Ballad registration suggestions E433

[mick47willis]

Gday
Would like to  play a medley of ballads..4/4..slow Irish lullabies some 60's slow pop songs etc.
Any suggestions for a registration set up...voice and style pls.
Mick

[SciNote]

I know this has been on here a few days.  The simple truth is that there are almost as many answers to your question as the number of songs that you want to play.  As I'm sure you know, there are dozens of styles on this keyboard -- I own the same model keyboard.  There are various ballad styles you can try, there are 6/8 or 12/8 slow rock styles, and there are 1960's pop/rock styles that should suit what you are looking for.  As for Irish lullabies, I'm not too familiar with that genre of music so you'd want to experiment.

For what instrumentation to use, it's best to just listen to the song.  If you're trying to emulate the sound of a particular recording of a song, then listen to what instruments are being used.  For example, for something like "In the Mood" by Glenn Miller, you'd want to look at sax (the E433 has some great sax sounds), brass, and piano.  For 1960's pop, there are guitars and Hammond-style organ sounds.  For lush ballads, maybe strings, piano, and choir (for the background of some of the sounds).  The E433 has hundreds of great sounds, the ability to combine any two of them together (with the exception of the 25 or so sounds that automatically turn on the dual voice mode), and the ability to INDEPENDENTLY control the volume, octave, chorus, reverb, panning, envelope attack, envelope release, filter cutoff, and filter panning of each sound!  And you can even split the keyboard and have a third sound on the left hand part (albeit with fewer sound-shaping options) -- and this split voice can even be combined with the style's automatic accompaniment.  So you have LOADS of options as to what you can do to zero in on the sound you want.

What I have done is use each of the 8 banks of 4 registrations for different genres of music.  For example, one is a 1960's rock section, with guitars, Hammond-style organ, and piano.  Another is designed for the music of Vangelis and similar music, with piano/strings, deep synth brass, and a CS-80 style high-pitched synth brass.  Another is for rock music, with piano, rock organ, electric guitar, and synth strings.  And so on.  The idea is to be able to play a wide variety of songs using these preset registrations.  Sometimes, I'll experiment and design a bank of sounds for a particular song, but with only 8 banks of 4 registrations available, that eats up memory quickly, but these song-specific sets can be stored on a USB flash drive.

Also, when I store my registrations, I store the sounds only, not the style.  This way, I can use the registration buttons to easily change the sounds I'm using while playing a song without also changing the style.  You can store just the sounds to a registration by making sure that, of the group of four mode buttons (DJ PATTERN, SONG, STYLE, and VOICE), that the SONG button is pressed and active when you store the registration.  And when you do this, make sure you hit the SONG button BEFORE you start setting up the sounds and parameters of your registration, because if you hit it after you configure your settings, the SONG button may change some of your settings, most notably the chorus and reverb settings.

[mikf]

Imagine that someone comes to you and says I am going to completely repaint my whole house. What colors should I use for the walls, woodwork, doors, window frames ......??
Well it's an unanswerable question which just poses more questions... what size are the rooms, how many are there, what does your furniture, drapes, carpets,  bedspreads look like in each room, what color is your bathroom equipment, is it tiled, do you like light colors, dark colors  ......and on and on and on.
I'm afraid that's what your question is like.
And in any case, why not decide for yourself. Try things, - different styles, different voices - for the songs you want to play. That's how you learn this instrument. If you get into trouble ask specific questions and we can help.
Mike

[mick47willis]

Wow thanks SciNote and Mike.
That's the premise for what is such an open question..lack of confidence in setting my own registrations.Does seem illogical as music suits the individual.

I especially appreciate SciNotes tip on keeping the style out of the registration so I can kick into different  voices as I play along.
Will get started
Thanks again
Mick