Fred wrote:Hi Colin
I once had a Technics Keyboard and there was no doubt that the Voices were brilliant, however technology moves on and the sampling techniques has changed dramatically. Hence voices are now far superior on all keyboards. It is now just a matter of personal preference whether you like the Yamaha, Korg, Roland etc. Lots of people say this keyboard is far better than that one regarding Voices, I don't believe they are it just what you get used too and the others don't sound the same.
Fred.
Mike Bracchi wrote:Hiya Collin,
I don't know exactly how old the KN7000 is but it's got to be close to 14 years old if not more, I still like a lot of the voicing on the 7000 and in many respects the sounds hold their own against the more up to-date instruments.
Where the latest keyboards score is the way in which you can trigger a variety of expressive musical nuances in real time ... the super-articulated voices of Yamaha (SA and SA2 voicing) and Korg's Defined Nuance Control (DNC voicing) give much more realism to the sampled sound.
If you wanted to spice your Technics up a bit, you could do what a lot of players have already done ... go down the 'sound module' route - this will give you more up-dated sounds and styles to play with using your KN as the controller
Having said that, I think you may have hit the nail on the head Colin ... it's the greener grass thingy
Thanks for your response Mike. - Comments noted. But, this feeble brain doesn't even know what a 'sound module' is. ? I'm way behind the times, and have never bothered to find out about such things. I'll make some enquiries. Cheers. Colin.
Mike Bracchi wrote:Hiya Collin,
I don't know exactly how old the KN7000 is but it's got to be close to 14 years old if not more, I still like a lot of the voicing on the 7000 and in many respects the sounds hold their own against the more up to-date instruments.
Where the latest keyboards score is the way in which you can trigger a variety of expressive musical nuances in real time ... the super-articulated voices of Yamaha (SA and SA2 voicing) and Korg's Defined Nuance Control (DNC voicing) give much more realism to the sampled sound.
If you wanted to spice your Technics up a bit, you could do what a lot of players have already done ... go down the 'sound module' route - this will give you more up-dated sounds and styles to play with using your KN as the controller
Having said that, I think you may have hit the nail on the head Colin ... it's the greener grass thingy
Hi Mike - Thanks for all the 'gen' on sound modules. They are obviously wonderful devices. But, my music isn't taken seriously enough to warrant purchases in the price range you mentioned. However, I did have a look in e-bay, and came across a 'Roland JV-1080'. For a measly £60 odd. But, I have no idea whether this would give me the sort of sounds I might like and use. Do you know anything about this unit. ? Any info would be much appreciated. - Colin.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Westgarth wrote:Hi Colin
I can't comment on your present set up but I'll tell you about my experience with Technics and Yamaha if I may.
A number of years ago I traded a Yamaha for the Technics 5000. I found it completely different from the Yamaha keyboards. The keyboard itself, just the feel of the keys and the control of the velocity, was amazing compared to Yamaha. The voices, although not perfect had far more guts and sounded very professional. If I was a stage player I would have loved this instrument. As a guitar player I found I could express a lot of emotion in a guitar but Yamaha keyboards always made me feel flat. The Technics was brilliant, you could put your heart and soul into it. I have the PSRS700 now and it's keyboard is rubbish although the voices are good. I only got rid of the Technics as I hated the menu system. My loss.
I think it comes down to personal preference. If you want to produce authentic sounds you may have to change to another brand. I only play as a hobbyist and when I've had a good hour on the keyboard I want to be able to say "boy, I enjoyed that".
As well as a sound module you may want to think about using your Technics as a controller keyboard with a software package.
andyg wrote:Most high end keyboards these days do have a sequencer that's as capable as the KN7000, though micro-editing of events is not always that easy.
For an 18-year old, if you're into synth sounds and dance/rock/pop material, I guess that you'll eventually gravitate to a synth workstation. More modern sounds, usually no styles (apart from Korg's Karma unit on their models and the little Yamaha MM6) and a sequencer. And unless you're playing things out live, you'll probably move onto the far more powerful software sequencers like Cubase and Logic. And you can always work on material using the in-built sequencer, shift it into software on a computer for more detailed work and then shift it back to the keyboard for performance.
In the meantime, the KN7000, despite its age and the now 'static' type sampled voices, is still a great unit, so have a load of fun with it!
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