You got the G-70 styles in Technics format? I would like to get those for my KN6000. Where can I find them?

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Tom NL

I thought most of the Technics KN users would
know where to look...
GJ

Received my Feb issue of Techplus today. Greg Phillips reviewed the G-70. Looks like Roland has become more user friendly and has picked up a lot of the 7000 great features and added some more interesting features.

As soon as they are available in the U.S. I will take a look. In the mean time, I for one, welcome all comments from users across the ditch.

Sure wish there was a KN 8000 in the horizon.

Fran in Florida

Hi All

Have just read this thread and some have asked for a review - here goes - i have now had the keyboard since Friday - and played it non stop . The keyboard sounds are imho very good - the guitars are more realistic than KN7K both acoustic and electric - the piano is the best i've ever heard on a keyboard . The memory i thought was a bit stingy at 50MB but it appears to be ample for what i need anyway - storing registrations . Roland offers 3 year guarantee which is good too . The keyboard action is semi weighted (76) . It ticks all my boxes . There is only 1 theatre organ preset on it - this is one thing that technics has more of . I like the way that things have been organised on this keyboard - i have used the Music assistant to find a performance setup for a few of my songs - this sets the style and voices tempo etc which can be changed and stored to registration memories - similar to KN7000 . The other way of setting up for a particular song is to suck it and see - try a style then press the one touch setup . When things such as instrument voicings tempos and part balances have been set the resulting sound is very good . There are lots of good pop (50s 60s 70s 80s 90s) and jazz aswell as old fashioned ballroom styles although i am having trouble finding show music - i think the KN7000 style categories were laid out better and perhaps were more diverse , but i might be wrong as there are tons of styles i have yet to try - i like the way the variations on the G70 build up from a basic pattern - seems more how music progresses . To sum up my first impressions : i am happy with the exchange - now can Roland please pay me for writing this review !!

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Hi Tony,

Many thanks for taking the time to give your initial thoughts etc on the G70

Shame about the lack of Theatre organ presets this could be a drawback for many people. Is the overall tone inc(drums/bass) of the G70 better than the KN7000? What do you think of the vocal sounds.

Thanks again Tony, much appreciated!

Peter

Tony,

Thanks for the review.

Fran in Florida

Thanks Fran - Peter , - i prefer many of the sounds on the Roland - the Piano is considerably better - outstanding i would say through headphones , since i play quite a bit of piano this sells it to me . The vocal sounds - my first impressions -very good too - good large choir sounds aswell as 'do baps' for jazz - nb: there is a facility called 'cover' where you can change any style to a particular backing setting up eg: you can change any style to 'do bap' or oriental etc . Slight niggle - everything is crystal clear through headphones but requires a lot of volume ( abit too much for my living room ) to get the best sound from my speaker setup - logitechs ZR2200s at low volumes it sounds perhaps a bit muffled to my ears ie: the solo doesn't seem to stand out from the style .

Thanks Tony for sharing your thoughts etc.

If ever you record any songs as an MP3 I'd love to hear them.

All the best

Peter

Off topic, but I'm a bit curious, do the Tyros have a features to play "mp3's" (sound files) like KN7000 can? - On gigs this is soo great, and I can't imagine playing on gigs without this feature.

Hi Folks.

As some of you might know, I am webmaster of my retailer's site: http://www.keyboard-centrum.nl

Although it is a dutch site, if you go to it, select "Assortiment" from the top menu, select th top button "Keyboards" on the left then scroll down a little and click on the Picture of the G70. Have fun.

Regards, Fred (http://fred.kn7000.net)