I have had a look through the manual, (Very seldom touch these features when I am trying a board out) and it saves some settings that others don’t, but it also lacks some settings that others have. (Swings & Roundabouts)

So the question is:

What makes the Korg Song Book So Good Compared to others?

Bill

What doesn't it do, in your view, that others do? As you say you have not used it so maybe it does do the task, you just don't know how....

Saves style, mp3, smf, kar, transpose, all in one custom list for instant access.

I found the 800 songbook to be terrific for live play. It allowed for lightening quick transition between songs and stringing medlies. Nothing quite like it.

As far as I can see it doesn’t seem to save mappings, thus you cannot assign Voices/Acc to certain buttons and call them up with a pre-set.

It also seems you cannot assign multiple voices/Acc to an individual pre-set.

On the other hand manuals are notorious for confusing everybody.

Bill

So does a registration pre-set.

Bill

Why not just group your pre-sets together the way you want, or just setup a playlist.

Bill

You sure can Bill, if I am getting your meaning correctly. I assume acc means accomp?

Essentially every parameter you set, even down to the chord recognition system and per part eq settings (made under the menu tab), is saved when you save a songbook entry, and then on top of that it can also save a LOT of info just in the STS section, whihc also then gets saved as well to to songbook entry...

Set up a song to play, set up all your tracks, all your parts eq settings volume settings all (onboard) mixer settings, resource used (as in style/mp3/midi) Helicon settings and eq etc etc etc etc....and then simply select it in the songbook, via midi or via a number pad and it is instantly loaded as saved.

You do need to have most of the "locks" that are, by default set to on in the Global section, set to off for this to occur so that the Global lock is not overriding changes and it really is a piece of cake!!!!

As I wrote in another forum I have used the single/block registration system on Ketrons, the Registration system on Yamaha, and the Roland equivalent..

Nothing and I mean NOTHING comes even close to the Korg Songbook..

Dennis

AMEN I agree totally !!

Well from the descriptions above and what I got from the manual, the Songbook is nothing more than pre-set registrations that have their storage map based around a song title template.

OK they might have the odd one or two extra features that some others don’t, but it’s certainly nothing to write home about. (Bit disappointing really considering how people rave about it)

Oh well!

Bill