Hi all,
Does anyone know if there are any audio demos of the KN2600 somewhere on the net? I have looked at Technics website but only found specifications.
Best regards and thanks,
Christian

Christian not sure ,but I play one.
Its the first home type keyboard Ive
bought and did I get a surprise.
I take with me to my concerts.
Great drums,gtrs,strings,and some very usefull composer patterns.
Any particular thing you want to hear I could record it for you and email an MP3

Cheers Barry

Hi Barry,
I don't know if you have listened to the Kn7000, but are the sounds in the 2600 better than that?
If the instrument has an internal demo, it would be very nice to hear it!
Best regards,
Christian

Hi Christian.
Please try this site!.
http://catalog2.panasonic.com/webapp/wcs...elNo=SX-KN2600.


Sincerely.
joe.

Hi Christian.
Please try this site!.The other one did not open when I tried it.
http://www.alabamamusic.com/Technics/Keyboards/technicskb.htm



Sincerely.
Joe.

Hi Joe,
Thanks for that website. I must say that it sounds quite good! Do you own a KN2600 yourself? Does it have a sequencer?
Best regards,
Christian

Hi Christian.
Yes I have a KN2600 But I have not spent much time on it YET,I hope to work with it when I get the chance,rather then time.
As far has I know all the later KNs have a sequencer.
Best regards.
Joe

Hi Again Christian.
If you look at the left hand side of the KN2600,you will see a button marked DEMO.
If you press this button,you will hear a good Demo of the KN2600.I should have mentioned this before,"Sorry".
Sincerely.
Joe

Hi again Joe,
So the KN2600 is still available? In what price range is it?
Best regards and thanks,
Christian

Beware of built in demos whether online or "in person". Some instruments never sound like the demo when played "live".

Your best bet is to try it in person. Some places allow a 30 - 45 day trial period.

Demos are done by pros using state of the art recording techniques.

I have experienced this more than once.

Not mentioning any brands, their online demos made me want to get their keyboard very much. In person they were extremely dissappointing.

Hope this helps someone to avoid an expensive unwanted suprize.

Scott

Hi Scott.Yes you do make a valid point.
On other KNs I have tried to find the sounds used in Demo's.But as you rightly say.They are pro demo's.And more to the point,"very good Pro's",they can really play.
And very cleverly sequenced.
Sincerely.
Joe

Hi Christian. The KN2600 is still available? price range is about £400.00.If you look on ebay,you will find two listed.
Sincerely.
Joe.

Hi Joe

Actually, I'm referring to the actual sequencing and recording technique's used to affect the sound of the instrument rather than a persons playing ability.

In other words, to me, IMHO, if the KN2600 sounded like the online demos, I wouldn't have sold it. If the Korg PA80 sounded like the online demos I would be using it right now. Fine for what they are. Many people like them, but the demos don't sound like any person could in a live situation.

Your best bet is to to try a few different brands of the same price range side by side. This will really tell the truth.

If you could listen to a Technics, Yamaha, Korg and Roland at least your ears will tell you pretty much the answer almost right away.

Also, you might want to start watching the Genereal Arranger forum here to see what the pro's are playing. At the same time, you can't really go by what somebody else says they like,because I know there are a few popular "name" brands and models that some people seem to really like that I would not personally use.

Just a little food for thought.

Hi Christian
The KN2600 is in my opinion superb value for money, particularly if you can pick one up on Ebay for much less than the original retail which was just under £1000UK. The KN7000 is the king but it will cost you a lot more.
Mike

As I am not very technical, could someone please explain why songs I record on the SD card of my KN2600 will not play on the KN7000, as I thought that they were fully compatible? Is there any way round this please?
Regards,
Normy

Do you mean songs as in Jukebox files

eg Wav or MP3

Barry

Hi Christian,

While I don't have a KN2600 I do have the SX-PR54 piano which uses the same sound system as the KN2600/KN2400.

You can listen to a couple of WMA files I recorded at http://www.technicsforall.com/songs2.html

Best of Luck



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Heather- Leesburg, FL PR54

I use Easy Record on the KN2600 to record a complete song performance. Then I save it on the SD card under Technics format. Fine, it plays back perfectly. If I try to use this card in the KN7000, it appears to load the file, but there is an error message, and the song will not play.

As I understand it the Technics models are backwards compatible. Meaning the KN2600 was the last to be produced,so it will read KN7000 info, but not the other way around.

That makes sense because this has happened with earlier models as I remember. Looks like I am unable to play all my lovely KN2600 recorded songs on my Keyboard Kapers group, KN7000 models. What a letdown. Thanks Scott for replying, anyway.

Hi Normy,

Since I have a PR54 and the songs I record will not play on a KN7000. I have written a progam that will convert the headers in the files so the song will play on a 7000. If you will email me a couple of songs from the 2600 I'll see if I can if to the conversion program.

This is not a perfect program because I found if I edit the song too much or add tracks it will not work. It seems to work with Easy Recorded songs though.

If you want to act as a test person let me know.

Best Wishes


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Heather- Leesburg, FL PR54

Many thanks shcox for the offer, but I am rather a computer ignoramus and would not be able to give it a proper trial without help from this side of the pond.

Best wishes
Normy