Here is a photo of my new set up..

On the lower arms ..you will find a G70..the upper board is a PSR3000..

The Yamaha is midi'd to the G70...this way I can take advantage of the light touch for super fast organ rips..and also allows the use of the many smooth styles without any glitches..Just below the keys I have the icons[drums], for when I need to play manual drums[and can't remember the instrument locations]..
http://download.yousendit.com/662DD34D0B9506CC

Fran, what kind of stand is that? It looks pretty neat but is unfamiliar to me.

Secondly, (and I don't want to turn this into a hijack) I find that in my old age, it really tires out my arm playing the upper keyboard (I only play sitting). On most of todays keyboards, the display is usually positioned in such a way as to force you to have quite a bit of seperation between the first and second keyboards. This creates abnormal angles on the upper board as well as an unusual height guaranteed to make you arm-weary after a bit. That's one reason I got the C1 instead of two controllers and sound module or laptop. How do you combat this? Inquiring minds want to know.

chas

Very nice setup there, Fran.

It's amazing how we seem to travel in parallel equipment worlds. I'm looking at the 3000 myself because it would be a great board to carry to church or use for intimate settings. I was thinking of unloading the G70 if I got a 3000, but I've been learning a lot about the G's arranger section and am learning to live with the drawbar section's vibrato-chorus shortfalls.

Play us a tune; use both boards. Blow us away!

As important as the displays on BOTH arrangers are, do you find it a hassle to have to squint under the top keyboard to see what's going on on the G70? Plus, as chas says, having the manuals THAT far removed makes for a more tiring arm position, and makes for less accurate moves between keyboards.

If there's room at a gig, I might be tempted to put them in an "L' with the Yamaha on the right (or maybe on the left, it depends how you are using them). Are you triggering the Yamaha from the G70? Or vice versa? If so, 'L'-ing them up could make for a bit less arm-strain, and give you easy visual access to both...

But if you DO go 'vertical', lining up the 'C's (which this picture doesn't have them at) makes for more accurate jumps... (but I'm sure you already knew that)!

If you are going to use the Apex stand, I suggest using the larger support bars for the bottom board. This way you can pull the G70 - or whichever keyboard - out a few inches to minimize to screen blocking (which can be a problem).

Lining up the C's sounds like a good idea, but I've found that it's not really necessary. We seem to get accustomed to key placement easily and lining them up when they're so far apart doesn't do anything but satisfy the OCD in me.

Also, for anyone using this stand, put the keyboard you use/need less on the bottom, specifically because of that screen block and button problem.

hey Fran, let me know when you want to sell the 3000...

Chas, that is the Apex[Ultimate Support] Silver..and it has the super bars[long] and mic boom..

Looks pretty cool Fran...congratulations on your new setup.

Is that Dave's old 3k?

Ian

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Fran:

Nice to see you mixing it up with both the Roland and the 3000. Never thought I'd see you using a 3000, but the set up looks good. But I do smell a rat!!! Blazing fast keys on the 3000 hmmm, what's up with that?

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.....biting lipppp..........

Dave, did you sell or give Fran your old 3K?

Ian the Curious

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