How to Import WAV loops and create a new style in KORG PA series keyboards

This is a video on importing Wav loop samples and creating new style patterns in Korg PA series keyboards. It is a simple but powerful feature that is particularly unique to Korg PA series keyboards. The same method is applicable in all the PA series keyboards ranging from PA 300 to PA 4X. In this video I have tried to explain the method comprehensively especially the do's and dont's to follow while carrying out the process. For this reason the video is a bit lengthy because I have explained and showed things which people especially the beginners might tend to ignore and consequentially affect the quality of the final product (The new style).
I have created these loops by taking the loop samples from the net and editing them using a free sound editing software called audacity. The link to download the software is here; www.audacityte.... There are many video tutorials on the same. In this video I have used the loop samples of tabla, dholak and duff (three different indian percussion instruments) with a BPM of 152.
If you look at a style it has got different elements like intros, variations, fill ins, break and ends. In this video I have covered importing and making all these elements except break.
The process has two different steps;
Step 1- importing, editing, slicing and saving the wav groove samples from external storage device like pendrive.
Step 2. Assigning these saved groove samples to different elements of a style in style record mode and changing different parameters.
Both these steps have to be done simultaneously. If you do one step at one time and defer the second step for another time you may not be able to perform the second step if the keyboard is switched off accidentally or deliberately. You will have to perform the whole process again. If it happens this way you will have to delete the already imported wav loop samples which you could not assign to the style pattern that you wanted to create. Otherwise you will be wasting the RAM memory of the keyboard. If you want to know how to delete the unwanted or unused sample saved to the keyboard you can watch my video on multi-sampling. Here is the link for the same: • How to multi sample in...
It is advisable to follow the below mentioned things while following these procedures...
1. While importing the sample keep the loop on button to hear the sample continuously and detect any errors.
2. Select the appropriate meter before slicing a wav loop sample. when you make different elements of a style with different wav loop samples try to keep the same meter throughout. If you selected 4/4 as the meter for variation 1 you can not make 4/2 or 8/8 for the other variations. It should be the same or it will be end up corrupting the different variations in the style play mode. The only exception is the fill ins because their length is normally shorter than the other elements. Therefore, if the fill in is half the length of a variation you can adjust the meter by making a 4/4 to 4/2 and so on to keep the BPM uniform.
3. The tempo of all the elements has to be same. If you have elements in different tempos you have to make them all same. In my case I adjusted their tempos using audacity. If you import variations with different tempos, they will all be distorted and sound weirdly when you assign them to the different elements in the style record mode.
4. Keep the actual measure of the loop to get the exact BPM of the wav sample. For example if the actual measure of the loop is 2 and the keyboard selected measure is 1 the BPM of the sample will be half of the actual BPM. You increase the measure to its original measure and then you can get the actual BPM of the wav sample.
5. When you assign these saved wav sampes to a new style keep the same measure of the wav loops to the cv length and record length in style record mode. For example if you save a loop with 2 measure and keep the cv length and record length to 4 you will experience a two measure delay when you play it.
6. The BPM and meter of the imported loops should be the same when you assign these saved wav samples to a new style. If you don't do this way the style will sound weird and out of proportion. You can increase or decrease it in the style play mode. If you saved the fill in loops in different meter you should match that meter in style record mode.

[@billhenley2332]

Hello, I've had my PA4x for 4+ years and have read the manual thoroughly dozens of times. I'm an accomplished musician but I have learned far more about the PA4x from your videos than the manual. I just wanted to express my thanks for you taking the time to make these top notch, highly informative videos. I fully realize the amount of time you've dedicated to doing so. Once again, many, many thanks.

[@KS-uh2sb]

Wow bro. Awesome video. Very satisfying to make a complete style.

[@Timetraveller2208]

I bought a PA 600 last August. To be very honest, i didn't know it was possible to do this with imported sounds. I just try to learn it by following tutorials on KZbin. I'm subbing you mate... I might learn something totally new. 😉😉

[@asishkmathew759]

Really appreciate the effort to make this.

[@rockygeorgepianotutorials6738]

They way you teach is awesome that's why I subscribed you 👍 Sharing your channel with 100 more people

[@prishelrodrigues9837]

Thank you so much for the wonderful tutorial.

[@VishalRastogi]

Very useful... ❤ Just wanted to re-confirm that can it be done in PA300?

[@Javidshah44]

Hallo sir , thank you for explaining!! But can you tell me in which video I can learn how to have same tempo for all this element ?

[@thegeekdreams]

You are very talented. Awesome research. Any videos on complete style with pads? You should offer these styles for sale to help compensate for your time. Thanks. ❤️❤️❤️

[@korgexperiments8434]

Thank you for your compliment!

[@thefactsplanet9495]

Great sir 👍 I have subscribed your channel. Thanks for making & sharing such videos. Regards Vinay Jha 🌹🙏

[@manimaaran819]

Thank you! Very useful.

[@korgexperiments8434]

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[@Abbas_Abdoli]

Nice tutorial, Thank you🙏

[@zansari]

Great video. Just what I was looking for. Do you know where we can get high quality dholak/tabla loops with various variations, fills, etc?

[@jrf1962]

Hi. Could you do a video on the PA4x how to use or set the vocoder?

[@bighneswarsatapathy]

Sir, I have followed each & every steps carefully & successfully created my new style in my KORG PA 600 & it’s working fine at that time… After turning the keyboard off & on. The style is not working properly. Please help me to short out this measure issue…

[@rajpeterk5479]

So useful. Thank u very much

[@korgexperiments8434]

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[@adarshthambi5751]

Hai dear sir Thank you very much for your support Can we take loops as rhythms in pa 600 also ?

[@akhatra7329]

Excellent video! I watched it a couple of days ago and learnt a lot. Thank you so much. Is there a way to contact you via email or phone?

[@rafikdewan499]

Sir since you are using Korg pls facilitate with your tutorials MULTI TRACK Rec n other features for people like me can not understand thru mannual thank you

[@bappibaruah4368]

Thank you sir.❤️

[@korgexperiments8434]

Thank you for your compliment!

[@rockstar.p.vijaykumar.]

Sir when we do this work in keyboard, must and should have " SD " card in keyboard ??

[@sammygeorge6853]

Hi friend, can you please make video of how to make sample in process as far each note or most of the note in cubasis 2 iPad ver then import them to korg pa700

[@khawarmahmood9384]

Hi very helpful video I have korg pa700 when I have to import these grooves after slicing and saving in record menu record ny style when I press menu for import in groove option my keyboard is not showing From option there is from word on screen but there is no option menu front off from As in your keyboard have you any idea why It's not active in my keyboard Thanks

[@deepakkumar-bq5bp]

THANKS

[@officialzion4693]

Sir what's the difference between Measures and meter Pls tell it's really confusing me And my rhythm is getting distorted

[@warrior4life479]

How to add chords to those loops before saving it as a style?

[@traveldiary8122]

amazinh! thank you

[@korgexperiments8434]

Thank you for your compliment!

[@SSDHOUSEKHIPRO]

Can you share these styles please

[@AlexStavi]

is there a way to find these drum loops in wav format?

[@kpswift2793]

I am having one KORG pa900 I want to import some loops particularly indian bhangra and some other tabla and dholak loops.How can I import loops in my Laptop

[@prasadwadekar181]

Sir how update a korg pa 600

[@kpswift2793]

Your caption slogan and your speaking doesn't match.Slogan says how to import wav while as you are saying you have already imported waves in your pc.Please inform how to import wav in pc. Joydev chatterjee

[@prasanthst1603]

👍👍👍👍👌👌

[@korgexperiments8434]

Thank you for your compliment!

[@tejamelody9677]

After creating style can I delete all sounds which are created in *sounds* column

[@korgexperiments8434]

You can do that. Even you can delete the accompaniment sounds used in the track for factory styles if you donot need it. You got that option in the menu bar.

[@korgexperiments8434]

@harisankar ramasubramanian you will lose the style if you delete the sounds after saving it to the user location. If you want that style as a permanent option you can keep it. But if you only needed for a song or something you can delete it later. I hope you understand.

[@defdeez]

i get every time " there are too many slices to fit on the keyboard " ???

[@revjim8974]

Wher i get all wave loops...

[@محمدالسلطان]

How can you modify the tempo in a program ??

[@korgexperiments8434]

It is possible to set the tempo of your choice. However, When you sample a wav loop it is advisable to use the same tempo or tempo close to the original tempo of the loop. But if you change it to the extremes it will affect the quality of the loop. It again depends on the quality of the loop.

[@deepakkumar-bq5bp]

HI, HOW TO ADD ACCOMP. CHORD.

[@rafikdewan499]

Sir is it possible to get package of Indian Styles best suted for old Bollywood songs Geet Ghazals n light classical songs for my Korg Pa700 I am from Karachi thus I could not avail the iportunity to get AN15 Memory Card which is exclusively for Indian buyers pls I will appreciate if you help me to get these loops I have my brother in Mymbai will mange if availabe

[@korgexperiments8434]

you can buy the indian set from the KORG website. I think it is $250. In india Furtado Musicals sell them. I think they have a branch in Mumbai.

[@ryalinojen4614]

Which format loops files are used to create a style in yamaha board Anna

[@korgexperiments8434]

WAV loops are the best. If you got different types of files you can convert it to wav format for the best results.

[@vaheavetisyan6169]

Can I record 8 measure sample in my style. Thank you.

[@korgexperiments8434]

yes you can. you dont need to do it if it is the same looping for 8 measures. But if it has got variations in the 8 measures you can do it. However, more the measures more the keyboard memory it will take....

[@vaheavetisyan6169]

@@korgexperiments8434 Thank you very much for your professional answer. Good luck👋

[@mskevin8630]

Sir we want this loops where We can get it

[@korgexperiments8434]

it is available online. There are youtube channels and other sites offering these free samples.

[@k24z7_]

My sample was an mpe file and I won't show up on my USB drive

[@korgexperiments8434]

You need a wav file. you can convert the mp3 to wav online and use it. you can also download audacity and do it as i have shown in the video.

[@jacobgeorge1382]

Do you live in Newzealand ?

[@korgexperiments8434]

yes

[@jacobgeorge1382]

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[@aloktirkey29]

How much space does 1 style from wav file occupies?

[@korgexperiments8434]

It depneds on the size of the wav sample. A sample with one measure will have less size than one with one with four measure. similarly if you can make your make the wav sample from stereo to mono you can reduce the size to almost half. In short, the size of the wav sample is the space it will occupy in the keyboard. if the wav sample is 5 mb it will take 5mb of your ram.

[@charlesdrummer]

Sir it's doesn't work in my keyboard

[@rockstar.p.vijaykumar.]

Yes for me also same problem

[@vfx7t]

fast at 7 min how to record thé drum on page

[@asadilyas8324]

I m from Pakistan and I have pa900 Indian expansion pack I well send u bakup clu cam use it in pa 300 or pa 600 and 800 and 900

[@asadilyas8324]

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[@mirzosharifjalolov4247]

Thank you! Very useful.

[@korgexperiments8434]

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