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#460435 - 10/28/18 12:44 PM
Re: EMC software
[Re: Bachus]
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Registered: 12/22/02
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Loc: NSW,Australia
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Hi Bachus,
Had them for years, but don’t really use them much.
Phrase factory basically stores styles as phrases, You load a style in , it breaks it up into phrases, You then store it in your phrase library.
From there you put a style together from the phrases you have collected in your phrase library. Ie you can add phrases from a korg style, a Roland style , whatever and you have a new style for your keyboard.
It had limitations though, not sure if it does intros / endings.
To be quite honest haven’t used it for years,
Band in a Box addition again haven’t used it for years. It came up with some very mediocre results. at the time. They may have improved i it over the years.
I didn’t persevere as I prefer to convert a band in a box style from a midi file for the korg, more control over what I end up with ie record a midi file based on a specific chord, might be 32 bars whatever, intro ending fills. Save as midi file , put the markers In, in using xg works and import it into the korg . Then do settings in the korg to finish off style.
I’d just started to experiment with it again, before we decided to move, then my accident set me back another 3 months, so I sort of lost track of where I was up to.
I still have the EMC programs, i’m pretty sure I can still update them, unless the latest was an upgrade,
Busy for the next few days, but I can do a revisit of the software if you are interested.
Edited by rikkisbears (10/28/18 01:30 PM)
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#460449 - 10/28/18 11:02 PM
Re: EMC software
[Re: rikkisbears]
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Registered: 03/02/06
Posts: 7143
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Hi Bachus,
Had them for years, but don’t really use them much.
Phrase factory basically stores styles as phrases, You load a style in , it breaks it up into phrases, You then store it in your phrase library.
From there you put a style together from the phrases you have collected in your phrase library. Ie you can add phrases from a korg style, a Roland style , whatever and you have a new style for your keyboard.
It had limitations though, not sure if it does intros / endings.
To be quite honest haven’t used it for years,
Band in a Box addition again haven’t used it for years. It came up with some very mediocre results. at the time. They may have improved i it over the years.
I didn’t persevere as I prefer to convert a band in a box style from a midi file for the korg, more control over what I end up with ie record a midi file based on a specific chord, might be 32 bars whatever, intro ending fills. Save as midi file , put the markers In, in using xg works and import it into the korg . Then do settings in the korg to finish off style.
I’d just started to experiment with it again, before we decided to move, then my accident set me back another 3 months, so I sort of lost track of where I was up to.
I still have the EMC programs, i’m pretty sure I can still update them, unless the latest was an upgrade,
Busy for the next few days, but I can do a revisit of the software if you are interested.
Thanks for your input Rikki I dont think they have seen many updates over the years The interface still looks more like windows 3.11 then modern day programs. Pulling styles into phrases is basically what Ketron does to.. and thats one of the most interesting parts of Ketron.. Sadly Ketron is not really supported very well by STyleworks. It only supports the old formats, not the newer audio style series. Which should not be a real problem tough, if you are mostly interested in phrases. IF you ever get a chance to toy around with the software, i would be happy with an update.. but please don't put any priority to it.
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#460636 - 11/01/18 11:22 AM
Re: EMC software
[Re: Bachus]
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Registered: 09/21/02
Posts: 5508
Loc: Port Charlotte,FL,USA
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Thanks a lot Al. That did it.
Bernie
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#460655 - 11/02/18 01:40 AM
Re: EMC software
[Re: Bachus]
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Senior Member
Registered: 09/21/02
Posts: 5508
Loc: Port Charlotte,FL,USA
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Hey Rikki
That's a shame. I don't imagine I can be of any help.
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#460789 - 11/03/18 10:31 PM
Re: EMC software
[Re: Bachus]
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Registered: 12/01/08
Posts: 3456
Loc: South Africa
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I asked Klaus a year ago to make some modifications to his program to make it more batch convert friendly. I've sent him a list with the all the changes I saw as an improvement.
I am happy to report that Klaus implemented ALL of those, and now, finally, I can do batch conversions without watching over it constantly.
To date I have run more than two hundred thousand styles of all brands through his fantastic software - it is well worth purchasing indeed. Yes, the Pa4x conversions are poor for now (especially the intros & endings), but the conversions of the other Korgs are better than before which makers it worth installing the update.
I'll have a chat with Klaus soon on how to convert Yamaha styles better and hopefully he will implement this into an new update.
There is NO style converter avaible that converts styles between brands having the same quality as the original. However, with just a little tweaking, amazing results can be had and puts so much more styles at ones disposal. Yes, some can live with only a handful of styles, I know. As for me, new styles excites me and is part of the fun I get out of using an arranger (in the way I do).
After all, it is all about having fun which I certainly do! I ALWAYS get the most out of my arrangers and their on-board features as I am not a piano player at all. My arrangers do most of the work/music for me simply because I let them.
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#460817 - 11/04/18 06:15 AM
Re: EMC software
[Re: Gunnar Jonny]
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Registered: 07/01/07
Posts: 26
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