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#199700 - 07/12/00 04:11 PM
Re: making OWN styles
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Registered: 01/26/01
Posts: 1255
Loc: United States
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Hello,
I know my post is too late but here is GEM's perspective for SK/wk series:
Creating a style is very easy relatively speaking (compared to the old Yamaha PSR SQ16):
1) select an empty style (total of 32)
2) select a variation 1, 2, 3, 4
3) select whether you want to create a core of the variation, the filling, the intro, or the ending.
4) select which chord you want to work with: minor, major, major 7th. It is enough to work with one. However, if you work with all, you can make your style play differently depending on what chord you play: minor, major or seventh!! Nice feature I think Especially for introductions and ending. You want a different minor intro from a major intro for the same variation.. right?
5) select how many measures that part will be
6) select the signature: 4/4 3/4 ....
7) select quantization level ( you can apply it later if you like... I think). Remember complex drums pattern requires multiple quantization. Therefore, create your drums in multiple passes.
8) select track, sound, dsp, panning, volume ( you can do it later, I think). This requires experience.
9) select and save to "style performance"; you have 8 performances for one style. A performance allows you to use the same style but with different instrument components: sounds, volume, dsp, panning and so on.
10) hit start and listen to the intro beat
11) play freely for the amount of measures. If you need to overdub, wait till the parts end and the part will repeat so you can overdub
12) push stop
13) select the next track
Now, Here some questions to be answered:
1) how easy is it? easy
2) how many menus you need to access this. Few. However, it will be very good idea to be familiar with the sequencer first. Because when working with styles, in GEM, there are two modes: active recording mode, and editing recorded-material mode (so you can do all your copy/paste/editing stuff afterword). But I need to investigate this further because I only tried the "active recording mode."
3) Do I need to be a drummer to create great styles? Of course not. The fact that you are a keyboardist, you automatically should know how to play drums with your fingers UNLESS you are the kind of person who is like an organist. For me, when I am playing solo and there are no drums playing with me, my hands will play in such a way to compensate for the lack of drums.
4) But what about the familiarity with different drums sounds and pads and which one to use? Don't you think that a drummer be a better person to do this? yes, but you can learn and if you already use styles, you ears already has some training to know the difference. Start with a standard kit for the type of music you like and play freely first and then record a style.
5) so is it that easy to create a style? Not really. If you have four variations and each variation has four parts, that means you need to spend a lot of time. You need to research and try and expirement. Creating an outstanding ending that makes your audience feel good or creating an intro that automatically captures the audience attention takes creativity and thinking. I suggest you listen to professional live bands.
6) Would it be discourging when you have to put a lot of time into it? The answer is maybe and therefore start in the beginning creating random easy incomplete "fun" styles so you can practice all of this and when you feel comfortable, create one fully complete usable style. GIVE IT TO A FRIEND and feel good about others are using your style. Or use it in recording and with live audience. Afterwards, you will barely depend on factory-made styles; you will always want to create your specific one for that special song.
I know It is too long and my appologies as well. I hope this helps.
[This message has been edited by sk880user (edited 07-12-2000).]
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#199701 - 07/12/00 04:58 PM
Re: making OWN styles
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Senior Member
Registered: 11/17/99
Posts: 1150
Loc: netherlands
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Hello Ilija, looking at your post I would suggest you go for an oriental keyboard. Yamaha-Roland-Gem-Solton they all have oriental versions, which will provide you with the styles you need. Also I see them offered regular in small adds thru VIA,VIA (as you are dutch you must know that magazine.)
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Keyboards/Sound Units: Kurzweil 2600S, Roland VR-760, Acces Virus C, Roland G-800, Akai AX60, Minimoog, Machine Drum, Roland R8-M, mediastation x-76
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