PA-800 Version 2 wishlist

[sandy39]

[greenkidd]

Hi Raul and Greenkidd,

Please see the sticky threads on Pa800 and Pa2x posted by Paolo Tramannoni from Korg.

There has recently been a huge list of features added "free of charge" by Korg to the Pa800. You can see all the changes if you compare the OS1.5 documentation and release notes with the OS1.0 manual. After this many new features, we all need a period of stability during which problems are ironed out. Every time a new feature is added to any operating system there is instability for a time. Look at the Micksoft Windoze track record. I'll not be upgrading from XP to Vista for at least a year because I want other people to sort the problems out first.

So I agree with Nedim. You asked for a list - all the following need fixing before consideration is given to "new features":

a) A way of easily clearing SSD User memory and GLOBAL memory settings (like the Intro1 OS reload on the Pa1x).

b) Diagnose and fix the problem that causes SSD memory corruption when sampling.

c) Fix the "local off" bug that fails to mute the Pa2x sound generator when you are using an external MIDI setup.

d) Work out why the Pa2x sounds "dead" compared with the Pa1x when playing the same sounds and styles. Fix the sounds, samples, FX, default settings whatever.

e) Lock GLOBAL memory as default, to prevent accidental memory corruption when loading .SET files backed up from a different machine or an earlier OS. Also, no longer allow GLOBAL subfolders to be created within a .SET file. Use the .GBL file type as a stand alone file only. Ignore any GLOBAL directories found within a .SET file if the user tries to Load the whole .SET file in one go.

Nedim has reported more "bugs" in other threads as well. In his business (Basari Studios) he is a sound producer and produces many excellent commercial styles and sounds for almost every keyboard on the market. His contributions and free gifts given to this forum are extremely helpful. Look at the number of posts to the forum he has made, and search for the hints and tips he's contributed.

So I hope forum members can respect Nedim's comments and advice even when he's occasionally impatient with us

Best regards,
Rob

Thanks Rob for the clarification. I honestly didn't know what all the existing issues are. I don't have time to read all posts and I can understand someone like Nedim who doesn't want to explain it one more time. It's understandable. I like 95% of what is offered in my PA800. I just wish the Backing Sequence functionality allowed dub mode so we could use it more like a multi sequencer. That's all I want.

thanks
Brian