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19. Why are the banks and the programs in them in that particular
order? Wouldn’t it be more straightforward to have one bank be
one category of sounds?
There are typically (2) methods keyboard manufacturers use to arrange
sounds in a keyboard:
(1) By categories (i.e. 32 piano/org first, then 32 guitars, then 32 basses
etc.)
(2) Presented so as to show the diversity of sounds in the keyboard, with
some sort of other logic.
The reason some companies (Korg included) use #2 is that when people
go to audition a keyboard (to decide to buy it), they typically start at
program/combi 0, and increment through each program, to the next, to
the next, etc. If you’ve only got 10 minutes to check it out, it makes far
more sense (from a marketing viewpoint) to present a variety of sounds
than just one variation of piano after another.
In Korg’s case, the “other logic” is that there are 16 “categories” of
programs, so every 16 numbers, 1 from each category is presented. In
other words, A000 is from the “Fast Synth” category, so is A016, A032,
etc. A005 is from “Guitar/Plucked”; so is A021, A37 etc. This is easy to
see if you use the Voice Name List.
Note that in order to help (and compensate) for this arrangement, Korg
has the “Select by Category” UTILITY in nearly every Mode. If you are
looking for just guitar programs, use “Select By Category” to search just
the “Guitar/Plucked” category. You can even audition different programs
right from the Select By Category Dialog without closing it. You can also
use the “Category Hold” function in Program and Combi modes (bottom
right button of 9-key keypad area) to “lock” the category and then just
use the Value Up/Down keys to advance to the next Prog or Combi in a
category.
20. Can I make my keyboard “wake up” the next day with the
same thing I was working on last night?
Global (1.1-2) [Prefs] Power On Mode. ☞ Parameter Guide, Page 136.
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