BTW, I don't think there IS supposed to be a guiro. A guiro pattern would have the long sample, then two short up strokes for that rhythm. There are no upstrokes. It's another of Yamaha's missteps in trying to create a GM/GS compatible drumset. They didn't even TRY.

Typical Yamaha.

Hey Fran... here's another trick for the G70...

Pretty much all the new shaker samples are 'late' in the pocket, as real shakers are - you get a certain amount of sound before the actual 'body' of the sound. This makes them sound like they are dragging, a bit. Select JUST the shaker notes, and slide them a few ticks 'early', and all of a sudden, the pocket just comes alive...

This works on SMF's and styles too, but it's more of a PITA to do on styles, as there is little 'global' editing of time. That's one thing I'd like to see on the next Roland... Drum sound 'pocket' adjustment from the Makeup Tools.