Re: Korg KARMA combinations and demos

Hi Mawd,
  Demo sounding or not, the Karma and KARMA Technology is an 
extremely creative music composition tool.  Whether one prefers to 
work in GE-driven (Arps on steroids) musical architecture or to 
compose directly from the keys themselves, this music workstation is 
an exceptional piece of kit that is greatly misunderstood and under 
appreciated.  It takes time and dedication to unfold the layers of 
this Maroon Monster in order to release your innate talents and 
tricks.

  I prefer to work in Combination Mode from my own designs.  Karma 
Combinations can be considered mini compositions waiting to happen 
and dependant upon the actions of the performer playing the keyboard, 
activating RealTime Controls etc.  They are eons beyond the Casio, 
PA, Tyros type patterns.  And for those who think that Karma 
Combinations are nothing more than "Arranger-type" prototypes have 
missed the value and compositional prospects this machine 
altogether.  They are decidedly so much more. 

Admittedly, creating your own combis is not well handled by many 
Karma owners, mostly because there is such an array and depth of 
options to explore.  In fact, as one KKY member related, it is 
mathematically impossible to program all the potential arrangements, 
interconnections, paramenters etc. in one's lifetime.  That's the 
beauty of the Karma and KARMA.  You don't have to sound like anything 
or anyone else.

So, having said all that, here are some links for you to explore 
demos of 3rd party combinations in action.  Not one of these has been 
overdubbed or subjected to post-production editing. What you hear are 
combis that have been activated by the Chord Triggers while 
improvising in the right hand followed by manipulation of the Real 
Time Controls - Joystick, Scenes, K-RTCs etc.  

Go to EJ2's SOUNDCLICK MP3 PAGE
http://www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandID=57141

Hope this helps.
Cheers,
Eric, KKY Co-moderator and EJ2 Sound Designer 
http://spaces.msn.com/members/EJ2/ 











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