This month's keyboard magazine has a review of the Technics SX-KN7000. It's great to see these arrangers reviewed in a mainline mag. Interestingly, last month they reviewed the Tyros, but in the article they compare the KN7000 to other keyboards in it's price class like the Motif, PA-80, VA-76
Any comments from KN owners?

There is also an interesting article on Chord leading and voicing -- check it out.

Al

I kinda like the philosophy of the railroad people. They have been around a long time. Stop! Look! Listen! Then proceed with caution. It’s your life. It’s your choice. You make the move or you might be sorry. If the guy alongside of me says, ‘it’s OK, we can beat the train let’s go, I say, you go. For me? I’m stopped, I’m looking and I will now listen for the train and not to you. Now, as a KN owner here is my comment. I have stopped, I have looked and have listened. After having done all my homework I proceeded to act on my own assessment and now am enjoying the fruits my opinion and not that of others. Kind of like the little nobody who said the world was round and the big shot who ruled the holy roman empire and even claimed to speak for God said it was flat. So much for the opinions of the experts. Now as far as Ruthie goes, I have learned through the years that her opinion is one I should at least listen to. Listening to it seems to satisfy her until I can think of some way to modify it. So that’s my comments and I own a KN. Don’t know if that’s what you want to hear, but that’s me.

Grandpa Doug

That's a good observation Grandpa Doug. Investigate the matter, and don't blindly follow the crowd for they just might lead you over a steep cliff in the process.

Best regards,
Mike

Thank you kbrkr for responding to my request to bring your post here from the general arranger forum where I saw it.
Best to you
Bebop

can anyone direct me to a link where I can read it?

Thank you Al,
I'll keep an eye out for the mag. I haven't read it in years. It used to be responsible for me buying too many new pieces of equipment, ( haahaa)

best wishes
Rikki

A search using 'kbrkr' returned this... http://www.synthzone.com/ubbs/Forum37/HTML/007081.html
But it's just the same as posted here...

Right on, down home Doug. I guess it is human nature for folks to keep seeking some thing better, but when you get a bit older you kinda appreciate what you have. Tehcnics keyboards is like an old shoe..........hate like the devil to throw some thing away that feels soooooo good.

Fran in Florida

‘‘How ever ignorant a man may be,
from none disdainfully turn,
for each one does some thing know,
which you have yet to learn’’.
It could be you thought the KN7000,
or any keyboard, was your dream machine,
then some one points out some thing you may
have over looked, which could change
your whole attitude towards the KN7000,
or any other keyboard.
If you perceive some one is rambling on,
to make themselves appear knowledgeable,
just get up and walk away.
Fred UK

The Internet version of Keyboard Magazine has nothing on the KN7000. In fact nothing in the present, or archive on any Technics keyboard. Here is the link, but, in my opinion, if you don't have a Korg or a Yamaha, it's a waste of time http://www.keyboardmag.com/

Larry Hawk