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#432813 - 06/11/17 01:55 AM 1st Arranger Keyboard
abacus Offline
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When was the first arranger keyboard as we know them today launched and what was it?

NOTE: Don’t confuse an arranger keyboard with a single manual keyboard that included the easy play features of organs, (From which arranger keyboards developed) but a genuine arranger keyboard.

Curious

Bill
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#432817 - 06/11/17 04:44 AM Re: 1st Arranger Keyboard [Re: abacus]
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Edited by Dnj (06/11/17 04:46 AM)

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#432820 - 06/11/17 04:59 AM Re: 1st Arranger Keyboard [Re: Dnj]
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bACK IN THE 80'S I had an ELKA X 705 that was an arranger synth and b3
all rolled up into one. I used it for years but then went for early
yamaha psr fold down lid arrangers.
the elka was a beast and I used a 910 lesle speaker that also weighed a
ton.

mel
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#432821 - 06/11/17 05:15 AM Re: 1st Arranger Keyboard [Re: organgrinder]
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Originally Posted By organgrinder
bACK IN THE 80'S I had an ELKA X 705 that was an arranger synth and b3
all rolled up into one. I used it for years but then went for early
yamaha psr fold down lid arrangers.
the elka was a beast and I used a 910 lesle speaker that also weighed a
ton.

mel



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#432868 - 06/11/17 02:40 PM Re: 1st Arranger Keyboard [Re: abacus]
abacus Offline
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The Casio you mention is just an easy play single keyboard organ, and the Elka is a portable organ, I am looking for an arranger keyboard as we know them today. (Which includes Orchestrated styles, One Touch Settings etc.?)
Bill
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#432871 - 06/11/17 03:30 PM Re: 1st Arranger Keyboard [Re: abacus]
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the elka had a complete auto accompanyment section and programable presets plus complet drum machine and manual or foot bass plus programmable synth built in so maybe it was an arranger organ. I just loved it but couldn't carry it anymore

MEL
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#432884 - 06/12/17 06:50 AM Re: 1st Arranger Keyboard [Re: organgrinder]
Tonewheeldude Offline
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The first full blown arranger I saw was by Cavendish Organs just before they went under. I forget the model but was around the time of the TP250 organ. I am guessing around 1986? Silver with on board multitrack midi sequencer (step time or real time) which was unusual at the time from memory. However I think Solton pioneered arrangers with the Disco 64 followed by this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYN5dlVqFrI

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