Hi all,

On this topic, although they seem to have differing views, I agree with both Khai-Wei and Ted.

Yes, the organs were over-sized, over-hyped and definately over priced; that's about the only way I can put it. I started out, many years ago, on a Yamaha double-keybaord organ. Bear in mind that this was in te late 1970's so it was a bit of a dinosaur to what's availible these days. My first single keyboard / synth, strangely enough made by Panasonic, Technics' poor relation, came as a breath of fresh air as I found I had a lot more control over the actual sounds I was playing and also was able to concentrate more on what my hands were doing, so the results started to improve litterally from day one.

I've got to also agree, as I'm sure that Nigel & Bill would, that this part of SynthZone is not just for us KN owners but for all Technics 'board and organ users regardless of ability.

Ted's quite right though. The level of control of the 'board surpasses that of any organ I've had the privilege to play. Your comments about the number of voices seem to be in error. Once you've mastered the technique of sequencing and step recording (sorry Bill to bring that one back up) you actually have the possibility of up to 15 voices playing at the same time (14 if you want an auto accompliment) plus an extra track for control codes. Don't think that I'm saying 'boards beat organs every time; they both have there good points and bad points. To sum up, if you're happy with your instrument, learn how to get the most out of its' functions and play on.

If, however, you're not, time to reach for the Amex.

Enough said,

Regards,

Mark

PS Update on Luce

As some of you may have seen on the International news, a number of the volunteer groups have been moved from southern Sri Lanka to the eastern part of the island where they've discovered numerous villages which have been affected/devastated by the Tsunami. There's a problem though as it takes them closer to Tamil territory and there's the danger of incursions by Tamil terrorist soilders for aid etc. She's still in touch each day by SMS and Email so I'll keep you posted.

I'm sure our thoughts are with all the volunteers working in the region.

Mark