Why No Registrations?

[kbrkr]

I can't wrap my head around why there are no registrations on the Pa5? I don't want to setup a songbook entry for each song variation and keyboard sets only change the sounds? What am I missing?

[pawlikp100]

You are complaining like typical Tyros/Genos user.
Change your habits. Songbook is a heart of paX series and won't work like registrations which are limited compare to the SongBook.

[mstodola]

A SetList will work the same way as Registrations. A Setlist can be thought of as a group of registrations if set up and named as so. Call them Reg1, Reg2, Reg3, etc .... In Songbook just save a bunch of entries with the naming convention as mentioned before. Then if you want to resave them like a Registration just save them in Songbook and they would be saved like a Registration. It really would work out very much the same but without the dedicated buttons.

I've owned a couple of Yamaha arrangers and I know what you mean. It is very convenient with the dedicated buttons. But that is probably something Yamaha has a patent on, so you'll have to buy a Genos or other Yamaha arranger to get it.

Just my thoughts on the subject.

[Gunnar J]

.. It is very convenient with the dedicated buttons. But that is probably something Yamaha has a patent on, so you'll have to buy a Genos or other Yamaha arranger to get it.

I don't think that registratin buttons is something patented for only one brand to use.
At Technics keyboards (organs and pianos), the 'registration' buttons was named Panelmemory. Very userfriendly and convient.

Those where the days my friend.....

[kbrkr]

A previous poster got me thinking bout having different chord sequences for different variations and I thought a registration function would enable this; Is this something we can do with a setlist;

I can't equate a setlist entry with a variation in my mind; as a performer, a set is a series of songs, not parts of a song! LOL

[pa4x_user]

The Songbook is one of the best features of Korg. You can customise the tempo, sounds, effects and much more for a song and recall easily. Spend 30 minutes or so investigating it, you will not look back.

This introductory video (Pa4X) illustrates the principles.

https://youtu.be/Bo8y5U49vwE?si=64PX_YQsX4w_pgTE

[Yamko]

Hello,
Don't bother comparing Pa5x's songbook with Genos' registration system!! Genos stores almost everything per registration, it is the only system that goes that far!
Korg still has plenty of work to do to make the system work properly, so they certainly won't spend time on a comparable registration system.
Besides, they don't have the programmers for that!!!

[siebenhirter]

... having different chord sequences for different variations and I thought a registration function would enable this .

In the classic organ, a register is a series of pipes, each of the same design and timbre. A stop can be switched on or off as a unit by the organist, which means that the tonal design of a work is determined in detail in advance. Registration is therefore a special aspect of interpretation on the organ, the predetermined assignment of instrument sounds is also referred to as registration for electronic instruments.

Depending on the model and product line, manufacturers also refer to the combination of different elements of electronic keyboards as panel memory, registration memory, performance, keyboard set, etc.

Keyboard-Sets of Korgs Pa-series are settings of keyboard-tracks - it is ok that keyboard change the sounds of keyboard-tracks. There nothing is missing, because keyboard sets are made for this.

If you want to get something different with style variations that requires to change style settings, maybe selection of other styles or style elements - and if you want to change "overall registration" use songbooks properties to change settings of keyboard and background tracks at same time as usual you did with Yamahas registrations.

If you miss Yamahas Registration Memory Sequence use Korgs SetList function to achieve the same.

Don't believe that Yamahas registrations are limited compare to the Korg SongBook, but also do not believe Genos is the only system that goes that far to store almost everything.

It may take some getting used to switching from one system to another, but when it comes to registration, I see no reason to criticize or praise either system.