Great Photo !! I am looking forward to hear a demo......soon...!! Thank you!

when is it due on the market?

3-6 months

It really ticks me off when manufacturers showcase a product and it's not ready for release. Not that I'm ready to buy one, but just, in general.

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Bill
Yamaha PSR2000

Its all about the "BUZZ"

I'm saving up for a Yamaha PSR3100 (or an SD5 ). Hoping the SD5 is in the same price range and functionality.
Starkeeper

With the new entertainer-keyboard SD5 the Italian manufacturer Ketron starts into the own anniversary year (25 years KETRON). The 61-Tasten model (halfweights, with Aftertouch) with 2x22 Watt loudspeaker system understands itself as key board of the elevated middle class and wants to offer new sounds and new Styles with unusual application varieties. Beside the Midifile "the SD5 wants to inspire Playback" functions now also for the wiederentdeckung of the play joy and offers to the user new Style functions (REEF, SMART 7th, SMOOTH ALTERNATE, AFTER FILL). The SD5 has also special utility functions for the direct control of the KETRON Player/Soundmodules MIDJAY.

I was fortunate enough to be given a 'personal' SD5 demonstration from none other than Ajua Alemanji (AJ) himself. The SD5's unique standout is its exciting 'riffs' feature, and 'audio' sample drum loop playback. On balance, I prefer the SD1+ w/ AJ's expansion board though, because I believe AJ's new 'expansion board' raises the SD1+'s sound quality closely competitive with the Yamaha Tyros2 Super Articulation (SA) voices.

Scott, thanx for the pic & info.....but I always believe its the player that makes a Kb great aside from all the new fangled fills in thios day & age most are pretty close in many ways. So much now, & not to get over automated, that its getting less exciting for me on each new release due to how good these units sound in the right hands......do we really want that much more from an arranger without sacraficing REALLY PLAYING IT vs IT PLAYING YOU

Amen to that Donny

Eric

Eric.....thanx for the reply ....
hope your enjoying your new unit also good luck!

Does anyone know if the SD1+ EXP have the ability to select and play midi files quickly like the Midjay or do you still have to switch keyboard modes to choose and play?

Donny,

as I said it before, different KB's are made for different people and different needs.
All top brand KB's are great right now.
And I found exactly what I was looking for in my new KB.

As you said it: it's all about making a KB your own.

So yes, I'm enjoying my new unit a lot

Eric

I dont think the EXP makes any diffeence in playing a SMF vs the Orig SD-1, compared to the great flexability of the MJ......but I could be wrong? Glenn mught know he has the EXp?

Correct

Does the SD5 have the ability?