Tim,
On the Korg Pa3x: The work involved is a bit more but the final product is awesome. It does not sound as refined as Yamaha but it has far more drive – it sounds like a real band. And, DRUMS UP FRONT!

I feel the people in your church will have a greater desire to put their hands together. (And that’s what the music is all about)

John C.
PS, Anyone interested in my Kn7000 it is up for sale???

Hi John,
sounds like you're keen on upgrading to the PA3X. Really like mine.

Hey Tim, you never did say what you finally settled on,and how it all went.
Can you give us an update please?

Allan

Did this thread really just come back to life after almost 7 years!?

Paul I never had the guts to ask my pastor if I could play in church. And they needed an organist a couple of months ago! But I do play Catholic worship music at home using styles.

My current main axe is a Tyros 5. I bought the "Church and Christmas" expansion pack when it first came out. That added several new organ voices and at least 3 new "free play" styles which are great for traditional hymns.

Maybe a little OT but there are at least a few hymns I've learned which have a time signature change at the chorus, or even for just a few measures. Thus, these songs would be difficult to play with a typical rhythmic style. The free play (rubato) styles work well for this purpose and were a big part of my decision to go with Yamaha.

However, there's nothing exclusive or terribly advanced in the programming of the Tyros. Anyone with a good theoretical knowledge of how arrangers work can create a "free play" style on any MOTL arranger. I've created rubato / triggered styles for my Korg and Roland arrangers. These consist of only a sustained chordal accompaniment ("pad") track playing triads, and monophonic bass. (I.e., No drum, percussion or rhythmic phrases.) Generally these tracks are voiced with sustaining instruments like Organ, Strings, Brass, Synth, etc. My styles work just like Yamaha's Free Play styles. I often wonder whether a listener could discern that I was triggering an arranger accompaniment, as opposed to someone playing fingered chords on the lower manual and pedal bass played on the organ?

Or play Spalding's You Tube video - that'll do it The voices are predominant in that video and an arranger is the tool to set it all in motion. Think about being 'moved' during a musical performance with a full blown choir. Most of the time, it's just a piano in the background. Now add in strings, etc........

BTW, the lady instilling the song in that young fellow was truly emotional to me.