OK, Boys...here is the facts.

1) There is some styles that they PURPOSELY programmed that on fill 2 you get a loud fill to either the same Var or the new one you select after the fill. You don't have to use it. Fill 1 is typically a soft fill.
Not all styles have the loud fill. It's ok for some music, not cool for others...but you can use fill 1

2) In the style control parms (page 119 of the manual)for when either you make your own style OR modify a factory style(YES, you can overwrite a factory style IF the lock is off) there is an option for WHEN the fill comes in...on the 1st beat or immediate. It is called Cue Mode. Your choice by fill per style.

Default I believe on most factory styles is immediate, that way you can get a partial fill if you want.

Some of the fills (SOME) do sound poor if you fill in the middle of a measure, others do not. You need to check to see how a particuar style fill sounds before using it live (Duh). If you don't like it working that way...you can change it and re-save it.

Since there is some of these things...and I had a T2 before...the Yamaha style system is in a way smoother OVERALL. BUT, if you know what your doing the Korg system is fine. It is different than the T2/T3 so it takes a little open minded learning.

I would prefer a GLOBAL menu option to be able to make them all start at first beat, but I am only one guy.

Oh, by the way all intos, Vars, and endings aways start at the meaxt measure (beat 1). So the fills is always the buggaboo if any.

3) Also, one other thing on the Korg. There is no auto fill. So if you are in let's say Var B and you go to Var C it goes to Var c on the next measure. There is no autofill to Var C. But, If you want a fill to Var C then you hit fill (1,2,3) and then Var C button. Then you get a fill to Var C.
A plus is you select the actual fill not the keyboard. So it is more flexible...but you have to do the fill yourself.
A plus is you don't have to do a fill at all.
I wish it had a autofill OPTION on a menue, so you could get autofill if you want, and you could select on that menu which fill to use.

I hope this all helps a little?

And it re-itterates...there is no perfect arranger...they are different.
Lee

[This message has been edited by leeboy (edited 11-04-2008).]