Scott,
as you know, I'm not a pro, only a amateur and my opinions is very
personal too.
Therefor I think my rewiev (and maybe point of wiev) will be a kind
of different regarding to many of the posts/discussions already going
on about this topic.
Probably more on an average home-users level I think, and my "report"
must be viewed in the light of that fact.

Just now I try not to compare too much to the KN, but find out how it
stand for my kind of use if I change keyboard, and not keep the KN.

I had to put it on again tonight to have some more fun, and I have no
problem to tell that there is some new functions that I found interesting.
I.e. if you have to use the transpose-button, the display shows the
actual sounding chord (that you hear) and not what keys you're
pressing down. First keyboard I've seen it that way. Good tool.

The 3 "intro/fills/ends" is well made, the "break" , "to end" and not
to forget the "key stop" functions is things that i like.
But I miss the "wheel" to do quick changes, all things have to be done
by pushing buttons, and they're too small.
Wondering about why, when you see all the empty space on the top.
The display is "flat", and you have to stick your head forward to read
it proper. Should have been option to rise the angle a little, and it's
not nessesary to keep it the "old fashion way" in size, when you see what
other manufacturers do these days.
Maybe they keep it at that small size just to avoid that the drummer runs
away?? He is really good, and he play steady!

GJ


Some questions to the experienced SD1 users around:

- How do I turn off the "one finger mode", because I feel that it's on.
I use left hands chords, and there's something who "disturb" me. If I
don't unpress all the keys at the very same time, it change the chord
played. I've been through a lot of options without find anything about
it.
- How do I load patterns stright from diskette into whereever it goes
to make it possible to play.
It seems to me that the only way is to place it on the HD?
- And when try load patterns from HD, it tells me that it is password-
protected etc. etc.
- How do I record my "masterpiece" and save it as a standard GM file
in a easy way?