The i30 for sequencing back ground rhythm to play a Trumpet, Sax Guitar or whatever is the best. Is is because if your going to do Jazz, Big Band Swing etc.(which most woodwind or brass players want to do anyway if they are past the three chord stuff) is best because of the accompaniment styles in the categories I mentioned here.

The styles are more complex and built on 8 and 16 bar loops, not the simple boring 4 bar loops of Solton, Yamaha, Roland or you name it.

I don't know about rave, techno, disco and the list goes on and on. If you want the best for Jazz the i30 stands along. The Technics is also very good. The others are not for Jazz,Swing or Big band. You'll get bored to death with the 4 bar loops quick playing any multible chorus Jazz tune.

If your going to use midi files I don't have any idea which is the best. If your going to depend on the on-board styles to blow a horn the i30 is the only way to go. Any other horn players out there trying to use an arranger for this purpose. I bet you agree.
Boo

Very right about that! But do you have the special JAZZ SET for the Korg i30?? It will blow your head of if you hear it! I can send it to you if you want, but you cant find it on www.korg.de ! A couple of free sets available there!

But like i said before, the i30 still rule in terms of styles with its 16 bar loops!

Ilija

Hi,

Does anyone know why KORG stopped making the "i series" keyboards. I too really enjoyed them. I used to gig with a i3.

Donny NJ

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guys may be you all should wait because I'm sure korg will make a keyboard that will have the I30's system like the touch screen and every thing that it have and will include even 76key.

I'm sure korg have something after getting the "I series" out.

After all they said that the PA series will replace the I series so we have to wait and see.

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vic

Well Vic, that's why the PA-80 is NOT an "i" series replacement. They stopped making the i-series and they just introduced a new branch-side.
But the PA is definitely not i-series replacement. Consider the BMW X5 as a 5-series follow-up?

Ilija

I think the maximum loop length on the PSR8000 is 255 bars.

The max bar lenght on the Roland G1000 is 136 bars. Why would any one want to write so many bars, just play a SMF.. Eight is enough!!

"Eight is enough" - one of my favorite old TV shows! (Susan Richardson, Dick VanPatton,Betty Buckly - you remember!)

Why stop making i series??

Because Korg has not marketing strategy. They dont know what this means in terms of arrangers. Look at Triton? Every self-respecting studio has got a Triton. They dont needed the arranger market. Now they see that they are wrong and they still do not get it.

They need good DEMO players like Roland and Technics has. Than people will know the quality of Korg arrangers.

Ilija

Fran, Cliff are you guys joking or do you really don't understand what I'm saying here. The Styles rhythm whatever you want to call it is boring if you play an instrument for more than one chorus and you hear the same 4 bars over and over with out any added licks, kicks, rifts etc.

It's like having a beginner backing you when you could get a pro to work with. But I guess if you're just going to listen to yourself sing all night anything works.

I'm saying for instruments like woodwind or brass doing instrumentals using sequences the i30 has the best arrangements period.

And this is not my humble opinion it's a fact.