Technics KN6500 All Performance PADS (KN Keyboard Arranger)

This is a new video of my All Technics KN6500 series, demonstrating every original performance pads included in the keyboard.

As quoted in the manual "During your performance, you can insert a short recorded phrase or sound effect by pressing a pad button".
There are 4 loop or single effect buttons, and 2 other solo buttons. The loop will just add another track to your the current style, while the solo pads will add a solo performance, as well as a predefined chord progression. One solo pad is a major while the other one is minor.

There are 20 predefined groups of 6 pads, plus another 3 groups where you can import data from the sequencer.
In the last group of performance, you can control the keyboard by affecting an operation to any one of the 6 pads.

No need to say that with the help of the performance pads system, you can add another layer of realism to your live performance !

By the way, you can check every KN6500 original styles here :
Part number 1 -    • Technics KN6500 All Styles Part 1 Key...  
Part number 2 -    • Technics KN6500 All Styles Part 2 (Da...  
Part number 3 -    • Technics KN6500 All Styles Part 3 (La...  
Part number 4 -    • Technics KN6500 All Styles Part 4 (En...  

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The SX-KN6500 was released in 2001 by Technics and it was their flagship arranger keyboard.

In 1999, Technics introduced the KN6000 (successor of the KN5000). Due to hardware problems, the KN6500 replaced the KN6000, and added extra sounds and styles.

As well as the KN7000 (the last arranger from Technics), the KN 6500 is powered by the NX sound technology, introduced with the KN6000. Some amazing features are individual equalization settings per tracks, an audio compressor, and up to 5 different audio effects to tailor the sound as you wish.

The output internal speakers of this KN6500 is without any doubt the best that I have ever heard for any arranger of this time. The sound is crystal clear and the bass subwoofer is very efficient.

Probably not the best sounding keyboard, the sounds are still very good.

A few word about the styles, some of them are very good but some other are just average. My favorite keyboard arranger is the Ketron X1 which offered a much better pro sound for the same price. Still, the Technics KN6500 OS is very well done and you can tweak nearly everything inside a visually nice, comfortable, big and effective screen interface.

If you love vintage keyboard arrangers, the Technics KN6500 is a must have. It is better than any previous Technics (KN1000 , KN2000, KN3000, KN5000 and KN6000), and if you're lucky you may get it a lot cheaper than the KN7000.

I am a vintage arranger keyboard and expander fan. I love everything from Gem (WS2, WX2, WK8 and Genesys) and Technics (Roland, Korg and Yamaha too of course !). My two favorite keyboards are the Ketron X1 and Gem Genesys, but I can enjoy everything released in the 90's !