@mrastudio1 There are 3 electric pianos ("60s" - sounds like a Rhodes, "70s" - sounds like a Wurlitzer, and "80s" - very 1980s synth piano). Sadly no acoustic. The Hammond SK-1 has an acoustic piano setting. The electric pianos are sweet though. The 2 synths and the clavs are decent as well. I ended up buying a Yamaha CP33 to have a piano in my rig.
I play an XK-1 organ in a 60s/70s jam band. It give me a sweet and solid organ sound and never lets me down. It's got good electric pianos, and a couple of other voices including a decent analog synth effect. I ended up getting a Yamaha CP33 to add a piano to my rig. When you combine the XK-1 with a good stage piano, you have all you really need!
@SlowHandism How realistic is the piano sound? Do you use the xk's piano sound thru midi to your stage piano? Is there a Transpose function on the xk?
For $1500, you get a professional instrument that sounds great, and holds it's value well. I paid the same for my CX-3 in 1982, and it still sounds great thru a leslie.
As a stand alone keyboard, the XK-1 won't let you do everything that a comparably priced synth would do, but it will try to faithfully reproduce the tonewheel organ for years to come. Very rugged design too.
No, it doesnt come with a piano patch. That was a Roland RD300sx. The engineers threw in 8 extra voices, but no piano or strings, which would have made this keyboard a lot more versatile. Can't complain though, since it is mainly used for its sweet organ sounds.
surely this is an SK1 and not an XK1 ?
CABARMusic 1 month ago
@mrastudio1 There are 3 electric pianos ("60s" - sounds like a Rhodes, "70s" - sounds like a Wurlitzer, and "80s" - very 1980s synth piano). Sadly no acoustic. The Hammond SK-1 has an acoustic piano setting. The electric pianos are sweet though. The 2 synths and the clavs are decent as well. I ended up buying a Yamaha CP33 to have a piano in my rig.
SlowHandism 2 months ago
I play an XK-1 organ in a 60s/70s jam band. It give me a sweet and solid organ sound and never lets me down. It's got good electric pianos, and a couple of other voices including a decent analog synth effect. I ended up getting a Yamaha CP33 to add a piano to my rig. When you combine the XK-1 with a good stage piano, you have all you really need!
SlowHandism 4 months ago
@SlowHandism How realistic is the piano sound? Do you use the xk's piano sound thru midi to your stage piano? Is there a Transpose function on the xk?
mrabstudio1 2 months ago
For $1500, you get a professional instrument that sounds great, and holds it's value well. I paid the same for my CX-3 in 1982, and it still sounds great thru a leslie.
As a stand alone keyboard, the XK-1 won't let you do everything that a comparably priced synth would do, but it will try to faithfully reproduce the tonewheel organ for years to come. Very rugged design too.
icub4ucu 10 months ago
thanks man! very cool of you to share this videos with the rest of us! would you recommend buying this organ/keyboard for a beginner?
MyLifeChanger 10 months ago
No, it doesnt come with a piano patch. That was a Roland RD300sx. The engineers threw in 8 extra voices, but no piano or strings, which would have made this keyboard a lot more versatile. Can't complain though, since it is mainly used for its sweet organ sounds.
icub4ucu 11 months ago
sorry, i don't understand if realistic piano is one of the 8 extra voices. thank you!
edoardopaterno1987 11 months ago