Originally Posted By bruno123

Keep varying the pads with added parts of the style. For the first try, great.
4- Finger Snaps
These four can add excitement if they are used sparingly. By adding finger snaps you create a grove.
5- Soft Strings
6- Horn Riff
7- Jazz, Rock or blues Piano riffs brings a nice change to a boring style.

There is no end to what you can do with Latin music and percussion.

Sometimes I mute everything but the Drums and Bass and add all four pads. The pads might be: Bass Drum, Snaps, Horns, and Strings. Toward the end of a upbeat song might use the style and the pads.

Both on Korg and Yamaha they have a dedicated control to mute parts of the style. The secret is imagination.


John......I thought your remarks here were very helpful and filled with creative ideas. I'm surprised no one picked up on what you said.

I've been toying with the idea myself of "working" the pads to add variety and make more versatile arrangements. Maybe just have a basic bass and bass/snare drum pad playing and do the variations with the hi-hats, cymbals, etc. Especially with Latin numbers.

I really think those "pads" are the most important part of any arranger keyboard when used with imagination.