Thanks 124. The S900 is a nice little keyboard. I'm thinking about getting a leftover S910 (when it's replacement comes out) as I like having the onboard speakers for smaller personal gigs...same idea as microArranger, but with the key size and OS more to my liking; plus I have lots of styles for it.

I will still keep my Tyros4.

Ian

PS...no word on any Korg arrangers in Halifax yet, micro or PA3X.

Rikki I would say almost identical to my pa800 in the style department.

Ian, nice use of the Sax Sound on the S900. Infact it reminds of the fact that the skills of the keyboard player are equally (perhaps more) important than the instrument itself.
The Sax sounds on the Yamaha are really good and we are talking about the S900.. which is around 3 years old. So your T4 sax would be extremely close to the real thing !!

Ian, very impressive S900 sax emulation, and of which showcases that it's the player,
far more than merely the keyboard itself, that counts.
Great Hoagy Carmichael song expressively played with lots of feeling,

Thanks Scott and Jez, for the kind words.

The sound (and the control over it) is why I'm dedicated to the Yamaha arrangers, although I readily admit that Korg makes an equally impressive (but different) instrument in the newer PA-series.

Jez, the S900 was launched way back in 2007, and that particular SA Saxophone sound is still one I use a lot today on the Tyros4...I love the way it decays (fades) on the sustain pedal, and also the way it switches to mono mode automatically. The SA2 JazzSax and SA2 BreathySax are very expressive in their own unique way, especially with scoops and slides available even without using the pitch bend wheel. The SA RockSax is what I now use in place of the non-SA GrowlSax...it has the "growl" at higher velocities with the Mod Wheel moved forward.

Scott, hopefully I'll get to try the microArranger during my trip and see how well the sax (and other)sounds work, (I'm also going to try it using a controller with full size keys, if possible) but what I'd really like to get to try would be a PA3X as it uses DNC.

Thanks again, guys.

Ian

Ian, Good really good, I could listen and listen and learn and be entertained - Nice!

I love the strumming guitar was that part of the style? Was it added?

Enjoyed your work, John C/

Ian, that was terrific....

Ian,
Just gave a listen to "The Nearness of You". Pretty darn nice. I think I remember hearing it in the past and it gave me the idea of playing that tune as a latin number. I think your recording compares favorably to many commercial recordings I have heard.

Deane

Fran, John and Deane...thanks guys...means a lot coming from pros like yourselves.

John, the strumming guitar is a mega voice Nylon Guitar in Chord 1 of the style...I tweaked it a little for each variation.

Ian

Donny,

In the demo there is a Bolero piece about 2 mins in, what's it called, it's brillant, have you got dots.

Tony