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#301127 - 12/16/10 11:53 PM
Brand new 2011 software for Korg PA arranger keyboards
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Senior Member
Registered: 05/05/00
Posts: 1384
Loc: koudekerke, Holland.
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Those of you familiar with me won’t be surprised to learn that after having swapped the Korg PA-500 for the PA-500Musikant two months ago I have now completed two months programming , resulting in a complete new set of Musical Resources. Originally made on and for the PA-500Musikant these Resources have recently been adapted for use in both the standard PA-500, as well as the PA-800 and PA=2X with big, big thanks to Willem Hersbach for doing a great job here.
After having listened to the German 3.0 update for the PA-500Musikant I thought there wasroom for improvement so to cut a long story short I simply re-programmed the entire PERFORMANCES, 256 in all. Also the styles, both internal and user, are a new mixture and thrown into the bargain are some great user sounds. All in all a great way to meet with a new challenge for your PA arranger keyboard. And though there is no accounting for tastes I am sure whatever yours , there will be something for your liking….
Although I have spent over 60 hours programming I will offer all of my efforts for free, hoping nonetheless that anyone pleased with the results will be willing to throw in a small donation to keep my programming spirits up !
If you want the software simply send a mail requesting the BKP file for your Korg PA keyboard. (Please specify which PA keyboard you have got ) You will receive the BKP file as well as a handy concise manual of how to install as well as how to get the best out of my programming. Of course all of your comments will be welcomed here or on any other Korg Forum.
pasounds@zeelandnet.nl
Holland, December 2010 John Smies
....Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and a musical 2011.....
[This message has been edited by john smies (edited 12-16-2010).]
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#301139 - 01/05/11 10:30 AM
Re: Brand new 2011 software for Korg PA arranger keyboards
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Senior Member
Registered: 05/05/00
Posts: 1384
Loc: koudekerke, Holland.
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Hi Donny,
My pleasure.
Although we have come a long way since the 1990 the final touch to any keyboard, filling it up with hundreds of ready-made performances, user programs, registrations, or whatever you call it, is the last thing added by the manufacturer and they generally do not spend too much time or money on that. Too many keyboard players imho , and I am sorry to say so but Yamaha here tops the list, play with what they get and do not tweak or if they do they barely scratch the surface. You can hear from a mile that a certain entertainer is using e.g. a Tyros or PA-800 and even a particular style to fit a wellknown popsongs. Sorry I get a bit carried away. The performances in the Korg PA-500m (in my instance) lack any tweaking in depth. Though the 3.0 update by Korg Germany was a worthwhile endeavour and heading the right direction. Unfortunately I am no Nedim or Manuel Dorantes so I can not create styles but I do manage to make the most out of one good style and to really tweak a performance. Of course my tweaking and results are very much subject to personal taste but for starters nearly ALL righthand sounds are not bright enough,drowned in buckets of reverb etc. Basically most factory presets can be done in a few hours. They simple take an onboard style (no tweaking in any way) and they add one or four (STS) righthand sounds from the gamut of sounds available. Again no or hardly any tweaking. For starters I very often find that the choice of righthand sounds is not always that logical to the style with which it is combined. With STS settings even worse, they simply had to add three more righthand sounds in a hurry. A righthand sound can improve dramatically by changing values for eq, reverb and choosing different effect instead of the obligatory chorus/delay. By doing so e.g. I stumbled upon some great guitar sounds, Uncle Dave and others may testify to that. Of course a little in depth tweaking of a sound by altering e.g. the basic sample(s) etc. can do even greater wonders. STYLE WISE I think it is a must to tweak. Most styles needs fine tuning as regards volumes,eq, reverb and effects. A second phase implies allocating different instruments to certain accompaniment tracks. It is often refreshing and a bit of a revelation (either in the positive or in the negative) to replace ALL acc. tracks (not bass and drums obviously) by the best acoustic piano sample on your keyboard, and cutting the reverb completely. DRUMS is a chapter onto itself at least for me. Fortunately the drums on any PA arranger can be tweaked more than on any other arranger in my experience. Not only choosing different drum sets, but actually tweaking indivual volumes of e.g. snaredrums or hi-hats, etc. can bring about substantial or tiny little changes. Now I guess you and everyone else here KNOW all this but more often than not do not get down to it for lack of time,willingness, or whatever reason. Well there is your answer to my question. I make a point of it to get down to all those changes which of course are in a way only the tip of the iceberg. But Uncle DAve did not remark in vain as did some others "it is as if I have got a complete new keyboard on top of it by installing your resources ". Whether all of it is your cup of tea is another matter. (it would be yours Donny, my guess). The thing is that my PA-500m now sounds substantially different and imo substantially better because of all my tweaking. Only some people are expecting too much when they expect they could replace their complete resources by mine. That is silly. Besides then I should not be asking for a contribution but charging them a fair amount !!! No, I am convinced that many PA owners will find a certain amount of things (sounds, styles, registrations) that they like and which they should be able to incorporate into their own set up. Sadly many of them are unable to do so........... Ah life is what it is. A life long learning curve, my friend.
wishing you well,
John Smies Holland
[This message has been edited by john smies (edited 01-05-2011).]
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