John , Yes I have used the G70 to control the MicroArranger...I match the Midi in control, located in Global settings to match the midi channel I want the G70 to send note on info as well as program change for sounds...I prefer to select the styles directly from the Micro Arranger...for an accurate display of styles...and this avoids start/stop/sync adjustments that would be needed..The chord recognition range is set on the G70..

As an example my upper 1 on the G70 (full piano mode) is on channel 4...so I set the Midi 1 Control to channel 4...and it is done....I can play the chord recognition from the G70, and select the tone (program on Korg), I want to play live..

All selections of styles and the control of variations, fills, intros and endings are selected from the Korg, to avoid conflict with the G70 arranger settings...(I do not want to alter the settings in the G70).

It is relatively easy to set up a basic communication between the Korg and another keyboard as the controller..

Thanks Fran,

As you say it is relatively easy to set up chord/arranger control of the Micro from another keyboard. Personally I would think this is an ideal set up and that is the one which I dubbed 'definitive set up " in my explanation on my webpages. Because if you can control the Chord/Style section from your G70 ( or any other keyboard) it will give you total freedom of playing either the G70 accompaniment or the Korg accompaniment simpy depending on which start/stop button you get going. At the same time, by not midi connecting the uppers you will have ample choice of the three right hand upper sounds of both your G70 (on the Roland keys) and all three uppers of the Korg. (on the Korg keys).

Fair enough this may be a personal thing but to me it seems the perfect
set up for anyone owing just ONE main arranger keyboard and deciding to add the Micro to his arsenal.

regards,
John Smies

P.S. the other set up that I suggested was meant for those who, no matter what others may say or think, dislike the idea of playing the smaller keys of the Korg Micro....