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#312111 - 01/13/11 02:02 PM NORD C1 Watchout !!!....
Dnj Senior Member Registered: 09/21/00 Posts: 43703	http://www.rolandconnect.com/product.php?p=at-350c
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#312123 - 01/13/11 02:26 PM Re: NORD C1 Watchout !!!.... [Re: Dnj]
ianmcnll Senior Member Registered: 07/27/05 Posts: 10606 Loc: Cape Breton Island, Canada	Now, I like this unit! One big advantage over the Nord (and Hammond XK3c Pro System) is the addition of styles. It has the Nord beat because it has real drawbars. Should be interesting to see how much it costs...and what it weighs. Ian _________________________ Yamaha Tyros4, Yamaha MS-60S Powered Monitors(2), Yamaha CS-01, Yamaha TQ-5, Yamaha PSR-S775.
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#312132 - 01/13/11 02:39 PM Re: NORD C1 Watchout !!!.... [Re: Dnj]
cassp Senior Member Registered: 03/21/03 Posts: 3748 Loc: Motown	This I might be very interested in. Unfortunately, it's gonna weigh way more than I can handle. I just don't have the physical strength and stamina to cart or pick up anything over 50 lbs. Being an organist originally, this is it! _________________________ Riding on the Avenue of Time cassp50@gmail.com
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#312134 - 01/13/11 02:44 PM Re: NORD C1 Watchout !!!.... [Re: Dnj]
ianmcnll Senior Member Registered: 07/27/05 Posts: 10606 Loc: Cape Breton Island, Canada	I use a VK-8 quite often, when we jam at another buddy's place (instead of the B-3 I usually use) and it's got a terrific sound and a very decent Leslie sim too. If it weighs as much as the Nord (33 lbs), that would be acceptable. The drawbars are so cool...another reason why I liked the XK1 so much....too bad it couldn't use the XK3c's "system". Also...it (the AT350C) has presets between the manuals...perfect placement, in my opinion. _________________________ Yamaha Tyros4, Yamaha MS-60S Powered Monitors(2), Yamaha CS-01, Yamaha TQ-5, Yamaha PSR-S775.
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#312255 - 01/13/11 06:45 PM Re: NORD C1 Watchout !!!.... [Re: Dnj]
cgiles Senior Member Registered: 09/29/05 Posts: 6703 Loc: Roswell,GA/USA	It all depends on what you prefer, drawbars or a hernia. I have the PK7a pedals and they weigh more than my C1 (by a pound). Who heads up Roland's keyboard design team, Arnold Schwarzenegger? Also, we don't know what it sounds like. I was interested in the VR-700 Combo (which also has drawbars) until I heard the organ voices. Lame. It looks like a nice instrument and I wouldn't kick it out of bed (so to speak) but if I needed a single instrument for full time gigging as AN ORGAN TRIO, I'd pick the C1, despite it's perceived shortcomings. If I were doing Pop and needed more instrumentation (voices), then I'd consider this unit. It's not a question of which is the better instrument, but of which one MEETS YOUR NEEDS (remember, Donny?). chas _________________________ "Faith means not wanting to know what is true." [Nietzsche]
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#312262 - 01/13/11 07:32 PM Re: NORD C1 Watchout !!!.... [Re: cgiles]
Dnj Senior Member Registered: 09/21/00 Posts: 43703	Originally Posted By: cgiles It all depends on what you prefer, drawbars or a hernia. I have the PK7a pedals and they weigh more than my C1 (by a pound). Who heads up Roland's keyboard design team, Arnold Schwarzenegger? Also, we don't know what it sounds like. I was interested in the VR-700 Combo (which also has drawbars) until I heard the organ voices. Lame. It looks like a nice instrument and I wouldn't kick it out of bed (so to speak) but if I needed a single instrument for full time gigging as AN ORGAN TRIO, I'd pick the C1, despite it's perceived shortcomings. If I were doing Pop and needed more instrumentation (voices), then I'd consider this unit. It's not a question of which is the better instrument, but of which one MEETS YOUR NEEDS (remember, Donny?). chas chas did you follow my pic reducing instructions?
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#312264 - 01/13/11 07:39 PM Re: NORD C1 Watchout !!!.... [Re: cgiles]
ianmcnll Senior Member Registered: 07/27/05 Posts: 10606 Loc: Cape Breton Island, Canada	Originally Posted By: cgiles It all depends on what you prefer, drawbars or a hernia. I have the PK7a pedals and they weigh more than my C1 (by a pound). Who heads up Roland's keyboard design team, Arnold Schwarzenegger? Also, we don't know what it sounds like. I was interested in the VR-700 Combo (which also has drawbars) until I heard the organ voices. Lame. It looks like a nice instrument and I wouldn't kick it out of bed (so to speak) but if I needed a single instrument for full time gigging as AN ORGAN TRIO, I'd pick the C1, despite it's perceived shortcomings. If I were doing Pop and needed more instrumentation (voices), then I'd consider this unit. It's not a question of which is the better instrument, but of which one MEETS YOUR NEEDS (remember, Donny?). chas Drawbars are really only good when you have a hand free enough to work them...playing with a group, they are easier to use, but as an arranger, the left hand may be too busy, either with bass accents (or lines) and/or chords. I really like the presets between the keys...but, of course, Chas, you aren't as into arrangers as most of us here, so the styles section wouldn't be as vital either (except for, perhaps, the drums). I'm curious to see if the Atelier can manage to be as light as the Nord C1, which appears to be about the lightest two-manual out there. It also sounds pretty damn good, too. Ian _________________________ Yamaha Tyros4, Yamaha MS-60S Powered Monitors(2), Yamaha CS-01, Yamaha TQ-5, Yamaha PSR-S775.
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