French comedy musical group Zic Zazou plays "Love Is A Rebellious Bird" from the opera Carmen on unusual instruments.

NEW: Clavinova CVP-609 Real Grand Expression, with the dramatic resonance of a deep subwoofer, plus a rich supply of instrument Voices provide incredibly natural and realistic-sounding performances. http://i1258.photobucket.com/albums/ii535/mike_clarke1/51C69AAB2F38495685864FF50AE52F1F_12075_zps8a77...

I'm buggered if I can get mine to sound like this

Ketron accordion voices are second to none ....

Specification Keyboard 61 keys (with velocity) Sound Generator Maximum Polyphony 128 voices Parts 16 parts + Keyboard part Wave Memory 256MB (16-bit linear equivalent) Preset Memory Performances: 128, Tones: 896 + 256 (GM2) + World, Rhythm Sets: 32 + 9 (GM2) + World User Memory Performances: 128, F...

Please note: This post is intended as a 'quick reference' guide to the features and specifications of the Roland GW-8 Arranger that was introduced in 2008. The Roland GW8 Intelligent Workstation is a versatile musical tool that would be perfect for a one-man show. It can bring the musical world to ...

Please note: This post is intended as a 'quick reference' guide to the features and specifications of the Yamaha Tyros 3 Workstation that was introduced in 2009 - This instrument is a discontinued model. Features FSX keyboard The Tyros3 features the highest quality synthesizer keyboard we've ever m...

a. This is an information topic and contains some of Korg's more popular arranger/workstation keyboards from the past. b. Each instrument has a brief overall description with a direct link to the complete specifications, manuals, operating systems, tools and frequently asked questions. c. Instrumen...

I have been reliably informed by Glyn Madden that it's actually Peter Baartmans playing on these videos ... my mistake!

Thank you Glyn, it's nice to know that you pop in to see us occasionally

Internal Styles for the new S950 ... remember, Audio Styles cannot be exported or saved to external devices.

Here are two Christmas songs performed by Cameron Carpenter ...

Jingle Bells



Sleigh Ride

By pressing the Music Finder button on your instrument you have access to hundreds of classical and traditional songs, but now you can also access the Music Finder Records for tons of contemporary and hit songs for free! PSR-S950_MFW.mfd Registered Date : 2/10/2012 Language : English Size : 138.32 KB

And there's more reading here :wink: Storage options are growing day by day and eventually the floppy drives start floppy disks started to fade out. We now days have much more versatile options to replace floppy drive as source of data transfer in IT related equipments. From last so many years our c...

Further details on the emulators .... http://i1258.photobucket.com/albums/ii535/mike_clarke1/ipcasGmbHUSBFloppyEmulatoruseUSBStickasfloppyundreplace100floppyswithUSBStickFDDtoUDD_zps501a6ab1.jpg http://i1258.photobucket.com/albums/ii535/mike_clarke1/ipcasGmbHUSBFloppyEmulatoruseUSBStickasfloppyundr...

I've just spoken with Yamaha and they're going to send me an S950 down for a full review and test. It will cover home use, teaching and gigging over a few weeks. same sort of thing that I used to do for Keyboard Player magazine, but the results will be available here, on a couple of other forums an...

Korg have discovered an unusual problem affecting a very small number of the Sample RAM backup batteries in both models (76 key and 61 key) of the Pa3X, which requires these batteries to be replaced. In certain very extreme conditions, the faulty battery pack may not be protected against accidental ...

I came across this earlier today and thought that you may like to catch up with what James Woodcock is up to these days ... the image is a peek pre-view of what is on his site ... further details can be obtained from the direct link below. https://image.ibb.co/gkCPm5/Yamaha_PSRS950_Keyboard_Demonstr...

I'm looking forward to seeing this when it's in Bromley with Richard Bower ... mind you, I could go twice and pop down to Eastbourne first to catch Bert

Bert is an awesome performer

Wotcha Bill, Thanks for posting this great video of Michel Voncken and the Tyros 4 ... I always enjoy watching his demos, even if I don't understand a word he's saying :lol: He looks as though he has got the same problem as me .... way too many 'brock and bratwursts' with fries :lol: :lol: A great p...

Wally Gator wrote:Mike, Is that you in the second photo?

That's Rolf Harris, Wally

Rolf Harris in 1969 'Jake the Peg'

Feeling Blue ... If so, watch this

Just In case you like the modern stuff

Casio High-Grade Keyboard WK7500 The ultimate CASIO keyboard experience. http://i1258.photobucket.com/albums/ii535/mike_clarke1/Satelliteblobcolurldatablobheaderimage2Fjpegblobheadername1content-dispositionblobheadervalue1inline3Bfilename3Dmainimg_zpsa3b25fda.jpg Features Sequencer and mixer functi...

Hi Jon & Eddie,

Yes it does sound very good, and the new audio drums sound as good as the Audya from what I can hear so far, it looks like Yamaha may have a winner with this one ...