The Korg KARMA music workstation was released in 2001 as a specialised member of the Korg Triton family. KARMA stands for Kay's Algorithmic Real-time Music Architecture. The unit features up to 62 note polyphony and is 16-part multitimbral. Its sound engine is based on the Korg Triton workstation, although it has fewer features. Construction The center section is made of brushed aluminum, and the side cheeks are constructed from plastic. Sequencer The unit also features a 16-track sequencer with a maximum storage of 200,000 events and 200 songs Drum kits 413 drum sounds 55 drum kits 16 User drum kits Expansions KORG KARMA's presets can be expanded with KORG EXB cards such as EXB-PCM01 (Pianos/Classic Keyboards), EXB-PCM02 (Studio Essentials), EXB-PCM03 (Future Loop Construction), EXB-PCM04 (Dance Extreme), EXB-PCM05 (Vintage Archives), EXB-PCM06/07 (Orchestral Collection), EXB-PCM08 (Concert Grand Piano), EXB-PCM09 (Trance Attack). Moreover, the sound engine can be extended using the valuable 6-voice DSP tone generator derived from the KORG Z1 - EXB-MOSS. Notable users Rick Wakeman Phil Collins Herbie Hancock Peter Gabriel Vangelis Yes Pete Townshend Keith Emerson Jean-Michel Jarre Tuomas Holopainen Jordan Rudess References External links Korg Website Karma-Lab Website - Korg KARMA page Karma-Lab Wiki - Korg KARMA articles Karma-Lab Korg KARMA Video and Audio clips KARMA Music workstations Synthesizers