Originally Posted By Fran Carango
My favorite way to use styles is a little different from what I am reading here.. smile

Like Bill says , don't let the style dominate..

I believe less is better... where it seems that the majority like to load up a style using pads and everything possible.. I would find this unsatisfactory. grin

I like to simplify the style and have a consistent band same players for all songs..
I like to use bass and drums and maybe a rhythm guitar in the style .. and add color on my right hand.. organ, sax, etc.


And I want to keep my option to cut accompaniment, just drums and play left hand bass in spots , then back into the basic style again..


This is not boring at all because you are controlling the style... the style does not control you smile and you are making it your own with live play interaction. wink


Often less is better, pads are not used to add more ... they are used to add difference...
For example.. you can have under one pad a booming bass beat... which turns the current style into a more modern dance version on the fly...

Or you could have 4 different strum patterns on the pads, and vary with them on top of a simple drum and bass style...

Another option is to add a riff to a pad, which can be used as single shot to give a little variation..

This gives a lot of playroom while still keeping the style simple...

And then there is an option with kaos or the live knobs from the yamaha’s to start the style with just drums and then bass, and use the knob to add one or 2 more tracks to the style when needed...

Yes less is more, but its good there are 8 tracks in every style, when you them...
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