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#486882 - 01/15/20 08:47 AM Digging DEEP into the OS of the EA7 style power
Dnj Offline
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#486886 - 01/15/20 09:12 AM Re: Digging DEEP into the OS of the EA7 style power [Re: Dnj]
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Watching this and this goes for every arranger keyboard on the market....makes you realize what it takes to make a Ho Hum factory sounding arranger kb sound GREAT...there is a big difference between the out of the box sound and a DEEP Operating system
edit & tweaking to make it sound so much better
....if you know how? ....if your not lazy?.....
and if you care enough to get your music to sound its optimal.
this is a Great demo.

Dig In I say!


Edited by Dnj (01/15/20 09:13 AM)

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#486889 - 01/15/20 09:34 AM Re: Digging DEEP into the OS of the EA7 style power [Re: Dnj]
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In a nutshell Donny, my Ketron SD7 sounds just as good if not better certainly in the onboard drums and basses. No doubt there are a couple of sounds in the Roland that will be superior to for instance the Ketron ( ac. guitars....) but I am not all impressed by this particular video. So what ? the guy has been at it for an hour to make a new style ? Everyone here in particular the Yammie guys have tens of thousands of styles, and so have you I guess. Many don't even alter the styles they have or barely but simply choose another (song) style to fit their needs, so be it, nothing wrong with that.
Sure, tweaking and tweaking your board to meet your personal needs and to get the best out of it is an imperative requirement. But sitting at it for over an hour to create just another style seems a bit farfetched to me. You will be meeting AJ shortly is my understanding. Let him demonstrate to you the power of the SD7 and even more so the SD9/90.
Don't get me wrong, the E-A7 is a very decent keyboard and the Dynamaix stuff is pretty good and sometimes very good. Added to that the fact that the cream of the crop here ( Don, Fran, you yourself etc.) use it on a daily basis is speaking for itself.
But imho it is still no match for the TOTL arrangers.

regards
John

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#486893 - 01/15/20 09:57 AM Re: Digging DEEP into the OS of the EA7 style power [Re: john smies]
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Originally Posted By john smies

In a nutshell Donny, my Ketron SD7 sounds just as good if not better certainly in the onboard drums and basses. No doubt there are a couple of sounds in the Roland that will be superior to for instance the Ketron ( ac. guitars....) but I am not all impressed by this particular video. So what ? the guy has been at it for an hour to make a new style ? Everyone here in particular the Yammie guys have tens of thousands of styles, and so have you I guess. Many don't even alter the styles they have or barely but simply choose another (song) style to fit their needs, so be it, nothing wrong with that.
Sure, tweaking and tweaking your board to meet your personal needs and to get the best out of it is an imperative requirement. But sitting at it for over an hour to create just another style seems a bit farfetched to me. You will be meeting AJ shortly is my understanding. Let him demonstrate to you the power of the SD7 and even more so the SD9/90.
Don't get me wrong, the E-A7 is a very decent keyboard and the Dynamaix stuff is pretty good and sometimes very good. Added to that the fact that the cream of the crop here ( Don, Fran, you yourself etc.) use it on a daily basis is speaking for itself.
But imho it is still no match for the TOTL arrangers.

regards
John


John I have been with Prince AJ many times...and yes I certainly know the differences between a TOTL & a MOTL arranger KB...
sound wise and everything else....but remember most of what I do is playing to backup my vocals...not play instruments like most do here..I have two scenarios left to try if I choose and are under my curiosity scope..one includes a KETRON SD9 as I already
had 2 SD7's already and every other ketron unit previously,....
the other is to just back away from arranger style play altogether and just make myself happy playing music with a
Hammond SK1/2 or Nord, etc,.. and a good drum machine &/or my custom backing tracks.

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#486912 - 01/15/20 02:29 PM Re: Digging DEEP into the OS of the EA7 style power [Re: Dnj]
rikkisbears Offline
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Thanks Donny,
intend to watch it in a couple of days when my internet data rolls over.

Hubby went on a u Tube binge and nearly ran us out halfway thru the month .
2 days to go driving me nuts not being able to watch some of the latest clips posted. Haha.
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#486915 - 01/15/20 03:27 PM Re: Digging DEEP into the OS of the EA7 style power [Re: rikkisbears]
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Does anyone actually go this deep to modify a style etc?

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#486916 - 01/15/20 04:12 PM Re: Digging DEEP into the OS of the EA7 style power [Re: Harold123]
Dnj Offline
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Yes Harold.. I have done this many times when needed to get the desired results,.... If you really care about your sound and your not lazy...
It certainly makes you a better musician because you music
is created, arranged and customized JUST FOR YOU..
In the end you will thank yourself you took the time to do it...
Don't let the factory dictate what you play.
How many of you really take the time to seriously tweak
& edit your styles and sounds...?


Edited by Dnj (01/15/20 05:26 PM)

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#486924 - 01/15/20 06:42 PM Re: Digging DEEP into the OS of the EA7 style power [Re: FransN]
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Thanks DNJ...I think a person would have to be Highly Skilled in this area...And Like to do it also...I would not qualify!...Sincerely Harold

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#486925 - 01/15/20 06:50 PM Re: Digging DEEP into the OS of the EA7 style power [Re: Harold123]
Dnj Offline
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Originally Posted By Harold123
Thanks DNJ...I think a person would have to be Highly Skilled in this area...And Like to do it also...I would not is by trial and error qualify!...Sincerely Harold


Harold... To become highly qualified is to do it by trial and errors...
It's not as difficult as it seems..

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#486930 - 01/15/20 08:54 PM Re: Digging DEEP into the OS of the EA7 style power [Re: Dnj]
W Tracy Parnell Offline
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I reject Donny's implication that those who don't do this level of editing are "lazy." However, I will agree that the E-A7 is the easiest board to do this type of work on.

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