Setting Your SV up With Sounds from different Soundpacks?

[Jazzooo]

I'm having a kind of hard time remembering how to do this--I have my own soundpack of sorts with sounds I like, but I want to grab one particular sound from Soundpack 2 to save as a favorite. When I get into the Editor software, it seems like I have to choose between the two, as opposed to mixing them together. And yet I know this is possible...can any please help me?

Many thanks,

Doug

[i_am_binky]

drag'n'drop.

usb the sv-1
open the soundpack u want
drag'n'drop it to the INTERNAL DATA window on the right
click WRITE CURRENT PRESET or BACK UP ALL DATA
done

[Jazzooo]

Thanks, will try it soon!

[D-Train]

Be sure to name your newly created soundpack too - I have created several different ones, which makes it easy to go from one show to the next - usb in, load it up, and I'm off and running.

[pike]

I'm considering to buy an SV1 - but one of the things stopping me is the limited number of presets. 8 favorites ? So if you play a gig with, say, 15 numbers, what do you do ? Write your settings down on a piece of paper and tweak those dials on stage ?

which makes it easy to go from one show to the next - usb in, load it up, and I'm off and running.

Righty - am I right to assume that would get actually you 36+8 presets, sortof ? That would be doable. Could I in fact do that from other software too, like a midi sysex dump ?

I'm surprised noone is mentioning these limits. Perhaps I'm missing something ?

*-pike

[Kontrol49]

I'm considering to buy an SV1 - but one of the things stopping me is the limited number of presets. 8 favorites ? So if you play a gig with, say, 15 numbers, what do you do am I right to assume that would get actually you 36+8 presets, sortof ? That would be doable. Could I in fact do that from other software too, like a midi sysex dump ?
I'm surprised noone is mentioning these limits *-pike

You have 8 favourites for instant recall,but you can also overwrite the other 36 factory sound locations with your own sounds too this will give you access to 44 of your own sounds(obviously this is a little more tricky remembering where you placed them and not so easy to recall them as the favourites buttons

I wouldn't like to be trying to fumble around loading soundpacks from a laptop mid gig!!! 44 sound slots should be feasible or fine for most gigs given the limited type of sounds the SV can create anyway.

I don't know why Korg can't make an update to the OS,whereby the 8 favourites buttons also function as a secondary Bank button,(like some Roland synths have an 8x8 matrix type system)so you would have access to 8x8 favourites giving you instant recall to 64 favourites,this would be greatly welcomed and a little bit easier to recall than fumbling with the dials and also means you wouldn't have to overwrite factory locations

[pike]

Thanks for your answer!

I wouldn't like to be trying to fumble around loading soundpacks from a laptop mid gig!!!

No, that's why I was asking for the midi sysex dump. I can program that to work on the push of a button.

I don't know why Korg can't make an update to the OS,whereby the 8 favourites buttons also function as a secondary Bank button,so you would have access to 8x8 favourites giving you 64 favourites

Yes, or even a 4xA bank and 4xB bank, giving 16 presets instead of 8. 16 would be just enough ..

*-pike

[Rodney]

Yes, or even a 4xA bank and 4xB bank, giving 16 presets instead of 8. 16 would be just enough ..

*-pike

I like the "keep it simple, stupid" method that Korg chose, myself. 8 quick presets, each of which has its own big illuminated button. Then if you want more, a dial with 6 banks with labels indicating a "Type" of sound, and each of those banks has six "Variation" possibilities on a second dial. And, using the software, you can put any sound you like into any of those 36 spots. And you can back up as many different collections as you like for different kinds of gigs. The idea of Bank A, Bank B, Bank C, for the 8 buttons is the kind of needless interface complication that I hate on the new Yamahas. I'm glad Korg went simple on this one. My only complaint is that I wish more could be done in software on the velocity curves and relative volume of samples, and I wish the acoustic piano samples had a bit more attack, especially when run through speakers.

[Kontrol49]

Yes, or even a 4xA bank and 4xB bank, giving 16 presets instead of 8. 16 would be just enough ..

*-pike

I like the "keep it simple, stupid" method that Korg chose, myself. 8 quick presets, each of which has its own big illuminated button. Then if you want more, a dial with 6 banks with labels indicating a "Type" of sound, and each of those banks has six "Variation" possibilities on a second dial. And, using the software, you can put any sound you like into any of those 36 spots. And you can back up as many different collections as you like for different kinds of gigs. The idea of Bank A, Bank B, Bank C, for the 8 buttons is the kind of needless interface complication that I hate on the new Yamahas. I'm glad Korg went simple on this one. My only complaint is that I wish more could be done in software on the velocity curves and relative volume of samples, and I wish the acoustic piano samples had a bit more attack, especially when run through speakers.

Each to their own....

I would welcome the favourites button to double as a bank giving more quicker access to using extra favourites
It works well within the V-synth and Fantom G as I usually have a bank set for each track,means I can switch banks in between songs and know I have each set of sounds at the press of a button,using the dials is clumsy and not so practical if you want to change between categories mid song,I use the favourites method on the Fantom G to access those extra sounds as it much quicker than trying alter the dials on the front panel the Fantom sends out the program change from the pads in one single press in the same manner as you would be doing it on the front panel,it's useful for gigs where I use the Fantom but used the SV standalone in a gig and it wasnt so practical and would have been useful to have those extra bank slots for quicker selection.

I like this workaround but would be nice for Korg to actually integrate this,the SV is great just a few refinements would be cool,I use the Fantom for access to alter the attack and sustain or cutoff on some of the sounds due to the lack of realtime controls for those on the SV to Change the sounds via the onboard sliders or knobs

I too like the what you see is what you get approach but there's nothing wrong with wanting to better something's after all it's users wishes and practicalities are what inspires developments,

[mjohnson4318]

Hi everyone.
I have just succesfully mixed soundpacks 1 and 2 into a soundpack I like. There is only one problem - volumes of the "old" and "new" accoustic pianos are completely different. I wasn't able to correct it with the compressor. The sound guy won't like me tonight

Thanks in advance for any ideas.

[Rodney]

Hi everyone.
I have just succesfully mixed soundpacks 1 and 2 into a soundpack I like. There is only one problem - volumes of the "old" and "new" accoustic pianos are completely different. I wasn't able to correct it with the compressor. The sound guy won't like me tonight

Thanks in advance for any ideas.

Yes, the sounds -- especially in Sound Pack 2 -- are louder, although they seem to be balanced across the sound set. Not being able to add a "volume" adjustment to sounds is a failing of the editor or OS, in my book. Being able to save "backing" and "solo" volume settings for, say, an organ sound in the favorites button would be hugely useful. For live gigs I'd probably just stick with one soundpack or the other for the sake of the sound guy.... or maybe you can experiment ahead of time with where the volume knob should be tweaked for sounds that you are going to use, but which don't match, so that the sound guy doesn't have to do it.

[mjohnson4318]

Yes, the sounds are well balanced accross soundpack 2. I just missed some of the old sounds like electric grands, reed EP, layered piano/pad and put these instead of some organs.

Master volume knob - OK solution after getting used to it. Thanks.

[Jon_C]

I use sounds from all 3 packs & have ballanced them by tweaking the EQ parameters in equal measures to increase/decrease the volume where necessary

[i_am_binky]

when i make a soundset i decide the average volume, then adjust the Gain for each patch via the Stereo Limiter; leave the ratio at 1:1, adjust the Gain as desired (most i've adjusted by is 9dB, normally its more like 3dB +/-)

i find the Gain dial most useful in getting each patch in a soundset to about the same volume.

[Rodney]

when i make a soundset i decide the average volume, then adjust the Gain for each patch via the Stereo Limiter; leave the ratio at 1:1, adjust the Gain as desired (most i've adjusted by is 9dB, normally its more like 3dB +/-)

i find the Gain dial most useful in getting each patch in a soundset to about the same volume.

That's brilliant -- I didn't know about that setting. I'll have to give it a try.