Nice video of the pa4x in the german Musikant version... Incredibly nice..

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I enjoyed watching the video....

I don't need to watch it; I own one.

Its the Muikant, it has more sounds, more styles, and there is German text at the knobs..

But then, its still the same good pa4x, with some extra goodness for typicall German schlager and popular music..

I know. I have the MK styles. German text wouldn't help me.

I was going to comment on this video yesterday, but I thought first I would learn German. So I did a crash course at the Berlitz Academy. I took the Senior Citizen rate even though I'm only Jack Benny's age of 39.

Firstly, that is one good-looking machine. If the music industry were to give out Academy Awards for arrangers, that would win hands down.

Secondly, I'm really only concerned with the styles. They seem to be a big improvement over the PA3x, but I'm not one to say, because I haven't really played with my PA3x yet (because I don't like the styles). But the sounds on the 4 seem to have a lot more punch to them (or is that because of the soundbar?).

But the styles themselves (the ones I heard) seem to be to be more carefully put together....more practical...more authentic....more dancable. They are also more generic.....which is good. You can play more songs with each one.

The elusive cha-cha that I've been searching has been improved but still not quite there yet (see 18:04).

I couldn't say much about the C&W tune (at 24:50) because he didn't do much with it. And.........they should have used our own Don Mason for that bit......he sings better and plays better "guitar"........much better "guitar!"

Finally, the highlight of that whole video was at 16:04. That really is a great performance of the tune.....a Schlager? It's also something Jurgen would have belted out before he brushed his teeth on a Sunday morning with a toothbrush in one hand.

I wanted to say this separately so it didn't get lost in my previous post.

Who knows the name of that song that he did at 16:04? It's the kind of stuff I like to play.......like the march: Blaze Away.

I don't think he improvised the tune......it was too structured.

I snipped it out of the video. I love this song. I'm hoping someone knows something about it.

Zirkus Renz

Very popular

Bill

Thats an oldy when Franz Lambert was still young...
Zirkus Renz was also played by the great klaus Wunderlich


circus Renz was the biggest Traveling Circus overhere in Europe...
And thats where the music comes from it was composed for a circus theatre tour..
Imagine the horses and the clowns runninga round in the arena with this music being played...

Thanks, Bill. If no one came through with that, I was going to write to the fellow who did the demo.

This video you posted........is it "dated" now? Do they still play things like this over there in Europe?

Mark

Bachus........thanks also for this explanation. It helps me to understand the song better now.

This is the kind of music I like to play, but they don't listen to it over here. I used to play those songs when I lived in Europe. I'll ask you also. Do Europeans still listen to this kind of music?

I'm thinking of that orchestra leader who plays the violin. Can't think of his name, but world famous. He seems to draw thousands in when plays over there.

I didn't know the song was this popular.

Zirkus Renz

Still can't think who that orchestra leader is. Right on the tip of my tongue.

Andre Rieu........the first one listed!