It's a tradeoff - when I come out front, I interact more, use more eye contact, and more body language. When I play the keys, I add more nuances, keep things fresher, and trigger the harmonizer more often. Chocolate and Vanilla.

Here is another great one:

Bill......I remembered Diki posted this a few years ago. It's quite good, if he's the person playing it.

I initially got a little excited about your mention of the Keytar. Then I realized you HAVE to use MIDI files as there is no way to change chords. Still, it's a great centerpiece to include in a performance for one or two songs. As Donny always says, no matter what you have to do to entertain......you know the rest.

Mark

Keytar Jeff

Demo

YouTube Channel

Enjoy

Bill

There other ways to skin a cat ...

I don't know a thing about them except seeing this duo use one to great effect but is it was midied to an arranger , something like BK7m , couldn't the keyboard be split so the right hand is doing leads and fills the the left hand could alternate between chording and articulations .???
Backing tracks controlled by a foot switch are another option.
Doesn't seem like the Keytar was ever taken too seriously, kinda like Arrangers.

Not true.
If you have your chord recognition set to trigger with 3 notes, all you have to do is hit the chord, then wildly solo over top, until you need the next chord. As long as you don't play 3 notes simultaneously, the chord will not change until you're ready.

so Dave is this your next performance phase wireless Keytar/Headset Mic Out Front singing?