Hello Kaarlo :
" The Yamaha system " is not so important.
Best regards, Babette
Babette
I own a Yamaha Genos keyboard and I understand what Kaarlo is stating when he says that moving to another keyboard (ie. Korg) and learning a new non-Yamaha system seems to be a challenging task. I am in the same situation.
I am not trying to put words in Kaarlo's mouth, just saying that i understand and relate to his statement.
I believe Kaarlo stated that he gigs for public. When you do that and have hundreds of songs/registrations already set up in your keyboard (in this case Genos) it is very challenging moving to another keyboard. In some cases even from Yamaha to Yamaha.
Because you already have everything setup and ready to go for your gigs. In my case, in addition to hundreds of registrations already setup, I also have hundreds of PDF's already linked from iPad to Genos. Some people have external multipads, midis, voices, etc. In some cases people have additional hardware already working with the current keyboard.
This means you already have a system setup and when you perform a song, you bring everything up very very quickly: PDF, registrations, key, tempo, style, volume, VH, etc. in a matter of seconds you are ready to perform from one song to another. At home this is not that important, but when gigging in public This is critical.
Moving all of that setup system and linking it to another keyboard say Korg (or sometimes even another Yamaha keyboard) can be a tremendous amount of time and effort and in some cases bottom line money. You have to do all of this moving effort and more importantly TEST all of it and everything, every little piece of your system before you can go public with another keyboard.
So, i understand the statement feels like you are tied to a given system and In a way that is the case. (for some of us anyway)
When i moved from T5 to Genos it was somewhat easier because it is the same family but still had to do a lot of work. I can just imagine moving to another brand.
I know you meant well and was actually trying to encourage Kaarlo . . .. . . So, I am not debating or disqualifying just trying to explain why sometimes it is not so easy to move to another system or keyboard/brand.
I think Korg is an excellent keyboard in some areas better than Yamaha. In some other areas Yamaha is better.
I have thought about buying a Korg many times. Personally i like Korg a lot and specially their Latin styles which i play quite a bit. I actually have lots of Korg styles on my Genos they are superb. But when I realize all the work involved in migrating to Korg I just keep on the Yamaha 'system'. I am not loyal to a brand, but to a performance system.
On the other hand, for some people might be easier or just about the same playing one brand keyboard or another brand because they do not rely on a setup system. They rely solely on their playing skills. Skills so high that can easily transfer from one keyboard to another no matter what the brand. I admire that.
So, i guess is all in what each person relies on.
Thanks and have a great day.