Conference napalm::guitar

    Keyboard conference is at NOVA::COMMUSIC
    
    press keypad 7, etc.
    
    Mike

    Commusic certainkly is the closest thing we have to KEYBOARDS although
    it is really more general than just keyboards.  Its more equipment
    oriented (MIDI, drum machines, mixers, tape decks, etc.).
    
    And there's little in the way of discussion of keyboard techniques.
    
    I've often thought of creating a keyboards file, however I'm concerned
    about the overlap between KEYBOARDS and COMMUSIC.  The COMMUSIC file
    is my favorite notesfile - the information, expertise  and
    attitude in that file is nothing short of astounding.  I personally
    would be reluctant to start a new file that might in some way
    compromise the COMMUSIC file.
    
    	db

	Sell that V-50 before it's too late!!!!  Forget you ever saw the
	letters M*I*D*I !!!!!  I thought that having automated
	accompaniment would encourage me to practise more, but now I
	spend a lot of practise time screwing around with keyboards &
	computers & non-guitar stuff...  Hurry, before your strings rust!

	John

	P.S. BTW, how much do you want for that V-50? 

    
    Not too long ago I decided that a guitar was just not "do-able"
    on synths, so I sprung for a real one. (Tokai strat and an adorable
    little Peavey Rage amp that suits my needs quite well)
    
    Having a fairly good sized MIDI studio is probably the best thing
    that could happen to my guitar playing. (I use the term loosley).
    
    I have an absolutely tireless 'canned band' that never bitches about
    playing the same riff over and over, never shows up late for practice,
    and never drinks my beer. (You'll find out that the phrase "never
    borrows money" one usually finds here isn't quite true... MIDI doesn't
    really borrow money, it just sucks up anything resembling 'extra
    cash'.)
    
    It's really alot of fun, which is not meant as an afront to playing 
    with real humans.
    
    Best o' luck to ya...
    
    Edd (long time denizen of COMMUSIC)

    Hi !
    
    Thanks for the quick answers. 
    
    Re.: .3 	You can have it for 2500,- Deutsch Mark   :-)
    		Especially since I heard the rumour that YAMAHA will
    		soon bring out a V-80    8-(
    		Anyone confirm this from the NAMM show ?
    
    best regards
    
    	Richard

RE < Note 1423.5 by PAULUS::BAUER "Richard Bauer SAM Frankfurt" >

>    		Especially since I heard the rumour that YAMAHA will
>    		soon bring out a V-80    8-(

	You can forget about the V80.  It was announced some time ago that they
were cancelling production on that one.

	Yamaha has been very quiet about any high-end synth products.  Some say
that they may even be getting out of the synth business.  Personally, I hope
not - companies like Roland need some stiff competition to keep them humble.

	Dan

    Even if Yamaha-ha gets out of the synth business under that name,
    it still owns KORG,  or is that Roland.  I think its KORG.
    
    
    Joe

    KORG it is

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JENEVR::SAKELARIS                                    44 lines  16-SEP-1991 10:47
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    Friday, my laborious search for a keyboard/synth/composer/sequencer et
    al ended. I was looking at a Roland E5 "Intelligent synthesizer" at
    Daddy's for $800. I called Ted Herbert's in Manchester to see if he had 
    one or anything else comparable. He said to me "look dude, no need to
    spend that much for what you wanna do." He had a Yamaha PSR 400 for
    $450 that makes the E5 look stupid. I went, I saw, I purchased.
    
    I can't tell you how delighted I am. You see I'm not a keyboard player
    and all this technology is new to me. I hardly even know what 
    intelligent questions to ask. I was looking for something with a goodly
    level of automation so that I can play along with on my guitar.  The
    Yamaha has 101 preset rhythms and accompaniments, 101 different
    instrument sounds (voices?), you can sequence a whole bunch of stuff (I
    don't know the specs, but its more than adequate for what I'll do for
    awile to come.) This is one outrageous machine. Anybody looking for a
    first machine, take my advice and make your life simple - just get one
    of these. Take the time to learn how to play/play with it rather than
    search the whole technology tryin to understand what devices do what
    like I tried; its confusing as hell for a novice like me.
    
    I have since been back to Daddy's to look at the E5 now that I know a
    little better what I was looking at. The dude at Ted Herbert was right,
    the Yamaha makes the E5 look stupid. Its got twice as much stuff built
    in plus the sequencer ( I think thats the right term - you can "record"
    different passages and layer them to create your own stuff). the other
    thing I noticed was that the keys themselves were a bit more
    substantial on the Yamaha. The one thing I noticed that the Roland had
    that was pretty neat was a fade in/fade out button. The Roland also had
    reverb but the next model up from mine (PSR 500) offers it too and then
    some. 
    
    All in all, I feel like a kid who just got THE toy he wanted for a long
    time. What a great feeling! What a great time to be alive and enjoy
    things like keyboard technology where you can have a whole orchestra at
    your beck and call, and they don't argue with you or amongst
    themselves.  
    
    "sakman"
    
    BTW - the dudes name at Ted Herbert's is John. I don't know his last
    name yet, but I will. The guy steered me right, gave me a great deal,
    and knows his business well. He's been there since '73. Maybe tell him
    he got some favorable press here amongst us deccies and he'll dig a
    little deeper in his discount.