Hi,

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Originally posted by Alex K:

Thank you for bringing this up. I think that the touch screen is unsuitable for live performances, even if the person can see. There is no tactile feedback, and with the endless scrolling it is hard to figure where you are.



There are so many people using Korg and Roland keyboards on stage that it's hard to sentence that are "unsuitable" for live use, sorry. IMO (personal) is much much better, no question. Don't understand also what "endless scrolling" means but it doesn't seems related to the touch feature, since scrolling can be made in any display (even without touch), so ... what's the matter ?

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Korg had started using the touchscreen on the I30 - at the time the I30 also had a large number of buttons, so the screen was needed only to access some of the more esoteric functions - you could operate the basic functions using just the buttons. That was a good system. However, in their endless pursuit of shaving off the manufacturing costs, Korg and Roland have both gone to touchscreen-only operation, i.e. you need to see the touchscreen to navigate your way around the instrument. This is a ridiculous approach, especially considering how much these new high-end instruments cost.



Pa1X has more than 90 buttons, 11 sliders and a dial and the total number is pratically the same of i30. Having owned both of them I can say there is no big difference in concept and there is no esoteric function to select via display.
There is nothing ridicolous in the interface itself apart problems for visually impaired people of course.
Regarding costs: so if the touch screen reduce costs (hard to believe) this is how you justify the bigger price of Tyros 2 (hundred of bucks more) against G70 & Pa1X ?

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Aside from this band-aid solution, I sure hope that the manufacturers take into account the fact that the arranger community is growing older, and realise that it would serve them well to address the needs of the visually impaired people.



For visually impaired people I agree, but what the matter for older people ? They can push a button but they cannot push a touch screen ? Hard to believe again I feel. I think (and hope for them) also that manufacturers are also interested in capturing new young musicians, to counterbalance the traditional arranger community getting older. Otherwise what will the future arrange community once the older one disappear ?

Sorry for this slightly off topic reply but all what agree is that a touch is not fine for visually impaired people, but for all the others .... no comments !

Regards.