I believe what made the Technics OS so good was it's ease to learn.
I had 5 technics keyboards and one digital piano and I am not sure if I ever had to open the manual.
When you turned them on and selected a style you were immediately reminded of several songs to play with that style and sometimes I would play for an hour with the same style.
The only reason I sold them all but one is because of the heavy depreciation that commences once you have an orphan. In the final analysis I am still a business man.
The E -80 Roland I just ordered would have been the Technics KN8000 if they hadn't of dumped us all out in the middle of a wasteland
Best to all
Bebop

Everything happens for a reason.......
& many times for the better. Many a Wasteland can be cultivated to prosper... .... change is exciting, adventurous, & good for the heart & soul!
Sometimes the "Comfort Zone" needs to be kick started....it makes for New creative ideas & keeps you on top of things.

Hope to hear Great Things from ya when you get your new KB.

Donnie, I see this morning that you have a want to buy E 80 posted. I hope you get one real soon so we can all learn this board together. The manual is on line so you can be studying it while you are waiting for a deal
OK BACK TO THE TECHNICS THREAD.
They were/are the greatest. in fact I am bidding on a technics keyboard right now because i should not have sold them all and wished I had kept the KN2600 for the motorhome.
Bebop

My prediction.... Donny will get an E80, try it for a few weeks (maybe days!), be initially over-enthusiastic about it, then he will find that it does some things differently to Yamaha (big surprise!), and hate lugging the weight around (compared to his fly-weight PSR3k), and will go back to his PSR....

Any takers...? Let's start a pool.....

(Donny, you KNOW this is just in fun, dontcha? )

Maybe I should cancel my order and wait for Donnie's E 80
I have his bose speaker system on my Tyros 2
Maybe I could sell him my E 80 when it gets here and buy it back a lot cheaper in a month
Lets think about this
Bebop

Diki, I told Donny I would disown him if he did that again..dump a top line Roland for a PSR3000...

I say 6 weeks..

Dikki - I give it 2 weeks max

LOL poor Donny hahahaha

Well, he dropped a T2 for the PSR too, so at least he is not ganging up on poor Roland....

Roland has it going on in so many ways......just different then Yamaha's way.....it comes down to a personal comfort zone thing! But I can gig almost anything with keys.....the 3k is not my only ax

Well! what an interesting read.

Why do I love my KN7000 keyboard?
The list is endless - hence I have TWO.... but the main reasons are 1)"User Friendly" and 2)the "SD Card" which is a great way to carry and transfer so many patterns and styles to other KNs - something you cannot do with a built-in hard drive.

What do I dislike about the KN7?
1) the Panel Memory 'wheel'. At least, it could have been placed on the lefthand side of the KB and at best, I think it would have been better to have a straight line of buttons as on the previous KNs. When a Foot Controller isn't connected, to change PMs I find my right hand is usually busy so have to use my lefthand which can be difficult particularly with very fast numbers, whereas the 'chord hold/pad/fill-ins' will keep the rhythm going leaving your left hand free for a quick change.

However, these small 'niggles' pale in comparison to the endless pleasure I get from playing my KN7000 and I certainly do not intend to change until something better comes along.

Audrey