#378758 - 12/19/1302:48 PMRe: Whats wrong with the BK9
[Re: Bill Lewis]
Bill Lewis
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Originally Posted By: Bill Lewis
Originally Posted By: Dnj
Does the BK-9 have Multipads that sync with the style like the Yamaha units?
Donny
I'm not sure what Multipads are, I've come to the BK9 from a G1000, but as you've read it can trigger audio loops from the upper keys. Not a feature I'll be using for some time. I'm more of a straight ahead player/singer. There's so much you do with this board to make it "yours" its scary. You can program as much or as little as you want and sound good. Just use the basses and drums and play over them (Mute track button knocks out all the other fluff in a style) with a piano sound and your there. Wait till Fran gets his and he'll be more adept at the heavy technical stuff LOL
Don Another feature besides the 4 Assingnable buttons is in the upper LH there are four more for D-Beam control. Each one can be programmed to do a different thing when you wave your hand over the D Beam. IE: Give yourself a round of applause with a wave of your hand. Corny but fun. Theres a bunch of programmable sounds for these buttons
Edited by Bill Lewis (12/19/1303:07 PM)
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#378759 - 12/19/1302:52 PMRe: Whats wrong with the BK9
[Re: ianmcnll]
Bill Lewis
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No not color and if I have a complaint about the BK9 I find them a bit hard to read. The BK7M had a much easier screen to read. But the ability to have two screens with different info that you can quickly switch back and forth is quite useful .I don't read a lot of info when I work live so its just good for the studio programming. I think when I get an IPAD things will get even better. Plus I can do my DJ thing on the IPAD. Great gig setup.
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#378760 - 12/19/1302:57 PMRe: Whats wrong with the BK9
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ianmcnll
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A friend of mine has a Roland Juno Stage and said he was at a gig one night and every time he used the D-Beam, the people at the front table thought he was waving at them, and kept waving back.
A friend of mine has a Roland Juno Stage and said he was at a gig one night and every time he used the D-Beam, the people at the front table thought he was waving at them, and kept waving back.
if the D beam was assignable & "USER" customizable it would be a super feature.
#378765 - 12/19/1303:10 PMRe: Whats wrong with the BK9
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Bill Lewis
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Originally Posted By: ianmcnll
A friend of mine has a Roland Juno Stage and said he was at a gig one night and every time he used the D-Beam, the people at the front table thought he was waving at them, and kept waving back.
That must have gotten old fast LOL. I wonder how long it took them to switch seats.
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#378810 - 12/19/1310:11 PMRe: Whats wrong with the BK9
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shueymusic
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Originally Posted By: Bill Lewis
{ Well, I have a used BK-9 coming my way. Can't wait to hear it through my Yamaha DXR10 speakers. }
Your gonna have a a great Christmas ! Please let us know how it sounds through the DXR10's. By that I mean I know they will sound great but can they really push it out to a medium/large crowd. Don has posted he likes the 12"s but I'd like to go a bit smaller/lighter if I can
Bill... I'll let you know the results of the DXR10 and the BK-9. Here's a video link from my last gig... DXR10 speakers are 70 feet away from the person recording my performance.
#378826 - 12/20/1306:54 AMRe: Whats wrong with the BK9
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Bill Lewis
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Congradulations on your new addition ! Very nice video and very good voice. The sound is good but I'm concerned with the later part of a party where I have to crank it up with the dance stuff. Are these really just good 10" speakers or is there some magic Yamaha put in them so they can compete with 12" I have now. ? If I can eliminate bring a powered mixer and having smaller speakers that would be a plus
Thanks for the response.
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#378905 - 12/20/1310:03 PMRe: Whats wrong with the BK9
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shueymusic
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Thanks Tony and Bill... I have fun singing!
Bill... Like anything, the further you go away from the speakers, the lower frequency drops off. The 12" DXR will give you deeper response. The 15" will give you a subwoofer experience but much more to carry. Yamaha has some DSP by the company NEXO (Tour Grade Audio) built into the DXR series. Tonight's gig had me singing Brown Eyed Girl from a track I did on the Motif ES. The bass and bass drum really kicked where I was... Not sure about the rest of the room which was a room with tall ceilings... The room could hold 100 with out tables.
Once I get the BK9, I'll take my setup to my church and I will let it fly! I'll use the USB recorder to record my performance and play it back at the same volume and walk the room. I'll report back to you my findings. As a note... When we do wedding gigs... The dance floor has to boom so we add the EV SbA760 subwoofer to the DXRs running full range.
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