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1. 1 shane king on Feb 12th, 2009 said:

   I have to say that I don’t think that Roland could have made more bad decisions with this other than painting it with lead based paint. If Roland couldn’t sell the AX-7 at $500 how on earth are they going to sell this at $1100? Why do I want to run audio cables from something that I’m going to carry around on stage? If I’m running audio and midi then I have 3 cables hanging from a ‘portable’ device. If they think that people are actually going to have dual wireless transmitters they are sadly mistaken. Plus the thing is too darn big.

   Roland, just bring back the AX-7 and have done with it.

2. 2 Polite on Feb 12th, 2009 said:

   I must admit that i prefer the design of the AX-7. This new one is ugly, and the synth on board is completely unnecessary. They should have just done the AX-7 with built-in wireless midi, or possibly wireless for controlling software on a pc remotely. But i’m still much more willing to pay $1100 on this, than $2000 on an ebay AX-7.

   Sigh. One day, someone will make the ultimate keytar at a reasonable price. I’d still love to get one of the starlabs z-tars, if they weren’t so expensive.

3. 3 Will on Feb 27th, 2009 said:

   I don’t see much difference between the AX-7’s design and the new Synth’s design. The AX Synth just has a little more meat on its bones.

   As for the on-board synthesizer, I think it’s a great option for players. It allows them to have things on hand without plugging it in to a midi board, and gives them the ability to customize the sounds they can keep on it.

   Even if they painted it with lead paint, I’d play it. Hell, I’d lick it if it meant getting it sooner.

4. 4 roland on Aug 31st, 2009 said:

   ax 7 with midi wireless I can move where ever i want
   i do sound checks 25 feet out front of the house

5. 5 DABoston on Sep 14th, 2009 said:

   I have been playing keyboards for 50 years and own several Roland, Yamaha, etc and "real pianos." I think Roland really got it right this time, after several misses. The AX-Synth is great fun, terrific for the keyboardist to change up his/her style. This is a great deal–my first Roland keyboard cost $7,500, and hasn't provided the fun or versatility of the AX-Synth. This is a bargain and one hell of synth. BUY IT!!!!!!

6. 6 dante on Sep 15th, 2009 said:

   …but it looks so corny! And with keytars, looks matter.

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