From tonysounds@yahoo.com Wed Oct 19 21:36:36 2005
Subject:Re: Roland A-33 / A-37 question

Hey, for both of you guys, I'd really recommend the
KURZWEIL SP76. I used one for our tour in Iraq, and I
have to admit, it was a gorgeous feeling semi-weighted
keyboard. Very lightweight, very smooth to play, and
while I don't like semi-weighted for piano, I could
play piano on this, and yet it was more fun to play
organ on than the Electro.

I know it has a "decent" midi implementation, but it
was very foreign to my "Roland" way of thinking, at
least at the time. I bought mine new for $500, so you
can probably get it used for under $400. I believe
Musicians Friend still has them new. It might be
right up your alley guys.

--- jake92028 wrote:

> --- In CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com, "ed fliege"
> wrote:
> >
> > For any of you with experience with the Roland
> A-33 and/or A-37,
> can you tell me the differences between the two
> regarding both
> > action and features? From what I read they both
> look like they're
> synth-weighted (not semi), so I'm wondering if
> they'd be any good
> > as a controller for B4 or EVB3, providing that I'm
> not interested
> in drawbar manipulation. Thoughts?
>
> They're both "Roland-style" semi-weighted with piano
> type lip keys,
> not synth keys. The A-33 is simpler with no edit
> screen and an A and
> B bank of 16 presets, so you're limited to 32 - it
> was enough for me
> for years. The A-37 has an edit screen and LED's for
> this and that -
> almost makes it more confusing to program. It's very
> simple in a way
> but you have to understand how to follow its "Do
> this first THEN do
> that THEN do this" and finding out there are easy
> workarounds not to
> waste so much *&*&^%# time setting up programs. My
> A37 annoyed me
> enough that I sold it, still have an A33 and A30
> which will do darn
> near anything if 32 presets is enough. I think the
> A37 has 6 banks of
> 16 programs. I'm sure either one would work just to
> play a few of the
> organ, ep, acoustic piano programs with a laptop -
> versus a full-on
> rock opera with multiple instrument splits and
> layers and the
> Receptor. Walter j
>



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