Synthesizer hits by Olavier, styles refresh

Olavier did a nice work by adapting Jean-Michel Jarre’s tracks to PA50 styles, many years ago. I tried to contact him without success. It seems he disappeared from the internet leaving many videos behind him, and sad users who hoped for compatibility or improved version.

Here is my small contribution. I converted the styles to PA600 and added or converted STS.

38 styles like Jarre Oxygene, Equinoxe, Rendez-Vous, or Chronology and other composers for Koto, ForeverYoung, Jump, … These styles are difficult to use and quite basic. You need to check Olavier’s videos on YouTube to understand how to use them, or just let your fingers find the inspiration, then adapt them to your own taste.

The videos: Olavier Youtube page

Styles downloading: Olavier-styles-refresh.SET

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Dopamine set v2.6 – Kick out the GM drums and bass

I was tired of the Standard GM drumkit and the GM Bass sounds so here is the version 2.6 of the Dopamine set with revoicing of around hundred styles in Favorites 1 to 8 banks.

To download the Zip file (78MB), click here:

https://mega.nz/#!eAoT0ABR!4mw4Y1J7OUTy0TuD93KvjjXCMVG9wbmyt-t_riDWDcA

As usual, don’t forget to unprotect the factory styles and pads just before loading the set.

For new comers to Dopamine set, please read the included documentation on the blog and in the ZIP file.

Enjoy ! and please comment below…

 

PA900 specific version for Dopamine

Some guys have found that the Dopamine Set which is based on PA600 factory configuration, has some differencies with PA900 especially for styles location. Consequently, the songbook of the PA900 is not 100% compatible with the set.

Kalou did a version of the set based on the PA900 factory configuration so that the original songbook of the PA900 is 100% compatible.

I was not able to test it as I don’t own a PA900 but everything seems very close to the original one.

Thank you to Kalou who built this set and contacted me to make it available to all of us.

Dopamine – Kalou 2.5 compatible with PA900 songbook

Note that I still recommend the original Dopamine 2.5 set for PA900 users who don’t need songbook compatibility, because some styles are missing in the newer set.

Dopamine Set v2.5 is here

Finally, it’s here !

You just bought a PA3X, or a PA3XLe, PA900, PA600. And too many slots are empty ?

Just download this set and your PA will keep you busy for the next year, at least.

As usual, the documentation is included in the zip file, with the full list of 1200 styles, 1400 sounds, 760 pads,  and 320 perfomances.

• Many new pads, with many of them added to the styles
• Some new styles including the last ones which were proposed by Korg
• Corrections in a few performances
• Several hundreds of STS improved so that you can unmute some layers to modify or replace the original sound with other relevant sound

To download the Zip file (78MB), click here:

https://mega.nz/#!3AYBgbjY!QjqXMZTaZvOQljqJ0Edl9jf2vP4fN29FB5sWjRSzBEo

Don’t forget to unprotect the factory styles and pads just before loading the set.

Enjoy ! and please comment below…

Full Set – Dopamine v1.7

New version 1.7 of the Dopamine set.

16 more styles than v1.6. Full compatibility with PA600 Factory resources. Includes latest Korg resources.

The set is documented with the different lists of styles, sounds, pads, and performances.

https://mega.co.nz/#!SZonlYCJ!5U98rTg95L7z6sHrM2_a_q2CRL2Q64InyQGVLn0pELE

Enjoy !

Full Set – Dopamine v1.6

New version 1.6 of the Dopamine set.

New styles, new pads, and other modifications. Full compatibility with PA600 Factory resources.

The set is documented with the different lists of styles, sounds, pads, and performances.

https://mega.co.nz/#!2NAFUKLa!BTcpipHlZadgSADG3ivcwRxURPUsJDuYekNoscQuYcs

 

Full Set – Dopamine v1.03

Dopamine-PA600-v1.03.SET.zip

1089 styles, 1401 sounds, 320 performances – 66 MB !

Remove the KEY extension of the file, then unzip. Note that before loading the set in the PA, you must unprotect the styles and pads: (GLOBAL/MENU/MODE PREFERENCES/MEDIA, unprotect all but Factory Sound Protect)

This Dopamine set was mainly built with styles and sounds available on the different korg sites for PA600 and other PA’s, including MicroArranger, or on the DVD included with the PA600.
A few styles are coming from Roland, Yamaha or Technics too, converted by some unknown generous community members. Some names have been found and included in the included document.
Even if there are some oriental sounds and styles, they were not privileged because already well represented on the web.

The goal was to fill as much as possible the arranger with really good resources, without removing any compatibility. PA600 default Factory ressources are untouched. It should be 100% compatible with PA900 and PA3X.
This compilation was not so easy due to various formats of the available sets (PA3X, PA2X, PA80, MicroArranger…) and no good librarian software available from Korg or other. Some translation and adaptation were needed. Some names and STS are fully invented to bring a little bit more inspiration.

I tried as much as possible to check that no copyright was infringed.
Commercial styles are tagged with Korg protection mechanism and so they won’t appear in this set of course.

This Dopamine set is far from perfect but it’s designed to bring you many hours of fun to play with, especially for new comers to Korg arrangers.