Sozo, I would read this thread I started before you embark on buying a VA-7 - and what Clif,(above) Scottyee, etc above said -and others.
I have since enquired about one, and received an email today from the same dealer that wanted £700.00 + my £2000 KN6000 + my £150.00 stand .....for a VA-7!!. He now "ONLY" wants £400.00. Well, since then, I've checked out most the specs on the VA-7 (to the best of my ability), and a straight swap wouldn't be on now!! - not even that!
This is why:
Kn6000 DSP: 10 - VA-7 DSP: 1 (+ reverb, chorus and delay)
Kn6000: very user freindly
VA-7 - Just A nightmare......
KN6000: Excellent styles
VA-7: good styles - if you can get to them.
KN6000: 1008 genuine sounds
VA-7: 3,000+ "backward" ones (sc55,sc88,etc), with the rest of good quality...and a good job...
Kn6000 : ,powerful speaker system.
VA-7 13+13 watts? - not for me...
Kn6000: Great forums and support.
VA-7: look at the "VA-7" forum on this site (roland variphrase I think)Can't seem to find ANYTHING.
Kn6000: great overall voicing
VA-7: Take the Variphrase function away, and you have a "Jack of all trades" sound moduler keyboard....and how long before you get cliche'd (bored) with the Phrase function?.
KN6000: It grows on you - and is getting better every day - with all bugs now eliminated to my knowledge.
VA-7: It will soon be superseded by a VA-9 I've heard.
I could go on, but the fact is, the VA-7 will sound great when you get it out of the box, turn the thing on, and look at the demo's with almost "Cinematic" proportions. After a While, you may be frustrated (as many have been I'm told) of the touch screen, where you will find yourself in a muddle - quick! - unless you are prepared to spend A LOT of time with it (the learning curve is not easy)
As for sequencing, with 128 notes of Polyphony, you can only add ONE DSP to the sound (with insertions), and the others being Chorus, Delay, Reverb, Equalizer.
Th kn6000 has the potential for(an Example):
Flanger, Phaser, Exciter, Tremolo, Rotary Speaker, Reverb, Chorus, (which includes some of the above)Digital effect, Graphic Equaliser, Multi ......
Simultaneously...
It is because i sequence a lot that i am staying with the KN6000, as one DSP on the VA-7 - and just a reverb, chorus and EQ WILL NOT DO! It's a great pity, because the sounds are quite good. When you go into multi mode to seqwuence, you may lose these effects of the "Wonderful" presets. (I had a similar problem with the Korg M1 - and that had 2 DSP's!!
Don't let me put you off though Sozo (looks like I'm trying though
), but I've spent the last 2 months looking up the VA-7 - and it's "Potential" - and have found Negative after Negative comments about it. totally. My friend who also lives in England, had one for 3 days...then returned it and got a PSR 8000!!. not everyone on this link here dislikes it, and they probably like the VA-7 - but they were thinking about me forking out £700.00 + my kn6 for the VA-7, but I was told that the dealer should pay ME £700.00! (where talking a $1000.00 here you know..
Regards, Jupiter 5
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