Currently, my stage piano gearlust choice would probably be for the Nord, primarily because of the wide selection of different sampled sets available. Sometimes a nice Yamaha CIII is perfect, sometimes I want that Steinway darkness, sometimes a beat up (but convincing) upright is the perfect choice. Nord have a ton of available soundsets…

I must admit, I am astounded at how many are underwhelmed by the PA5x, apparently by people that haven’t quite yet understood the game changing nature of being able to mix and match between two styles (and multipads) simultaneously on the fly. It’s the death knell for style fatigue. Limitless style variations at your fingertips!

It’s the first truly gamechanging ARRANGER OS addition in decades. We’ve been mired in 3-4 Intros, 4 Variations 4-6 fills and 3-4 Endings (plus a break/fill) for 20+ years. This one feature DOUBLED all that, plus allows instant mixing and matching between the two. Remember, this isn’t just about playing two whole styles at the same time… there’s nothing to stop you muting out different Parts in each style.

Two styles, six Parts, that’s 36 potential combinations of no two similar Parts playing at the same time. 36 different styles out of just two! And that’s not counting if you have BOTH Parts playing together on some combinations…

We should be dancing in the streets..! Other manufacturers should be scrambling to add this lest they lose their market..! I don’t understand how this can be glossed over and people say they don’t think the PA5x is ‘different enough’.

This is the most important arranger in 30 years. Wake up, arranger players..! 😎🎹🎉