Not just a collection of Styles and Sounds. A weapon.

He looked at Vex and smiled. No computers. No cracked software. Just the Korg, a thousand hours of programming, and the raw, unfiltered power of a .

Marco walked on.

He clicked the flight case shut. The war was over. The Pa5x had won.

Then the kick hit. Not a sample. A thud from the Pa5x's enhanced engine. It had punch and weight . The subwoofers coughed dust. Marco grabbed Slider 1—the delay went from a slap to a cavernous roar. He mashed the VARATION button from 1 to 4.