Ketron Event VS Ketron SD9 Pro
Comparativa entre Ketron Event y Ketron SD9, estilos y sonidos.
A quick comparison between 2 of the best arrangers of the market Ketron Event and Ketron SD9 Pro. Please leave your comments.
My impression:
The Event is divided in 3 different parts, very clear, and has increased the size of the buttons twice something good, because makes it easier to press them. Also has include something back from the Audya which are direct buttons for the style families and sounds families, which is very practical and the SD9 does not have it. I also like a lot something back from the Audya, which is a Vocoder activation button, and a fader volume regulator. It has in the right part direct effect buttons that SD9 does not have. The 7" display keeps the same size like SD9, I thought Ketron will increase the size at least like the 9" from Genos, to make a difference in usability from the SD9, but they didn't . Concerning the quality material of the Event, is a bit disappointed, on the top and on the sides. Both the Audya and the SD9 have a much more robust and professional finish, since they are completely metallic. The Event has the sides made of plastic or a similar material, but it is not metallic like SD9 and Audya, and the top part is much less robust than the Audya and the SD9, SD60, etc. It is metallic but weaker than the SD9 or Audya. It is also bright, that makes it easier to have scratches than in the SD9 which is mate finish. You can check this test comparing both materials: • Ketron Event VS Ketron...
It is assumed that a flagship keyboard should not have lowered quality in the finish case, either improve it or at least maintain it. I understand that the reason is to lower the weight, but I honestly prefer to have 1,2 kg more (14,8Kg vs 16Kg) but a very robust finish. It must be borne in mind that when you buy a keyboard of this category and this price, you expect maximum quality in everything. Neither is according to its price that it has an external power supply like the SD9, but rather that it should have an internal power supply like the Audya, Genos, PAX series. The size of the Event its wider than the SD9 by putting false keys on the sides, which makes it bigger, although it has less depth. The style banks do not provide new families such as movies soundtracks, new age, etc. that Yamaha or Korg have. In the sounds banks I have not noticed a great difference except in some specific ones compared with SD9 and Audya. It sounds more brilliant, more similar to Yamaha type of sounds, this is something I don't like, I prefer less brilliance like Ketron has been doing always. Event has many improvements over the SD9 with a dynamic bass, new guitars, better sampler, articulation voices, real/midi drums, and so on, and its a great keyboard, but when balancing between the overall aspects, like the finish of the keyboard compared to the robustness of the SD9 (something very important for possible fractures due to the daily gigs), many similar sounds and styles, even losing sounds that I like from SD9 that are not in the Event anymore... general brilliant tone of the Event sounds, the question is, is it worth to exchange SD9 for Event? I think this will depend on each person taste, needs and usage. In my case maybe is not worth because I use the SD9 mainly for style accompaniment while I play de piano, for singing, and the styles from the SD9 are already extraordinary, I like more the case because its less wide, stronger and mate, but in other cases maybe is worth the change to the Event.
27 дек 2022
