The drum machine is fairly realistic, and the drum sounds are punchy in a lo-fi, compressed early PCM kind of way :-). This was (and still is) typical of accompaniment keyboard of that era. "Techni-Chord" is an automatic "harmony generator" - basically you play one note and the sound engine adds the right chords that go with the automated bassline. Transpose is a cool feature that every keyboardist can use when he/she doesn't know how to play a tune in a different key: just move a slider up or down and get a new base-pitch. Compared to my old Gem DSK-8 Stereo, which came out the same year, the sounds are in less number but more realistic, more "present". The PCM solo presets are really good considering this board is from 1986. Other features include sustain, controllable both from pedal or from a front-panel slider. The on-board effects include Chorus (control that expands one voice of the poly presets to sound like many voices), Tremolo (when pressed, gradually adds a full theatrical tremolo effect), and Celeste (creates a colorful new dimension, simulating the spaciousness of a huge concert hall or arena), and these really add sparkle and movement to the sounds. It features polyphonic (synthesized) and monophonic (sampled) patches, suitable respectively for accompaniment and soloing. There were also the SX-K300 and the SX-K350, that had less features than the 450.Įspecially for the time, I am impressed with the overall quality of the 450. At the time it came out, this was the top-of-the-line Technics accompaniment keyboard. The Technics sx-K450 is a classic accompaniment keyboard produced in 1986. Sold as is.īelow contains a write-up and specs from: Comes with Technics dust cover, power cable, and manuals. Besides a few very small scuffs the unit is in extremely good condition aesthetically.
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