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Jump to new posts Re: Roland bk9 mic is too quiet by BobbyP @ 02/21/26 10:22 AM

Thanks for your input Bill. Probably most of my midifiles will be years old now, and some more recent. Like you I have been collecting from various sources for years. It is time for me to eat humble pie. Embarrassed but I hope it helps
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Re: Keyboard Live - February by Tapas @ 02/21/26 04:04 AM

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Jump to new posts Re: Roland bk9 mic is too quiet by abacus @ 02/21/26 02:44 AM

The Roland GS became the most common format as it was included as the default for Windows PCs. Bill
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Re: FREE Subscription to Keyboard World Magazine by abacus @ 02/21/26 02:40 AM

Most artists in Europe produces CDs (And have done for donkeys years) or have there own You Tube channels, (Or allow downloads from their e websites) plus many of the larger ones you will find on streaming services like Spotify etc. Bill
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Re: Looking for a new arranger by abacus @ 02/21/26 02:35 AM

The organs are easily dismantled (A few hand bolts) so they just carry them in parts, in addition the organs are of compact dimensions so not that much bigger than an arranger. (Just think of them as arranger size with an additional keyboard added)
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Jump to new posts Re: Roland bk9 mic is too quiet by Diki @ 02/20/26 01:23 PM

What's the source of the files? I get a fair amount of issues with XG Yamaha files, kits, effects etc.. And then others from Korg, Ketron etc. Unless something is SO OLD it's really set up for GM (128 tones, no variations, very rudimentary drum kit
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Nice catch, Tapas... πŸ‘πŸ»
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Re: Looking for a new arranger by Diki @ 02/20/26 12:05 PM

I'm curious, but in Asia, with the continued love for performing on 'home organs' (I only call them that to distinguish them from barebones Hammond B3 organs, which have a robust US/UK clone market, but no X77 type clones), how do young professionals
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Keyboard Live - February by abacus @ 02/20/26 10:50 AM

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Re: FREE Subscription to Keyboard World Magazine by Gunnar Jonny @ 02/19/26 02:53 AM

This album from Paul is simply medicine for both body, mind and soul. A real pleasure to listen to, and it is admirable to hear how he make arranger keyboards sound. Impressive and magical! PS. When I play the files at Genos2 to try play along, I c
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You are always welcome Gunnar! I just downloaded Paul Carman’s new CD – Dream Themes. https://www.keyboardworld.co.uk/product-page/dream-themes-download-only-cd I am completely blown away with the 14 tracks Paul has composed. The interplay
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Re: FREE Subscription to Keyboard World Magazine by Gunnar Jonny @ 02/18/26 11:39 AM

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Jump to new posts Re: Roland bk9 mic is too quiet by BobbyP @ 02/18/26 03:46 AM

I can't find a way to delete my previous post. The simple answer is to use the Ketron module to play my midifiles Sometimes you just need to take a step back sorry for wasting your time
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Jump to new posts Re: Roland bk9 mic is too quiet by BobbyP @ 02/18/26 02:26 AM

Midifile issues. First point is that some of them play perfectly, but others for no apparent reason have.... Wrong instruments/drum kits. Wrong volumes and sometimes reverb/expression. Some midifiles switch off or kill the v
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Re: Looking for a new arranger by abacus @ 02/18/26 01:31 AM

I moved into organs over 50 yrs ago so saw the decline of the home organ in the 8os, mainly because a lot of the organ manufactures did not (Or could not) transition to the digital age and those that bought the analogue organs were starting to disapp
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Jump to new posts Re: Roland bk9 mic is too quiet by Diki @ 02/17/26 09:03 PM

What's the biggest issue converting MIDI files? I've never used a utility, just my ears... Plus, if you still have your previous keyboard (or can borrow one) and you're content with how that sounded, why not simply record the old keyboard and use th
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Re: AKAI MPC XL by Diki @ 02/17/26 08:57 PM

Quite honestly, have any of you LISTENED to modern pop music? Do you see much of a burning need for an arranger engine that can generate half-diminished chords, or 7#9's, or augmented chords, or any of the chord vocabulary from the 20th century? Tod
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Re: Looking for a new arranger by Diki @ 02/17/26 08:36 PM

Aging arrangers aren't being snapped up by kids. They're being snapped up by US, as we realize that spares are rapidly disappearing and no new models are being created. The BK-7m is close to 30 years old. That they're being snapped up and not on a sc
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Re: AKAI MPC XL by Tapas @ 02/17/26 05:59 PM

One of the most intriguing features of the Technics SX-KN1000 Arranger was its COMPOSER function. I could lay down a pattern in C Major using 5 individual MIDI Tracks: BASS CHORD/ACCOMP1 ACCOMP2 ACCOMP3 DRUMS I would push the DRUM button and cre
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Re: Looking for a new arranger by TedS @ 02/17/26 12:41 PM

Bill, do you (or anyone else on the 'Zone) have inside information or sales figures for various models? Particularly sales from Asia, the Middle East, and Eastern Europe? It would be good to have some objective evidence to support our speculation.
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Re: Looking for a new arranger by abacus @ 02/17/26 05:34 AM

Originally Posted By TedS I also don't see evidence that the arranger market has "collapsed." Technics and Generalmusic (GEM) bowed out years ago. The pandemic closed the coffin on brick-and-mortar retail, so you won't see MOTL arrangers o
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Re: Looking for a new arranger by abacus @ 02/17/26 05:29 AM

Incorrect Post
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