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Hey Gordon, I hadn't heard of Keytron, thanks for putting it on my radar. From what I can see, this is another extremely powerful instrument. I wonder why this brand is not carried by GuitarCenter here in the States. And although the multi-bass looks like a great feature, no way am I going to let this (or any) machine have all the fun  Keytron EventKetron are a bit strange in their marketing. I presume they're a relatively small company and they're Italian which may make them a little uncomfortable in English-speaking markets. The Event is very impressive, for a price(!), but the older SD9 and SD90 are not so far behind and are still around. Thomann handle them. There's a guy on YouTube Tiho who does quite a few videos about them. Ketron's website focusses on the Event models, which are their new flagship series. They're also represented on FaceBook.
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Just a heads up.
A few years back the Keytron US center was non-responsive for some.
Not sure if that has changed.
Keytron used to be talked about a lot on this forum prior to that.
I don't think they have much representation/repair anywhere in the USA as of late.
I do not work here, but the benefits are still awesome
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Just a heads up.
A few years back the Keytron US center was non-responsive for some.
Not sure if that has changed.
Keytron used to be talked about a lot on this forum prior to that.
I don't think they have much representation/repair anywhere in the USA as of late. I think there have been some changes. There used to be two websites that may or may not have been the same company. ajamsonic.com has disappeared and the only site now, I think, is ketron.us. The website is responsive, whether the people are, I couldn't say. BTW, there's no Y in their name, despite it usually being pronounced as if there is.
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Fair point. I did spell it wrong.
I wasn't talking about a website though, I was talking somewhere you can try it out and take it if it needs service.
I had a W-30 back in the day.
I now prefer to keep my studio modular.
I priced their top Event model with all the bells and whistles.
$6500.
For what is a single point of failure set up.
I prefer having it a little less dependent on one item, for example if a keypad fails I can grab a different keyboard from the closet and at least keep making music.
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Yes, agree entirely. Not so dissimilar to Korg or Yamaha prices, of course. The EVM offers an alternative arrangement, but the costs still all adds up and one also then has yet more boxes and cables to carry around and interconnect. Just going to jams with my Kawai, I have the keyboard, stand, pedalboard, seat, PA, tablet and a bag of cables. I don't really want also a laptop, sound module, screen, more cables. 
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What WOULD be cool, was a keyboard that could use BiaB generation with a good MIDI soundset
Then you might have something!
Throw in Ultrpak/Audiophile/FLAC RT sound set and wow ..
Just a thought for Peter and team <grin>
That may blow the keyboard auto-accompaniment world up I think this is essentially already done. Korg PA5XHoly crap! It's $5k. That's a bit much.. You could have 10 BiaBs for that. rharv, I think you are comparing apples to oranges. BiaB and arranger keyboards are both useful in their own right but are in entirely different categories. Clearly you are quite astonished at being able to buy multiple BiaBs for the price of 1 Korg Pa5X. This is how society has established worth, for which I obviously have no influence. Are you saying that to close the gap, Korg must lower their price-point or PGMusic should raise theirs?
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This is how society has established worth, for which I obviously have no influence. Though Arranger keyboards also comprise quite a bit of hardware, which will account for quite a bit of the price and will also contain profit margins for distributors and retailers. PGM mostly sells direct to the customer. I most certainly agree that society sometimes has a quite bizarre understanding of worth.
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Oh, I understand worth.
$5k could get a fair amount of studio time with real musicians.
For my circumstances (and that's where value To ME is based) I have much better use for that kind of money.
I have access to decent musicians as most people here know.
I also think that particular price involves quite a bit of profit.
Sure, there's the R & D but I disagree on how cheaply these can be mass produced.
They try to balance price/demand/profit/cost based on a desired profit margin.
The formula is not based on how to sell the most units, it is based on maximizing profit.
And no, I don't think PG should raise their price as they rely on a good amount of return business and do by well at balancing that equation.
I'm sure they could make more per unit, but overall they would lose more return customers.
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I also think that particular price involves quite a bit of profit.
Sure, there's the R & D but I disagree on how cheaply these can be mass produced.
They try to balance price/demand/profit/cost based on a desired profit margin.
The formula is not based on how to sell the most units, it is based on maximizing profit. My thumb-rule for costing was that I had to be able to make a product for 1/6 of the planned retail price. That may be nearer 1/5 in USA, where you don't have our typically 20% VAT. 20% goes to government in tax. 40% goes to the retailer. 20% goes to the wholesaler/distribution. ~17% is the cost to make. ~3% covers ancillaries, and profit. I still find that shocking and have to do a reality check, but that's pretty much how things are.
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I've also got a Korg M1. I wonder what it's worth nowadays?
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I have stayed out of this conversation as I have little knowledge about chord sequencer keyboards but I hope someone can help me understand. I watched the video and it looked like it took a number of presses on the touch screen to get a chord sequence. I have DLed a MIDI song, brought it into BiaB so the chords are inserted into the chord window, picked a style, then pressed generate. I can also have a BiaB demo song put into the chord window. IMHO, and I may be wrong about this, both processes are easy to execute and have thousands of styles to pick from in the styles window. Note that I can use both RTs or MIDI styles. Granted PGM could have a better filtering system for picking a style but to me BiaB is the better route to take. YMMV
PS - Steve this is no knock against you or anyone else into chord sequencer keyboards. I'm just trying to understand. Noted that you will need a keyboard along with BiaB so that is another expense. Mario, I may not be able to help you understand the finer points of arranger keyboards, indeed, the reason this thread exists is for me to learn more about them. But maybe this thread can help you understand a bit about why I want one. I don't doubt that BiaB and MIDI can do many great things but they are not portable keyboards, and that is my need. I agree that BiaB desperately needs better filtering capability. I also agree that several key presses are needed to get things done on arranger keyboards. But would't one expect that to be the case?
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I have stayed out of this conversation as I have little knowledge about chord sequencer keyboards but I hope someone can help me understand. I watched the video and it looked like it took a number of presses on the touch screen to get a chord sequence. Mario, I may not be able to help you understand the finer points of arranger keyboards, indeed, the reason this thread exists is for me to learn more about them. Both of those statements make me a bit concerned that there's possibly a misunderstanding going on here. "Arranger keyboards" are not necessarily "chord sequencer keyboards". The subject line conflates the two things. Generally what an arranger keyboard does is recognise a chord you play in the left hand end of the keyboard and play a backing pattern that fits with that chord. They very often do not include any kind of built-in chord sequencer. The button or touch-screen presses control variations on how the backup 'players' play, usually (invariably?) from simplest to most complex. Some do include a chord sequencer, but one would have to look fairly closely at the documentation to be sure what and how that's done. I think it's likely that most or all arranger keyboards can be controlled from a MIDI sequencer, e.g., like the BiaB "chords" track, though again one would have to look closely at the documentation to be sure. Unless the arranger has a built-in chord sequencer, one would still need an external sequencer for it. Edit: That is, to get automated chord sequencing, rather than having to play them yourself.Arranger keyboards take some practice to use ... the chords often have to be played at the right time, usually slightly ahead of the beat, to avoid messy or missed chord changes, and those other buttons or pedals usually have to be pressed as well, if only to switch to the end sequence. They have rigid timing, which also isn't always what one wants, though a bit of planning can often get around that. None of that is intended to discourage, but it is intended to help assure that you understand the tool better. As ever: caveat emptor.
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I don't doubt that BiaB and MIDI can do many great things but they are not portable keyboards, and that is my need................................. Thanx Steve that answers my question. I did not know your need for portability and thought that you were going to use it in conjunction with BiaB. Thus the reason for my confusion and message.
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Oh, I understand worth.
$5k could get a fair amount of studio time with real musicians.
For my circumstances (and that's where value To ME is based) I have much better use for that kind of money.
I have access to decent musicians as most people here know. Just like BiaB and arranger keyboards are apples and oranges, so too is how we measure worth. I have no interest in spending $5K for "real musicians". Such expensing would not only be one-and-done, but they'd be having the fun. Having said that, more power to them and I wish for their success in this age of music software, arranger keyboards and AI. From my perspective, spending that money on a modern keyboard will give many years of creative joy, self-learning, exploration and collaboration/jamming with others; all items that I assign high value to. But to each his own. I suppose that's why they make chocolate, strawberry and other flavor ice creams, not everyone prefers vanilla. As for profits going to Korg, Yamaha, Roland and other instrument designers/manufacturers, again I say more power to them. Someone has to innovate and produce the instruments we all want and need. The engineers, programmers, musicians, manufacturing people and others that toil at these companies certainly need to earn a living and put food on their tables.
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Oh I agree with all the above.
Like I said, They make that balance/decision of price vs units sold.
I think some products price above that balance, but that's just my opinion. As in my PGMusic example; PGMusic could charge more but would lose a repeat buyer market.
At some point the cost of producing the product becomes cheaper, if you sell enough of them.
And trust me, I don't pay $5k for musician time. I (and another) invested in and maintain a small local studio that musicians enjoy, hence my access to decent musicians. At very little cost overall.
"Yeah, we can give you cheap studio time, wanna jam on some of our stuff too?" works very well for us.
Plus we can do it at our leisure.
The whole thing was based on 'value to me', which is the only way I can honestly define value (and I thought I made that clear, even in your quote).
YMMV, and likely will, so I'm not arguing.
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Both of those statements make me a bit concerned that there's possibly a misunderstanding going on here.
"Arranger keyboards" are not necessarily "chord sequencer keyboards". The subject line conflates the two things.
Generally what an arranger keyboard does is recognise a chord you play in the left hand end of the keyboard and play a backing pattern that fits with that chord. They very often do not include any kind of built-in chord sequencer. The button or touch-screen presses control variations on how the backup 'players' play, usually (invariably?) from simplest to most complex. I agree. And I don't get too hung up on the term "arranger keyboard" but I do want a keyboard that thas chord sequencing/chord progression capability where one can enter in custom chord progressions. I'm noticing such keyboards typically come with a lot of other bells and whistles, like many different styles which is a good thing. The technology in this area is really quite impressive.
https://soundcloud.com/user-646279677BiaB 2025 Windows For me there’s no better place in the band than to have one leg in the harmony world and the other in the percussive. Thank you Paul Tutmarc and Leo Fender.
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And I don't get too hung up on the term "arranger keyboard" but I do want a keyboard that thas chord sequencing/chord progression capability where one can enter in custom chord progressions. I'm noticing such keyboards typically come with a lot of other bells and whistles, like many different styles which is a good thing. The technology in this area is really quite impressive. I notice that some of the higher-end such keyboards get described as "Workstation", rather than "Arranger". I presume by that that they mean they do more than "just" the arranger function Some of them are very impressive, though of course take some mastering. My usual method for deciding if something like that does what I want is to download the manual, search it with suitable keywods and read the relevant bits. That can be tedious/frustrating. Good luck on your search.
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Now Workstation I can get on board with.
THAT I have spent over a grand on and loved it. So much value at the time.
If only we knew the OP's budget .. big or small.
That Roland may be the best choice for his budget/needs. Or maybe he has a bigger budget, I don't recall that ever being defined (but it's a long thread)
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Thanx Steve that answers my question. I did not know your need for portability and thought that you were going to use it in conjunction with BiaB. Thus the reason for my confusion and message. Yeah, portability is a big requirement. And although I'm not specifically planning to integrate BiaB with this keyboard, it will be possible via USB, line-outs and my DAW; so I'll never say never. I've learned that unplanned connections between various tools in the toolbox are quite possible and can be a rewarding part of the creative process.
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Oh I agree with all the above.
And trust me, I don't pay $5k for musician time. I (and another) invested in and maintain a small local studio that musicians enjoy, hence my access to decent musicians. At very little cost overall. I think we had a bit of misunderstanding before, I thought you did pay thousands for musician time. Now that I know you manage/own a studio where decent/pro musicians frequent, you should invite them to this forum. I'd love to hear what they have to say about mid to high-end keyboards and even what they think of BiaB.
https://soundcloud.com/user-646279677BiaB 2025 Windows For me there’s no better place in the band than to have one leg in the harmony world and the other in the percussive. Thank you Paul Tutmarc and Leo Fender.
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Introducing Xtra Styles PAK 21 – Now Available for Mac Band-in-a-Box 2025 and Higher!
Xtra Styles PAK 21 for Mac & Windows Band-in-a-Box version 2025 (and higher) is here with 200 brand new RealStyles!
We're excited to bring you our latest Xtra Styles PAK installment—the all new Xtra Styles PAK 21 for Band-in-a-Box version 2025 (and higher)!
Rejoice, one and all, for Xtra Styles PAK 21 for Band-in-a-Box® is here! We’re serving up 200 brand spankin’ new styles to delight your musical taste buds! The first three courses are the classics you’ve come to know and love, including offerings from the rock & pop, jazz, and country genres, but, not to be outdone, this year’s fourth course is bro country! A wide ranging genre, you can find everything from hip-hop, uptempo outlaw country, hard hitting rock, funk, and even electronica, all with that familiar bro country flair. The dinner bell has been rung, pickup up Xtra Styles PAK 21 today!
In this PAK you’ll discover: Energetic folk rock, raucous train beats, fast country boogies, acid jazz grooves, laid-back funky jams, a bevy of breezy jazz waltzes, calm electro funk, indie synth pop, industrial synth metal, and more bro country than could possibly fit in the back of a pickup truck!
Special offers until December 31st, 2025!
All the Xtra Styles PAKs 1 - 21 are on special for only $29 each (reg $49), or get all 21 PAKs for $199 (reg $399)! Order now!
Learn more and listen to demos of the Xtra Styles PAK 21.
Video: Xtra Styles PAK 21 Overview & Styles Demos: Watch now!
Note: The Xtra Styles require the UltraPAK, UltraPAK+, or Audiophile Edition of Band-in-a-Box®. (Xtra Styles PAK 21 requires the 2025 or higher UltraPAK, UltraPAK+, or Audiophile Edition. They will not work with the Pro or MegaPAK version because they need the RealTracks from the UltraPAK, UltraPAK+, or Audiophile Edition.
Band-in-a-Box 2026 for Windows is Here!
Band-in-a-Box® 2026 for Windows is here and it is packed with major new features! There’s a new modern look, a GUI redesign to all areas of the program including toolbars, windows, workflow and more. There’s a Multi-view layout for organizing multiple windows. A standout addition is the powerful AI-Notes feature, which uses AI neural-net technology to transcribe polyphonic audio into MIDI—entire mixes or individual instruments—making it easy to study, view, and play parts from any song. And that’s just the beginning—there are over 60 new features in this exciting release.
Along with version 2026, we've released an incredible lineup of new content! There's 202 new RealTracks, brand-new RealStyles, MIDI SuperTracks, Instrumental Studies, “Songs with Vocals” Artist Performance Sets, Playable RealTracks Set 5, two new RealDrums Stems sets, XPro Styles PAK 10, Xtra Styles PAK 21, and much more!
Special Offers
Upgrade to Band-in-a-Box® 2026 for Windows and save up to 50% on most upgrade packages during our special offer—available until December 31, 2025. Visit our Band-in-a-Box® packages page to explore all available upgrade options.
2026 Free Bonus PAK & 49-PAK Add-ons
Our Free Bonus PAK and 49-PAK are loaded with amazing add-ons! The Free Bonus PAK is included with most Band-in-a-Box® 2026 for Windows packages, but you can unlock even more—including 20 unreleased RealTracks—by upgrading to the 2026 49-PAK for just $49. Browse the full contents of each package and listen to demos here.
XPro and Xtra Styles PAKs Special Extended Until August 31st!
XPro & Xtra Styles PAKs Special Extended Until August 31st!
The XPro Styles PAKs and Xtra Styles PAKs special offers are now available until August 31st at 11:59pm PDT!
Ready to take your Band-in-a-Box® 2025 experience to the next level? Now’s the perfect time! Expand your style library with XPro and Xtra Styles PAKs—packed with a wide variety of genres to inspire your next musical creation.
What are XPro Styles and Xtra Styles PAKs?
XPro Styles PAKs are styles that work with any version (Pro, MegaPAK, UltraPAK, UltraPAK+, or Audiophile Edition) of Band-in-a-Box® 2025 (or higher). XPro Styles PAKS 1-9 includes 900 styles!
Xtra Styles PAKs are styles that work with the UltraPAK, UltraPAK+, or Audiophile Edition of Band-in-a-Box® 2025 (or higher). With over 3,500 styles (and 35 MIDI styles) included in Xtra Styles PAKs 1-20, the possibilities are endless!
Get the XPro Styles PAKs 1 - 9 for only $29 ea (Reg. $49 ea), or get them all in the XPro Styles PAK Bundle for only $149 (reg. $299)! Listen to demos and order now! For Windows or for Mac.
Note: XPro Styles PAKs require Band-in-a-Box® 2025 or higher and are compatible with ANY package, including the Pro, MegaPAK, UltraPAK, UltraPAK+, and Audiophile Edition.
Get Xtra Styles PAKs 1 - 20 are on special for only $29 each (reg $49), or get all 19 PAKs for $199 (reg $399)! Listen to demos and order now! For Windows or for Mac.
Note: The Xtra Styles require the UltraPAK, UltraPAK+, or Audiophile Edition of Band-in-a-Box®. (Xtra Styles PAK 19 requires the 2025 or higher UltraPAK, UltraPAK+, or Audiophile Edition. They will not work with the Pro or MegaPAK version because they need the RealTracks from the UltraPAK, UltraPAK+, or Audiophile Edition.
Don’t miss this chance to supercharge your Band-in-a-Box setup—at a great price!
Mac 2025 Special Upgrade Offers Extended Until August 15th!
It's not too late to upgrade to Band-in-a-Box® 2025 for Mac® and save! We've extended our special until August 15, 2025!
We've added many major new features to Band-in-a-Box® 2025 for Mac®, including advanced AI tools like the amazing BB Stem Splitter and AI Lyrics Generator, as well as VST3 plugin support, and Equalize Temp. Plus, there’s a new one-stop MIDI Patches Picker with over 1,100 MIDI patches to choose from, all neatly categorized by GM numbers. The MultiPicker Library is enhanced with tabs for the SongPicker, MIDI Patch Picker, Chord Builder, AI Lyrics Generator, and Song Titles Browser, and the tabs are organized into logical groups. The Audiophile Edition is enhanced with FLAC files , which are 60% smaller than AIFF files while maintaining identical audio quality, and now ships on a fast 1TB SSD, and much more!
Check out all the new features in Band-in-a-Box® 2025 for Mac® here:
Purchase your Band-in-a-Box® 2025 for Mac during our special to save up to 50% off your upgrade purchase and receive a FREE BONUS PAK of amazing new Add-ons. These include the 2025 RealCombos Booster PAK, Look Ma! More MIDI 13: Country & Americana, Instrumental Studies Set 22: 2-Hand Piano Soloing - Rhythm Changes, MIDI SuperTracks Set 44: Jazz Piano, Artist Performance Set 17: Songs with Vocals 7, Playable RealTracks Set 4, RealDrums Stems Set 7: Jazz with Mike Clark, and more!
Upgrade to the 2025 49-PAK for just $49 and add 20 Bonus Unreleased RealTracks and 20 RealStyles, FLAC Files for the 20 Bonus Unreleased RealTracks, Look Ma! More MIDI 14: SynthMaster, MIDI SuperTracks Set 45: More SynthMaster, Artist Performance Set 18: Songs with Vocals 8, and RealDrums Stems Set 8: Pop, Funk & More with Jerry Roe.
Learn more about the Bonus PAKs!
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