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yoyo8x · Joined: 03 Dec 2014 Posts: 5

Hi all,
I'm new to the forum, korg products and workstations in general, and ive recently purchased a TR. Does anyone have any tips to get started or possibly links to tutorial videos, since i have searched to no avail. Also I'm unsure of how loading pcg files off an SD card works as well
Thanks
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MrSteveVee · Junior Member Joined: 22 Oct 2014 Posts: 82 Location: UK

If the TR is as per the LE you should have a parameter guide and a Basics guide manual. The Basics guide is worth following through to learn all the basics including how to save and load. If you did not get these you can download the PDF's from the Korg site

Steve V
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yoyo8x · Joined: 03 Dec 2014 Posts: 5

Other than these guides is there any hidden menus or tips and tricks they don't talk about?
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yoyo8x · Joined: 03 Dec 2014 Posts: 5

Also, is there any good free piano pcgs available for the tr, because everything i have tried doesn't satisfy my needs, and while the StereoPiano does sound good, i would like a more natural sound
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MrSteveVee · Junior Member Joined: 22 Oct 2014 Posts: 82 Location: UK

The best tip is to study the basic manual first and follow the examples, them set yourself small goals and use the parameter guide to achieve them. If you get stuck ask on these forums, there are a lot of clever guys out here that may be able to help. Gradually build up your knowledge until you can program the sounds that you want.

As for free piano samples, that's doubtful. To record decent samples that are better than the ones supplied you need an excellent piano as well as well calibrated studio recording equipment with (at a guess) both internal and external microphones to be able to record every nuance of each and every note in turn at varying velocities..i.e think expensive and time consuming stuff. Alternatively you could get your mate to record himself bashing away on his mums piano using an Iphone. I guess you know which samples may be the free ones! However you may be lucky, have a look on Tritonhaven.com there are some samples and PCG's etc there.

In case you are unaware, you will need sample memory installed to be able to load up any that contain samples. I don't know if the TR comes with any (The LE didn't). If you do not have any sample memory then you will only be able to load up parameter changes. These changes use the internal sound on your TR and are the same that you can do yourself once you have learned the basics and studied the parameter guide

Good luck it’s can be an extremely frustrating but ultimately rewarding journey, I know as I myself and most of the guys on these forums are on it as there is always something new to learn. Keep at it and once you know how to tweak the sounds, you may find that those piano sounds are nowhere near as bad as you first thought

Steve V
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yoyo8x · Joined: 03 Dec 2014 Posts: 5

I spent my night last night tweaking the stereo piano in the tr, and after an hour or two it started to sound as good if not better than my own acoustic piano. Thanks for all the help.
Matt
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MrSteveVee · Junior Member Joined: 22 Oct 2014 Posts: 82 Location: UK

Excellent news, enjoy Smile

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edaniels · Joined: 13 May 2015 Posts: 2