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Is Guitar Mode in the pa-series arrangers for recording MIDI tracks or can you use this mode to play a guitar sound as well? I like the idea of being able to strum instead of a 'fake' guitar chord that plays chord notes like a piano. The Manual is not clear on this, as it keeps talking about recording a track but then also refers to 'playing', so I don't know -- not owning a Korg Arranger at this time. I've never seen a Korg video, in English, showing the "Guitar Mode" feature. Assistance appreciated, thanks.

Would any of you consider using Guitar Mode in a performance?

tkarlmann wrote:Is Guitar Mode in the pa-series arrangers for recording MIDI tracks or can you use this mode to play a guitar sound as well? I like the idea of being able to strum instead of a 'fake' guitar chord that plays chord notes like a piano. The Manual is not clear on this, as it keeps talking about recording a track but then also refers to 'playing', so I don't know -- not owning a Korg Arranger at this time. I've never seen a Korg video, in English, showing the "Guitar Mode" feature. Assistance appreciated, thanks.

Would any of you consider using Guitar Mode in a performance?

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=GYJL4z5aVEQ

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1mrXYD6pJtY

smstome wrote:

tkarlmann wrote:Is Guitar Mode in the pa-series arrangers for recording MIDI tracks or can you use this mode to play a guitar sound as well? I like the idea of being able to strum instead of a 'fake' guitar chord that plays chord notes like a piano. The Manual is not clear on this, as it keeps talking about recording a track but then also refers to 'playing', so I don't know -- not owning a Korg Arranger at this time. I've never seen a Korg video, in English, showing the "Guitar Mode" feature. Assistance appreciated, thanks.

Would any of you consider using Guitar Mode in a performance?

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=GYJL4z5aVEQ

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1mrXYD6pJtY

Thanks for your reply. Neither was in English, but video 2 was great to watch for laying down a drum track.

Question remains: Would anyone use Guitar Mode during an actual performance?

tkarlmann wrote:Question remains: Would anyone use Guitar Mode during an actual performance?

I dont think so. Guitar mode is only for style use, and accessible only in style record mode.

striphio wrote:

tkarlmann wrote:Question remains: Would anyone use Guitar Mode during an actual performance?

I dont think so. Guitar mode is only for style use, and accessible only in style record mode.

So, let me get this straight, if you are playing a guitar sound on the 4x, 3x, 900, etc, you do NOT get a 'Strum', (available in Guitar Mode) you get a piano-chord sound instead -- even though the strum feature is right there in the keyboard? If so, why isn't anyone complaining about this? Don't Keyboard-Guitar-Soloists care? I would!

I think any serious live guitar playing of your keyboard needs something like this:
http://jamstik.com/
I want one NOW!! (might have to wait till Christmas...)

Reuben wrote:I think any serious live guitar playing of your keyboard needs something like this:
http://jamstik.com/
I want one NOW!! (might have to wait till Christmas...)

I like the idea of the Jamstick, but I have no Apple products. Also, if I pay $4k for a keyboard advertising "Natural Sounds" it does not seem to me to be a stretch to have the Guitar sounds actually 'Strum'.

I'm pretty sure you can use guitar mode strumming in Pads too.

Thoraldus wrote:I'm pretty sure you can use guitar mode strumming in Pads too.

Help me out here: aren't "Pads" just the four buttons? When I look at the way you achieve a strum on the 4x, you require the entire keyboard! The lowest octave selects the strum type, the next octave up selects single note types, and the highest octave plays the squeaks/rubs/anomalies for guitar. The rest of the keyboard plays the sounds. (See Manual Page 256-261) How do I do all that with four buttons?

tkarlmann wrote:

Thoraldus wrote:I'm pretty sure you can use guitar mode strumming in Pads too.

Help me out here: aren't "Pads" just the four buttons? When I look at the way you achieve a strum on the 4x, you require the entire keyboard! The lowest octave selects the strum type, the next octave up selects single note types, and the highest octave plays the squeaks/rubs/anomalies for guitar. The rest of the keyboard plays the sounds. (See Manual Page 256-261) How do I do all that with four buttons?

Each button (PAD) could be a different strum pattern.