With the EVENT 61, Ketron introduces a cutting-edge
The instrument features a very comfortable playable semi-weighted 61-key keyboard that produces aftertouch and velocity response. The 216-note polyphony is distributed over all parts and is sufficiently high even in dense arrangements so that no note breaks off prematurely.
Another highlight of the EVENT 61 are the two independent players, which can play and output MIDI files, MP3, WAV, TXT, PDF, MP4 and other formats in any combination. This allows mixing and synchronized playback of two different music and even image formats. This is useful for a professionally accompanied karaoke evening, for example, when the song lyrics are played in parallel with the MIDI file and this is to be displayed on a TV via the HDMI output.
In its capacity as an arranger keyboard, the Ketron EVENT is well equipped. Hardly any genre is left out and the combination possibilities during live playing as well as with prepared titles is simply enormous! Styles and patterns can be exchanged and varied in tempo in a flash. With over 400 styles, which are divided into the areas Real, Live,
The 2.5GB sound memory provides a selection of over 1280 high-quality tones and 62 percussion sets that are ideally suited for various styles such as rock, pop, schlager, folk or evergreens. In addition, there are numerous memory locations for sounds you have created yourself. Thanks to the nine sliders to the left of the touchscreen, the most important parameters of the organ section are directly accessible! To give the sounds the final touch, Ketron has pulled out all the stops and given the Ketron EVENT keyboard several effect variants for delay, reverb, distortion and various modulation effects (including chorus, flanger, phaser) and provided sufficient controls for direct access. In addition, the microphone input is equipped with a three-voicevocal harmonizer (Voicetron), so that even sung choirs and backgrounds can be created in no time at all. The integrated audio mixer allows detailed settings for each track and even includes the different players.
The large 7" touchscreen is the central operating element of the keyboard. In razor-sharp image quality, the touchscreen provides access to all functions and features and also ensures practical handling thanks to structured menu navigation. Numerous dedicated buttons lead to different function areas on the shortest way, which additionally facilitates the navigation through the menu. The effects section is equipped with several knobs, so you can quickly adjust the currently selected sound without having to go deeper into sound editing.
The backlit faders to the left and right of the touchscreen are absolutely performance-capable and can be switched for numerous tasks. They provide direct access to the drawbars of the virtual organ, the mixer section or equalizer at the touch of a button. Depending on the selected action, the color of the backlight also changes.
The back of the EVENT 61 is pleasantly well equipped. In addition to the keyboard, there are the foot pedal connections Expression, Sustain and the pedalboards FS6 and FS13. This increases the expression possibilities at the keyboard with the usual pedals.
The videos show the EVENT with 76 keys, apart from the keyboard the two models are identical.