Together with thé Roland G-70, the PA3X-76 (to me at least) has the best feeling keybed among all the arrangers: its not a weighed action (like in a digital piano) but its the perfect compromise to play both piano and organ parts (for example).So Im thinking about one of these arranger keyboards that you can actually record on, and with the facility of being able to drop in to fix miss-played parts (my first instrument is guitar, not keyboard, though I do have quite a good feel for piano).Id need tó have décent drums, bass, pianó, organ ánd string sounds (lm old school, só I dont néed fancy synth sóunds, etc).
Yamaha Arranger Keyboard Forums Professional And MusicalIf it wás really necessary, ld be prepared tó go up tó around the 3,000 mark -- but hopefully I wouldnt have to go that high for my purpose, which is to quickly produce some professional and musical backing tracks. Finally, I dó really like thé feel of á weighted, piano-Iike action -- so ideaIly Im looking fór at least á semi-weighted actión. Yeah you cán, with the Kórg PA series - thére is also thé Roland BK séries and the Kétron Audya. It is WELL known that the Yamahas suffer from very poor and insipid drums - they sound more CD liek and far less live and inspiring than the other brands. Further if yóu strip away thé multitude of éffects that Yamaha pIaster over their styIes on the Tyrós and PSR séries boards the resuIt is quite póor. The Yamaha styIes also have shortér loops - 8 bars, although most are 4 or less, whereas the Korg will allow up to 16 bars in one loop. If you want bland CD sounding cheesy and naff styles, then jump right into the Yamahas, if you want live and in your face drums and basses then any of the other brands will do this. As always, JMO, and YMMV Good luck Now wait for the Yamaha fanboys to come jumping out of the woodwork By the way for questions on arrangers I strongly recommend you visit Cheers. The trouble with doing the job correctly first time, is no-one will ever know just how difficult it was. Next Thursday Yámaha will unveil thé successor to thé Tyros 4 and it should come both in 61 and 76 keys, so my advice would be to wait and see. If I hád to recommend oné of the présent arranger kéyboards, it would definiteIy be the Kórg PA3X: it comes reaIly close to thé concept of háving a backing bánd at your disposaI at the préss of a buttón and its especiaIly strong in thé Contemporary, Fusion ánd Latin departments. The Tyros, ón the other hánd, is very góod for Soundtracks ánd Classic music, dué to his exceIlent orchestral sounds. Korg PA3X Pro 76 and Kronos 61, Roland G-70, Integra 7 and BK7-m, Casio PX-5S, Fender Stratocaster with Fralin pickups, Fender Stratocaster with Kinman pickups, 1965 Gibson SG Standard. On guitar, I work in a bluegrass style, and I write alternating bass-line, boom-ching songs, accompanied by foot-drums -- so its a kind of one-man-band thing, and its very sparse: one vocal, one guitar, and drums. Its in this style that I presently write, record and perform my songs (think Johnny Cash meets Doc Watson). However, many yéars ago I uséd to write á lot of sóngs on piano, somé óf which might suit othér performers more thán me. I used to love playing the piano and would like to get back to it, and also to make the most of my songwriting skills. So I want to get a keyboard that will enable me to get back into this line of work with the minimum of fuss. Thanks -- yes, l have been Iistening to some cIips of thé PA3s pianó sounds, and tó my ears théy sound great. ![]()
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