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[e1252w]

Could someone please help me...

I want the same 4 STS sounds to remain unchanged, even when I select various Styles and various Performances.

So I 'wrote' 4 sts sounds, and then saved then to one style. But when I switch to other styles, the sts settings change, even though the sts light is off?

What am I missing?

[filipe_l]

Each style has your own sts

[Thoraldus]

[paul]

[Thoraldus]

[ronieaz]

e1252w, I feel your pain. From my own research I would say you are not missing anything. Your desire is exactly the same as mine. I think Korg could easily include a firmware update to add this functionality. If the STS MODE LED light is OFF, we should be able to change Styles without affecting our STS settings. STS settings are for sound combinations. When you change an STS, the Style remains. The way it is, when you change a Style it changes the STS settings. I want the option to decouple STS changes from Style changes. The existing mode button has 3 positions already - Off, On, & Blinking. OFF is the logical choice to decouple STS from Styles.
I guess the advice we have received so far is a workaround. When you setup your STS settings, back them up as Performance buttons with the same names. I use the empty slots on the last page in the Synth Performances. The top slot matches STS1 then on down the last slot matches STS4. Once they are backed up here, you can freely change Styles then go back to the SynthPerformance page to grab your saved STS.
When you want to record, having settled on a Style, you can select each of the PerformanceSTS's, go to StylePlay, hold down the appropriate STS button to save the PerformanceSTS. You can do it for all four - they will already have the names you wanted. When you record, you can change the STS combinations like you normally would. You need to convert the saved PerformanceSTS's into regular STS's because you will not have access to the SynthPerformance screen in SequencerMode.
I don't even have a PA3x; I use a PA600.
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[Reuben]

If you use the Songbook you can have whatever STS’s you prefer. Just make a Songbook entry for all the Styles/STS combinations you are using.
If you put say your initials as the Artist then you can easily filter the Songbook by Artist to list only your songs.
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[ronieaz]

Reuben:
I will try your suggestion. I have had no good experiences with Songbook. I don't get it, but I am not a performer, just a songwriter. Thanks for the suggestion - let's see what happens with me.
Thanks.
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[ronieaz]

Reuben, I tried out your suggestion. I sucessfully created Songbook entries that save my STS settings, BUT they are still tied to a Style. E1252w & my problem still remains, being unable to freely change Styles whilst having our STS sounds intact.

On page 94 of the user manual for the 600, 900, & pa3x -
Styles, Variations, Performances and STSs are linked in many ways.
•When the STS MODE LED is steadily ON or blinking, selecting a Style also changes the Keyboard tracks.
•When the STS MODE LED is blinking, selecting a Variation also selects the corresponding STS.
I want to see this sentence next: *When the STS MODE LED is OFF, selecting a Style will NOT change the Keyboard tracks.”

I was hoping this last firmware update to 2.0 would give us this functionality to the STS MODE button, but nada.
Thanks you for your input – I apperciate it.
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[siebenhirter]

[ronieaz]

Siebenhirter,
My problem gets to be, when recording in Sequencer mode, the Performance screen is not accessible. The STS buttons have to be assigned before recording. I know, perhaps my methods are unorthodox, not using a DAW, but I specifically bought an arranger keyboard so I could manufacture my music untethered to the darn computer. The computer only gets hooked up when it comes time to record the audio out and that's only because the pa600 doesn't save wav files. The fact still remains that Korg should completely decouple STS from Styles when that darn button is OFF.
I wonder what it must be like to live where the great classical music calls home.
Thank you for your reply.
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[ronieaz]

Attention & apologies to: Siebenhirter Austria, Reuben Australia, Thoraldus Idaho, Paul Canada, Filipi I, e1252w.
I'm a dweeb. I sat down and did what y'all said and lo&behold it works fine, even in Sequencer Mode. My mistake for not listening and actually trying it out hands on. I used the AutoSelect, assigned my set of STS settings to the Performances, went to record, and hit the buttons to have them change just fine. I also got a Style going then selected a different style and my Performance buttons hung on to the STS voice settings.
So, I will change my workflow to include this very nice procedure.
Thank you to the world, literally, of Korg Forum users for solving my problem.
ronieaz in AZ

p.s. I STILL think Korg could offer a firmware update to decouple the STS MODE LED from Styles when the light is OFF.
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[siebenhirter]