i have just purchased a ketron sd1+....the roland e-50 keys just didnt feel right (after an 88 note weighted board!!!) the pa800, whilst a solid performer, just lacked, hmmm, cant describe it, but it just didnt grab me...the new yammie s900 ahs been delayed so i found out due to some "problems" software or hardware i couldnt find out, but it has been delayed which means it wont hit Oz til about sept/oct.....and i got a GREAT deal on the brand new sd1+... i had not even contemplated this board, until a chance phone call to the dealer asking after a midjay, and i cannot believe everything it does....absolutley bloody brilliant, and it sounds brilliant as well...another interesting thing i found out was that the pa800 is actually built by ketron in their italian factory!!!(the sd1+ actuallly has the same keybed as the pa1xpro) and i was told most , if not all, of korg's italian branded keyboards are made by ketron!! so there ya go...
anyway i cannot wait for the 2 days until delivery, so i can "open the box"...
cheers
dennis

Congrats..Dennis...You did good..

thanx fran!!

Hi Dennis
Actually you will find that most European manufactures use Fatar (Italy again) keybeds in their instruments, which is why Korg, Ketron Wersi, Lionstracs etc feel the same.
As to the SD1 you will find it is a cracking board (Even though it�s quite old now 4 or 5 yrs I think) and easily a match for other mainstream manufactures, however the OS is not the most user friendly, but stick at it and you will have many years of enjoyment.

Bill

thanx bill, appreciate your thoughts
cheers
dennis

Congratulations Dennis,
wonders never cease. haahaa

It's a bit of a learning curve, but it does have some great sounds. How do the sounds compare to the Midjay, I never had the chance to do a comparison.

best wishes
Rikki

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Congrats with your new toy, Dennis. I'm happy for ya.

Taike

Dennis,
best to ya and yer new board. I am sure you will both do great
I am really getting into my new E 80 now that I am back from Holiday at least for a month until wife makes me load up the motorhome and go again
Good on ya,
Bebop

Dennis, I thought you had a Korg PA1X?

True?

You've sold it now for the SD?

I was under the impression that the SD only samples in Mono (and has only 16meg of Ram - that it shares I believe - and is not expandable) as opposed to the PA1X - and the Korg has a 40gig HD vs the SD1 's 6gig drive.

Am I correct in all this?

It seems a step sideways for you (and maybe a half-step back) - I hope you have a good time with your new board (really!) I'm just a little perplexed at this decision...

Have I got the wrong end of the stick here?? (I frequently do btw!)

hi hellboy...nah you got it right...sold the pa1xPro in march for a yammie s90es 88 note synth, for a new music project..that never really got off the ground, but it wasn't really a problem as the 90es was a great board...but recently found some probs with lower back and had to sell the 90 because of weight (25kgs with roadcase) i have never really been into sampling and never used it on the pa1x, so the criteria was weight, 76 notes, good sound, lyrics ability and vocal harmoniser....g70(prefered option) was too expensive..e60 had no harmoniser, yammies only have 61 notes....so sd1 was the only one to meet all criteria..
cheers
dennis
PS it sounds great but the op sys is, woh!!! way different to any ive used before!!!!