Members pogo97 Posted July 29, 2009 Members Share Posted July 29, 2009 My pal where I go to jam picked up a Technics KN-5000 at a garage sale or something. I haven't laid hands on it yet but what I've googled suggests a pretty high-end thingy for its day. If it's usable, it will save me dragging my keys there. I'd like to hook it up to my laptop so I can use B4 & Pianoteq but suspect it hasn't got USB (can't find a manual online) and I'll need to convert MIDI to USB. No idea about the touch or sounds. Anyone here with experience? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mediterranean Posted July 29, 2009 Members Share Posted July 29, 2009 Here's the manual [PDF file] but this model has the prefix SX before KN5000, so I'm not sure it's what you're looking for. http://service.us.panasonic.com/OPERMANPDF/SXKN5000.PDF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pogo97 Posted July 29, 2009 Author Members Share Posted July 29, 2009 That's the one (I think, I'm not there right now). Thank you very much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members moondad Posted July 29, 2009 Members Share Posted July 29, 2009 Technics sounds were always amongst the best when they were current, but the 5000 will sound somewhat lacklustre nowadays. What you do get is pretty good consistency across the whole range of sounds, a powerful sequencer with step editing capability, and pretty well-featured sound-editing. The best thing about Technics keyboards has to be the UI. They are very intuitive and clearly laid out, with excellent use of the display. Even a product as old as the KN5000 will most likely make much more sense than even the most recent products from the big 3, especially Korg and Roland, whose UIs on their home products tend to be nothing short of embarassingly awful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JohnBenussi Posted July 29, 2009 Members Share Posted July 29, 2009 My pal where I go to jam picked up a Technics KN-5000 at a garage sale or something. I haven't laid hands on it yet but what I've googled suggests a pretty high-end thingy for its day. If it's usable, it will save me dragging my keys there. I'd like to hook it up to my laptop so I can use B4 & Pianoteq but suspect it hasn't got USB (can't find a manual online) and I'll need to convert MIDI to USB. No idea about the touch or sounds.Anyone here with experience? Man, I remember when I was a youngster I longed for one of these!I used to play the one in the Mall and go crazy on it. Congrats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members zzzxtreme Posted July 30, 2009 Members Share Posted July 30, 2009 very very easy to use sequencervery nice effectsvery good sounds !very very good second-hand value !i think no usb, but i remember it has SD card slotit's a joy to play Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members moondad Posted July 30, 2009 Members Share Posted July 30, 2009 The kn5000 came out long before SD! The only KN models to support it were the 7000 and 2600. All you'll find on a 5000 is a floppy drive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gus Lozada Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 I'd like to hook it up to my laptop so I can use B4 & Pianoteq but suspect it hasn't got USB (can't find a manual online) and I'll need to convert MIDI to USB. You just need a USB MIDI INTERFACE. There are many from Edirol, M-Audio, Yamaha and other manufacturers and they are pretty inexpensive, from $20 to $50 USD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pogo97 Posted July 31, 2009 Author Members Share Posted July 31, 2009 Went last night. Played it. Nice keys--synth action; nice interface; variable, but mostly useable sounds. The pianos were acceptable in a mix, the drawbar organs was pretty awful (failed on the leslie sim, basically), the pads and 'synth' presets were nice. And all the workstation/arranger stuff; all surprisingly straightforward. Ryan found it at a garage sale for... $30 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JohnBenussi Posted July 31, 2009 Members Share Posted July 31, 2009 That has got to be the nicest deal on some gear I've ever seen! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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