dennis the people I have mentioned often lurk in the wings of those forums and have continually given me in depth answers to all my question when I was getting set up publicly & in private emails....combining that with my own prior working arranger knowledge I could always figure out the rest for all my needs alternating it with the manual.......I dont use distortion guitars for anything sorry.BUt I will agreethe Sd1+ is a Killer unit for sure!

hey donny,
fair enough...maybe i am being a bit harsh...but it was a frustrating time trying to come to grips with the op sys(totally different to Y-K-R)..which i am now understanding more and more....
dennis

Dennis I'll agree Dan thru the years & Aj which I both know and have met many times ....always told me the key to success with the Ketron units is learning the OS which indeed is a bit different then most of the other units on the market...but actually pretty easy to understand once you get the gist of it & how it works ....
I acually like it so much more then Yamaha on stage for sure for my way of navigating....followed by the G70 OS...
On the Ketron having 80 One touch sounds at my ready is awesome.....8 pages of 10 sounds each on the display at the touch of a button to make split second changes is all I need....then new Juke box feature is also an excellent way to play SMF's & have another cued if needed......the list goes on & on...New JAM Styles, Bonus styles, Drum remix,Bassist, New Pattern view,
Text mode,Style converter, Chord solo,
Dry On Stop Mic feature, Vocalizer, 2 mic inputs, & more .....

The use of audio .WAV files in real time with a Midi file linked with the transposition and change of the tempo thanks to a proprietary algorithm
that does not alter the timbre for compatible intervals.

 The sampled grooves, processed and entered in the Styles to provide that certain musical realism that is impossible to achieve with a simple
drum kit.

 The Mutes of the individual instruments of a sampled groove.

 Two drum tracks for each style.

 The possibility to display a text file (.TXT) while using the Arranger to do away with awkward packs of song sheets and booklets.

 The complete automation of all loading procedures via the Registrations that can load for example the words, the audio files and the Midi
file of a song all in one go.

 Management of the hard disk via a serial port on a separate PC to organise your own back-up copies and to view all the files on a larger
display.

I love this unit!! The more you play it and dig in the easier it gets!

[This message has been edited by Dnj (edited 07-23-2007).]

more proof that everyone has to hear for themselves: I a/b'd the pa800 and sd1+/sd5 through the same sound system, and found the sound quality of the ketrons average to good, and the sound quality of the korg truly excellent, especially the piano. I liked the ketron rhythms and key feel much better tho.

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