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#417715 - 03/02/16 08:19 AM Farewell, BK-9! My Goodbye Demos Baroque to Pop
rosetree
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After two months, I will probably bid farewell to my Roland BK-9 again.

These are several BK-9 demos I made, sorted according to era of composition from Baroque (Händel) and Romanticism (Chopin) to modern tunes.
First Händel, Chopin and a James Bond song from the 60s.






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#417716 - 03/02/16 08:21 AM Re: Farewell, BK-9! My Goodbye Demos Baroque to Pop [Re: ]
rosetree
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And to be continued with:
- a famous alpine "Krainer" folk tune
- the Jackson Five.





Edited by rosetree (03/02/16 08:22 AM)

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#417717 - 03/02/16 08:23 AM Re: Farewell, BK-9! My Goodbye Demos Baroque to Pop [Re: ]
Dnj Offline
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Registered: 09/21/00
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What happened why the abrupt departure from the bk9...and or what is next for you?

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#417718 - 03/02/16 08:35 AM Re: Farewell, BK-9! My Goodbye Demos Baroque to Pop [Re: ]
Bill Lewis Offline
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Sounds good, nice playing. What Donny said why the departure from the BK9. seem to do the job for you.
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#417720 - 03/02/16 08:43 AM Re: Farewell, BK-9! My Goodbye Demos Baroque to Pop [Re: ]
rosetree
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The main reason is that I only want to take ony full-size keyboard to a showing, so it will always be the hard choice whether to take the BK-9 or the Yamaha MoXF. Yesterday, for the first time in 8 weeks, I played on my MoXF again and realized that even if the keybed is less weighted than the BK-9 one's, it responds better to dynamics from pianissimo to fortissimo, which is important for classical piano tunes like the Chopin.
In addition, my arms don't bear the operation with the click wheel pressing very well. I still have my BK-7m, so I've come to the conclusion that for the time being, MoXF plus BK-7m is the better way to go, with the additional option to think about buying Varranger, as I already own a Microsoft Surface Pro 3.

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#417721 - 03/02/16 08:58 AM Re: Farewell, BK-9! My Goodbye Demos Baroque to Pop [Re: ]
rosetree
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And I forgot this one, for gipsy guitar sounds:

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#417723 - 03/02/16 10:03 AM Re: Farewell, BK-9! My Goodbye Demos Baroque to Pop [Re: ]
Torch Offline
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Registered: 12/17/12
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Do you play the MOFX8? One time, I had a 76 key arranger by Roland, but I wasn't not used to the 76 key and lighter keyboard action. Now with vArranger I can connect my 88 key controller or small controllers when I am traveling.
Originally Posted By: rosetree
The main reason is that I only want to take ony full-size keyboard to a showing, so it will always be the hard choice whether to take the BK-9 or the Yamaha MoXF. Yesterday, for the first time in 8 weeks, I played on my MoXF again and realized that even if the keybed is less weighted than the BK-9 one's, it responds better to dynamics from pianissimo to fortissimo, which is important for classical piano tunes like the Chopin.
In addition, my arms don't bear the operation with the click wheel pressing very well. I still have my BK-7m, so I've come to the conclusion that for the time being, MoXF plus BK-7m is the better way to go, with the additional option to think about buying Varranger, as I already own a Microsoft Surface Pro 3.
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#417730 - 03/02/16 11:12 AM Re: Farewell, BK-9! My Goodbye Demos Baroque to Pop [Re: ]
rosetree
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No, MoXF 6. As I said,the keys are less weighted than BK-9, but BK-9 is more problematic when trying to play very soft.
As I am about to reactivate some of the very demanding piano pieces I played 25 years ago after 12 years of piano lessons, also for gigs, I need a lightweight board that is able to address the whole dynamic range,and to my surprise MoXF 6 is more apt for that than BK-9.

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#417731 - 03/02/16 12:00 PM Re: Farewell, BK-9! My Goodbye Demos Baroque to Pop [Re: ]
rosetree
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[double post]


Edited by rosetree (03/02/16 12:15 PM)

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#417733 - 03/02/16 12:21 PM Re: Farewell, BK-9! My Goodbye Demos Baroque to Pop [Re: ]
Dnj Offline
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Registered: 09/21/00
Posts: 43703
Thanx & good luck Rosetree hope it all works out for your music the way you need it to.

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