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#230400 - 04/05/08 11:43 AM
Re: How many keys? DISCUSSION thread...
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Registered: 07/23/07
Posts: 90
Loc: Dubrovnik, Croatia
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spalding,
There is no incentive to make 76-keys arranger (as explained earlier on example of Korg Pa-1x Pro and Yamaha Tyros), but the fact is that both Korg, Roland, Ketron, and some others produce TOTL arranger in 76-keys version (while some like Ketron doesn't have 61-keys option at all). As I also said before, there is no "76-keys market" just the fact that some professional arranger user sometimes need 76 keys when not using their instrument like OMB.
So I don't know why some manufacturers do produce 76-key arranger, and some don't. Some, like Roland even have middle-budget arranger in 76-keys version (E-60, EXR-7).
Yamaha already produce arrangers specifically for Easter-European market, like PSR-700 OR(iental), but it's priced almost the same as PSR-900. Roland also produce arrangers for Eastern-European market (EXR-40 OR) but it's hard to include all the instruments (and good samples) that would cover so many different ethnic groups. So this is the reason why anything with included sampler sells well here (especially Korg with their affordable models like Pa-80 before, and Pa-800 now).
You are quite right about synth market, and arranger players stigma amongst synth players, but that slowly changes. Some keyboard players in band now choose some TOTL arrangers because quality of sounds competitive to synths, and easier user interface (registrations ie. performances).
I like very much the way Yamaha decided to go (merging synth and arranger functionality). ;-)
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#230405 - 04/06/08 02:16 AM
Re: How many keys? DISCUSSION thread...
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Senior Member
Registered: 07/21/05
Posts: 5392
Loc: English Riviera, UK
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Hi Genesys Korg, Roland, Wersi, Ketron etc, make them because players want them, however the aforementioned players don’t want a 76 note Yamaha arranger, (Although the most popular, not everybody wants a Yamaha) so there is no point in Yamaha making one. (Ask any music dealer anywhere in the world) Regards
Bill
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