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[WhatPound]

Hi

I've had the PA700 for a couple of months now, and I think I've figured most things out.

One thing has puzzled me from the start.

In Style Play mode, I understand choosing a style, choosing a keyboard, and choosing different instruments.

But what does choosing a song in the "Play" section (above the Keyboard section on the screen) do?

I've chosen songs in the Song Play mode, and that makes sense, because you can then play that song.

But what does choosing a song in the Style Play mode do? Won't whatever song you put there be irrelevant once you start playing the keyboard?

thanks

WP

[Reuben]

Your Keyboard can do a lot more than just Sounds and Styles.....it can also play two types of Songs - mp3's and Midi files and you can play along with them. It can also display lyrics and chord prompts as you play.

The mp3's can be anything you have in this format eg downloads from the internet or even an mp3 you record from your keyboard itself (you can record mp3s by pressing Shift/Record buttons - or at least that is the way it works on my Pa3x but should be same or similar on your keyboard).
You can make your own midi files in Sequencer mode and also play these back in Song Play mode or you can download new midis from the internet. These midis can be re-mixed in Sequencer mode (eg replace instruments or mute some).

Midi's and mp3s can be stored either on your Korg drive or on a USB flash drive and you can navigate to them via the song name in Song Play mode.

I suggest you get organised by creating two new folders on your Korg Drive called say myMIDIs and MyMP3s and store them there. You can create new folders by pressing Media, top-right dropdown menu, create folder.

Once you have songs in these folders you can navigate to them via the Song Name in Song Play BUT its much better to put them into Songbook where all your keyboard setups for each song are also stored.

One final word - its best to stick to midi's rather than mp3s because mp3s use a lot more memory.

Hope that gets you started.
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[Reuben]

Here are some midis that also have lyrics that you can try. I had these uploaded sometime back.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fI5wO2NbgxdvjL47FF0Gr7glI7MoXDhL/view?usp=sharing
Unzip them and copy them to a USB Flash drive.
Navigate to them in Song Play mode and press the Lyrics button to see the lyrics on your Korg screen.
These midi may not suit your style (early 70's) but you will see the power of your Korg!
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[WhatPound]

Thanks for all that detail.

However I still don't understand what role choosing a song has, when in Style Play mode.

All the things you mention: playing along with the song, seeing the music and lyrics etc, are done in Song Play mode.

It appears to me that in Style Play mode, choosing a song, in the section on screen where you can choose a song, has no effect.

[BR]

[WhatPound]

[Biggles]

Just to add to your confusion, there are also Songs stored in the Songbook and they are available to load from there or via a Setlist.

In this case a Song is a customised Style

You can save a Style to Songbook for customising as per your needs.

Using Songbook effectively is the prime method ofusing a PA
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