Dave,

The Korg guru I met thru the internet knows why only the ih will work effortlessly with the i30 and others have problems working with the Korg i30. If you'd like to ask him why this is so I'll give you his email. I don’t know the answer.

I don't know how to play one finger chords. Can you tell me how to play a Dm7b5 with one finger. I didn't think that was possible. What about for an ending going from a C7#5#9 and then resolving to a C7b5b9, and then if the melody note ends on a F in the key of F using the raised 5th chord which in this case is a DbM7 and then resolving to the Fmaj7. I don't believe any of this is possible with one finger. As a matter of fact I'll bet the fellow who invented the arranger keyboard can't do any of the above with one finger. Ha! Ha!

OK enough already for the chord theory.

DAVE explanation and QUESTION: I bought the i30 because I took the Korg guru's word at the time that nothing on the market could compare to the i30 at that time for sequencing which was my primary need because I wanted to sequence tunes using the arranger’s styles for my sax playing, not just computer software and besides the arranger fit me perfect because I wanted to sing a bit and play some keys.

Now, I've never seen a GEM before. And if the answer to the following question is no, I don't need to see one.
Will the GEM in sequencing mode allow me to record 8 bars then copy them and paste them to bar 9 and then allow me to just record and change just the turn around that is just about always different right before the bridge? Then will it let me record the bridge and then can copy and paste the first 8 bars right after the bridge for a complete song? If so, will it then let me copy and paste the whole song for 10 choruses if I want? I think the old Yamahas made you record the whole 10 choruses over again if you made a mistake.

I think the Korg has the top sequencer on the market. It perfect for the rare guy like me that plays a horn knows chord theory and wants to do a on-man band.

If you don’t have the answer , please send me a copy of the sequencer mode on the GEM. If it has as good a sequencer mode as a Korg I promise I'll go look at it and you might be doing me a bigger favor than the Korg guru did for me 4 years ago.

[This message has been edited by brickboo (edited 03-25-2006).]

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