It doesn't have to say Roland on the keyboard..or Casio, Yamaha, Korg, Ketron..even Magnus..

Personally , if a keyboard does most of what I want..the company is secondary..

What I want is 76 , playable keys..

I want after touch..

A sequencer that can handle SMF's the way they should sound..

Edit functions that work in real time ..easily..

Expandable sound (Rom)..

Drawbar organ..

Great Bread and butter sounds..

A scat sound close to what I now use..

Style morphing in real time..

A chord sequencer..

A great harmonizer and great mic inputs..

A MP3/wave player that works great..

Monitor (video) output.

A media player that will play CDG files too..

A D beam type of interface to play accent instruments or pads..

A guitar voicing feature that allows the proper guitar voice played on keys.

An multi-track recording feature..

A complete USB audio/midi interface..

A keyboard that can also function as a complete midi controller,

with separate control of internal sounds..

A keyboard that handles conversion styles properly..

A quality built unit that would last..


I must say..right now I have most of the above covered..but it takes 2 or 3 keyboards to do so..

Roland G70, Lionstracs Media Station..and a 76 key midi controller..


Now if a company came out with all these features..
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It would not matter if it was a Casio, or any other brand..

Amen to that brother

Dennis


PS: All the other stuff you listed would be in my wishlist too

Well considering you only have choices between Casio, Yamaha, and Korg...with Ketron's Audya still in development, and the Mediastaion not really an arranger...I'd say Korg would probably have more of a chance in filling your requirements (Yamaha's lack of 76 being the main reason for exclusion).

Personally, I wouldn't want half of those features...it would take away from the fun of actually playing, and put the instrument somewhere between a big musical toy, a Karaoke machine, and an over-sized I-Pod.

What next..a built in cell phone?

Let's see...

Great sounds (and effects).

Flexible OS.

Great styles.

Great style creator.

Great third party support.

Light weight.

Reputable company.

Hey, I already have all those...PSR-S910.

Ian

Hey, my favorite song, Gary...I remember, as a little boy, going to see this with my Mum...she had homemade treats in her pockets, as we couldn't afford the concession stand.

Still brings a tear to my eye.

The original version of the song was sung by Cliff Edwards, but this version by Satchmo is terrific.

Ian

Fran,
Garys post is very approriate,dream on Fran and good luck.

It is said, that dreams sometimes come true.

Gilbert.

Ian, you mean "auto play" and a "melody line".....What was I thinking?..

Actually, my friend, I don't know what you were thinking...but, I do know what works best, and is the most fun for me, and brings in the $$$$ as well...melody line and chords, with the appropriate (and tasteful) embellishments to both, of course.

Ian

Most of the things I find detrimental to a great keyboard...

That's cool!

We all have our preferences...I'm very happy with mine.

Ian