Is this a sequencer or an auto-accomp module?

Wow! I always found Ketron products to be Ugly with a giant U. But this baby's got the looks! Any idea how much it costs?

It's about $7,000.00 in ebony.
Today, I was told that there might very well be a Generalmusic Genesys with 88 hammer keys showing up at the NAMM show on Thursday. If this is true......wow!
George Kaye
Kaye's Music Scene
Reseda, California

Anyone have the Genesys? I have a few questions.
1. Does it have portamento control over sounds?
2. In the multi-track recording, are you limited to only one track of digital audio or can you record multiple audio tracks too?
3. How much is this thing?



[This message has been edited by seanbaker (edited 01-11-2003).]

quote:Originally posted by The Pro:
QY100 or even better a QY700.

SeanBaker: Is this a sequencer or an auto-accomp module?

It is both.

How are the realism of the styles compared to other new keyboards? I don't mean the sounds (that would depend on the keyboard connected to it), but the styles and how they translate in a pro synth like the S90.

Check out the Roland XV-88. It can do pretty much what any arranger can do even though it's not geared to be an arranger per se.

As for it being more economical for a keyboard manufacturer not to make a lot of factory presets for those of you who dislike tweaking, that's not really true.

Sean: It's been a long time since I heard the QY700 and I don't know how it compares today. I remember that it sounded pretty good and it's the top of the line in the QY series but that's about all. Here's Yamaha's website for it (no demos though):
http://www.yamaha.com/cgi-win/webcgi.exe/DsplyModel/?gSEQ00005QY700

The specs for that thing look very nice, but it seems that the voice set is just XG.. Does it have a set of panel voices and an XG voice set? Anyone know what the memory is for the voices? This would be something perfect for an 88 key controller. You could use the keypad on the QY to tap out drum tracks, and or use an external drum machine and use the controller for the rest. I wonder what this thing sounds like.. I've seen it on ebay, and it's still pretty pricey..

Squeak

Here's a link to reviews for the QY-700 if anyone is interested.. It seems to have auto accomp capabilites.. Not sure if they mean auto accomp as it pertains to arranger though..

http://www.harmony-central.com/Synth/Data/Yamaha/QY-700-01.html