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#167414 - 02/03/01 10:58 AM
Re: user styles on PSR740
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Registered: 10/08/00
Posts: 4715
Loc: West Virginia
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Hi, One you that you might want to consider which gives the 740 a good run is the Casio MZ 2000. It has A LOT more features than the 740, and the MZ holds 10 user patterns at one time. Plus the MZ has a MUCH better sequencer. The 740's sequencer works completely by diskdrive. Meaning everytime you record a track/save it to disk.... The MZ has a 40,000 note sequencer which can hold up to 10 songs at a time.. If I'm correct it also has non-volitile memory meaning when yuo power down the songs will remain in memory. The MZ also has a style converter....., meaning you can use styles from other brands such as yamaha and convert them to casio format. You also have a much better speaker system. The 740 only has 6 watts and the MZ has 15 watts (big difference) They also cost the same! If you were to buy either through catalog or the web each would run you $1,099.00 Hope this helped....
Squeak
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#167418 - 02/03/01 10:07 PM
Re: user styles on PSR740
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Registered: 11/24/99
Posts: 3305
Loc: Reseda, California USA
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The navigation on the VA3 is the best I've seen. Having a large touchscreen makes it extremely easy to move around on. You don't have to use the touch screen if you don't want to. There are buttons to do everything you would want to. The keyboard also has stereo aux inputs for other keyboards or modules to play back on the internal speakers. I also haven't mentioned that just like the VA-7 which sells for approx. $1800.00 more than the VA-3, you can search and select songs to play while playing another and it is really easy to mute tracks or choose other sounds while playing. In my opinion, the VA-3 is just a slight notch down from the "big boy" arranger keyboards, and I don't think the PSR 740 has enough "pro features" in the way it records styles or songs to compete with the others like Solton, Roland, Generalmusic, Technics. To be considered a true workstation, I think you have to have an internal sequencer, and unfortunately, the Yamaha PSR740 only records to the disk and so getting around and editing and recording can be a real drag. George Kaye
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#167419 - 02/03/01 10:37 PM
Re: user styles on PSR740
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Senior Member
Registered: 10/08/00
Posts: 4715
Loc: West Virginia
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George, You are absolutely right about the PSR740 and its sequencer. That is one of its biggest downfalls. It depends on the disk entirely... It also really falls short when it comes to editing too. There is no copy and paste.. No overdub recording (overdubbing can only be done understyle recording) No event editing and several other important features.. Although the 740 does have some really good gadgets like the harmonizer, master EQ, DSP, and great sounds, it really lacks a good sequencer. Although it also lacks aftertouch yamaha at least included a modulation wheel. George is right about the VA-3.. That's a nice arranger. You can't find any arranger with all those features and a touch screen in its price range. I'm hoping to sell my current pro workstation so I can get a good arranger from George...Hopefully the VA-3 or EM2000.....
Squeak
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GEAR: Yamaha MOXF-6, Casio MZX-500, Roland Juno-Di, M-Audio Venom, Roland RS-70, Yamaha PSR S700, M-Audio Axiom Pro-61 (Midi Controller). SOFTWARE: Mixcraft-7, PowerTracks Pro Audio 2013, Beat Thang Virtual, Dimension Le.
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