Hi all,
I've been trying to find some website with the complete demo of the G-70. From what I understand the demo contains styles and songs. Does anyone know a website with all these demos?
I've looked at the Roland keyboardclub but there are only a few demos
Best regards and thanks,
Christian

Look at this German site,click on Soundbeispiele !
http://www.tastenwelt.de/

Regards,
Arno

great 20 demos from G-70.

Thanks a lot.

These are great demos. I love the rhythms and styles. Can any of us play like that? ??? I'm still a little skeptical of the drawbars; they sound way too clean. If they are using the same technology as the VK8 then it should be OK, but that short demo doesn't make the drawbars sound beefy enough IMO.

Hi,
thanks for that website! Now I know a bit more of what I think are the styles!
Many thanks,
Christian

I must say that I was very underwhelmed by the drums on ALL the demos. They don't sound alive and the cymbals sound like white noise. Almost a step backwards in my opinion. Compare these to the Tyros drums and you will notice a VAST difference. And really, the drums are what gives the style and an arranger the "GROOVE" factor.

The styles were nice in the G70 demos, but didn't really get my foot tapping and was really un-inspiring.

Does anyone else feel this way or is it simply my personal preference? I'm very critical of drums since I am a seasoned drummer.

Al

I've listened to the demos and to the G70 live... I think it is not possible to make a comparison, because MP3 compression wastes every sound quality (that's why I don't like it at, all unless you really need low space occupation)...
in the demos every frequency over 5kHz seems cut!!!

so in my opinion: try to listen it live and then make your personal opinion (of course it can be negative and different from mine...that's personal taste)

bye...
(p.s. IMHO the sound of a live good drummer will always be better!!!)

I am glad it's not just me that gets this reaction! All the demos of the G-70 I've heard so far are highly competent musically, but somehow sound a bit "old-hat". Think late 80s/90s Yamaha Electone, or similar (no offence intended to any Electone!).

My own experience with the Roland VA-76 suggests that Roland's approach to the voicing of drum sounds generally, just doesn't suit some of us. The VA boasts some 128 different drumkits - none of which ever seems to quite be quite what I am looking for.

With the VA, many of the drum kits actually sound very realistic indeed, but often don't seem to sit well in the mix. It's almost as if Roland have made some excellent samples of poor quality (or badly tuned) accoustic drum kits.

I don't find the cymbals so much of an issue on this instrument, it's more the snare and bass drum sounds that I find a problem. Sometimes, I can find a kit with a snare that sounds right in a particular arrangement, only to discover that the bass drum it is partnered with isn't a good choice. Sometimes the reverse is true.

Whilst I would expect the G-70 to sound a lot better than the VA in a back-to-back comparison, I haven't found the demos too inspiring yet.

I am looking forwards to a hands on after Christmas so I can form a better opinion of the beast.

[This message has been edited by MikeTV (edited 12-22-2004).]