ProfD Posted February 3, 2023 Share Posted February 3, 2023 22 hours ago, Mike7300 said: May be a dumb question but what do those 6 large buttons on the right do - on the Juno. I think it’s under “pads”. And why does the Yamaha mx and modx not seem to have those? Those pads are great for triggering samples, playing drum sounds and mute/unmuting parts. Yamaha is a bit slow and/or stingy when it comes to offering more tactility.😁😎 Quote PD "The greatest thing you'll ever learn, is just to love and be loved in return."--E. Ahbez "Nature Boy" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike7300 Posted February 3, 2023 Author Share Posted February 3, 2023 51 minutes ago, ProfD said: Those pads are great for triggering samples, playing drum sounds and mute/unmuting parts. Yamaha is a bit slow and/or stingy when it comes to offering more tactility.😁😎 For me those wouldn’t be that useful then since I’ll have a drummer and won’t need drum sounds ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfD Posted February 3, 2023 Share Posted February 3, 2023 4 minutes ago, Mike7300 said: For me those wouldn’t be that useful then since I’ll have a drummer and won’t need drum sounds ? Consider the pads a bonus for now. Never know when they might come in handy for the other reasons mentioned above. Otherwise, the KB itself has every sound and feature required for the gig at a great price point.😎 Quote PD "The greatest thing you'll ever learn, is just to love and be loved in return."--E. Ahbez "Nature Boy" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike7300 Posted February 5, 2023 Author Share Posted February 5, 2023 Leaning toward a MODX+ at the moment but is there something that sounds as good which isn’t as complicated? I’ve seen a lot of reviews say it’s very complicated to use and not user friendly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricBarker Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 I use pads all the time for non-percussion SFX. I’ve rarely played with drummers who use electric sample pads anyway. Usually it’s the keyboardist’s responsibility to trigger SFX, so I feel like it’s a pretty simple request Yammy and Nord need to get with the program. I should mention the last band I left (moved) really struggled without SFX for a while because my replacement didn’t have a board with pads. The drummer finally bought a pad and has taken over responsibility. 1 Quote Puck Funk! Equipment: Laptop running lots of nerdy software, some keyboards, noise makersâ¦yada yada yadaâ¦maybe a cat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike7300 Posted February 5, 2023 Author Share Posted February 5, 2023 Got it - my band doesn’t have anyone controlling stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike7300 Posted February 8, 2023 Author Share Posted February 8, 2023 Would a Nord be good for what I need? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoken6 Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 7 hours ago, Mike7300 said: Would a Nord be good for what I need? I wouldn't leap to Nord for this use case. You may need more sophisticated split/layers than Nord can provide. If Yamaha is looking too complicated, go over one lane to Roland. DS61 has been suggested already, and Fantom-0 competes with the MODX you were looking at. Cheers, Mike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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