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Jamquar · Joined: 16 Sep 2020 Posts: 8 Location: Florida

Many songs from the 50’s and 60’s as well as Billy Joel songs have a sax playing along or at the break. How do you get a sax to play over the same keys as the piano? Can it be done? When Itry to add a brass instrument it doesn’t fit the split correctly it seems like. I wanted to be able to turn the sax off and on with one of the 3 assignment buttons if I want to use it just for the break. Thanks for any help
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I play semi-professionally. Mostly, 50’s,60’s and 70’s favorites. I write and record original songs as well. I’m recently trying to learn as much as I can about my new Korg Pa 1000

DonM · Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2020 12:05 am Post subject:

The key is to use the Songbook. You can put whatever instruments you want into the four keyset slots and save them, along with the style, lyrics and everything else related to the song.
Owners manual explains it all! Smile

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Biggles · Platinum Member Joined: 31 Aug 2017 Posts: 1012

If you register with Korg UK’s Crowdcast site you have access to live Webinars and also to the prior episodes.

They are hosted my Korg staff who know the ins and outs of the PA range far better than anyone here.

Chris Johnson guested on a previous webinar and he shows a different way of playing a specific Style yet having one touch access to a range of Instruments.

I can highly recommend that you take time out to watch the episode, it will solve your problem
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siebenhirter · Platinum Member Joined: 13 Oct 2011 Posts: 1844

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josf.kumar@gmail.com · Joined: 28 Sep 2015 Posts: 26 Location: India

Dear Sir,

I appreciate your enthusiasm for exploring the Korg pa 1000 to its fullest. Your question really forced me to think and expand such possibility. I have been using korg pa 1000 since its release.

I think there is a possibility of adding either sax or any instrument in the break element of a style.
All you have to do is to take the style in which you wanted the sax piece to edit mode by clicking on record button just down the screen. Select the element you want to edit. Like you wanted to add a sax piece to break. So select the break element from all the style elements like var 1 var 2, ...... you would come across the break. Usually in the break element except for the drum track, all other elements are active to create an aura while we start to play the interlude. In all the active elements of break element, select any one element from ACC1, ACC2, ACC3, ACC4, ACC5 and its current instrument will be displayed which you can delete its track from the menu above and change the current instrument to sax. If it is a 4/4 style, play and record the sax piece either one bar or four bars as per your requirement. I hope you know how to record. I suggest recording, like hitting on the start button on the count of four, start playing sax piece along with the other elements of the style are playing. Once done, go to the menu and save the style with a new name and save it in the user with a different name.

All the very best!
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Jamquar · Joined: 16 Sep 2020 Posts: 8 Location: Florida

My Pa is in the shop with a frozen touchscreen. When I get it back I will try these suggestions. You guys are so kinds to help. Thanks
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I play semi-professionally. Mostly, 50’s,60’s and 70’s favorites. I write and record original songs as well. I’m recently trying to learn as much as I can about my new Korg Pa 1000