SYNTH ZONE
Visit The Bar For Casual Discussion
Page 1 of 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 >
Topic Options
#490557 - 02/28/20 03:41 PM Lowrey Magic
Dnj Offline
Senior Member

Registered: 09/21/00
Posts: 43703




Edited by Dnj (03/03/20 06:42 AM)

Top
#490558 - 02/28/20 03:44 PM Re: The Lowrey Magic Program Demo [Re: Dnj]
Dnj Offline
Senior Member

Registered: 09/21/00
Posts: 43703



This organ looks like the cockpit of the Starship Snterprise!!


Edited by Dnj (02/28/20 03:45 PM)

Top
#490578 - 02/28/20 09:50 PM Re: The Lowrey Magic Program Demo [Re: Dnj]
leeboy Offline
Senior Member

Registered: 10/09/04
Posts: 2580
Loc: Ocala, FL USA
One talented player for sure!
Really cool...Oh by the way. an arranger with the lower kbd and the MIDI pedals can do the same OR better...for a whole lot less $$$$ That's probably $40k or so.....notice not much style's needed....I also thought the sound quality was outstanding, and it should be for a high end Lowrey console organ.

Really enjoyed it and I will listen/watch it a few more times,
Thanks
_________________________
Lee S.

Top
#490583 - 02/29/20 01:12 AM Re: The Lowrey Magic Program Demo [Re: Dnj]
abacus Offline
Senior Member

Registered: 07/21/05
Posts: 5350
Loc: English Riviera, UK
The downside is that Lowrey no longer exist, however where they completely blow away any arranger with the number of pre-sets they come with, (A lot of Lowrey owners have never used anything other than pre-sets) and continue to add, also while you can add pedals etc. to an arranger, (Many do just to get rid of the limited flexibility of an arranger) the OS was not designed for organ play and you have to apply work-arounds to get the best out of it. (If you look at kits designed to turn an arranger into an organ (Such as the TRX system etc.) they come with a USB stick with work-arounds done for you)
Where they overpriced? Absolutely, although hand building a luxury wood cabinet is horrendously more expensive then the pressings used to make an arranger, (Plastic or metal) plus the limited sales and size means they also cannot be built on an automated assembly line, thus pushing the prices up even further. (The big model in the video was around $50,000 when new)

Bill
_________________________
English Riviera:
Live entertainment, Real Ale, Great Scenery, Great Beaches, why would anyone want to live anywhere else (I�m definitely staying put).

Top
#490586 - 02/29/20 01:45 AM Re: The Lowrey Magic Program Demo [Re: leeboy]
bruno123 Offline
Senior Member

Registered: 06/04/02
Posts: 4912
Loc: West Palm Beach, FL 33417
Lee, you are right about the price, but no arranger ever came close to a quality organ – it is a different animal.
It was the organ that gave birth to the arranger. And the OS is beyond that of an arranger.

I owned a Wersi Delta 500, and a Wersi entry level model that allowed me to take the top off the stand and use as an arranger keyboard. I used it on to play jobs for a while, but it was far too heavy.

John C.

Top
#490592 - 02/29/20 04:12 AM Re: The Lowrey Magic Program Demo [Re: Dnj]
Bachus Offline
Senior Member

Registered: 03/02/06
Posts: 7143
This is a brand i never understood..

Somehow they never picked up the innovation of brand like Wersi and Bohm
_________________________
Yamaha Genos, Roland Jupiter 80, Ipad pro.

http://keyszone.boards.net

Top
#490595 - 02/29/20 05:20 AM Re: The Lowrey Magic Program Demo [Re: Bachus]
abacus Offline
Senior Member

Registered: 07/21/05
Posts: 5350
Loc: English Riviera, UK
Originally Posted By Bachus
This is a brand i never understood..

Somehow they never picked up the innovation of brand like Wersi and Bohm


Lowrey was the complete opposite of Wersi & Bohm being safe and easy to play, this is why they sold so well to beginners and those that were more tech averse, they are the organ equivalent of the arranger keyboard (Could also be argued that it was vice versa) where you can just press a button and everything is done for you, however Lowrey did allow limited control (Not as much as on arrangers) for those that wanted that little bit extra. (These players were very low in number though)
It was a lucrative market that served them well for decades, however all good things come to an end and they just didn’t adapt to the changing world. (Arranger keyboards are suffering the same as the old home organs in that they are just recycling, hence by the end of the decade they will probably just be a niche market like home organs are today)
Bill
_________________________
English Riviera:
Live entertainment, Real Ale, Great Scenery, Great Beaches, why would anyone want to live anywhere else (I�m definitely staying put).

Top
#490600 - 02/29/20 06:23 AM Re: The Lowrey Magic Program Demo [Re: Dnj]
leeboy Offline
Senior Member

Registered: 10/09/04
Posts: 2580
Loc: Ocala, FL USA
I don't know, I have heard Lowrey's and Roland organs in concert and used to go to a store that had them...tried them out...I think the sounds in a Genos are better. Oh no here comes the attack dogs,,,Ha, Ha....

When I get my SX-900 organ together I hope to make some real cool music....may add pedals, as I used to play them a lot (I had Thomas, and Yamaha high end organs in 70's and 80's)
_________________________
Lee S.

Top
#490605 - 02/29/20 06:53 AM Re: The Lowrey Magic Program Demo [Re: Dnj]
zuki Offline
Senior Member

Registered: 09/20/02
Posts: 4718
.


Edited by zuki (02/29/20 10:07 AM)
_________________________
Live: Korg PA4X/EV Everse 8s/Senn 935/K&M stand

Studio: Korg PA4X/Yamaha DGX670/Boss BR900CD/Tascam DP24SD/MTM Iloud/Sony C80/AGK 214/K&M stand

Top
#490607 - 02/29/20 07:00 AM Re: The Lowrey Magic Program Demo [Re: zuki]
Dnj Offline
Senior Member

Registered: 09/21/00
Posts: 43703

Top
Page 1 of 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 >

Moderator:  Admin, Diki, Kerry 



Help keep Synth Zone Online