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#225843 - 02/01/08 03:29 PM
Who's had their main arranger the LONGEST...?
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Registered: 04/25/05
Posts: 14266
Loc: NW Florida
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Just for a change, how about hearing from the more static members, here at SZ...? Who's been playing their main arranger the longest? Home or 'pro', it doesn't matter. I'd just like to hear, for a change, from some of you that DON'T hop and skip all the time, but rather settle, and grow comfortable and familiar with their main axe. Me, I'm a relative newbie, got my G70 in the middle of 2005. Mind you, I had my G1000 for eight or nine years prior to that, and unless something amazing happens (like Roland return the Chord Sequencer in all it's glory!), I sure want to get the same span from the G70! So, all you contented folk... speak up! Let's hear from some HAPPY (with their arranger!) people for a change [This message has been edited by Diki (edited 02-01-2008).]
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#225848 - 02/01/08 03:47 PM
Re: Who's had their main arranger the LONGEST...?
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Registered: 11/17/99
Posts: 1150
Loc: netherlands
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Roland G-800, bought it around 1996,or early 1997, I am not sure about the year, but it is still working as a midi player at home. So that's about 11-12 years now. Never bought another arranger. Fred
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#225850 - 02/01/08 03:57 PM
Re: Who's had their main arranger the LONGEST...?
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Registered: 07/21/05
Posts: 5386
Loc: English Riviera, UK
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Difficult to say, as software based boards will always last longer then any hardware based board. (Had the Abacus since about 2003/2004) On the other hand, as a new OS brings a new board, (Although the physical side remains the same) I’ve actually changed it twice, with a third one coming up in the future. Confusing, I think I will leave it to each person to make up their own mind about it. (Don’t forget to take into account that you cannot play any of the sounds and styles on later OS versions, on an earlier OS)
Bill
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#225871 - 02/04/08 08:45 AM
Re: Who's had their main arranger the LONGEST...?
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Senior Member
Registered: 01/16/02
Posts: 14376
Loc: East Greenwich RI USA
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Originally posted by Dnj: Tony .....please tell us why you kept it so long....what is it that makes you love it?.....as an ex KN6000 owner... (that's another story)...I would be interested in hearing about it. Thanx Donny ... maybe I just don't like change ... Played with the same band for 26 years ... Worked for the same company for 40 years ... married to the same woman for 45 years in November, ... lived in the same house for 24 years ... etc ... OR ... maybe it's the ease of the kn6's operating system ... it's 16 track sequencer, it's ease of making changes 'on the fly', the sounds that are still good to my ears, and apparently those of my audiences, etc., etc., etc. ... and most of all, I guess it's the fact that, while other boards MAY have sounds (more realistic guitars with fret and 'slide' noises) and features (harmonizers, vocal recording capability), etc. that are really nice, I haven't heard anything 'blow me away' enough to make me learn a new operating system ... Just ME, I guess ... t.
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#225872 - 02/04/08 01:48 PM
Re: Who's had their main arranger the LONGEST...?
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Member
Registered: 12/12/04
Posts: 73
Loc: Denver, CO USA
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I have been happily using a Technics KN 2000 for more than 12 years. In fact, when my very expensive original one died, I found a mint cond one on ebay - for $300 - and saved shipping by picking it up myself. I use it as a main board with a band, playing left hand bass and right hand electric piano, organ and various layers. I use the arranger functions for solo gigs, or for dinner music during an otherwise full band gig. I thin out the styles I use, cutting back this or that accompaniment part or muting it altogether, and everything sounds tatseful and suprisingly hip. It has been a true warhorse for me! I have a KN 3000 as well, which has a slightly different part assignment scheme than the 2000, some different sounds and a very useable ON Bass mode. I should use that board more often.
While we are on the topic, I had a floppy disk filled with styles and set ups for the 2000. I had not used that floppy in some time and when I went to do so the other day on a gig, the screen readout told me that "the data on the disk was created for another product" or something to that effect. I have used that very disk before with no problems. can anyone suggest what the problem might be?
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#225874 - 02/04/08 03:49 PM
Re: Who's had their main arranger the LONGEST...?
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Member
Registered: 02/21/05
Posts: 314
Loc: Allen, TX, USA
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Keytron SD1 since it first came out 2001 or 2002, bought Tyros, G70, and currently own PA1X Pro Elite, but still gigging with SD1, for what I do, which is all arranger styles, I love Sd1 the best
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SD9, Audya5, Genos, Roland XP60, 2 Yamaha DSR12, 2 Yamaha Sub, 2 Turbosound 2000
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