Squeak_D,

Unfortunately George Kaye (Kaye's Music Center) does not carry Technics brand keyboards.

The KN5000 is no longer manufactered but I have seen them for sale used for as low as $1250 - $1500 (US dollars). That is truly a bargain in my opinion because I still think the KN5000 rates as a top of the line (sound/features) pro level arranger keyboard. I think if you can find a used KN5000, especially at this price, it is the best "Bang for the Buck".

Joseluis,
Re: Technics KN5000 and midi files
1) You can play type-0 midi files in direct (instant play) mode, which allows you to play the song immediately without having to load the entire midi file into memory. I use this feature for my vocal solo portion of my shows and it works very well on both short tunes and long song medleys (large midi files).
2) Easily converting your arranger composed tunes to standard midi file format (including arr accompaniment parts) is admittedly a problem on the KN5000, though it "can" be accomplished with an external computer midi sequencer such as Cakewalk.
3) Creating a SMF from the start (including the auto-accompaniment parts) is not possible on the KN5000. Is it possible on another brand/model arranger keyboard? I was not aware of this.

Scott



[This message has been edited by Scottyee (edited 02-06-2001).]