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Originally posted by acoustictones:
Well, maybe I'm just lookin' at it wrong, or differently.

I for one would love to see full blown HD recording added to a beast like the Tyros. Or at the LEAST being an option.

One of the purposes of having a great arranger keyboard is to be able to play a good solo gig, and I for one would love to be able to track some great backing instruments like guitar, vocals, and the like, rather than only using the tools that are currently available on most typical boards.

For example: A lot of the backing vocals that I would like to have are a lot more complex than simply singing along with a harmonizor on. They aren't meant to follow the lead singer.

Another example: I'm a much better guitar player than keyboard player. And rather than trying to fake my guitar parts on the Tyros I would love to lay down some really good guitar tracks to pla behind my keys.

I could go on and on, BUT I truly seeing having a full blow arranger and HD recording system ALL-IN-ONE system as a great things.

I am ALWAYS trying to bring less to a gig rather than more. I don't want to have to bring either a stand alone HD recorder, CD or MD players along. For what these arrangers are costing they should be able to do a lot more than they do.

And it's hard to believe that the R&D would be all that much. They already own all of the product and technology. They just need to come up with the marriage and a good user interface.

...But that's just one mans opinion...



I could not agree more.

But maybe I am just spoiled with the Genesys. But I could not see getting another arranger or workstation with out hard disk recording. I think being able to record wave files and also manipulate them (tempo synchronization and key transpose) are a plus to have on one keyboard instead of having to carry more than one unnecessary things on a gig.

Being able to use one�s own prerecorded back up vocals and or other instruments at a gig is great. I just wish that the manufacturers would allow for more than one track recording. So if you record the music on Saturday, you should be able to sing over it on Sunday and do some post recording editing on Monday.
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