NEW MUSICAL RESOURCES for PA80 and PA50

johnsmies · Post by **johnsmies** » Wed Apr 14, 2010 7:06 am

Hello there,

Just before switching over to the PA500 I completed an extensive job of creating a new set of MUSICAL RESOURCES for the PA80/50.
It took me more than 100 hours of tweaking and programming and I am sure you will be delighted with the results, regardless of your tastes.

The emphasis is on what most people are not very good in, or do not have the time for : great PERFORMANCES.
In doing so I have also replaced approx. 30 or 40% of the factory styles, apart from the users that is. And there is a complete set of new Programs. Incidentally none of the programs or styles are mine but are from all sorts of sources. The PERFORMANCES however are all mine and have been tweaked with lots of time and patience.

Those of you who own a PA80 or PA50 can send me an email and I will send them to you by mail. You can then transfer the data to five disks and load them onto your PA. (after having first saved your own set of course).

Basically I am not in it for the money so I am not charging you anything as such. However, if you are really pleased with what you hear once you have loaded all this into your keyboard, a small donation would be appreciated.

Please mail to this address: matseims@zeelandnet.nl
and mention : "please send me Musical Resources PA80/50"

greetings,
John Smies
Holland

johnsmies · Post by **johnsmies** » Sat May 01, 2010 7:49 am

Hello there,

I am amazed to find that few people seem to have an interest in new and proper PERFORMANCES because they are the heart of renewing any keyboard.
But apparently everyone is satisfied enough with what they have, so be it.
However there were three or four people who reacted by mail and wanted my software, which I sent them by mail. They have not had the decency to respond (here or by mail) to the work that I sent them and on which I have literally spent more than a hundred hours of tweaking and programming.
I find that very frustrating, I guess (musical) times are a-changing, to quote
Bob Dylan.......

John Smies
Holland

ginol96 · Post by **ginol96** » Tue May 04, 2010 8:19 am

Try to publish list of your performance. Do you have only PERFORMANCE or STYLES too?

johnsmies · Post by **johnsmies** » Tue May 04, 2010 9:10 am

ginol96 wrote:Try to publish list of your performance. Do you have only PERFORMANCE or STYLES too?

Hello,

it is totally pointless to publish a list of names of my performances, after all
"What's in a name ".
I am currently working on the same material for the Korg PA500 and PA800
I am discontinuing my offer here for free.
Any one of you who wants my Musical Resources can mail me directly and learn what they are (performances, styles, cost) etc. and decide for himself if he wants them or not.
All I can say is that more than 100 hours of programming will surely leave you with some quality stuff. On the other hand one cannot honestly expect all this to be entirely for free.

greetings,
john smies
Holland

bob moog · Post by **bob moog** » Fri May 07, 2010 10:32 pm

actually i m having trouble finding FDs

but now you have really peak my interest

btw not many people come to this forum

johnsmies · Post by **johnsmies** » Sat May 08, 2010 8:45 am

bob moog wrote:actually i m having trouble finding FDs

but now you have really peak my interest

btw not many people come to this forum

Check your messages Bob, you've got mail.

John

paulbelleza · Post by **paulbelleza** » Sat May 08, 2010 7:10 pm

Hello please with do all resapect can you kindly reply to this post saying " ITS NOT FREE ANYMORE" so people will know where they are standing...

johnsmies · Post by **johnsmies** » Sat May 08, 2010 10:31 pm

paulbelleza wrote:Hello please with do all resapect can you kindly reply to this post saying " ITS NOT FREE ANYMORE" so people will know where they are standing...

by all means Paul,

I do not know why people would assume that more than 100 hours of programming should be taken for granted and a musical favour only.
I do NOT want to be paid, but I would like a contribution to all my time and efforts. Why, only take a professional keyboard entertainer and his fee for one
night (4 hours !!) performing.
As to the musical resources here referred to I am asking a contribution of 50 euros (approx. 70 bucks) which I think most people will understand.

kind regards,
John

paulbelleza · Post by **paulbelleza** » Sat May 08, 2010 11:35 pm

well my friend if you are asking some money its not anymore FREE or the way how you said on your post you said IF WE ARE PLEASED OF WHAT WE HEAR "AFTER" IS LOADED CONSIDER A DONATION... so it is not a anymore "AFTER" and if you are going to be charging 50E for your job even do you said its not that you are charging let me tell you you are really chargin 50E to get it so please with do all respect do not try to play with the words please...

johnsmies · Post by **johnsmies** » Sun May 09, 2010 6:59 am

paulbelleza wrote:well my friend if you are asking some money its not anymore FREE or the way how you said on your post you said IF WE ARE PLEASED OF WHAT WE HEAR "AFTER" IS LOADED CONSIDER A DONATION... so it is not a anymore "AFTER" and if you are going to be charging 50E for your job even do you said its not that you are charging let me tell you you are really chargin 50E to get it so please with do all respect do not try to play with the words please...

Paul,

I do not know what you are trying to achieve here, but if you read ALL of my entries in this thread you will read that initially I offered my software for free on the understanding that people who got it would give feedback and would consider a voluntary donation. As none of the three or four people who received my software even bothered to give feedback, let alone contribute, I then said in my second entry that I was very disappointed and in my third entry that I was withdrawing my free offer. You and anyone else can read all this in this thread for themselves.
I don't see what you are getting upset about. I have been doing honest work, and a lot of it, and I do not mind other people sharing. On the contrary. In the past I have offered lots of things for free, some of my software is still here on the download pages. But there are limits. And if I invest approx. 100 hours in programming I think my request is a fair and legitimate one. Of course you may feel free to differ, but do not picture me as the bad guy trying to squeeze money out of fellow musicians please.
And for your information I have been working real hard the last six weeks on making new Musical Resources for the PA500/PA800. Yes again it implies a tremendous amount of work and hours, and yes again I will ask a minor contribution from those who want have the fruits of all this labour.
I hope this has clarified the situation.

kind regards,
John Smies

paulbelleza · Post by **paulbelleza** » Sun May 09, 2010 8:20 am

Dear JohnSmies...
I am not getting upset I just wanted from you to say its no more for free but anyways just leave it like that good luck with everything that you are doing I do have the Pa800 as well so the Pa80 is just the one that I used to play before but I still have a lot of things there and I even had 2 Pa80 I just sold one and I wanted to keep the other one because I have many things on the Pa80 that I know my way around there... so anyways my friend once again good luck with your projects and I'm not upset music is what I like to do...

johnsmies · Post by **johnsmies** » Sun May 09, 2010 9:04 am

paulbelleza wrote:Dear JohnSmies...
I am not getting upset I just wanted from you to say its no more for free but anyways just leave it like that good luck with everything that you are doing I do have the Pa800 as well so the Pa80 is just the one that I used to play before but I still have a lot of things there and I even had 2 Pa80 I just sold one and I wanted to keep the other one because I have many things on the Pa80 that I know my way around there... so anyways my friend once again good luck with your projects and I'm not upset music is what I like to do...

Glad we understand each other Paul, and check the PA800 forum here, where I will keep you and all updated about my 500/800 project. As already mentioned there somewhere I will add some mp3 demos (probably via Rapidshare) of the Musical Resources that I have nearly finished. The point is that I still have to find someone locally who has a PA800/PA-2X, as their structure is slightly different from the PA500. Unfortunately I was unable to purchase the PA800 for obvious reasons , so I was forced to do all the programming on the PA500, which in itself is a great keyboard, no sweat !!

greetings,
John Smies

bob moog · Post by **bob moog** » Tue May 11, 2010 7:30 pm

its is totally undestandable he put more than 100hours of work,
I think hes ok with at least asking for some little feedback

Actually i m having trouble Finding FDs ,

I really want to know how it sounds ,

like i said this forum recive very very little trafic.

johnsmies · Post by **johnsmies** » Wed May 12, 2010 6:28 am

bob moog wrote:its is totally undestandable he put more than 100hours of work,
I think hes ok with at least asking for some little feedback

Actually i m having trouble Finding FDs ,

I really want to know how it sounds ,

like i said this forum recive very very little trafic.

Hi Bob,

Thank you for your supportive comments.
As to buying Floppy Disks, this might help perhaps ? :

http://www.floppydisk.com/buy-floppy-disks.html

greetings,
John

jimmypaz · Post by **jimmypaz** » Fri May 21, 2010 1:44 pm

Hello John,
I am the new kid on the block and am interested in your work.
I tried the contact you but the email address you have posted is not accepted. The message it gives me is that it is not properly installed.

JImmy Paz