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X50 - SynthWizard - 10-12-2019
X50
<div><span>X50</span>
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<div class="field--item"><div class="double-field-extended form-group"><span class="specification-term" title="Polyphony" data-content="The number of voices (notes) a device can produce simultaneously. Typically, a monophonic device can only play one note at a time. A Duophonic device can play two notes at a time. A polyphonic device can play two or more notes at a time." data-placement="top" data-trigger="hover" data-toggle="popover">Polyphony - </span>
<span class="specification-value">62 Voices</span>
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<div class="field--item"><div class="double-field-extended form-group"><span class="specification-term" title="Multitimbral" data-content="A synthesizing instrument that can play two or more timbres (also called sounds or patches) at the same time. A typical multitimbral tone generator can play, for example, the brass, piano, and violin parts all at once." data-placement="top" data-trigger="hover" data-toggle="popover">Multitimbral - </span>
<span class="specification-value">16 Parts</span>
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<div class="field--item"><div class="double-field-extended form-group"><span class="specification-term" title="Oscillators" data-content="An electronic device which generates a periodic signal of a particular frequency, usually a sine wave, but sometimes a square wave or other waveform. In an analog synthesizer, oscillators typically produce regularly repeating fluctuations in voltage - that is, they oscillate. In digital synthesis, an oscillator more typically plays back a complex waveform by reading the numbers in a wavetable." data-placement="top" data-trigger="hover" data-toggle="popover">Oscillators - </span>
<span class="specification-value">Two</span>
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<div class="field--item"><div class="double-field-extended form-group"><span class="specification-term" title="VCF" data-content="Voltage controlled filter. A filter whose cutoff frequency can be changed by altering the amount of voltage being sent to its control input." data-placement="top" data-trigger="hover" data-toggle="popover">VCF - </span>
<span class="specification-value">12dB Slope, 24dB Slope, High Pass, Low Pass, Resonance</span>
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<div class="field--item"><div class="double-field-extended form-group"><span class="specification-term" title="LFO" data-content="Low Frequency Oscillator. An oscillator especially devoted to applications below the audible frequency range, and typically used as a control source for modulating a sound to create vibrato, tremolo, trills, and so on." data-placement="top" data-trigger="hover" data-toggle="popover">LFO - </span>
<span class="specification-value">2 LFOs with Sample & Hold, Saw Up, Sine,</span>
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<div class="field--item"><div class="double-field-extended form-group"><span class="specification-term" title="Envelopes" data-content="A shape that changes as a function of time. The shape of a synthesizer's envelope is often controlled by Attack, Decay, Sustain and Release parameters (ADSR). Envelopes can be applied to various aspects of a synth sound, such as pitch, filter cutoff frequency, and overall amplitude." data-placement="top" data-trigger="hover" data-toggle="popover">Envelopes - </span>
<span class="specification-value">2 Envelopes with Attack, Decay, Sustain, Release, Monophonic, Polyphonic</span>
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<div class="field--item"><div class="double-field-extended form-group"><span class="specification-term" title="Controls" data-content="On-board rotary knobs, linear sliders, and push-buttons or switches that may be used to edit various parameters." data-placement="top" data-trigger="hover" data-toggle="popover">Controls - </span>
<span class="specification-value">MIDI IN/Out, USB</span>
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<div class="field--item"><div class="double-field-extended form-group"><span class="specification-term" title="Arpeggiator" data-content="A device that steps from note to note for whichever keys are pressed (or latched) in a preset or random pattern." data-placement="top" data-trigger="hover" data-toggle="popover">Arpeggiator - </span>
<span class="specification-value">Dual Polyphonic Arpeggiators</span>
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<div class="field--item"><div class="double-field-extended form-group"><span class="specification-term" title="Patterns" data-content="Patterns are repeating musical phrases or loops lasting a short number of bars." data-placement="top" data-trigger="hover" data-toggle="popover">Patterns - </span>
<span class="specification-value">5 Preset, 251 user, 251 preloaded</span>
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<div class="field--item"><div class="double-field-extended form-group"><span class="specification-term" title="Effects" data-content="Any form of audio signal processing that provides reverbs, delays, chorus, and other audio and spatial effects to sweeten, liven and animate audio as well as to create the sound of a space or environment." data-placement="top" data-trigger="hover" data-toggle="popover">Effects - </span>
<span class="specification-value">89 effect types </span>
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<div class="field--item"><div class="double-field-extended form-group"><span class="specification-term" title="Keyboard" data-content="A set of keys or levers, arranged in order of ascending pitch, which enables a piano, organ or synthesizer to be played by hand." data-placement="top" data-trigger="hover" data-toggle="popover">Keyboard - </span>
<span class="specification-value">61 keys</span>
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<span><a title="View user profile." href="http://www.vintagesynth.com/user/406" lang="" about="http://www.vintagesynth.com/user/406" typeof="schema
erson" property="schema:name" datatype="" xml:lang="">Naomi Bolton</a></span><span>Mon, 09/30/2019 - 13:14</span>
<div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p>The Korg X50 is a variant of the Korg Triton music workstation synthesizer. It was released in 2007, along with the MicroX, but targeted the lower end of the market. This meant a lower price, but also a synthesizer that had fewer features and a less durable design. It is an extremely light synthesizer, considering you get a five octave keyboard and a synth with two wheels as well as four knobs, but the downside is durability. Another common criticism is that while the keyboard is velocity sensitive, the keyboard action does not have much resistance or aftertouch.<br><br>
What the X50 does offer 512 sound programs that are produced by the Hyper Integrated synthesis system that can also be found in the Triton series. It has 48kHz sampling frequency and 64 MB PCM ROM. In total, the X50 offers 470 multisamples, along with 518 drum samples. It has 62 voice polyphony with 62 oscillators in single mode and 31 voice polyphony with 62 oscillators in double mode. The effect section is divided into four separate processors with one powering insert effects, two handling master effects and one master EQ processor. Although it does not have the sequencing or expansion capability of the TR, the X50 can be played from an external sequencer as a sound module thanks to multi mode. Another factor that makes the X50 appealing is that you can use sound-editing software to make tweaks or control it from within your DAW.<br><br>
Other standout features of the Korg X50 is its four channel audio output, with two main channels and two individual channels along with its dual polyphonic arpeggiator. Since the X50 has so many sounds to choose from, it helps that everything is divided into sixteen categories for easier search and selection. For one touch-audition of each sound, you can make use of the audition riff function. With four knobs you can also easily make adjustments to the sounds, arp settings and effects.<br><br>
The Korg X50 may look like a toy due to its light weight and construction, but it is definitely capable of delivering quality sounds. The fact that many of the sounds are direct ports from the Triton also helps a lot. This is not the synth to get if you are hard on your gear, but if you want something that is really portable, then it still has plenty to offer.</p></div>
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<div class="col-xs-6 col-sm-6 col-md-4 field--item"><a href="http://www.vintagesynth.com/korg/triton.php" hreflang="en">Triton</a></div>
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<div class="field--item"><a href="http://www.vintagesynth.com/taxonomy/term/775" hreflang="en">Electronic music</a></div>
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<div class="field--item"><a href="http://www.vintagesynth.com/taxonomy/term/791" hreflang="en">Acoustic / Realistic</a></div>
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<div class="field--item"><a href="http://www.vintagesynth.com/taxonomy/term/796" hreflang="en">$500 to $1,000</a></div>
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<a href="https://youtu.be/uRO9x6wswl4" class="file-title">Kraft Music - Korg X50 Synthesizer Demo with Rich Formidoni</a><span class="file-description">Korg product specialist Rich Formidoni demonstrates the Korg X50 Portable Synthesizer at Kraft Music.</span>
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<div class="field field--name-field-youtube-title field--type-string field--label-hidden field--item">Korg X50 - Demo</div>
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