hi all, i PSR 3000 under test at the moment with a view to buying, but i have read here and in other places that the midjay is a good bit of gear too!! the question is has anyone played both, and could they give a recommendation, as to which one, in their opinion is better...in say the sounds and styles areas? unfortunately there are only MP3's available at ketronus.com plus a limited number of style demos, so its hard to make an informed decision....ANY comments are welcome (i have a controller keyboard to play the midjay if i go that way)
thanks
dennis

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Hi Dennis

I had a Tyros a PSR3000 and a Midjay all at the same time. They are all three fine instruments in their own way. You will really need to get your hands on one and test it yourself to see if you like the styles, voices and OS and if it meets your individual needs.

Nobody can really tell you which one is better. It's a very individual thing. Many places have a 30 day trial. That would be the way to go.

Best
Scott Langholff
http://ScottLMusic.com

As far as my opinion as to which one is better in sounds and styles, I'd have to answer it's really 6 of one and half dozen of the other.

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thanks scott, yeah i sorta figured that, but as i am about 7 hours away by road from the nearest stockist, and they wont send one to me to try, i thought i'd ask here...styles/sounds on the 3000 are very good, and also the configurability seems very good..however i do like the concept of a module....anyhoo thanks
and to DNJ, i have already seen those posts, thanks....btw didnt you buy one of these? mebbe you could add some comment particularly if you did buy one as indicated in one of your posts to the topics you referred me to....

Hi Dennis

There must be someone who will ship you one with a trial period. You might do well to contact Ketron in Italy to see who else services your area.

Or, another way, which is what I often do, is to purchase one and try it out for a while. If not satisfied, I will sell it either on one of the forums or on ebay.

I did this with a Technics KN2600.

Just a couple more thoughts.

Best
Scott

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That Midjay is one incredible little box. It really does the job AND to think it only weighs in at 7 lbs. That's one tough combination to beat.

Best
Scott

thanks guys, i am leaning towards the MJ as i do want to play combi's of midi/mp3-wav with various different registrations (similar to the Songbook on the PA1X), i am just a bit concerned with a)the limited styles and b) more importantly, the minimal "super sounds" as opposed to the GM sounds on board the MJ(i like to use non GM sounds in midi's as they are so much better), also the harmonizer is an extra, which in australia is about $400, on top of the RRP of $2990....
but your comments are appreciated and valid..
dennis

Hi Dennis,
are you in Aust too?
Where's the dealer that you mentioned??
I bought my SD1+ in Sydney. I got a fairly good deal.

Hi Scott,
unfortunately our dealers don't let you trial stuff. It's amazing that over there you can actually try before you buy.

best wishes
Rikki

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hey rikki, nsw..the dealer i am talking about is gospel pianos, as far as i can find out they are the only ketron importer/distributor in Oz..its really tough coz the 3000 is really good, and i have it linked up with a laptop and a yamaha S90es, so the sound quality is really super, but the other features of the MJ make it appealing like HDD, being able to use live drums loops in conjunction with midi files, audio/mp3...and it especially hard when you cant do a hands on A/B comparison..
dennis

just a further question to DNJ, can you give me your opinion of just the drums between MJ and PSR3000?

The Biggest strenght on the Midjay is the drums....The biggest weakness on the PSR3000, is the drums..

Hi Dennis,
I thought maybe you'd found another dealer in another state.
I dealt with the manager Warick, met him thru Technics years back.
Gave us a good deal on the SD1 plus. So bear in mind HAGGLE if you opt for a midjay.

Had a good price on a psr3k through Allan's in Sydney. Only problem was they couldn't get stock at the time, so I started browsing the net for options & discovered that Gospel was a Ketron dealer.

I must admit I'm very happy with the sd. I luv the drums. Really wrapped that I can replace drum 2 with audio drum loops in the styles.

One thing to bear in mind though, the midjay doesn't have style creation functions, but it does apparently load SD1 styles.
I was going to use EMC's style convert program for style editing etc had I bought a Midjay.I opted for the sd1+ instead as I didn't really need some of the performance features the midjay had, and the midjay didn't have some of the functions the sd1+ had.
You can download the midjay manual from the ketron site http://www.ketron.it/home/

Trying to compare a midjay to a psr , is not really comparing apples with apples, one's an arranger keyboard, the other has niche of it's own ( and I'm not reffering to the fact that it's a module). Really depends on your needs.

best wishes
Rikki
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cool, guys thanks for that...the more i investigate the better it seems, and i just read what version 3 software does, and its amazing...i think i will be joining the ranks of MJ owners, but i will wait til i find out whats releasing at NAMM first
cheers
dennis
PS..rikki, yep thats the guy, warwick, he seems pretty cool

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just to finish off my involvement with this thread, i have taken the plunge and ordered the MJ, should be here early next week..i also put a post in the ketron forum....thanks heaps for all your input...i am sure i wont be unhappy with this purchase...it will go well with my s90es master board..
thanks again
dennis