Originally Posted By: vagro
Oh my! Do we really need all these new sounds?


Gee, Vagro...do we really need all those keyboards?

Just joking my friend, that is a very impressive looking setup.

I'm doing pretty good getting by with just one keyboard.

I see you have a Yamaha D-85...I had one as well, with the matching Yamaha rotary cabinet...awesome sound, using the PASS system, allegedly the same as the legendary GX-1 and CS-80. The little solo keyboard above the two main manuals was a hoot to play...wiggle it to get vibrato etc.

I felt the Strings and other voices beat the ARP/Solina and were as good, if not better then on CS80( I played one at Yamaha HQ in Scarborough, Ont) The D-85 also has arpeggiator in 6 variations, sequencer, hold effect and tons of other features, including built in reverb. Even the drum machine was okay, if you liked those early Roland TR-type rhythm boxes.

You were lucky to get one...they are a bit rare these days.

Ian
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