thanks for that clip abacus re the kn7000. when it first came out i was seriously tempted to buy it. I think at that time the yamaha psr9000 had also just been launched and i was looking at the next logical upgrade for my psr8000.

The technics make was my first keyboard (kn1000 that was an awesome instrument) and i was tempted to go back to the technics products as they had great sounds and a truly integrated intuitive product. The composer function had full sequencer editing facilities and then it had one of the most comprehensive sequencers in an arranger workstation for normal linear programming use. listening to that clip reminded me how advanced Technics were in some aspects of sound synthesis. The saxes were really really. They did not have super articulation but for what was available at the time , they were head and shoulders above the competition, they were good even compared to todays standards and the brass and horns even compared with the best around today sound just so much more warm and authentic. And those organs !!!! i could close my eyes and literally imagine sitting in a club listening to some hot jazz cat throwing down some sick licks and runs on the jazz organ. And in terms of the use of SD cards and internet integration , the KN7000 was just way out in front.

I dont know if Technics were going in the right direction regarding devoting a whole section of this cutting edge instrument to accordion sounds though !!! It definately positioned the instrument in my mind as being more suitable to the older market.

But as could be clearly heard in the clip you posted , technics drums and guitars were just paper thin. Weak guitars , i can live with but the drums are the centre piece of most contemporary music which is predominantly what i play. Also any work done with a technics keyboard was saved in techgnics specific format. That was a serious limitation for me in terms of sharing specific music with other band member that had standard midi instruments.

But thanks again for sharing. Took me right back !

[This message has been edited by spalding4 (edited 05-10-2007).]