Hello all,

I am thinking of getting an arranger keyboard after a decades of my affair with digital and analog synth . I never use any arranger type since early 80's. The one that I used to had was a double keyboard Yamaha Electone (I forgot what model) with foot bass pedal. The only features that I like best on it is the symphonic. When you play a solo string on the upper manual then chords, accompaniment in the lower manual, then when you press the symphonic button it will sound like a symphony. I know some of you have heard this feature most common in the electone organ type in the late 70's to early 80's. It's kinda sounds very cool. I just want to know if the newer keyboards have this features. Will this also possible to some non-arranger keyboard? Like the XV88, TRITON, MOTIF? How about samples of this? I tried the fifths and the fourths presets from my JV synths but its not the one I'm looking for. Thanks and regards!!!

Dan

Hi Dan,
All the better arranger keyboards will do what you are looking for. If you would like to hear what woodwind and various string ensembles sound like, download ROUND MIDNIGHT from the mp3 page of
www.Kool-Keys.com. This was played on the Technics KN6000.
Frank

I have an electone B405 and the effect you describe is a kind of chorus effect. It produces a warmer richer sound on the strings which otherwise sound thin and reedy.
All PSR keyboards featuring a DSP can emulate this effect, its called (believe it or not) Symphonic chorus and essentially produces pitch shifted versions of the sound and then mixes them together to produce a richer effect.
Infact theres even a harmony effect on the yamaha psr's, similar to the good ole melody on chord feature of the electones. You can add all sorts of chord and harmony effects to any voice, according to the chord you play in the accompaniment section.
Of course the sounds of modern keyboards is considerably different to the ole "organ" sounds of the 70's and 80's.
Some of the upmarket arrangers such as the PSR740, 8000, 9000 or 9000 pro have organ flutes, similar to the drawbars where you can combine various floot footages and attack sounds to produce a range of organ sounds.

But back to your strings, yes, you can achieve the symphonic chorus effect on most modern arranger keyboards.

Regards
Simon
SVPworld


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