrible, horrible sounding machine...
Have you actually PLAYED one in person? Have you sat in front of one in person and tried it? I bet not. I own one. While it has an older sound to it (Triton-era) sounds, it still sounds pretty good. The interface is easy to read and it does play well. I do wish they would finally get rid of the Triton-era samples though. When EDS came onto the scene, everything should have switched to that. Even the Kross and Kross 2 use an embedded (integrated) form of EDS.
@@shawnaebbeson7882 I own over 20 Korg ROMplers from 1986 onwards, it is what I do for living. That is only Korg, not to mention Roland and Yamaha. Korg is technically broken straight from the factory.
@@BojanBojovic good for you. I too play for a living. I also have other brands in my studio and live rig, including Ensoniq, Roland, and others. Korg has worked for me very well over the years and they still work well for me now. My first keyboard was a Korg Poly-800 back in the day. Again, I ask: Have you actually played the new i3 in person? Korg may be 'broken' for you, but Korg works just fine for me...
@@shawnaebbeson7882 I do not only play for living but make professional grade sampled sounds and drum kits, I create all kinds of sounds for Korg, Roland and Yamaha, I listen every day how those keyboards do the summing, how they render the sound both factory and custom made content. When it comes to technically bad summing and sounds reproduction there is no for you or for me, it is just science. I love Korg, it was my first keyboard and it is hard for me to be objective 100%, also I use Korg for my studio work for which it gives something no other brand can offer, but in general their ROMplers sound very bad in reproducing real acoustic instruments, not to mention how hard limited are those factory multisamples and how bad it sums multiple channels together. This "new" i3 is actually so old it uses many multisamples from the old i3 from there nineties.
@@BojanBojovic The soundset for the new i3 is basically, in my estimation, the Triton soundset. It is certainly dated. While on a scientific or technical level, the samples in hardware synths are not comparable at all to the samples found in software libraries. There are MAJOR differences. I totally understand that. There are a few exceptions when you buy the super high end gear like the Kronos, Montage, Fantom, etc... I guess the point I was trying to make (and certainly not trying to be adversarial about any of it), is that for my needs, and I suspect the needs of MANY other users out there, the i3 is going to work for them. I had initially bought it to be the bottom keyboard in my live rig (of which there are 5 keyboards). Now that I have purchased ANOTHER synth for the bottom tier (an 88-key unit), the i3 will sit above that and control another synth or two in my live rig. Would I have bought the i3 as a stand alone arranger or workstation? Definitely not. I already have the PA700, as well as over 12-13 other boards in my rig/studio to do my song arranging. I wanted something quick, dirty, and maybe most of all, lightweight, to fit the bill. I also imagine that most users would not really care about the sample quality, per se, as long as it sounds good to them and sounds good on however they are using the synth. For that purpose, the i3 would likely work for the masses. I am also sure that with future upgrades and enhancements, they can make this board into something even better than it my already be :)
情報に感謝し、コルグラインやヤマハからのチュートリアルをさらに楽しみにしています。2つの最高のブランドと世界中の各主要ブランドの先駆者の遺産を受け継ぐ人々の能力、コルドバアルゼンチンからのご挨拶、抱擁 遠くで素晴らしい。 ありがとうございました。
I have appreciate your demo of this i3 from Korg workstation. Thanks Mr UJIIE 👍
Beautiful Ujiie-San improvs for my quarantine.
The kind of keyboardist who could grab a random keyboard from all the keyboards ever made while blindfolded, and join any band in any genre and pull off a decent show on a few minutes notice.
That is beautiful music. What a gift he shares with us.
Dear Mr. Katsunori !
I honour your abilities as a keyboardplayer, developer etc.
We honour You as an outstanding human being, able to turn even budget plastic entry-level keyboard into an interestingly-sounding device
Very inspiring demo!
English subtitle is available !!
Click [CC] and choose English from the Settings menu.
Glad to meet you❤
I bought one of these a bit over a month ago. Not bad for a bottom keyboard in a live rig - at least for me :)
i3レビュー待ってました。
これ入門にも持ち運び用にも使い倒し用にも、とにかく幅広く使えそうですね。
今の時期ならベランダ演奏にも使えそう☺️
Really nice keyboard with intuitive navigation, great sounds, very portable (very slim, nice!) And then there is the price, there is no competition at the moment. It would be great when the two potentiometers would have multiple assign functions, like for now it is only bass and treble, but f.i. filter cut off, Reverb and Chorus.
Maybe they will update the OS to allow for additional features... I could totally see these knobs being used for EFX level controls. Maybe Korg will read and listen to our posts :)
Get a krome EX, easier and more professional.
@@jansenwilder1335 But the Krome has no GM-module, so if you like to have a midiplayer the I3 can do that.
@@jansenwilder1335 the Krome RX is not an arranger keyboard. The Krome EX has benefits of its own and deficits of its own. The i3 is designed for a certain demographic and for that use, it works well.
Sensei Katsunori UJIIE greetings from Argentina
Nice! I cant wait to see Korg's answer to the Fantom and the MODX!
they already have. It's the Kronos. Still unbeaten, as much as I hate to say it.
@@fm_vinyl9691 nah. Not even close.
@@jumpingman8160 Chrome ?
@@findingsolutions198 not nearly as powerful.
And now we know it’s the “Nautilus” 🙂
but i think you are a very special person - thank you for your human vibes
You always make the best sounds cuz I have heard you in the past
氏家さんの弾く曲がストライクすぎて永遠に聴いていられる
Woww that style at 17:43 is a very classic tune from Korg keyboards....
1990年代の i3のレビューかと思ったら、新製品でびっくり😊
まだ現役で使ってます。ただフロッピーがDOS/VでなくMS-DOSの720Kバイトで
メモリーも128Kバイトしかないので一度に読み込める曲数が少なく大変です・・・
Oh men, I missed you!!!
It's interesting to see how i3 has evolved from the first time of its release years ago ...
This keyboard is fantastic value for your money, great sounds and super fun to play!
Those fancy accompaniment features just make it seem like an overeager Casio
It IS an arranger keyboard for people who want the word "workstation" written on it, even though in no sensible way is it a "workstation".
Live on stage you need an arranger as an one man band. Or you play with midi-files, but i hate this midifiles...
El sinte no es muy brillante, pero este compadre agarra un bontempi del 79 y te lo vende.
Que capo mas grande.
Si yo creo que le saca el mayor provecho por eso suena tan genial yo ocuparía una o dos funciones pero este tipo mezcla todo
Sí Ujiie es muy bueno con sus demostraciones. Pero, francamente, éste es el teclado “workstation” (no es un sintetizador estrictamente hablando) más barato en el mercado. Para el precio, ofrece mucho.
@@WxkR Claro, eso es innegable. En plan "usado" se puede encontrar algún par de otras marcas a un precio semejante y con iguales o mejores funciones, pero nuevo me parece que no.
KORG : i 3 ; new model ; 2021 ;
New Recursos ( MIDI ) ; Com computador : Mixer :
Programming ; imput ; Korg i 3 ;
New Korg Parabéns !!! 😃💡
Great sounds.
Awesome Keyboard. 🎹🎺🎻
Best demo) thx:)
Этот инструмент может играть style от Korg pa ?
Wow- the price of this went up $79. I remember when it was on sale at Guitar center for $500 less than a year ago. Should have snagged it then.
@Davey Crockett
Yeah, you're right. I noticed that as well. Wonder why that happened? Prices usually DEcrease after a product has been on the market for a while.
Amazing intro!
It sounds good🎹👍 A Korg will always do.
Thank you Sir!
KORG 😎💪. Nice keyboard
This thing may or be for some musicians, buts it’s def for me. I can have some fun with this. I just hate them cheesy piano sounds, but they’ll do. Maybe if you turn the velocity down on it, it’ll sound a bit better. I do that with the triton extreme, and it makes a difference
Hey there..I agree. The grand piano and and the other piano like acoustic piano don't sound good. Until I discovered something on this keyboard. Go and stroll on the pianos
On the grand piano setting going down on.#s Until you find mono piano go to the effect settings and to default take off the reverb. ( I kept a tiny amount) same with a nice attack piano. Super nice piano now !
@@titomartinez4339 another thing too with Korg period is the cutoff filter. That’s like closing the lid. On Korg Kross, you can do that with the modulation wheel. Sounds like the lid is being closed. Any keyboard after Oasys has a pretty decent piano patch tho, except i3. If they had a cutoff knob, that problem could be dealt with in a way.
Ни слова не понимаю, но при просмотре этого даже не требуется - прям дар у человека, хочется смотреть его ролики! И главное - ведь доходит о чём он!
I would make a piano from scratch if I could play this good! Great job, and good sounds too!
fantastic player
EK-50との住み分けはどんな感じなんだろう？音源は共通してそうだし。
大変参考になりました。
いつかチャンスがありましたら往年の名器ROLAND XP-80のレビューをお願いします！
Very good!
コルグのピアノとオルガンが大好物です笑
Will Covid end EDM?
これいいね👍
Keyboards haven't had much of a sound improvement since the mid 90's. They've gotten a little more "tech" but the sounds, which are the most important part, barely change :/
Material quality, including keybed, has also been being reduced...
@@musicaldracula2017 Exactly. And there's absolutely no reason why all keyboards can't have polyphonic aftertouch!
Can't agree more! They've got a bit lighter, though! :-)
Korg man...their workstations are dated and corny. Listen to the new Roland fantom 6 or the modx, really great sounds. Korg krome? Garbage.
That's what i don't get....
How....reason and logic computer based souuds are up to par far as time goes....
I want to buy korg i3 but i scare about one thing. It is really run on 6 x nimh 1900 mAh - It run all time without turn off ? I have one keyboard who need 12 V like this korg, and it can run on 6 x nimh but when i play and play more hard it turn off. I scare to buy unuseful keyboard. Can you tell me what keyboard is best run on nimh? i read about roland juno ds who need 9 v and run on 8 nimh. What about casio or yamaha?
Yoidesune
It’s an arranger workstation.
*I believe this is NOT an "arranger", becouse it HAVEN'T the "full fingered mode"!!! You have to save your own chords before play some song accompained with those "chord" function, but this keyboard DON'T assimilate reconizing your chords in the left side, like the TRUE ARRANGERS do!*
I wonder why Korg continue to produce only the hardware version of a synthesizer. I think you cannot store so munch keyboards versions at the studio, or at home. Now I think Korg should work on a sort of box, an expander for exemple, upgradable (storage 2To), on which the owner will buys sound sets corresponding to a synthesizer. The main idea is to have only one keyboard without sounds (midi keyboards) and tons of sounds coming from expander. Now I work with my iPad and a midi keyboard. When I need sounds I buy it on AppStore.
I use a number of sound modules in my studio, and still love the hardware keyboards, myself. I like the idea of the immediacy of the instrument and it is the instrument, as a whole, that makes a difference. Having a host unit to play virtual engines may not sound the same.
I am not into soft-synths much at all, because I love the immediacy of the hardware keyboards.
I am somewhat old school, and there is something in having 4 or more boards on stage that I can turn to in an instant and start playing. I do not have to set up splits or anything. Plus, each keyboard is responsible for its own sound (and sound character of the keyboard itself) and that is more appealing than playing an iPad synth from a sterile controller.
To each their own :)
Harry Ebbeson III Software synthesizers and keyboards eventually crash and have to be continually updated. I prefer actual hardware!!!!
Some people need live sounds and styles for gigging on stage. There´s no realtime arranger for iPad on marked.
its an. Old Style Casio like Toy on steroids for begginers.
Wow ! Korg is improving a lot with the arrangers . but stil a way way behind Yamaha arrangers , atleast with styles section !
With more and more development , korg could be a very good competitor.
I always prefer korg keyboards for the key action and sounds !!!
🙌
Esidte una soluzione per collogamento midi in ? È un gran problema
Can I ask you some questions about my card I3 keyboard
У меня был выбор: i3 или KORG pa 300,... выбрал, всё таки,300 .
овладел i трёшкой ---- идрёна шиш !
Нравится Вам pa 300?
Сам стою перед выбором, склоняюсь к 300му
これ実家の作業用に置いておきたいっす。
superb
Can anyone tell me the diff between korg i3 and kross 2
Korg i3 is an arranger keyboard with ready to play complete accompaniments/styles -- whilst the kross is a synth/workstation
Please team step record available.
Sounds like yamaha! Amazing!
el sonido de piano es el mismo de los Korg N1 y N5ex!
maestro una pregunta vos lo conoces al KORNG i3 ? es recomendable ?
@@carlosheisenn4421 hola hermano, la verdad aún no tuve chance de probarlo. Te puedo dar mi opinión en base a lo que lo he escuchado: la calidad de sonido no es muy diferente a la del Kross 2, pero en mi opinión le falta bastante fuerza y calidez sonora. En ese aspecto creo que la gama Triton es superior. Ignoro si posee memoria para Samples como en el Kross, sí en cambio es un sinte Workstation, en el cual vos puedes armar canciones sin necesidad de un secuenciador externo.
Lo que también noté es que no tiene el modo Combi, eso se debe a que sólo se pueden mezclar 2 o 3 sonidos y uno a la izquierda, como es comúnmente en varios teclados de este rango de precios. Convengamos que sale unos 65 mil pesos, o sea, no es taaaan caro tampoco.
How much price in India style
It can't see where the i3 should fit into the market. As a synth it misses the combis, like the Kross has. As a composing tool it misses a useful sequencer (it has no quantizing). As an arranger keyboard there are cheaper competitors which offer more features.
what would you recommend?
@@mikethompson3729 I would say a Yamaha PSR S700 or PSR SX700. Those have useful composer functions and good sounds. If you want a synth, you can get the Kross 2.
This is designed to be an entry-level unit for beginners who want to get into songwriting. I see it there, more than anything. I use it for other things and it performs well for me. This is not to replace anything or probably even break new ground. If anything, it is a more complete EK-50 in the form of a workstation :)
This is a great busking keyboard. I think the i3 platform has huge potential. I would like to see a 76 keys version with complete soundset from the Kross2. And with support of user purchased styles instead. Personally I find onboard sequencer pointless, you are better off sequencing with a Daw on laptop. However, pattern/looper based sequencing can be very useful to sketch out idea. Arranger styles function is also more fun to play than just a drum track and arpeggio.
❤❤❤
IntelのCPUみたいな名前だな、上位機種はi5か🤣
冗談は兎も角どれもいい音ですなあ！個人的にドラムスが気に入りました！
Are the styles, intros and endings copyrighted by Korg? -- Are you free to use them without permission, credits or royalties? Example...Say you want to compose an original song or arrangement and use these features, can you be sued if the song gets picked up and/or played in public? Not just Korg but other arrangers as well from other manufacturers...I've always wondered about that.
no worries, then also all GENOS owners would have to throw their boards in the trash!!
Hi Jeremy, I saw your review on Korg i3, thank you for lovely videos. I've got one question - I am hesitating between Korg ek 50 and Korg i3... Which instrument is better in terms of quality and functionality? Assuming that price is not an issue, as well as the lack of internal speakers... Korg i3 costs roughly 150 USD more than EK 50... What would be your recommendation? Is the quality same, in terms of build and key actions? Thank you / Michael
I'd prefer the original i3 or i2.
Can anyone tell his name? Thanks
Класс. Новый дизайн и дисплей побольше и питчбенд как на 600 сотом корге.
can I lock the tempo？when I change the style。
yes you can in system settings
こんにちは、コルグi3は、演奏を始めたばかりの若者に挨拶するのに適したキーボードです。 ありがとう
Korg Piano in Arranger is suck anyway.
It is better than just for entry level use
I love Korg!
How is the sound quality and rhythm compared to Microarranger?
It sounds about the same. The i3 is basically the EK-50L with a different layout.
氏家さんがほぼミスなし。いいね。
Love korg i3 . I'm fom vietnams
Excellent...
1993. Когда-то он мне очень нравился.
UA-cam:
Uptown. Music by Victor Karev.
Korg Pa4x.
ちょくちょくMU2000っぽい音があるな
oh? good!?
I’am waiting for the vst version of this keyboard, or the version sampled into a VST. I like Korg products but I have too munch keyboards in the studio, and no places to store all of them. Please Korg, remember, expander or VST are future, keyboards blocks evolution.
I think this is just a re-issue of the classic rompler korg engine, with some tech-up-to-date feature and nicely compressed in a tiny format. Thus, the sound within can be easily found on the triton vst
Marketing and money first priority. Vst are to much hacked on Internet
The engine on the i3 is the same as the EK-50. The EK-50 has relations with the Micro Arranger, which itself was, I believe, the same engine as the PA-50. I believe that the PA-50 had a similar engine to the Triton (HI Synthesis).
The i3 is basically the EK-50L in a different case with a different interface.
If you want these sounds, I would recommend either getting one of these, or spring for the Triton Rack. In fact, the Triton rack would be a better deal because it has more features.
I doubt that Korg will release a VST of this keyboard. Maybe they could release a VST of the Triton or something.
@@shawnaebbeson7882 Right, actually modern PA series are based on the EDS from the M3 flagship which is kinda an evolution of the triton series. Btw Triton is already on vst
ANKR the PA50 was an older arranger based on different tech than the current models.
I have a PA700 as well and that one is EDS.
Korg continues to release keyboards that sound like toys.
Arabic sound.?
Y el tranpose
Overprised toy. For this prise You can buy Kross 2 that will be like Boeing vs Cessna
The Kross 2 is not an arranger keyboard ;-)
Gavin McCloy It seems to me i3 is not an arranger too. Sounds like simple combo sounds in any workstation. Ok. If U want an arranger now Korg PA500 is cheaper and more flexible instrument. But i3 is overprised. And has a terrible sounds like Casio.
@@advers-cg the PA500 has not been in production for quite some time... you cannot compare it to the i3. The i3 is a different instrument and is rather, a hybrid type instrument. $600 USD is not overpriced at all for what this keyboard offers...
Bad, very bad sounds!
Que sonidos más malos madre mia... suena muy viejuno... aunque hayan puesto algunos estilos actuales pero... es que aunque valga 600€ y se considere teclado de entretenimiento... a mi no me convence nada... es que ni los ritmos te motivan, a ese precio pillas un Yamaha Tyros segunda mano bien cuidadito y le da a este10,000 patadas...en fin...
korg i3 = Toys for Kids!!
You = a . Shit
KORG 😎💪 is the best sintesizers of the World
Toys for kids ¿why?
What a stupid comment. It is an inexpensive keyboard, you think it is going to have the same quality of a $2000 keyboard in looks or build? Dumb comments from immature people.
Why to write the video title in English if you will end up speaking another language. It is click bait.
Das ist völlige scheiße
@@jgh548 Exactamente, una mierda total.
@@themns4u 😅😅😅😅👍
Speak English.
-=/ ? dude come on, haven you heard of (cc.)
As nice as the music is. It sounds too much like your average keyboard shop player. All this diminished and m7 chords. Something that relates to every day music. Sorry bud.. It does sound cheap though, even though I love Korg systems.
That typical glassy and hollow Korg sound, bad samples, even worse summing, blending together horribly.
This keyboard sounds like the old nineties X3, Korg always recycles their old and outdated PCM. Horrible, horrible sounding machine...
Have you actually PLAYED one in person? Have you sat in front of one in person and tried it? I bet not.
I own one. While it has an older sound to it (Triton-era) sounds, it still sounds pretty good. The interface is easy to read and it does play well. I do wish they would finally get rid of the Triton-era samples though. When EDS came onto the scene, everything should have switched to that. Even the Kross and Kross 2 use an embedded (integrated) form of EDS.
@@shawnaebbeson7882 I own over 20 Korg ROMplers from 1986 onwards, it is what I do for living. That is only Korg, not to mention Roland and Yamaha.
Korg is technically broken straight from the factory.
@@BojanBojovic good for you. I too play for a living. I also have other brands in my studio and live rig, including Ensoniq, Roland, and others. Korg has worked for me very well over the years and they still work well for me now. My first keyboard was a Korg Poly-800 back in the day.
Again, I ask: Have you actually played the new i3 in person?
Korg may be 'broken' for you, but Korg works just fine for me...
@@shawnaebbeson7882 I do not only play for living but make professional grade sampled sounds and drum kits, I create all kinds of sounds for Korg, Roland and Yamaha, I listen every day how those keyboards do the summing, how they render the sound both factory and custom made content.
When it comes to technically bad summing and sounds reproduction there is no for you or for me, it is just science.
I love Korg, it was my first keyboard and it is hard for me to be objective 100%, also I use Korg for my studio work for which it gives something no other brand can offer, but in general their ROMplers sound very bad in reproducing real acoustic instruments, not to mention how hard limited are those factory multisamples and how bad it sums multiple channels together.
This "new" i3 is actually so old it uses many multisamples from the old i3 from there nineties.
@@BojanBojovic The soundset for the new i3 is basically, in my estimation, the Triton soundset. It is certainly dated.
While on a scientific or technical level, the samples in hardware synths are not comparable at all to the samples found in software libraries. There are MAJOR differences. I totally understand that. There are a few exceptions when you buy the super high end gear like the Kronos, Montage, Fantom, etc...
I guess the point I was trying to make (and certainly not trying to be adversarial about any of it), is that for my needs, and I suspect the needs of MANY other users out there, the i3 is going to work for them.
I had initially bought it to be the bottom keyboard in my live rig (of which there are 5 keyboards). Now that I have purchased ANOTHER synth for the bottom tier (an 88-key unit), the i3 will sit above that and control another synth or two in my live rig.
Would I have bought the i3 as a stand alone arranger or workstation? Definitely not. I already have the PA700, as well as over 12-13 other boards in my rig/studio to do my song arranging. I wanted something quick, dirty, and maybe most of all, lightweight, to fit the bill.
I also imagine that most users would not really care about the sample quality, per se, as long as it sounds good to them and sounds good on however they are using the synth. For that purpose, the i3 would likely work for the masses.
I am also sure that with future upgrades and enhancements, they can make this board into something even better than it my already be :)
Keyboard god...