Members DJ RAZZ Posted January 18, 2012 Members Share Posted January 18, 2012 I actually really like both the iPad products but I am not going to be getting another iPad again for a long while if at all. I have moved to PC gear for cost purposes. The keytar looks very cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Stabby Posted January 19, 2012 Members Share Posted January 19, 2012 The keytar is an idea I've never connected with.There is something quite unappealing about watching someone play it, although I have been known to enjoy watching someone play synthesized guitar.It's like the player goes out of their way with their playing style to dramatically show everyone "look, I'm free from being stuck behind my keyboard", and then they overcompensate.Even Jordan Rudess couldn't change my mind. Tell that to George Duke. y7Ut28opQqY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NuSkoolTone Posted January 19, 2012 Members Share Posted January 19, 2012 Meh. Nope. Unless there's boobs and legs to distract, epic fail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vito Corleone Posted January 19, 2012 Members Share Posted January 19, 2012 Hmmm...been wanting a keytar for awhile but don't want to pay the prices Roland is asking. Wonder how much this one is gonna be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Klondo Posted January 19, 2012 Members Share Posted January 19, 2012 Doesnt Alesis come out with midi controllers each year? How many Midi controllers can one have? Its kind of boring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vito Corleone Posted January 19, 2012 Members Share Posted January 19, 2012 Doesnt Alesis come out with midi controllers each year? How many Midi controllers can one have? Its kind of boring. I think they sell two controllers now. These three will make five. So I guess the answer is "five". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SpaceNorman Posted January 19, 2012 Members Share Posted January 19, 2012 .... The extended solo and the rapid runs up and down the keys drive me up a wall..usually time for a beer break, bathroom break or fast forward on the DVD. So if you ever see people heading towards the bathrooms when you begin playing your Keytar solos...remember me. I'm not a fan of the extended solo (regardless of what instrument it's being played on) - which translates to mean that you won't see me grabbing my keytar for extended solos and rapids runs up and/or down the keys. For me the keytar is what makes it possible to get up, stretch my legs, walk over and interact with myh bandmates in their space on those tunes where my parts are simple. It allows me to come out from sitting behind a two tiered rig - and move around a little - while still adding the simple stuff. Keytarin' certainly ain't a main component of my performance - but it does allow for a nice little change of pace for me and puts a slightly different look to the band when I use it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vito Corleone Posted January 19, 2012 Members Share Posted January 19, 2012 Keytarin' certainly ain't a main component of my performance - but it does allow for a nice little change of pace for me and puts a slightly different look to the band when I use it. Yep. I probably wouldn't use it more than two or three times a night---which is why I'm reluctant to pay a lot of money for one---but I would use it partly as a gimmick (nothing says "80's" during one of the 80's songs like a keytar!) and partly because I have a general aversion to lead singers who aren't front-and-center on stage while singing. So I'd use it on one of the few songs where I'm singing lead to bring more focus to the lead singer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bad andy Posted January 19, 2012 Members Share Posted January 19, 2012 Does the display say "037" or "LED" ? If it's the former they still have a little tweaking to do Oh, and apparently: Q2-2012 MSRP US$399 Estimated street US$249 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NuSkoolTone Posted January 23, 2012 Members Share Posted January 23, 2012 Does the display say "037" or "LED" ? If it's the former they still have a little tweaking to do Oh, and apparently: Q2-2012 MSRP US$399 Estimated street US$249 Yeah I saw a video where the rep said $299. Still, at that price it puts it in impulse buy territory. We could see a resurgence in the keytar just because of that *shudder*. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mildbill Posted January 24, 2012 Members Share Posted January 24, 2012 Yeah I saw a video where the rep said $299. Still, at that price it puts it in impulse buy territory. We could see a resurgence in the keytar just because of that *shudder*. You'll like it when you see me wailin' away on it. Better than an air guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Anderton Posted January 24, 2012 Members Share Posted January 24, 2012 I like the Vortex price but I also like USB power... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dan88z Posted January 24, 2012 Members Share Posted January 24, 2012 Now, where can we find a 50' USB cable!?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Suilebhain Posted January 24, 2012 Members Share Posted January 24, 2012 It's not the 50' USB cable you'll need, though I have yet to see a 50' MIDI cable, either. It's the 50' Wall Wart cable that will be the problem.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mildbill Posted January 24, 2012 Members Share Posted January 24, 2012 ....It's the 50' Wall Wart cable that will be the problem.... Runs on batteries too. 3 ft. usb cable would work to use it as a controller for your computer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vito Corleone Posted January 24, 2012 Members Share Posted January 24, 2012 It's not the 50' USB cable you'll need, though I have yet to see a 50' MIDI cable, either. It's the 50' Wall Wart cable that will be the problem.... I've got a 100' midi cable I could sell you.Then again, I may need it since, at $249-$299, I'm definately picking one of these up early so I can be on the frontlines of the Keytar Resurgance! They can't be so dumb as to not have made this thing run on batteries, could they?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bad andy Posted January 24, 2012 Members Share Posted January 24, 2012 Now, where can we find a 50' USB cable!?! right here: http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=103&cp_id=10303&cs_id=1030301&p_id=7643&seq=1&format=2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fierywater Posted January 24, 2012 Members Share Posted January 24, 2012 They can't be so dumb as to not have made this thing run on batteries, could they?? Alesis' site says it'll run on 4 AA's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vito Corleone Posted January 24, 2012 Members Share Posted January 24, 2012 Alesis' site says it'll run on 4 AA's. Nice. Sweetwater is listing it for $249 and saying "available in the spring." I think I'll put my order in now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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