Pa2x Jazz Style...
http://www.korgpa.com/pa_root/mp3/pa2x/Full_Songs/05_Piano_Trio.mp3
http://www.korgpa.com/pa_root/mp3/pa2x/Styles/14_Smooth_Jazz.mp3

[This message has been edited by Dnj (edited 11-14-2010).]

Hi,

My 2cents:

1. Rock, Ballads, Country - all used for Gospel outreaches.

2. PSR-3K

3. Extremely good value for money paid!

4. Most: The number of 3rd party styles available.
Least: Not being able to record direct to usb/arranger.

5. Tyros 4 (Great overall!)
PSR-S920 (Best value for money)
Audya 5 (Great wave samples that supplement allready great styles)

Henni

[This message has been edited by Henni (edited 11-14-2010).]

Dnj: Thanks for posting that great link.

Hello Scott
Here my answers:
1-My repertoire is basically Modern Brasilian Music, Bossa Nova,Jazz, Ballads, Latin (Boleros, Rumba, Cha Cha Cha, Mambo, Salsa, Tango) and my own music.
2-Psr 910 that is for me the biggest bang for buck in the arrangers market and Roland Alpha 1 (which I only use the scat voices).
3-I am fully satisfied with my current setup. This setup is sufficient for my humble music.
4-910-Quality of voices and styles, ease of navigation, high quality wave recording, weight.
I have no complaints.
Alpha 1- Great Scat voices
Outdated and confused OS.
5-Currently I do not think of buying anything. I will await the new version of 900 Series.
Regards from Brazil
Chico

Hello Scott,

What a great question!
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1) What music genre do you enjoy playing most/least? I enjoy playing just about all the styles on the arranger. As far as performing in public, I mainly do Latin dance (salsa,cumbia, mergergue, cha-cha-cha, regaeton, bachata) and current Spanish language popular music which often is not "Latin" oriented so I need to have good rock, country, R&B styles too. Sometimes I do jazz standards and lots of bossanovas.

2) Which arranger(s) make/model do you currently own/play?

Tyros 2

3) Does it (they) continue to satisfy your music production/performance needs and desires?

I need some more current Latin rythms which I'm very surprised that I haven't been able to find: raggaeton and modern bachata. Also it would be nice to have a few more merengues.

4)What are the things you like most and least about your current arranger setup?

Things I like most: RH sounds are overall nice- piano isn't great though... .

Things I like least: lacks certain styles that I mentioned. I hate to have to buy a whole new keyboard just to get a few styles.

VH doesn't sound good at all to me. I'd be embarassed to use it in public.

Also, my backgound is as a jazz combo type pianist. My Tyros doesn't seem to understand a lot of my chords. It was acually hard for me to go back to playing regular chords with roots. I got the hang of it now, but I'd like to play some jazz in the full keyboard mode but the Tyros doesn't understand my many of rootless voicings.

5) Which arranger keyboard(s) (both currently available & soon to be released) are you interested in possibly upgrading to. Which attributes about them appeal to you, and which (if any) possible negative attributes about them concern you?

The Audya- love the live sound of the drums/perc. Great especially for salsa, merengue, cha cha cha, but I have not heard a mordern/Mexican sounding cumbia ( which I do a lot of) or other Mexican styles.

I'm hoping Korg will surprise me. But at the same time I don't like having buy a new keyboard just to get a few styles.




[This message has been edited by montunoman (edited 11-15-2010).]

1) What music genre do you enjoy playing most/least?
MOST:Oldies 50's, 60's LEAST:Jazz]

2) Which arranger(s) make/model do you currently own/play?
PSR-3000 KN-7000

3) Does it (they) continue to satisfy your music production/performance needs and desires?
Most of the time, sometimes bored

4)What are the things you like most and least about your current arranger setup?
PSR-3000 MOST: Easy OS and tons of available styles. LEAST: No direct live recording to wave.
7000 MOST: Organ and scat voices LEAST: Mic harmonizer, and Technics has been long gone

5) Which arranger keyboard(s) (both currently available & soon to be released) are you interested in possibly upgrading to. Which attributes about them appeal to you, and which (if any) possible negative attributes about them concern you?
T-4: Positive: Seems like a complete board. Negative: Expensive

Larry