Just curious. With the difficulty of finding one suitable board to do everything, I was wondering if anyone lugs in (2) boards for 1-hour shows - maybe a couple times daily?

zuki

for 1 hr shows?

why would you want to drag around two kb's?
especially for a nursing home 1 hr gig.....
I could see it for a 1 hr Solo Concert Show for some serious moolah....but otherwise I see no benefit in it with all the work involved in transort & setup.

[This message has been edited by Dnj (edited 02-24-2008).]

I do...

I am a Instrumental musician, I do not sing, and as a former Pro organist, I so used to multiple keyboards.
At one time I had on top of my Hammond X66, couple synths and 2 Drum units.
I am glad those days are over, I did only play in Hotels, and Lounges....I did my share of traveling with that setup.

Now, I use my T2 as my main keyboard and the PA800 or the Ketron SD5 depending what kind of event is.

Is a lot of fun for me, because some of my following sometimes goes 3 or more days in a row to see/hear/dance, so, I try never be predictable.

You can see my schedule (only dances appear here) at this link, this month (what is left of it) and next, are not my busiest, still around 14 events or more.
By the way, that picture is a little dated, I am going to changed, to start, I lost a little over 40 Lb., and the PA60 has been long replaced for the PA800.
http://members.cox.net/arizonaballroom/Manuel.html

Manuel



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mdorantes

Manuel how do you like the SD5......?

Hi Donny:

As you know, I did have the Ketron X1HD and then 2 SD1s, those models are a little dated, but had more styles and functions or options/features that I did use like the MSP that I did insert it into the styles and some midis.

The SD5 is very nice, and it has some NEW features like the registration (16 buttons and banks), the Riff, and many others, but, to MY needs and playing style, I find it a little limited in resources. Whatsoever, I do love the Ketron Sound.
I hope I will be able to get the Audya when it comes out.
For the time been, I alternate the PA800 and the SD5 along side of my T2.




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mdorantes

I'm considering it. A T2 and Pa1x.

Manuel......thanx for the reply...
as an Instrumentalist vs a Vocalist player we all have different needs & use the arranger Kb to play in different ways to achieve our musical goals on stage...although using two KBs is not needed for me I can see that an instrumentalist would gain flexibility by using two.......maybe if they start making modules again it would cut down the gear ration & transportability.

Stay well

Manual,

I do instrumental music exclusively, and all I need is the Yamaha PSR-S900...does it all with room to spare.

I love the SA voices.

Ian

Zuki,

I used to lug a PSR-5700, PSR-500, Ultimate 3-tier Stand, Peavey powered mixer, 2 Peavey SP5Gs, and loads of other stuff for those 1-hour jobs. It took a half-hour to set up, 8 trips to the van to haul all the stuff in and out of the venue and by the end of the day your butt was dragging so far behind you that it didn't get home until 20 minutes after you arrived.

Then I came to the stark reality that in all the years of performing I never had a keyboard failure on the job--not once. Cut back to a single keyboard, streamlined the rig, lowered the weight of everything and never looked back. And, with a single PSR-3000 I could play instrumentals all day long, have little or no dead space between songs, and never repeat a song. You don't need two keyboards--just a little advance planning.

Good luck,

Gary

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Travlin' Easy

It's not always about what you NEED; sometimes it's just about what you WANT. Still, when you factor in Zuki's qualification (1 hr.gig/2x day), I have to agree with Gary, it's pretty hard to justify.

I bought a SonicCell to sit atop the C1 for variety in solo voices, but the C1 is such a lousy midi controller plus the SonicCells poor local controls, made it just too cumbersome for realtime. I AM thinking about taking out the VP550, though. It has great 'gimmic' appeal and is really fun to play. It's a terrific tool for lousy singers; some of you should try it . (Oh, Oh, duck. Here it comes). Respond to that last statement only if the shoe fits.

chas