Hello Technology!

I guess I've been avoiding the obvious for years now. For many years, I have been using music technology strictly on a need to know basis. Whenever I purchased a new piece of gear, I learned what I needed to learn to do the basic job I had to do and that was that. This approach has always served me well. I have a lot of work and my sound is excellent.

In the last couple of years, as newer models of keyboards and sound systems have come out, I have started to take a serious interest in them. The first big leap forward for me was when I switched from Roland to Yamaha as my primary keyboard. I had been a lover of Roland for many years and Roland had always served me well. I was playing the Roland G-1000 keyboard which was their flagship arranger board at the time. I absolutely loved it. The sounds were great, the styles superb, the board was extremely attractive, and we could have stayed together for many years. Then two things happened. I joined Synthzone forums and I started getting a little older. Most of the guys on SZ were playing Yamaha boards and they were a lot lighter that the Roland. The damn Roland weighed in just under fifty pounds. That plus the case was getting to be a lot for this old man to haul around. And, to add insult to injury, the Yamaha Tyros series sounded fantastic! And if that wasn't enough, their operating system was a snap. I caught on without ever looking at the manuel. Even better, the Yamahas are compatible with everything, so there are around 60,000 additional styles that will upload. I was convinced. As the song says, I'm a believer. More to follow. I'm getting tired.