Originally Posted By: Uncle Dave
Back to the subject!

Styles - there are SO many conversions out there and so far ... almost NONE sound worth a crap without major tweaking, so I am now in the mindset of our Eastern musician friends - it's time to program or modify what I really need. No one is going to make this an "Uncle Dave" signature model but me, so that's my next quest. As soon as school starts again (next week), my summer schedule will relax a bit and I plan on spending time each night in making the styles more and more what I need. The problem is not that Korg makes bad styles - the problem is that they made TERRIFIC styles 15 years ago and got bored with the same-ole/same-ole and started doctoring them up and fancifying them ... now they're too fancy for MOTR work. I want simple patterns. I have lots of ballroom trained dancers that need a structured beat - I'll provide the fluff with my chords and vocals, but I want Ringo on the job ... and SOON!
(and that's all I have to say about that) ...



Style issue is pretty standard for Korg and the other reason that Yamaha is getting away with not so great hardware and drums.

Korg should invest in simple style writing and mainly on 8/16/ballad/dance/ ( not funk and rap)4/4 area with not so busy bass lines.(need more 8 beats than new age/jazz funk styles).Yamaha knows exactly how to do it.
Korg also have to fix occasional hiccups after the fills(even in some 900's styles)
The term "repetitive " in 4/4 styles short measures (but simple) does wonders as accompanying vocals.Ringo's beat work for most songs.No crazy fills and in your face riffs which are good for one song and can't use else where.

When you demo Korg styles ,they are not repetitive and good to listen if played by itself (16 bars with over riffs including relatively busier and unconventional bass and ac 1-3 lines at the 4th/8th/12th and 16th bar, minor fills on the first two sounds good but once you sing on top of it (even with the heavy muting), insufficiencies come up ,mainly busy bass and ac lines in 3rd or 4th variations .They also have to kill some of the song specific styles with riffs and over recognizable famous song.
So what happens? Can't use that style even though you lIke the drum pattern and the groove unless you do heavy editing with mediocre results (end product cant compete with the competition.

Only the western arrAnger players who use arranger styles as the main act will notice and report /complain about this particular problem.(not talking about SMFers or drum machiners(LH bass/RH piano players).Again not talking about mid east,Balkans or East Eurp music.Maybe Korg doesn't care since their main arranger market is mid east/Balkans.
Same is true for Yamaha (targeted audience or most of the TOTL/MOTL sales come from US/uk and Asia(east and south east).


Edited by jamman (08/31/13 11:50 PM)