Hi,
just wondering what extra styles are available for the KN2600& KN2400 Keyboards.
When we bought our KN7's , we were able to download custom styles (.cst's & .ast's) from previous model kn keyboards ( KN2 through to KN6's) via the kn7 website.

But , where does that leave potential KN2400 & KN2600 owners? In the back of my mind, I think I read somewhere that these 2 keyboards don't have custom memory??? ( please correct me if I'm wrong) , so even if they're capable of reading the normal kn7 styles, they wouldn't be able to use the 700 or so custom styles(.cst's) that were made available to kn7 owners for download.

Just wondering.

best wishes
Rikki

Yes, I read the same: no custom styles area.
And I think KN don't read styles directly from floppy.
So, I don't understand the way to play external styles, nor how many styles may load into the keyboard, if so.
Really, this is the great desadvantage of KN comparing it with PSR2100. PSR may load 40 or more user styles, and afterwards, may play styles from flopy.

Hi There,

As in my other postings, I have just purchased a Kn2400....

I have downloaded styles that were created for the 6,000; 6500 & 7000.....and found that my board was able to play them, but I haven't tried to customize them....that will have to wait for another day.... ....too many other things to try...

I haven't yet found any styles that have been created specifically for a 2400/2600 board....

FlutteringBy



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Hi,
from what I've been lead to believe , it actually uses an SD card, the same as my kn7 does. It's far better & faster than floppies. Even though it doesn't read styles directly from a disk , the load time to the user style area via sd card is very quick.

I actually have a little cheap portable sd card reader attached to my laptop, and transferring files (styles , songs etc) from sd to my laptop ( for backup) is incredibly fast.

best wishes
Rikki

[QUOTE]Originally posted by tracknet:
[B]Yes, I read the same: no custom styles area.
And I think KN don't read styles directly from floppy.
So, I don't understand the way to play external styles, nor how many styles may load into the keyboard, if so.

Hello

The KN2600 has only the SD with no floppy drive, while the KN2400 has only the floppy drive and no SD.

Scott Langholff

Amazing, absolutely amazing. How one can flatly state they do not understand, (I don't understand the way to play external styles, nor how many styles may load into the keyboard) and then make a critical determination such as - (this is the great desadvantage of KN comparing it with PSR2100. PSR may load 40 or more user styles, and afterwards, may play styles from flopy). Don’t understand the way or the quantity, yet can make a determination that the KN has a great disadvantage? Blows my mind! Why? There must be an agenda of some kind. Trash and find fault with the KN and praise the PSR with no knowledge or understanding of the one? Now that kind of reasoning I cannot understand and believe I never will. Not understanding that kind of reasoning however does not hamper my opinion of why this type of statement is made on an open forum dedicated to the understanding and enjoyment of the technics keyboards. I can think of two apparent reasons but they would not contribute anything positive to this phenomenon. Maybe I should just not ask why and accept the fact that there just is. Why oh why oh why?

Grandpa Doug

Hi All!

A clarification of my statement that my kn2400 plays music styles created for the 6,000; 6500 & 7000.....

For some reason, when I first unzipped the 7000 file, it played in my board (even though the icons were different from the 6500)....but, after I changed the board back to my own settings, & then went back to the 7000 disk, I just got an error message!....however, no problem playing the styles for the 6500....

Yes Scott, you are correct....my 2400 does not have the SD, just the floppy....

I'm still learning!....

FlutteringBy

Hi,
we seem to have gotten a bit off the track heehee.
In my original posting I was trying to ask if( maybe I didn't word it too well) anyone knew, whether or not , potential new KN2600& Kn2400 owners were going to have access to the previous model kn styles. We kn7 owners had these styles made available to us on the kn7 website as .cst's and ast's which load into the custom memory of the kn7 keyboard.
Just wondering if they were available anywhere as normal kn styles which should be able to be used in the 2 new kn keyboards.

best wishes
Rikki

HI

Just talked to a Technics rep, his hasn't arrived yet but it appears the answer is no regarding the cst an ast styles as it has no custom whatever it's called.

He said the KN7000 styles would work.

Scott

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Douglas

I love Technics keyboards, and I would like them more if Technics keyboards would play styles directly from floppy, and if KN2600 would have a user styles area. What's the problem?

I think it is not so difficult to understand, and I think these are not bad words in a technics forum, IMO. Why would they have to be it? Perhaps because you think that we must only refer to good things about KN keyboards?. Well, it is your opinion, not mine.

You can see in General arranger forum. In that forum, with a great majority of Yamaha users, some of them write about a disadvantage of Yamaha keyboards (comparing with KN7000) because they have not sd card (and KN7000 has it). And nobody say these are bad or inadequate words.

I think these forums are for exchange opinions. And I don't understand why you say that it is a inadequate opinion if someone say he would prefer a KN2600 with a user styles area, like Yamaha keyboards for example. Or if someone ask for how many styles may be loaded into keyboard. What is the fault?

At the end, I am sorry if my words are offensive to you or others; honestly, that was not my intention.

Cheers


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