Digital Piano Vox Continental-73

Vox Continental-73

The Vox Continental uses a simple and intuitive interface that allows quick accessibility of every function. The high-quality sound engine section is centered on organ, electric piano, and acoustic piano, and provides a wealth of stage-ready sounds. In addition, the Continental features a powerful effects section to enhance these sounds, and even analog valve drive powered by Nutube, the cutting-edge vacuum tube. It's an instrument that perfectly fits your live performance requirements for a variety of styles including rock, pop, jazz, and more.

The air of tradition that emanates from Vox organs, together with the innovation of decades of research, down to the illuminated Vox logo shows the new Vox Continental is a fusion of both, redefining the existence of the modern stage keyboard.

Benefits

• Intuitive user interface that emphasizes playability on stage
• ORGAN part that meticulously models three vintage organs
• High-quality E.PIANO part with attention paid to every detail
• Rich PIANO part powered by high-capacity samples
• KEY/LAYER part with a wide range of variations
• Intuitive and powerful effects that are optimized for live use
• Touch sensor that can control a variety of parameters
• Nine-band EQ that allows detailed control of your sound
• Real valve drive sound powered by Nutube, the new vacuum tube
• Newly developed waterfall keyboard provides excellent playability
• Dynamics knob lets you freely customize the playing feel of the keyboard
• Scene memories let you instantly switch between settings
• Lightweight and compact body is built of sturdy sheet metal and aluminum
• Carries on the scarlet color that's traditional for Vox organs
• V861 volume/expression pedal and ST-Continental keyboard stand are included

Pursuing on-stage playability

A live stage environment is a demanding performance space for a keyboardist. With an intuitive interface that's designed for on-stage playability, the Vox Continental gives you instant access to all functions from its front panel.

The easily-understandable panel layout independently places the four parts (ORGAN, E.PIANO, PIANO, KEY/LAYER) and lets you instantly switch them between on, off, and layer states. Scene memories let you quickly recall programs and effects settings. You can use the touch sensors to control a variety of parameters in addition to the organ drawbars. All of this functionality is designed for players who performs daily on stage.

ORGAN part meticulously models three vintage organs

The ORGAN part contains three different sound engines. The Vox transistor organ sound engine perfectly reproduces the sound of the original Vox Continental that went on sale in the 1960s. The COMPACT reproduces every detail of another compact transistor organ from the same era as the Vox Continental. The CX-3 tonewheel organ sound engine faithfully models KORG's classic combo organ. These organ sounds let you use the revolutionary touch drawbars to freely control the harmonics and tone.

High-quality E.PIANO part pays attention to every detail

Three electric piano sound engines are provided: TINE gives you the sounds produced by striking a metal bar, REED models the vintage electric pianos that strike a vibrating reed, and FM creates the iconic electric piano sounds of the 80's. You'll enjoy high-quality e-piano sounds with realistically simulated amp and cabinet modeling, and carefully sampled overtones.

KEY/LAYER part with rich variety

This part contains a variety of practical sounds that will be immediately useful in your band or ensemble, organized into the six categories of KEY, BRASS, STRINGS, LEAD, SYNTH, and OTHER. These will perfectly cover the keys part of any musical style.  

Intuitive and powerful effects optimized for live use

Designed for the same ease-of-use as the sound parts, the effects section is optimized for live performance. Six powerful EFFECT types (CHORUS, PHASER, FLANGER, COMP, DRIVE, WAH), four types of DELAY, five types of REVERB, and EQ; each provide dedicated knobs and switches to allow versatile and rapid control of your sound.

Specs

• Type: Stage piano
• Number of keys: 73
• Key Mechanics: Semi-weighted
• Presence of built-in speakers: Yes
• USB/MIDI In/Out: Yes
• Linear Input/Output: Yes
• Number of headphone outputs: 1
• Polyphony: 128 votes
• Number of built-in timbres: 150
• Speaker power: 20 Hz ─ 22 kHz
• Dimensions: 1103x350×86 mm
• Weight: 8,4 kg

In Box

• Vox Continental 73
• AC Adapter
• Power cable