Deane, good to see you finding the value of a S975. It’s not one of the big guys, but it is nice.
John C.

John C. Don't you think you NEED an SD7?

No Sd7 for me Don. I have a Pa4x and a S975 and as sweet as the S975 I keep going back to the Pa4x -- it does so much.

I guess that’s part of enjoying keyboards. I’m kinda glad that the Pa4x has not been sold. Most my playing has been for other people, now I am playing the music I love, Irving Berlin and Frank, Sinitra. There are blessings in retiring to.

John C.

PA4X is hard to beat for sure. There are no bad choices these days!

So true. It's more about personal taste, needs and wishes.


John, I hope my retirement will be a blessing too.
Just took the first steps into the new life these days..... a couple of weeks to early.

That is for sure

Remember back in the 80's when we used 2,3 even 4 keyboard set ups.. Trying to blend our DX7 with a D50, sh101 for our bass, and a DW8000 for our lead etc..
We can only look at the possibilities with a single arranger keyboard today.. So many to choose from, and not a dog in the bunch..

SD7 Sounds amazingly LIVE!

And yet there is still so many things missing...

For example why is there no Roland arranger Keyboard with all the super natural sounds on board?

Or a Yamaha arranger where you can edit and create sounds on board?

Or a Korg arranger where you can layer more then 3 sounds on the right hand or 2 on the left hand?

Neither is there a Ketron with multipads..

Or any arranger with a real virtual synth?
Or support for a half damper pedal?



yes, they have come a long way, yet still there is huge room for improvement

Back in the early days of MIDI, Fran and I worked together in a few retail venues. We layered sound upon sound (just because we could), and came up with the realization that the more sounds you layer, the closer you get to a farfisa-like organ timbre. I think 3 is plenty, but that's a subjective opinion, from a non Farfisa fan.

.......OR WORSE!

I agree, WHO DOES THAT? If PERFECTLY MATCHED, the piano/strings thing is about the only thing that seems to have stuck around and even that is an amateurish, over-used, 'poor man's' way of trying to create a little musical interest and is NEVER, EVER used in a professional production. Farfisa's evolved from accord...WHOOPS, sorry, but they obviously were invented by someone who hated music . There's a 'FARFISA' setting on my Nord organ....I always wondered why . Actually, I'd like to layer a Farfisa, a Bagpipe, and a sampled violin played by a six-yr-old, and see how long it would take to drive someone crazy. Yep, three layers is definitely enough...IMO.

chas