Anyone out there currently playing a Ketron XD-9? I'm ready to retire my ancient MS 60 and have been leaning towards an SD-1 plus. I really like the internal amplifier and speakers. Over 1/3 of my jobs are small dinner parties for horse farm owners, where
that's plenty.

I've used the MS 60 at least 4 nights a week for over 7 years...still works great, but it's getting a little "long in the tooth"

I would get the hard drive, harmonizer, etc.
Price differentioal is not the primary issue.


Advice, please?


Russ

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[This message has been edited by Dnj (edited 01-30-2004).]

Hey Russ ...


If you have played the SD1plus and than play the XD9 , you will miss many of the features .

If you have never played an SD1 and gp from the MS series to the XD9 , than you won't regret it . I would suggest the pattern expansion chip with XD series .

Sonically , the XD9 does not sound the same as the SD1 or SD1plus . Close .

Dan O'

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Russ,

I went from an MS40 module to an XD3 after 8 fine years with the Solton.

I miss the aftertouch (only on guitars as all other voices have more realistic natural vibrato sampled along with the sound) and I overcome this with the wheel or copying the voice into a user voice and adding delayed vibrato (I also change effects to taste as well so it's not a waste of a user voice).

There are more voices on the SD1 but I have the Orchestral expansion and the addittional pettern memory so this is not an issue.

Price wasn't a factor for me either but the weight was. I use the XD with either a lightweight 61 note keyboard for lugging around and a fully weighted 88 one for residencies.

If it is important to you, try picking up a 76 note SD1 in a semi-flight case and if you can then I don't wanna meet you in an alleyway on a dark night.....

KF

[This message has been edited by KFingers (edited 02-03-2004).]