Hi all,
I have genos and Clavinova too.
Both work in the same way. What I do (with good results):
-In Play mode, Mixer, I do basic adjustments of channels volume, voice replacement, track effects, tempo, ecc. if suitable;
-In Style Edit mode, Mixer:
-start with variation A, start play, listen to the play; track by track adjust the volume (often I set to zero the volume, to silent
a track, specially in variation A and B, to make the accompaniment more simple), starting from drum and bass, and then
chord1, chord2, pad, ecc.
-if needed, change the sound used in a specific track, and adjust the volume; watch: track effect modification will affect all
tracks;
-all this tuning (besides effect change) will not affect other variations, that will remain as set in Play mode, until you do any
further change in Style mode;
-exit Style Edit (without saving) and go to Play mode: play normally, with right hand voices also, to test how the tuning done
in Style Edit fits your expectations;
-go back to Style Edit and refine tuning of variation A, if needed;
-repeat same type of tuning (change volume and/or sound of each single track) for variation B (remember to check the
result by going in Play mode), and then do the same for variation C, D, fill in 1,2,3,4, intro 1, 2, 3, break, ending 1,2,3.
-when you are satisfied with the all work you have done, save the style (with a new name, but without erasing the original
name: this caution could serve you in the future to identify the style of origin). If you need to suspend your tuning before to
complete all tracks adjustment, save it: you will start again from there.
A special mention for the drum tracks. I often go to Step Edit, where you may change the volume and the sound of each single event. About volume: sometimes the snare is too low or too loud; sometimes you prefer to replace a rimshot to a snare drum, maybe you want to change the kick being used, ecc. This is the longest work to do, due to the lack of multiple settings (in the Korg I had, it was tremendously faster), you better know.
This method takes time and patience, but it is very pleasant, help a lot to learn the instrument and its options and features and the results are surprising.
Usually (depending on how deep was the tuning) at the end of your work you will have a style deeply different from the original one.
It is even more useful if you devote your skill to make a so called song-style (a style specifically created to play a specific song), where you may recreate the original arrangement and feeling of that particular song.
Ciao
Angelo
