Roland Go Keys 3/5 Chorus and verses of a song

[Oldos]

On my Roland Go:Keys 5, how do I prepare the Chorus Verse cycle of a song?
That's my question.

In detail : I can't get organized for both the “Chord Seq” and the “Arranger” parts.
For the “Chord Seq” part, is there a way of switching from one sequence to another, one for the Chorus part, the other for the Verses part? Or do I have to make one very long sequence for the whole song?
For the “Arranger” part, i.e. the Styles, do I have to use variations and stay with the same style, or can I switch from one style to another ?
Maybe I cannot avoid a sequencing software?

What's the right method?

 

[Biggles]

Welcome.

I cannot be to specific as I do not own a GoKeys, so this advice is general.

The chord sequencer is intended to provide the backing and it looks like it is separate to the Auto Accompaniment.

The Style playback is intended for a specific song and usually you cannot switch to another Style without the initial Style stopping, dual Style features are incorporated in a Korg Pa5X but that is a £3k keyboard. So yes stay with the Style for all the song, as the variation number increases so does the complexity of the song.

An Arranger can typically have 3 Intros, 4 Variations, 1 Fill, 1 Break & 3 Endings.

Do read the Full Reference Manual rather than the Quick Start Guide.

 

[TedS]

Although leagues better than the original Go:Keys, the Go:Keys 5 isn't a fully-featured arranger. For one thing, (as of operating system 1.04) it lacks "sync stop."

It's a pity that Roland mostly gave up on arranger development. The good news is that a late, great BK-5 can be purchased for about the cost of a Go:Keys 5!

 

[Showkster]

Do read the Full Reference Manual rather than the Quick Start Guide.

As with all of the electronic keyboards I've ever bought, Roland keeps up the tradition of having the "Worst possible" manual in the durable goods industry.