Korg Pa4x rumba

Tyros version...is this popular?

It depends on what you call popular, but there definately is a niche market for it overhere in europe.. and not just on the balkan

Overhere in Holland we have a singel music shop "Will Deira" that does these conversions for most brands they have on sale..

Well it is a smart move and definitely brings in accordion players to the arranger Kb world which is a good thing.Wonder why KORG or Yamaha doesn't just produce a version also?

Market is to small... To start a full production line...

Only ketron builds these, see the new sd80 or the audya8... Vendors like Willy Deira fill the gap.. A market where everyone seems quite happy.

Bacchus its very kool to watch when someone plays using these models thanx

What countries do they play this kind of music in? And other comments about it? What instrument is he emulating? I always enjoy hearing this stuff. And these guys that play this music.....I've never heard a bad player. They're all sooooo good at what they do.

Also......I was playing around with this style to try and figure out what they're doing. Is this what it is? Just improvising on a scale? C scale would be C C# D F G G# A# (or B) C ????

This comes from the Balkan (kroatia/Bosnia), eastern europe, Romania..
THe instrument he is emulating might be a kind of sitar.mixed with an edited accordeon..

I mean........these guys are really good. They make it look effortless. And great playing ideas if you listen close. Never play the same riff twice! Here's another video of the same player.

The placement of the knobbs makes fast riffs easier to play then our black and white keys..

But our black and white keys allow for much more controll over the dynamics of the sound.

Basically, in Balkan area our accordion players use this system. Actually, only in Balkan they use 6 rows of buttons. This gives you more ways for fingering. It doesn't matter which key you play song in, fingering is always the same. Not like piano style keys. Also buttons are much closer to eachother than piano style keys. You can play much faster with less practice. But, at the end , if you really know both ways are good.

Sorry missed Mirza's post.... i was saysing that 6 buttons from the former Yugoslavia (balkan) but thats what he already explained...