Hi Pete, I am a multi keyboard person much like a lot of Users on this Forum and have an open mind. I have Tyros 3 and pa in my Studio and love them both but they are massively different and the OS on Korg is far more complex than on the Tyros. The sounds on Tyros 3 knock pa for 6 and the styles aren't as complex as you have said. The editing facilities are bad as compared to pa also. Now to a few points you mentioned to put the record straight as it were.karmathanever wrote:Hi Lee
I could not keep my Tyros as it was so so so frustrating to "perform" with. I found the OS and screen organisation to be unusable for performing. I liked the SA2 but also didn't like the lack of control with some of them - hated the lack of control over FILLs, the absence of Bass inversion instant control, no tempo lock for switching from one style to another, also no "CVs" for chord types, highly repetitive style variations (short measure length) ...and more...
Pete
You can change to on bass very quickly by just pressing one button. To do this means a very simple registration of 2 buttons of the 8. Select one for fingered and the other for on bass.
Tempo lock. This can be done very easily in the menu's and once set stays as it is. Simply by pressing the keyboard Function button and then 'Style setting/split point/chord' fingering button and change the 'Tempo' to 'Hold'
Fills. The Yamaha styles have 'fills' built in to the variations and if you want to play an extra fill then by pressing the current variation button a fill will occur. Not the same or as flexible as pa I know but at least functional.
On a Registration Bank you can put all manner of 'Functions' and not just song Data so that is where that is very useful...
The point is that there are many hidden functions on Tyros and that is where we have to know as much about the OS as possible to get the best from a keyboard. Just my opinions of course.
Another good point, not good but great, is that on Tyros you have the capability of adding 1 Gig of Sample Memory whereas on pa that's 128mb and with expansion only 256mb - the same on pa3x. No upgrade there and very obviously disregarded.
Just putting the record straight here Pete and I know this is the Korg Forum but my foot is in both camps and I will state my point about Korg pa on the Yamaha Forums. As well as my korgpa site I also have a Tyros oriented website as well
Here Just for information.