Instant inspiration
When working at the I3 workstation, you'll soon find yourself writing and producing your own music. By using the Sound Set and Style Performance Set, you can group sounds, beats, and parts together. By streamlining this creative process, you'll find that you can write and arrange music much faster and find experimenting more fun. You can even use the onboard effects and EQ to tailor your sound for any performance.
When using the sequencer, it can record, save, and play both MIDI and audio files, all while you're playing along. This all-in-one, simple to use arranger is ideal for a budding composer, eager performer, or an up-and-coming producer. And thanks to the battery power, you can use the Korg I3 workstation where ever you wish!
Intuitive interface
At the front of the Korg I3, you will find 61 full-size, velocity-sensitive keys. You can adjust the keyboard's response using three touch-curves plus an additional fourth curve which provides a fixed output level. Thanks to the professional joystick, you can apply pitch bend, vibrato, and brilliance during a performance - in real-time!
The buttons and controls on the front panel are conveniently grouped together by function, while the custom backlit LCD delivers all the important visual feedback regarding the current settings. A rotary data-wheel encoder can quickly edit the value of the onscreen parameters. The black-out finish, rubberised touch surface and perforated end panels add a touch of luxury to the Korg I3.
Professional sounds
The Korg I3 is brimming with decades of Korg sound design expertise. You have the choice of nearly 800 instrument sounds, all of which have been created by master programmers and musicians. This includes a complete GM2 sound set, providing flawless General MIDI compatibility. Once you add on another 59 custom drums kits, you'll soon realise how powerful the Korg I3 is.
Now you can easily call up one of the 200 sound sets from the memory and place up to four sounds on the keyboard at once. Reset the split point instantly with the touch of a button and the press of a key. Thanks to the generous 64 voices of polyphony you can now produce more voices for more complex textures. And at the touch of a button, you can instantly recall the grand piano sound at any time.
Highlights
- 790 professional sounds plus 59 drum kits
- Easily access your settings with the intuitive interface
- Record your whole performance and save it as a .WAV file
- Control the entire band with a touch of a button
Technical Specifications
- Keyboard
- 61 keys
- Touch control: Soft (light), medium (standard), hard (heavier), fixed
- Sound generator
- Sound generator: Stereo PCM sound generator
- Maximum polyphony: 64 voices
- Sounds: 790 sounds, 59 drum kits (including a GM-compatible sound set)
- Sound sets: 200
- Style performance: 270 styles × 4 set
- Effects
- Keyboard part: 2 stereo digital multi-effects
- Accompaniment part: 2 stereo digital multi-effects
- 173 variations
- Styles
- 270 styles
- Style control: 2 intros, 4 variations, 2 fills, 1 break, 2 endings, synchro start, tap tempo
- Audio player
- Supported formats: MP3 (44.1 kHz, 16-bit), WAV (44.1 kHz, 16-bit)
- Sequencer
- Record
- Supports real-time recording
- 16 tracks, 999 songs maximum
- Data storage capacity: 100,000 notes (999 songs)
- Playback
- Supports song play (playing the keyboard while playing back a song)
- Supported formats
- Playback: SMF (Standard MIDI File) format 0 or 1
- Recording: Original format (a function is available to convert and output to SMF0)
- Demo Songs
- 3 (songs + sound introduction)
- Scales
- 11 types (including user scale)
- Connectors
- FOOT CONTROLLER jack: 6.3 mm phone jack (half-damper not supported)
- AUDIO IN jack: 3.5 mm stereo mini-phone jack
- OUTPUT L/MONO, R jacks: 6.3 mm TS phone jack (unbalanced)
- Headphones jack: 3.5 mm stereo mini-phone jack
- USB TO DEVICE port: USB Type A port (for connecting a USB flash drive)
- USB TO HOST port: USB Type B port (for connecting to a computer)
- MIDI OUT connector: For connecting to MIDI tone generators and other devices
- MIDI: Supports MIDI OUT, USB MIDI
- Display: Customizable LCD with backlighting
- Power supply
- Power adapter: AC adapter (DC 12V, )
- Batteries: AA batteries (alkaline or nickel-metal hydride) × 6 (sold separately)
- Battery life: Approx. 8 hr. (when using alkaline batteries)
- General
- Power consumption: 6W
- Dimensions (W × D × H): 1,037 mm × 296 mm × 80 mm/40.83” × 11.65” × 3.15”
- Weight: 4 kg/8.82 lbs. (excluding batteries)
- Included items: Quick Start Guide (this document), Precautions, AC adapter
- Accessories (sold separately): PS-1 pedal switch, PS-3 pedal switch, DS-1H damper pedal, EXP-2 foot controller
