< I wouldn't mind two keyboards in our fledgling band. >

That's more practicable than most people imagine. I was the sound tech for a high end tribute band for several years and spent a lot of time studying what other bands were doing and several things jumped out that seemed to be common between the better bands and also all the pro -level bands - They all used a sound tech to run and monitor the board. The sound man for some bands also added effects, made and applied backing tracks, snippets of audio and everything needed so the performers on stage only ever looked as if they are playing. No, bending over making adjustments, no having to leave their position to swap instruments, no dead time as they flipped through their iPad song list.

Everything that needs to be done off-stage is literally done off stage. It doesn't take much imagination to see how much more a professional a band appears on stage. They also can sound far more versatile and pro-level without anything being obvious to the audience. A programmed keyboard located at the sound board, activated by the soundman, who doesn't even have to know how to play it, can push the right button at the right time.

As an example of even an inexpensive keyboard, my Yamaha PSR-S670 program essentially the same as all the other PSR series and other series of Yamaha that share Registration Buttons and Multipads. The 670 has 8 registration buttons that can store information for four multipads with internal memory storing ten sets of Registration/Multipads. This combination can store up to 320 songs/effects/ backing tracks - It can eliminate pedals and loopers or the sound tech can have pedals and loopers and keyboard all running out of site from the crowd. There was a band here at Myrtle Beach that appeared as a trio on stage but sounded like a five or seven piece band. The guitar player played a midi set up on his guitar and had an extensive pedal board, behind him on the speakers was another pedal board being run by the sound tech and another fellow changing out guitars and adjusting gear on stage as needed. Phenomenal to watch and hear them.

There are many opportunities having such a setup.

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