Members RetroVintageOld Posted July 13, 2012 Members Share Posted July 13, 2012 If I dont care about the multitrack recorder, is ther any reason to pay more for a Gi? Are the sounds any better? I mainly care about EPs and B3 patches. Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RetroVintageOld Posted July 14, 2012 Author Members Share Posted July 14, 2012 Wow. I just found a HUGE difference. Only 1 pedal jack on the di! So you can't use a hold pedal and a volume pedal at the same time. That's a shame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ekeys Posted July 14, 2012 Members Share Posted July 14, 2012 http://www.midisolutions.com/prodped.htm The above product (link) will solve the problem. But it will add to your cost. This is a problem also with the new Casio Synth (no expression pedal input). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AnotherScott Posted July 14, 2012 Members Share Posted July 14, 2012 Another solution, if you just want to use the pedal for simple volume, is to put a regular volume pedal on the audio out of the board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RetroVintageOld Posted July 14, 2012 Author Members Share Posted July 14, 2012 But a regular volume pedal can't control one layer at a time. Seems the GI also has 2 assingable buttons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AnotherScott Posted July 14, 2012 Members Share Posted July 14, 2012 But a regular volume pedal can't control one layer at a time. That's why I said "simple" volume. ;-) But actually, you still may be able to do what you want. You might be able to pan one layer left and one layer right, and then use the volume pedal for just one of the two layered sounds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RetroVintageOld Posted July 14, 2012 Author Members Share Posted July 14, 2012 that's what I thought but I came across this in the manual FAQ. Q. Even when I set the Pan for a tone (patch) completely to one side, sound still comes from the other channel. A. The JUNO-Di Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RetroVintageOld Posted July 15, 2012 Author Members Share Posted July 15, 2012 So I think I have to go with the GI for the reasons above. Which makes me wonder what can I do with that recorder if Im paying for it anyways. The only use I can think of is recording my trio durring a gig. But can the GI record the keyboard, bass guitar and vocals to three seperate tracks all at the same time so I could mix them individualy later? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AnotherScott Posted July 16, 2012 Members Share Posted July 16, 2012 Is there a reason you're only looking at Roland? Around the price of the Gi, if your main interest is EPs and B3, I'd also look at a Kurzweil SP4-7. (Or better, if you could still find one around at its close out price, the PC361.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RetroVintageOld Posted July 16, 2012 Author Members Share Posted July 16, 2012 Weight. I want something under 30 lbs. I was looking at the mox6 and tried a juno di by chance . For whatever reason the action woked for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AnotherScott Posted July 16, 2012 Members Share Posted July 16, 2012 Weight. I want something under 30 lbs. I was looking at the mox6 and tried a juno di by chance . For whatever reason the action woked for me. The MOX6 is a terrific board, but wouldn't be my first choice for EPs and organs. The Kurzweil PC361 is a bit heavy at 30.86 lbs, though the SP4-7 is only 24 lbs. I think they are the strongest EP/organ boards of the models we're talking about. But you're right about action being a major consideration too, and very subjective. Personally, I like the PC361 action, but not the SP4-7 action. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DJ RAZZ Posted July 20, 2012 Members Share Posted July 20, 2012 With the deals out there on the PC361 it is by far the strongest choice. For live though the GI is great board and can be configured well with many layers and splits for performance. The MOX6 is a good solid choice as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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