Fran things will get better in years to come.

[This message has been edited by Dnj (edited 01-16-2008).]

Roland have 'been there, done that' with a LOT of good features.

Every new model line, it's add two new great features, drop one...

It's amazing that almost every popular feature on other arrangers has been tried (except mp3 and audio recording) and dropped by Roland. Just WHO in the hell do they ever ask about what to add or drop..? I know it's none of us...

But what do we know, anyway? We just buy and play the darn things...

see how well we get a long

Donny, Fran... we ALL know you guys hang out together. Can't you just get this sh!t off your chests face to face? Or Skype each other for G*d's sake! Why do we have to listen to this unending cr@p?
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I guess because the practice of flaming, then removing one's post has re-reared it's ugly head, the rest of you will just have to imagine what Donny just said. Perhaps Nigel was mistaken in imagining that once returned, members would not start to abuse the privilege again. Sad.

Testicular fortitude seems lacking here... Hit and run, Donny? How.... 'manly' of you!

[This message has been edited by Diki (edited 01-17-2008).]

Diki its the same as listening to the never ending crap you and many of the rest of the gang spew out.....give me a break!!

[This message has been edited by Fran Carango (edited 01-16-2008).]

more gang mentality eh?

Well, just to expand a little on Diki's post, mc, I think that two of the current Roland arranger lineup are fine and logical descendants of the G1000....they would be the G70 and E60.

I also feel it's great that Roland (like Yamaha)have kept MP3 players out of their arrangers, making them genuine musical instruments rather than a Karaoke machine that just happens to have a keyboard attached to it, as in the Korg PA-800, for example.

If you love "playing" an instrument, you can't go wrong with either the Roland G70 or E-60, but you may have trouble finding one to test, as the "morons"(Diki's word, not mine)at Roland have made a complete mess of the marketing and distribution of these wonderful keyboards.

Do try and find them...you won't be disappointed.

Ian

Personally, I love multipads, just for the fact that I can assign drum sounds to them and play little riffs at the end of a song, as sometimes live drummers do.
I had two primary disappointments with the G70, besides the weight of course. The lack of effective break/fills in the styles, and the lack of text file capability.
The argument about being for "players only" falls short as long as it plays midi files. I play MP3s during breaks, and very seldom use a midi file. But that's just me. I don't care if others do. Having said this, I think midi files sound better on Roland than any of the other brands I've seen, particularly Yamaha.
I would much rather have a good break and multipads as the D-beam, which I didn't find much use for. It's hard to play, work the pb and mod and still wave a hand over the beam.
Just another viewpoint.
DonM