I have 2 primary purposes for arranging all my songs on the sequencer:

1. So I can listen to them now and when I cannot play any longer.

2. To share with the forum.

For each song the basic steps I take are:

Clear the song in the sequencer.

I then load the chosen rhythms into the memory banks (A B C banks with 4 variations each) giving me 12 different rhythms to choose from as I sequence the song (This is in addition to the standard rhythms already available in the keyboard).

Load chord info into the track 4 CHD for the first chorus, and then I add the chords to this track as I progress through the various chorus sections.

As I sequence the songs, I work on about 4 to 8 bars at a time. I am the care giver for my sick wife so I can only find a few minutes at a time to get to the keyboard.

I usually choose a different rhythm and instrument sound for each 4 or 8 bar section. And then I add the additional parts to the arrangement as I progress with each different section.

I usually play each recorded section several times in order to adjust the volume of the various recorded sounds.

I record all changes in volume, sounds, rhythms, Techni Chords, and tempo via the Panel Memories. For one song, I usually utilize all the Pamel Memories in bank A and sometimes even to into Bank B to finish the song.

I document all the details of the arrangement (volume, sounds, rhythms, TC's, Fill ins, etc on paper so I can make any desired additions, changes etc, quickly without having to find the location of each recorded passage as I play the finished song and look for any additional changes.

Before considering the arrangment completed, I listen to it for 5 to 10 times to make sure I do not need to make any further changes.

It takes me about 2 weeks to complete one arrangement, however with my schedule of only having a few minutes at a time to work on the arrangement, it is about a 4 to 8 hour job in total to do one arrangement.

I feel that the KN7000 has the most powerful sequencing program of any keyboard brand and it is the fastest most comprehensive sequencing system which saves me a lot of time.

Larry Gosmeyer