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| Full name: | Mark Robson |
| Age: | 23 |
| Country: | England |
| County: | West Midlands |
| Keyboard: | KORG i3 with ROM upgrade |
| Other interests: | Unexplained phenomena |
| UFO's/Alien theories | |
| Computer games |
If you have already visited this page before, look here first to view a summary of the new material/sequences. New updates will contain additions to one or more of the sections listed below and/or improvements to the appearance of this web site.
Styles: A new section for i-Series styles.KORG Contacts: A new sub-page.
(6) How to subscribe to the KORG-i discussion group
(9) KORG Contacts (Address, Email & Telephone)
I've been playing the i3 for 3 years, so some of these tracks were originally sequenced quite some time ago. However, I have recently modified and in most cases replayed the lead parts of all the i3 sequences shown on this page. This is allowing me to rapidly update this page for a limited period. I hope to start creating some new tracks soon and will put them on this page as soon as they are done. Meanwhile check this page often, as there will be plenty of new sequences to download over the next few months.
All the files here are compressed (*.ZIP), so you will need to UNZIP them after downloading using PK-UNZIP or WINZIP for Windows. Each compressed KORG file contains ( *.SNG, *.PCG and *.TXT) or (*.BSQ, *.ARR, *.PCG, *.STY and *.TXT). The text file will contain a short reference to the sequence.
My (*.SNG) sequences are set up so that you can play the lead track (set TRACK 01 to MUTE). TRACK 09 acts as a CONTROL TRACK (see Hints and Tips #1). Please feel free to edit the sequences and programs for your own use (if distributing please leave files intact).
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Revolutions (Overture & Industrial I, II & III) | Jean Michel Jarre | 49.0 KB |
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I Do It For You | Bryan Adams | 61.3 KB |
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Calypso I | Jean Michel Jarre | 33.7 KB |
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One Night In Heaven | M People | 32.3 KB |
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Copacabana (At The Copa) | Barry Manilow | 32.9 KB |
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Apache | The Shadows | 29.7 KB |
Click here to access the complete list of all my previous i3 sequences.
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This section is currently empty! Fill this space by Emailing me with some of your own sequences
Here you will find information on creating/editing styles (including short cuts to relevant material in the Hints & Tips Archive) and some amateur *.STY including my own. The zipped files will contain *.STY, *.TXT and possibly *.ARR & *.BSQ.
Click here to download a text-file containing detailed information from KORG on creating STYLES.
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Apache | The Shadows | 29.7 KB |
Before we go on to mention effects send levels, always make sure when you use a drumkit program in any i-Series mode, that you adjust the panpot setting to the PROGRAM setting (i.e. PRG). This ensures that you get the stereo effect of different drum sounds coming from different positions (depending on the DRUMKIT panpot values).
The following notes assume that you are using at least one HALL (or similar) EFFECT in your EFFECTS SETUP in any mode (I find that I nearly always need a basic HALL effect in my sequence's).
If you load a ROM drum kit into one of the user drumkits (in GLOBAL mode) you can then edit the individual parameters of each drum sound. Here you can adjust the EFFECTS SEND levels C & D of each drum sound and volume, decay, pitch etc. It we help me here if I use a common example of an Effects set up that I normally use. I mostly use the PARALLEL3 set up which gives me complete control on how much of the output from any program is passed through the effects processor. i.e. by increasing the C-level of a program, more of it's output will get passed through FX1 (Which I normally assign to HALL) and by increasing the D-level more output will get passed through FX2 (e.g. CHORUS). If the C & D levels of a program are set to 0 then it will sound completely 'dry'.
With drumkit programs I find that it is best to set the C-level to the PRG value (i.e. CP). This is because each individual drum sound has a different C-level. Normally Kick drums tend to have a zero or very small C-level and Snares have a larger C-level. The C-level (in my setup) will determine the amount of HALL effect given to that drum sound. In most cases drumkits sound best with 'dry' kick and 'wet' snare (wet meaning more HALL). I should point out here that all the drum sounds in the ROM drumkits have various C-level values but the D-level's are all set to zero! so no output will get sent through FX2 (in my PARALLEL3 set up). By editing the drumkits (GLOBAL mode) you can determine how much HALL you want on each drum sound by changing it's C-level (or D-level if your HALL effect is assigned to FX2).
Summary: i) Setting the drumkit program C-level to the default (CP) will ensure that each drum sound has a different amount of HALL applied to it (assuming the C-output is routed through a HALL EFFECT). ii) Edit the drumkit in GLOBAL mode to change the C-level settings if you want more or less hall on a particular drum sound. iii) Don't forget that the overall result will depend on your EFFECTS SET UP in which ever mode you are using. Hint: If you have a PARALLEL3 set up with FX1 (Hall) and FX2 (Delay) you could increase the D-level of a drum sound (in GLOBAL mode) so that you could get an 'echo' on a snare or tambourine etc.
Sometimes when I have been recording (Song or Backing Sequence mode), I have received the message 'Can't Undo this change, continue Y/N'. This is irritating because the recording mode stops dead in the middle of playing! This is because of the UNDO (which is actually called COMPARE) feature which allows you to UNDO your last recording and retrieve your previous version. This means that when you are recording on a particular track, the original data is also kept in memory just in case you want to UNDO or COMPARE the new and old recording. This is a very useful feature, but if you are re-recording a long section of music, you end up running out of memory because the keyboard has to keep the original data that was already previously recorded on that track. Note: You will only experience this problem if you have several Songs or Backing Sequences in memory at the same time, or a long Song/MIDI sequence.
I've found that there are 2 ways to get around this problem:
i) ERASE the track you want to re-record completely. This will free up the memory you need, but you will lose the ability to use the COMPARE option.
ii) If you have several SNG's or BSEQ's in memory and are having the above problem recording your n'th Sequence then the best solution is to start recording your last sequence in a new empty file i.e. Save your work so far (let's assume we are using a file called MUSIC1), Switch off and re-power the keyboard so that the memory is clear. Now load the n'th BSEQ/SNG using LOAD ONE BSEQ/SNG from the original file MUSIC1 into any of the available sequence numbers (i.e. SNG/BSEQ 0-9). Now you have plenty of memory to re-record any track you like and will still be able to use the COMPARE option. When you have completed re-recording this last sequence save it under a new filename e.g. MUSIC2 (using SAVE ALL SONGS/BSEQ). We now want to put the finished n'th sequence back onto the end of the original group of sequences in the file MUSIC1. Load the original file again (MUSIC1) using LOAD ALL SNG/BSEQ. Finally use LOAD ONE SNG/BSEQ to load the one sequence from the file MUSIC2 into the appropriate slot in memory
Note: If you are using SONG mode be careful when using PATTERNS, only to use pattern numbers that are vacant in the original file e.g. if in file MUSIC1 patterns 0-29 are being used only use patterns 30 onwards in file MUSIC2. Important: Don't forget to load any new patterns from the new file (MUSIC2) into the original file (MUSIC1) by using LOAD ONE PATTERN for each new pattern you have used.
I have found that sometimes the BASS line in a particular STYLE is inappropriate for the song I am sequencing. This can be because there is too much movement or the accents are in the wrong place for a particular song. If you have the bass line written in the score you are using then you can use that instead of the pre-programmed BASS line of the STYLE. To do this MUTE the BASS track (either by MUTING it in ARRANGEMENT mode, or by inserting a MUTE BASS in the CONTROL track in BSEQ mode), and record your own bass line using an EXTRA TRACK. This can sometimes have a large effect on the overall sound of a sequence. I recorded the complete bass line using this method in my BSEQ version of Copacabana (At The Copa)
Hint: If you have a sequence in which the STYLE BASS is only inappropriate for a few bars, then you can MUTE the bass line just for that phrase, record your few bars of dedicated bass in an EXTRA TRACK, and then bring the STYLE BASS back in again.
A pause in a piece of music can be just as important as a phrase. With pre-programmed STYLES the only way to achieve a break in the music is to use a FILL-IN, which can sometimes be a bit 'over the top'. When you need a more subtle break (or fill in) it's best to MUTE some or all of the BASS, DRUM, PERC and ACCMP tracks and record your own section using EXTRA TRACKS (in exactly the same way as method #14 above for BASS lines). I've used this method in my BSEQ version of Copacabana (At The Copa) where I have muted all the STYLE tracks except for a piano part, and recorded a dedicated DRUM and BASS line to give the accents in the right place.
These sequencing tips illustrate ideas you can use to get more out of your KORG i-Series keyboard. Please read your reference guide for full instructions on using the various editing facilities which are only outlined in this text. If you have any problems with the above methods or would like to contribute some tips of your own please Email me.
Click here to view the complete list of all previous hints & tips.
Peter Ihnat's i-Series Web Site (includes an i-Series Librarian, info on ROM upgrades and more)
Jean Paul Carreno's i-Series Web Site (includes reviews of i5S & i5M module)
Art Morrisons i-Series ftp Site (Many STYLES, PROGRAMS and more)
The Unofficial KORG Prophecy Web Page
KORG Trinity Workstation Series (Specs)
Jeff Tsai's KORG N-Series Web Site (New workstations)
SYNTH ZONE (Resources & Links covering 20 manufacturers from Akai to Yamaha)
Günter Naglers MIDI Programs (Free MIDI software)
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