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Having decided to eliminate the computer from my setup and reduce this to a minimum as I am not playing that much anymore, I am putting my Varranger licence and some soundfonts for sale.

The "package" includes:

vArranger2 Licence: 350€ value.
vArranger2 SD soundfont (plays Ketron styles with the percussion track): 100€ value.
JazMan Genesys Pro8 GM/GS 24Bit SoundFont: 90€ value.
JaZMan SF88 GM/GS SoundFont: 80€ value.
Jazman GM 24Bit: 50€ value.
These are the best GM SoundFonts I ever tried.

TOTAL VALUE: 670€
VALUE ASKED: 350€ +50€(vArranger transfer fee paid directly to Dan). *


* The Varranger licence transfer have a cost of 50€ that the buyer must pay to Dan. I think the SD soundfont doesn't need any transfer but we may confirm that with Dan.


I accept PayPal transfer.
SALE CANCELLED! Read my fourth post below.

I am being trying several Sf2 and modules with vA2. I notice that, many times, when starting a new style, sounds are completely messed up and I need to reset MIDI to get them right.
I am now using the Ketron SD2 and I notice that often. Specially when switching between styles from different formats like from a yamaha style to a roland style, for example.
Is there any solution for this? Dan?

Is it possible to do this?:

1. Connect a guitar interface Roland GR-55 to MIDI-IN of a keyboard controller with MIDI interface like M-Audio Axiom or Novation impulse.

2. Set the keyboard controller as the first MIDI-IN PORT in vArranger . (Both GR-55 and the keyboard transmitting in channel 1).

In my dream, this way, I could control chords and play Righ Hand Sounds with the guitar or with the keyboard alternatively whenever I want. Is my dream correct or would I have problems? :-)

I have a Roland EXR-3 keyboard that I would like to use to play the Left Hand sounds on vArranger. (In my case, as a guitarist, the keyboard is the second instrument :-)

Problem is: This keyboard transmits played notes on channel 4 and, as stated in it's manual, this is not changeable.

Is there a way to change this channel on vArranger or it only receives MIDI data for Left Hand on channel one?

Thanks in advance.

Am I right assuming that Ketron SD2 has the same sound quality / engine as SD5 and SD1000 has the same sound quality / engine has SD7?
Because if this is true, after hearing the demos of SD7 on YouTube, I want to buy an SD1000 and marry it with my vArranger! 

I would like to introduce myself to this great community in order to start sharing my experience with vArranger and give my contribute to its best development.

I have been visiting this forum for about a year trying to get the most information possible about vArranger. A month ago, I finally decided to take the plunge and buy it. I was using a Roland BK-7m as my arranger and wanted something more practical for my Reveillon gig this year. The decision was between vArranger and a Roland BK-9. The Roland BK-9 has everything I need. vArranger has even more features. But I never found any software arranger really good before. So, I was quite renitent.

Being a guitarist I have also some more issues to solve than a keyboardist when considering the use of vArranger (or any arranger by that mater). I was using a Roland GR-09 as guitar to MIDI interface and always had good chord recognisance with the arrangers I used. But I decided to buy a Roland GR-55 in order to improve that part of my setup too.

Man, the first days of testing were so frustrating! I just couldn't get good results with Roland GR-55 and vArranger. But I am used to that kind of difficulties and just kept tweaking, exploring, searching this forum,... and finally, by the second or third week, things started working together.

I then decided to move forward and prepare vArranger to be my arranger for my Reveillon gig. Preparation of styles, sounds, lyrics, controllers, MIDI interfaces,... Total madness, but, by the end of december, I was ready.

So, the real test came. The Reveillon gig. 6 hours of continuous playing with people dancing all the time! Used many Roland and Ketron styles and some SMFs.
RESULT:
6 hours of playing and singing pleasure!!! vArranger is so much easier to use and effective than my BK-7m. With only a touch of a key I have a new style, new sounds, the lyrics displayed,... no more frustrating waitings between songs while I try to setup everything through ridiculous screens and stupid scroll wheels like those of the BK-7m!

I also used a Ketron SD2 as sound module and this gave me a much more natural and present sound than BK-7m would have to. On top of that, it also allowed me to use Ketron styles and discover that, they too, are the best in many cases!

So, for me, after this gig, vArranger is a total winner and will certainly be my first choice arranger from now on. And, as such, I will be glad to share my experience with it in this forum and be part of this great community of like-minded people and help our genie Dan to make vArranger the best arranger in the World. (Which, probably, it already is :-)

Here is a picture of my Reveillon gig setup: