Korg Pa vs Roland G70

rafdana75 · Post by **rafdana75** » Sat Oct 20, 2007 4:36 pm

Guys / Gals

I need your help in making my final decision about buying my next arranger. Specificaly I need to know if in any of the Korg Pa arrangers I could find the following funcionality found in Roland G70:

- Cover song - this is a very fast way to reorchestrate styles and midi files with the ability to write it into SMF file. (only recognized by Roland G70).
- Make up tools - easy way to change style and midi track parameters such patch, pan etc.
- Style Converter - function that allows midi file to style conversion.

I find these very useful tools, however I also find Korg to be a little more fresh in style department.

I'm sure there are workaround but dedicated functions and good OS maybe a deal maker/braker.

Thanks,
Rafael

pauli · Post by **pauli** » Sun Oct 21, 2007 12:22 am

Rafael,
I suggest to go to your favorite music dealership and play both of these keyboards for yourself.....then "you" and only you can determine which one is the one for you.No one else can make that decision for you.
Remember...."one mans ceiling is another mans floor" so enjoy whatever you choose.

rafdana75 · Post by **rafdana75** » Sun Oct 21, 2007 1:38 am

Thanks for your response pauli, I did play Roland G70 for while having it rented out. A friend of mine recommended Korg Pa and this is how it started.
Now, I usually take a midi file and change patches and pan settings. What I want to know is if there are some user/factory defined orchestration templates (something that is called COVER in G70) in Pa800 or Pa1X that allows real quick song character change, and can be written to SMF without doing Program Change. Having templates for Rock and Blues etc saves me a lot of time. Same applies to styles. On the G70 you can play waltz with factory preset and one click away is Rock Band orchstration. I find it very useful and quick and wonder if I could mimic this somehow on Pa800 or Pa1x?
Other thing is being able to conver MIDI file to style and play songs as styles. Again I found STYLE CONVERTER very handy in G70 and I bet something like this you can find in Pa's. I don't want to toss money around renting gear so I though I would ask the korg users.
Thanks again,
Rafael

BasariStudios · Post by **BasariStudios** » Sun Oct 21, 2007 1:48 am

Dana, you have the last 2 functions but not the first.