Regarding the sounds I thought I was going to be cheesy at first but (you know like midi tracks that use GM sounds) but it's a far cry from this.
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I thought the interface on the screen was a bit cartoon'ish and didn't give the impression of a professional board. A lot of the presets are named loosely after the hits they are trying to emulate which makes demoing quite enjoyable. Wow what a lot of buttons! It's far too deep to get an deslcent impression from a 30 minute play around with but I liked it. I tried one out but only briefly in a store a few months ago. Worked pretty well for jazz standards if I switched between arpeggios every 8-16 bars but I felt it lacked a certain punch. I occasionally do duet guys with a vocalist and I was using the arpeggios in the Yamaha moxf8 for the drums an did left had bass and right hand comping. I had a similar thought about getting one a few months ago. Btw, I've already read (several times!) Jerry's review comparison with the Tyros 5. So, anyone here own a PA4X and if so, how are you getting on with it? Or if you've just spent time with one, your impressions would be welcome. The set list feature would also seem to make it the better candidate for this 'doubling up' role. It's much more compact than even the 61-note Tyros, looks a bit more like a 'pro' piece of gear, appears to be better built and more customisable. So I've pretty much narrowed my choice down to a Korg PA4X/76. So it would be very handy if the arranger could take on the role of a top tier board for function work, a role currently fulfilled by my PC361. I currently have a bit more financial flexibility than I have had over the last 12 months but that said, there would be some horse trading needed before I could go ahead with/justify the cost.
So an all-in-one arranger has definite appeal, both for gigging and as a songwriting/ideas tool in the studio. Also, the sounds and styles in the Roland are pretty dated, so much so that I rarely use it as anything than a glorified drum machine. It kind of works but is kind of clunky and a bit of a pain to carry around and connect so many separate components. Many of the local gigs in my area aren't economic for anything more than a duo, or indeed have the space, and I've started working with several female singers in duo mode recently, using a combo of my CP4, a TC Helicon Voicelive and a Roland BK-7M. As some of you may have already read, my recent holiday brought me into contact with an arranger player and it was kind of a lightbulb moment for me.
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