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#431904 - 05/19/17 01:06 PM Re: Yamaha MX49 or Roland Go Piano for travel [Re: travlin'easy]
tony mads usa Senior Member Registered: 01/16/02 Posts: 14376 Loc: East Greenwich RI USA	Gary ... A number of years ago I was booked to play a wedding in North Carolina ... The people who hired me said I just needed to bring myself, but I convinced them I needed MY kb and mic ... They paid for the oversized luggage (kb) ... We spoke in advance about what I would need for a PA, kb stand etc. and everything I needed was set up when I got to the venue ... Sometimes good things happen ... _________________________ t.
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#431905 - 05/19/17 01:17 PM Re: Yamaha MX49 or Roland Go Piano for travel [Re: tony mads usa]
Dnj Senior Member Registered: 09/21/00 Posts: 43703	Originally Posted By tony mads usa Gary ... A number of years ago I was booked to play a wedding in North Carolina ... The people who hired me said I just needed to bring myself, but I convinced them I needed MY kb and mic ... They paid for the oversized luggage (kb) ... We spoke in advance about what I would need for a PA, kb stand etc. and everything I needed was set up when I got to the venue ... Sometimes good things happen ... Tony I agree and have done many a gig away from home with no problems gear wise as long as you make the proper calls and arrangements with the venue, client, music store, etc,....
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#431906 - 05/19/17 02:09 PM Re: Yamaha MX49 or Roland Go Piano for travel [Re: Beakybird]
travlin'easy Senior Member Registered: 12/08/02 Posts: 15577 Loc: Forest Hill, MD USA	Weddings are an entirely different deal, as everyone well knows. Newly weds really don't care what it costs for the wedding and reception - mom and dad are footing the bill! I was talking about nite club and restaurant gigs, which pay the same as they did 50 years ago. I know what rental PA systems cost, at least where I live - more than the restaurant and bar jobs pay. Gary _________________________ PSR-S950, TC Helicon Harmony-M, Digitech VR, Samson Q7, Sennheiser E855, Custom Console, and lots of other silly stuff! K+E=W (Knowledge Plus Experience = Wisdom.)
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#431907 - 05/19/17 02:33 PM Re: Yamaha MX49 or Roland Go Piano for travel [Re: Beakybird]
hammer Senior Member Registered: 01/27/08 Posts: 2405 Loc: Texas	Beakybird, I too have owned and gigged with the Korg Microarranger. It is a real killer of an arranger. If you prefer a full arranger I would look at the Microarranger. Deane
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#431908 - 05/19/17 03:09 PM Re: Yamaha MX49 or Roland Go Piano for travel [Re: hammer]
Dnj Senior Member Registered: 09/21/00 Posts: 43703	Originally Posted By hammer Beakybird, I too have owned and gigged with the Korg Microarranger. It is a real killer of an arranger. If you prefer a full arranger I would look at the Microarranger. Deane Dean I agree it does pack a punch for a little guy very useful kb. here's a old pic I found and a demo I recorded right out of the box with the KORG Micro arranger KB to show some of its style & sound power.. https://app.box.com/s/5pohm1babw6ptoffau0ybhzn4f0ntecl Attachments Edited by Dnj (05/19/17 03:27 PM)
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#431913 - 05/19/17 03:48 PM Re: Yamaha MX49 or Roland Go Piano for travel [Re: Dnj]
tony mads usa Senior Member Registered: 01/16/02 Posts: 14376 Loc: East Greenwich RI USA	That sounds pretty good to me ROOTB ... _________________________ t.
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#431915 - 05/19/17 04:09 PM Re: Yamaha MX49 or Roland Go Piano for travel [Re: tony mads usa]
Dnj Senior Member Registered: 09/21/00 Posts: 43703	Originally Posted By tony mads usa That sounds pretty good to me ROOTB ... Thanx Tony....all I did was hit a style pick some sounds and play I think I had the kb 10 minutes...and took it on a gig the next day also. Its very capable for sure. Edited by Dnj (05/19/17 04:09 PM)
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#431921 - 05/19/17 04:58 PM Re: Yamaha MX49 or Roland Go Piano for travel [Re: Beakybird]
Beakybird Senior Member Registered: 01/27/01 Posts: 2227	The Korg Micro Arranger looks like an ideal arranger for traveling. If I were working in Manhattan, I could see myself zipping through the subways with the Korg + the Aiwa Exos 9 I had mentioned + a headset mic. You could do a lot of small - medium venues. For my needs, however, I wanted full size keys to practice on, and not necessarily an arranger. I noticed that M-Audio also makes a $99 49 key controller that gets very good reviews. I think I'm leaning towards the Roland Go Piano, however, because it's the same length as a lot of these 49 key keyboards it having very thin side panels without a modulation and pitch bend wheel. And it's nice to have something that runs on batteries (even though they do make $100 lithium a/c power packs). I like the idea of being able to play the keyboard with headphones while I'm stuck at the airport. 49 keys seems really shrimpy.
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#431923 - 05/19/17 05:21 PM Re: Yamaha MX49 or Roland Go Piano for travel [Re: Beakybird]
Dnj Senior Member Registered: 09/21/00 Posts: 43703	Originally Posted By Beakybird The Korg Micro Arranger looks like an ideal arranger for traveling. If I were working in Manhattan, I could see myself zipping through the subways with the Korg + the Aiwa Exos 9 I had mentioned + a headset mic. You could do a lot of small - medium venues. For my needs, however, I wanted full size keys to practice on, and not necessarily an arranger. I noticed that M-Audio also makes a $99 49 key controller that gets very good reviews. I think I'm leaning towards the Roland Go Piano, however, because it's the same length as a lot of these 49 key keyboards it having very thin side panels without a modulation and pitch bend wheel. And it's nice to have something that runs on batteries (even though they do make $100 lithium a/c power packs). I like the idea of being able to play the keyboard with headphones while I'm stuck at the airport. 49 keys seems really shrimpy. Larry now here's an idea for you.....
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#431924 - 05/19/17 05:23 PM Re: Yamaha MX49 or Roland Go Piano for travel [Re: Dnj]
Dnj Senior Member Registered: 09/21/00 Posts: 43703	http://www.doepfer.de/sk2000.htm Edited by Dnj (05/19/17 05:27 PM)
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