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#501683 - 12/06/20 02:57 AM Replacement for Korg i40M?
tassiespirit Member Registered: 01/25/08 Posts: 554 Loc: Devonport, Tasmania, Australia	Remeber the old Korg I40M from around 1999 similar to the Roland BK7M but a few years before it and I think it replaced the older modulae, but not so sure. Just wondering if Korg would ever do that again, but making say a PA5X style module instead of keyboard. Now that would be interesting indeed, I think; as it would be cheaper than a complete keyboard and you could get all the goodies you already have plus more from Korg. Just pipe dreaming here, but who else remembers the I40M or even had one and used it? Allan Attachments Edited by tassiespirit (12/06/20 03:00 AM) _________________________ The problem is not the problem...The problem is your attitude to the problem.
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#501684 - 12/06/20 03:03 AM Re: Replacement for Korg i40M? [Re: tassiespirit]
tassiespirit Member Registered: 01/25/08 Posts: 554 Loc: Devonport, Tasmania, Australia	Here is another picture of the front plus a picture of the earlier I5M too. Allan Attachments Edited by tassiespirit (12/06/20 03:04 AM) _________________________ The problem is not the problem...The problem is your attitude to the problem.
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#501685 - 12/06/20 03:05 AM Re: Replacement for Korg i40M? [Re: tassiespirit]
Graham UK Senior Member Registered: 01/20/01 Posts: 1925 Loc: Lincolnshire UK	+1
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#501687 - 12/07/20 08:04 AM Re: Replacement for Korg i40M? [Re: tassiespirit]
Diki Registered: 04/25/05 Posts: 14268 Loc: NW Florida	I wish Roland had have updated the BK7-m before they quit making arrangers! If they had added the Chord Sequencer and the SN and VK sounds to the BK7-m, I would be in heaven! It's an amazingly good unit, in a tiny form factor. And they included the FC-7 input, which is pretty much mandatory in a module. The problem I've found with large form factor modules like the Korg and Ketron units is getting them in close enough to your master keyboard to be able to easily, accurately and quickly get to any button you need. Korg only has a five switch multipedal, which IMO is not enough to get you hands free through a song, and especially if you are using one of these with an accordion or a guitar, hands free is your only option! My first Roland arranger was an RA90... Compared to that, the BK7-m is a tour de force! I still take mine out with my keytar to jam and it never ceases to amaze. _________________________ An arranger is just a tool. What matters is what you build with it..!
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#501690 - 12/07/20 09:50 AM Re: Replacement for Korg i40M? [Re: Diki]
abacus Senior Member Registered: 07/21/05 Posts: 5387 Loc: English Riviera, UK	Originally Posted By Diki I wish Roland had have updated the BK7-m before they quit making arrangers! If they had added the Chord Sequencer and the SN and VK sounds to the BK7-m, I would be in heaven! It's an amazingly good unit, in a tiny form factor. And they included the FC-7 input, which is pretty much mandatory in a module. The problem I've found with large form factor modules like the Korg and Ketron units is getting them in close enough to your master keyboard to be able to easily, accurately and quickly get to any button you need. Korg only has a five switch multipedal, which IMO is not enough to get you hands free through a song, and especially if you are using one of these with an accordion or a guitar, hands free is your only option! My first Roland arranger was an RA90... Compared to that, the BK7-m is a tour de force! I still take mine out with my keytar to jam and it never ceases to amaze. Ketron do the SD40 which is a similar size to the BK7m. Bill _________________________ English Riviera: Live entertainment, Real Ale, Great Scenery, Great Beaches, why would anyone want to live anywhere else (I�m definitely staying put).
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