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#499168 - 06/21/20 10:20 AM Re: What do you Love or Not about the SX900/SX700 [Re: Dnj]
Bachus Offline
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Originally Posted By Dnj
Bachus sounds like you should if kept your Kronos to do all that kind of stuff & a DAW also.
Hoping for all the things you require isn't going to
happen in an arranger KB regarding all the sound editing, arps, etc..
sounds like your music is very complex...
I would love to hear some of it sometime....
seems very interesting.


Why play a Kronos when you want to play an arranger?

Since i am one of the few that actually has experience with both
Using kronos, montage as an arranger, is just not it..
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#499169 - 06/21/20 10:23 AM Re: What do you Love or Not about the SX900/SX700 [Re: lahawk]
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Originally Posted By lahawk
Some nice features of the SX-900 by Martin Harris



Thanx saw this a many times studio produced..
I'd rather hear it from real players at home etc.

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#499173 - 06/21/20 10:31 AM Re: What do you Love or Not about the SX900/SX700 [Re: Dnj]
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Donny, didn't you own a SX900 and a Genus not too long ago - what didn't you like about them, and why did you send them back?

Gary cool
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#499174 - 06/21/20 10:35 AM Re: What do you Love or Not about the SX900/SX700 [Re: DonM]
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Originally Posted By DonM
It sounds good. Drums are better than in previous PSRs. Joy stick is a big improvement.
The few programmable buttons are a big improvement.
The things Yamaha does well are all there, fills, endings, multipads, sounds.
There is a lot of value for the dollar.
But,
Vocal Harmonizer is still terrible.
No aftertouch.
Many icons on the screen are very small for my big fingers.
Operating system still archaic.
Still no XLR input, no phantom power,
still uses wall wart power supply.


If there were no other options, it would be wonderful.
The Genos gets closer, but is still just another Yamaha. You love it or not. And the Genos is too expensive for a lot of people, even though in the big picture, it's worth the money if you do love it.
DNJ, are you trying to convince yourself to give it another try? You already know ALL the pluses and minuses.


Don I have been going back and forth with buying another Yamaha unit
It would be my 3rd SX of both but you just confirmed my thoughts on why I got rid of them all or go the synth workstation route Fantom which after watching so many demos my head is still spinning confused2, Montage, Modx, etc, and get creative again, but at what cost and tedius work to get there?... maybe a SD40 & a controller too.. ?
You always make sense Don I just remembered the horrible playlist feature also on SX.. I am in a search mode at the moment.
We'll see or wait.


Edited by Dnj (06/21/20 11:06 AM)

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#499175 - 06/21/20 10:36 AM Re: What do you Love or Not about the SX900/SX700 [Re: travlin'easy]
Dnj Offline
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Originally Posted By travlin'easy
Donny, didn't you own a SX900 and a Genus not too long ago - what didn't you like about them, and why did you send them back?

Gary cool


Gary just do a search it's all on the SZ..for both units..

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#499176 - 06/21/20 10:38 AM Re: What do you Love or Not about the SX900/SX700 [Re: Bachus]
Dnj Offline
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Originally Posted By Bachus
Originally Posted By Dnj
Bachus sounds like you should if kept your Kronos to do all that kind of stuff & a DAW also.
Hoping for all the things you require isn't going to
happen in an arranger KB regarding all the sound editing, arps, etc..
sounds like your music is very complex...
I would love to hear some of it sometime....
seems very interesting.


Why play a Kronos when you want to play an arranger?

Since i am one of the few that actually has experience with both
Using kronos, montage as an arranger, is just not it..


Bachus I was referring to your statement of what
you wished they had that you do not have now.
Now since businesses are opening little by little
I will take some road trips to Sam Ash, GC, etc,
to get a hands on feel for the next unit and actually play them..


Edited by Dnj (06/21/20 04:45 PM)

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#499189 - 06/21/20 03:08 PM Re: What do you Love or Not about the SX900/SX700 [Re: Dnj]
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Modx looks tremendous for the money
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#499190 - 06/21/20 04:13 PM Re: What do you Love or Not about the SX900/SX700 [Re: bruno123]
rikkisbears Offline
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Registered: 12/22/02
Posts: 6020
Loc: NSW,Australia
Originally Posted By bruno123


When I bought my Sx900 I made a decision to use the features that Yamaha offered. I put aside the “if only thinking. I had to learn to think like the people who designed the keyboard.
The result is that I am contented with my Sz900. It does things that I want -- with class.
Would I sell it? Depends --- on what the new keyboards offer. Until then I am a happy camper.
John C.


Hi John,
couldn’t agree more.

I knew Yamaha’s had certain short comings ( as far as my needs go) vs the korg ,
I bought it for what it had to offer, not for what I wish it could be.

There is the odd feature on the sx , I wish my Korg had, had. ( mainly the registrations).

On the other hand the style creation/editing functions on Korg, leave Yamaha for dead.

Still, I knew what I was getting with the sx, why daydream of what could be.
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#499197 - 06/21/20 04:46 PM Re: What do you Love or Not about the SX900/SX700 [Re: rikkisbears]
Dnj Offline
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Rikki do you see yourself back with KORG again down the road?..or

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#499202 - 06/21/20 05:10 PM Re: What do you Love or Not about the SX900/SX700 [Re: Dnj]
rikkisbears Offline
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Registered: 12/22/02
Posts: 6020
Loc: NSW,Australia
Hi Donny,
not instead of the sx, but certainly wouldn’t rule out a new model Korg pa ? in addition to the sx.

I’ve always had a psr,( even if not the latest model) in addition to a Korg.

I sold th Korg pa3x and Pa4x, but I held onto the ec5 pedal ( which I’ve had for about 30 years, it went with my Korg i2, ) plus I held onto my Paas speaker system , just in case. Haha.

Had been considering a new Clavinova , but, think I came to my senses, starting completely over and learning solo piano again, ( instead of keyboards) maybe too hard, not that many years left , haha, Whereas keyboard in conjunction with my p121, that is achievable.


Edited by rikkisbears (06/21/20 05:16 PM)
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