if it has a good sequencer and top sounds, it's very good. The price is higher than I would have thought, and the small screen is a shame, but still the unit looks much more competitive compared to the Ketrons!

"the unit looks much more competitive compared to the Ketrons!"

competitive in the sense of $$$ and NOT overall sound i assume you're implying ???

Although it's clearly intended for accordion players, as were the older RA-series, it will also be especially handy for those using digital pianos.

I think it's a great unit.

Ian

I don't fully understand this unit.

does it come with its own sound engine? or does it need to use a separate module or plug into a Keyboard via midi?

does it have its own styles like you would get on a high end arranger workstation?

does it have memory banks?

Nick

Yep, agree 100%

Dennis

Sounds good in the video.. you gotta love the accordian player He's got moves!
BK-7m Overview

The horns on the big band style sounds a lot like the ones that were in the G-70, the overdrive guitar sounds like crap... but that's one thing I have yet to hear any keyboard, plugin, sampler or anything do convincing.. so I'm not going to judge it on that.

DocZ

It has an FC-7 pedalboard input. I haven't seen the manual (have you?), but I would have thought that B/F (although it's probably still Roland's old Break/Mute from the G70) would be able to be mapped to one of those...

I own RealStrat and RealGuitar, while they sound great, and work good in a mix - they do not sound like a real guitarist playing a real guitar. I also own GuitarRig, that is only effect and amp modelling - and again the models sound good, and work great in studio mixes - the models do not sound like their hardware counterparts. I have yet to try, hear and play any modelling software or hardware that sounds like a true vintage tube amp, or a vintage Tube Screamer for that matter. Even the new fancy "Reissue" tube amps do not sound like their grandfathers.

I'm not saying that all of these sound bad, I'm saying they don't sound or feel authentic. That being said, very few have the economic privilege to own every classic amp from a Champ and Plexi to JC-120, so in value things like GuitarRig and PODs hold their own, because they do sound good. It's just not the same as flicking a switch and watch those filaments warm up and crank the thing to 11 and hear those EL's, KT's or 6L's roar. Or incase you own a JCM800 100W the screams of your neighbours begging for their sanity.


DocZ

Hi,
pity,it doesn't appear to load user styles, or have I missed something?