Ok, so of late I have been looking at many options for a second keyboard. I have been waiting to get a Genos from Sweetwater but they are out of stock till Dec/Jan. I have been so preoccupied with the idea of buying an arranger that I forgot any other type of board exists!
The stupid thing about it is I very rarely if at all have ever used any styles for backing. Almost all the time I find the backing on arrangers tacky and actually hinders me more than helps me. I come from a background of playing the organ and even with the organ I would never use the backing. This got me thinking... I was going to shell out $6000 for a Genos and many of the features I am not going to really use. I could get a Yamaha Montage 76 key to go with my Korg Nautilus 88 and in doing so I would save about $3000!!!
At most, I would need a basic drum beat with maybe something else layered as a style and I am sure if I wanted more I could download some midi files?
If I went this way do you think I would be missing out on anything? I would be interested in hearing your thoughts!
Many thanks,
Chris
The stupid thing about it is I very rarely if at all have ever used any styles for backing. Almost all the time I find the backing on arrangers tacky and actually hinders me more than helps me. I come from a background of playing the organ and even with the organ I would never use the backing. This got me thinking... I was going to shell out $6000 for a Genos and many of the features I am not going to really use. I could get a Yamaha Montage 76 key to go with my Korg Nautilus 88 and in doing so I would save about $3000!!!
At most, I would need a basic drum beat with maybe something else layered as a style and I am sure if I wanted more I could download some midi files?
If I went this way do you think I would be missing out on anything? I would be interested in hearing your thoughts!
Many thanks,
Chris