Watching that video really gives me some mixed emotions.

On one hand, it's very cool that the kb can offer the performance assistance as it does. It seems to me to be a midi enhacer kb more than anything else. I think seniors will NOT find this to be a suitable keyboard, however. Typically...a higher percentage of older people actually took music lessons (usually piano) than we find today. They want to be able to play...not sit there feeling that they're not needed. (Sound familiar?) The comment I hear most often from seniors who "have a keyboard-but it doesn't sound like mine" is that they'd like to be able to take advantage of the features their kb offers, but no one can explain it to them,

Hmmm...maybe I've discovered another business niche around Dayton.

Another thought I have is what professional musician in their right mind would use the Perf. assist. on a job? Maybe for some unique circumstance but on a regular basis? Not for me!

You can, however count on some guy/gal somewhere buying one of these, loading it up with midi files and gigging with it. If they can get work that way...I'd give them some credit for getting that far...

But...

Can they sing?

Sounds to me like taking requests might cause heartburn for them...

Dancer/guest: Hi! My wife wants to hear "fill in the blank" will you play it?

Musician: "Gee sorry, I don't have that midi file..."

...its a different kind of cat who'll gig with this kb in performance assistance mode...One that the full timers here probably don't need to worry about.

Bill in Dayton

[This message has been edited by Bill in Dayton (edited 11-08-2004).]