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Subscribed as well.

You can be sure Roland already had plans before they let Ed go. Well the music business has always been a dirty game. I have owned several Kurzweil's over the years starting with the K1000 just not anything new is of interest for me.

Great song loved seeing the orange phase 90 sitting on top of the clav.

Pure and so tasty Mitch!

Same here really expensive month. Car insurance and property taxes are due in December for me and we all know that is a rip off pretty much. Speaking of elder care I have been busy tor the last 2 years doing that and doing my caregiver duties best as I can.

That is the reason I haven't purchased the Fantom hoping for updates sounds! Perhaps you're confusing "ordinary" with "super-flashy." We're spoiled by ear-popping presets from Mars in bank A of most instruments, but many of those one-finger event patches or spectrum-fillling wow-leads make a quick exit in the real world. You have to massage it into being the synth you want to some extent. I understand the point, but despite its wild presets and immense flexibility, the V-Synth came and went pretty quickly. Its very playable in real-time and a seeming natural DJ fave, but it was near $3K and took some study to apply, so POOF. People want instant gratification, so Roland stays afloat in part by catering to the vintage craze. If people wanted a bold new Roland, the market would say so. There's also the fact that only so many very serious people will be buying a costly new Fantom because its an Everything synth, so there will be far fewer outside patch sets for it. That energy is going towards the Korg 'logue line. At least in my case, buying a workstation was a clarion call to program several patch sets for my own purposes and to learn what its perform-ability was like under the hood. If you're not up for that, then you more likely need a Prophet, a new VST or two and a Nord for the other hand. Whether its a central workstation environment or a stack, it still takes 4 layers of synthesis to get to show time. Agree with everything but I have owned 2 Kronos and very aware of the layout of the Fantom in fact I played one about 5 months ago when they first came out. Great keyboard! Most likely get one in a few months

That is the reason I haven't purchased the Fantom hoping for updates sounds!

The Stereo Analog filters sound really warm and lush with the new sound engine.

I think most of us know the answer to that ? Rather just keep a positive vibe and I am sure he is a great player.

Very cool rig impressed with the whole rig especially the KURZWEIL. Good luck with your new project.

One of my fav keyboard players. Always seems to just play the right licks not overplaying

Great sound and nice to hear old school rock kicking ass.

Not sure what to do- perhaps go into my local GC, ask for the manager and ask for a 15% discount. If that doesn't work then go to the next GC and try again. I've got 3-4 GCs within easy driving distance to me. I imagine this is making GC a profitable chain again, am glad for it. I like to kick the tires before buying and being able to return an item without having to ship it back is a huge plus. My thoughts are the same because it may not the best idea to buy online now with this new tax law.

One of my favorite piano players hate to hear this.

Pretty sure it is v 1.41.

I played the MODX8 a few weeks back and was more impressed than the first time I played the MODX6 for some reason. As I am getting older weight is becoming a factor in my keyboard decision now but the floor model that I played the keybed was sorta clacky not real bad but noticeable. I guess I will wait and see if some improvements are made on the keybed before I buy.

Very refreshing to hear music that is not overly processed so much. I saw him several times back in the day.

Hammond Suzuki XK5 would be doing it right.

Roundabout by Yes!

Loved the organ solo as well.

Abacab by Genesis was one of my favorite back in the day.

I've never played a D1 but generally I dislike the RH3 action. I owned two SV-1 s and hated them. The Grandstage is a little better but not by much. Not at all a fan of the Korg action. On first play, I felt the new Casio as being right there with some of the best Yamahas- CP4 and CP88. I also prefer it to the Nord Piano 4 fwiw. Dave, I HATED the RH3 on the SV1 and Grandstage. Beyond Awful. But the new Kronos plays like butter. I couldnt believe it, but I think they just save thier best action for the Kronos. Jim, Did you buy the Kronos SE or the K2? I had someone tell me they were different keybeds but looked at the specs. and they appear to be the same keybed. Asking don't know 4 sure?

Buy flowers and serenade her and tell how much you love her! If you do something else that she really likes you may get another keyboard! Wink Wink!

I decided to quit a dance band a few years ago because I was spending so much time splits/layers etc. Odd ass sounds that were just plain stupid. Samples mapped to keys and plus the fact I don't really like dance music but my motto has been I play what pays the bills. As I am getting older I find myself being choosy about bands I play with.

All of this above and be glad you didn't have to lug a HAMMOND AND A YAMAHA ELECTRIC GRAND in your van to gigs. Luckily I have owned all the vintage boards that Jim mentioned and the Wurly was a pita to tune. Don't cut corners on amplification quality is always better. Be creative and technology has it's place but authentic sounding instruments seem to work well for me.