Gary.....because the song is a Classic that will go on forever. No different from As Time Goes By (Casablanca).

Also.....we're keeping up with ("good") new songs like Happy/Pharrell Williams and Uptown Funk. Why shouldn't they keep up with good "old" songs. And keep real music alive at the same time so we don't end up becoming a society of robots listening to and playing mechanical music."

I just wrote a few weeks ago that my audience won't "allow" me to play anything beyond the 40's, except for a few choice songs...New York, NY...Sweet Caroline. Of course, I'm exaggerating, but in general I have to keep my stuff in the 40's and sometimes even the 30's. And, personally, I still like playing those songs. There are so many Classics from that era that are still remembered that you can play them all day and not repeat a single one.

Mark

Don......I'm reading about the PA4x upgrade performing some kind of magic with the keyboard. What is the upgrade all about? Did they modernize it even more (styles, sounds, etc) or did they make it for general, more traditional use.

I'm still looking for a good cha-cha, tango, Strauss waltz, etc. No one seems to care about traditional styles anymore.

Mark

You might try working those styles. It may help develop your ability to play the modern stuff you want to do. No different than many rock stars study Classical music even though they'll never play it.

I haven't done it yet. I have a big job tomorrow and don't want to risk losing anything in case I screw it up. It appears to me from reading the lists of sounds and styles added that a lot of it is geared toward newer music. The 52 free styles on the Korg website are Pop, Ballad and Dance, and can only be played using the new OS 2.0 because they use the new sounds. Probably nothing I'll use there, but you never know.
I will update the first of the week.
I do know there are new sounds, new drum kits, new styles and some added operational features.
Have you considered using the midi-to-style converter? You can select a midi file and automatically convert it to a style. Some of them work great, others not so great, but it may be worth a try if you have a good midi file that includes the genre you want.

I found some info here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGEHuaVd0tY
http://www.korg.com/us/products/synthesizers/pa4x/v2.php
https://soundcloud.com/korg

Don.......I rather like these new styles...and I'm not a "modern styles" person. Maybe that's why I'm not a "modern styles" person because I don't like what's been on the market pre-PA4x.

And that midi-to-style converter. I could easily buy into that. I have hundreds of great MIDI files I've collected over the years. Probably the only way I'll ever get a decent cha-cha, or even a decent (forgive me for saying the word).......POLKA!

Mark

Remember Korg allows you to overwrite ALL styles - trash the Polka and put in your favorites!

My two cents ......it doesn't matter what song or how old or new it is regardless.....
but it does critically matter ....
HOW YOU PERFORM THE SONG and HOW IT SOUNDS!

As the player only you are responsible for what the audience thinks!!

Exactly Dave you can make a Korg arranger any way you want......
btw with the new update dont you wish you kept your Pa4x?

That said will there even be a new OS Update for the Pa900 also now?

Dave.....I can see you don't read the Bible. The 8th Commandment reads "Thou shalt not trash the Polka!"