Pa900 Availability
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Pa900 Availability
Where are you guys finding the Pa900? It's not listed on Sweetwater.com. Is it not available in the US?
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Re: Pa900 Availability
Amazon.comBald Eagle wrote:Where are you guys finding the Pa900? It's not listed on Sweetwater.com. Is it not available in the US?

<i>”It’s easy to play any musical instrument: all you have to do is touch the right key at the right time and the instrument will play itself.”
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Rick Stirling - Retired Electrical Engineer - Erstwhile Photographer
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Rick Stirling - Retired Electrical Engineer - Erstwhile Photographer
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Re: Pa900 Availability
Sweetwater had one on Tuesday which I passed on. I got mine from Alto Music via Amazon. It just arrived today. However it is missing the "bundled" items (bag, stand and sustain pedal) so I'll have to track them down on Monday.Bald Eagle wrote:Where are you guys finding the Pa900? It's not listed on Sweetwater.com. Is it not available in the US?
This is my first complex keyboard (transitioning from a very basic Yamaha P200 circa 2000) so I feel like I'm in front of a fire hose of information and new concepts. Should be fun!
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Re: Pa900 Availability
Just a suggestion. Sit down and read through the User Manual - cover to cover. Sure there will be a lot of new concepts you wont grasp right away, but as you approach all the new features of the keyboard, you'll find it a LOT easier to locate information in the manual as you need it. Works for me.sgca wrote:Sweetwater had one on Tuesday which I passed on. I got mine from Alto Music via Amazon. It just arrived today. However it is missing the "bundled" items (bag, stand and sustain pedal) so I'll have to track them down on Monday.Bald Eagle wrote:Where are you guys finding the Pa900? It's not listed on Sweetwater.com. Is it not available in the US?
This is my first complex keyboard (transitioning from a very basic Yamaha P200 circa 2000) so I feel like I'm in front of a fire hose of information and new concepts. Should be fun!

<i>”It’s easy to play any musical instrument: all you have to do is touch the right key at the right time and the instrument will play itself.”
<br>Johann Sebastian Bach
</i>
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Rick Stirling - Retired Electrical Engineer - Erstwhile Photographer
Korg Kronos2, Casio MZ-X500, PA600, AKAI MPD32, M-Audio Oxygen 25, ZOOM H6, Cakewalk Sonar
<br>Johann Sebastian Bach
</i>
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Rick Stirling - Retired Electrical Engineer - Erstwhile Photographer
Korg Kronos2, Casio MZ-X500, PA600, AKAI MPD32, M-Audio Oxygen 25, ZOOM H6, Cakewalk Sonar
good plan... I'm working my way through the abbreviated (100 page) Quick User Guide now and will put the detailed pdf file on my laptop and work my way through that next... but both assume a certain basic knowledge of electronic music making (like Pad tracks which I still don't have a solid grasp of ... seems like any sounds that aren't keyboard, drums, guitar and bass). Luckily I can look them up on the internet.
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PADs are either one shot or looping single track "styles". You can record any sound in your sound banks to a PAD. PAD's will follow your chord input in the left hand. PADs can be up to 32 measures long. 4 PADs can be assigned to each Style and load automatically with the Style.sgca wrote:good plan... I'm working my way through the abbreviated (100 page) Quick User Guide now and will put the detailed pdf file on my laptop and work my way through that next... but both assume a certain basic knowledge of electronic music making (like Pad tracks which I still don't have a solid grasp of ... seems like any sounds that aren't keyboard, drums, guitar and bass). Luckily I can look them up on the internet.
<i>”It’s easy to play any musical instrument: all you have to do is touch the right key at the right time and the instrument will play itself.”
<br>Johann Sebastian Bach
</i>
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Rick Stirling - Retired Electrical Engineer - Erstwhile Photographer
Korg Kronos2, Casio MZ-X500, PA600, AKAI MPD32, M-Audio Oxygen 25, ZOOM H6, Cakewalk Sonar
<br>Johann Sebastian Bach
</i>
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Rick Stirling - Retired Electrical Engineer - Erstwhile Photographer
Korg Kronos2, Casio MZ-X500, PA600, AKAI MPD32, M-Audio Oxygen 25, ZOOM H6, Cakewalk Sonar
Wow... I was way off
Thanks for the explanation.PADs are either one shot or looping single track "styles". You can record any sound in your sound banks to a PAD. PAD's will follow your chord input in the left hand. PADs can be up to 32 measures long. 4 PADs can be assigned to each Style and load automatically with the Style.
Wow... I was way off... I'm a retired business automation analyst and s/w developer so I expect I'll have all the relationships and structure figured out soon.
Looks like I might be keeping my dinosaur (88key Yamaha P200). I tried playing some classical music on the Korg today and was frustrated at the missing 2 octaves; although I'm going to keep trying. I'm trying to reduce the volume of my "stuff".
