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Will THIS keyboard
« on: March 13, 2009, 10:32:51 AM »
play floppy disks?


http://www.americanmusical.com/Item--i-ROL-FANTOMG8-PAK--P-On

I can't find the information on the page.


A yes or no will do.


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Re: Will THIS keyboard
« Reply #1 on: March 13, 2009, 10:48:29 AM »
No

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Re: Will THIS keyboard
« Reply #2 on: March 13, 2009, 11:12:00 AM »
Dang it.  >:(

Ok, so is there a keyboard, like THIS one, that WILL play floppy disks, or disks of any kind?  :(
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Re: Will THIS keyboard
« Reply #3 on: March 13, 2009, 11:23:11 AM »

Ok, so is there a keyboard, like THIS one, that WILL play floppy disks, or disks of any kind?  :(

Yes. That one.

It will take any old USB drive.
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Re: Will THIS keyboard
« Reply #4 on: March 13, 2009, 11:38:06 AM »
Yes. That one.

It will take any old USB drive.

For the technically challenged, wha?  ?/?
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Re: Will THIS keyboard
« Reply #5 on: March 13, 2009, 11:51:05 AM »
For the technically challenged, wha?  ?/?
I have no sympathy for you bruh.   ;)
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Re: Will THIS keyboard
« Reply #6 on: March 13, 2009, 11:58:13 AM »
I have no sympathy for you bruh.   ;)

Boo!  >:( :(
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Re: Will THIS keyboard
« Reply #7 on: March 13, 2009, 12:19:46 PM »
You could get an external floppy..... which is available from Roland.

http://www.rolandus.com/products/productdetails.aspx?ObjectId=811&ParentId=41
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Re: Will THIS keyboard
« Reply #8 on: March 13, 2009, 12:23:49 PM »
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Re: Will THIS keyboard
« Reply #9 on: March 13, 2009, 12:56:52 PM »

First, to answer your question, No. That keyboard won't play floppy disks.

To answer your second question, Yes, there are plenty of older model keyboards that play floppy disks, but unfortunately, most of them are no longer in production, so you might wanna check out Ebay.

Here's a list of Keyboards that do use floppy disks, unfortunately most of these are no longer in production:

1.Korg Triton and Triton Studio
2.Korg Trinity,
3.Korg N364,
4.01/W
5.Roland Fantom
6.Most of Roland's KR series Digital Pianos
7.Yamaha's "pre-motif" keyboards

I can go on and on, but like I said floppy disks would be more of a setback for the competitive musical instrument industry.

Besides, floppy disks are going the way of the dinosaur anyways. They are bulky, not very durable, and don't store half as much data as newer technologies. There are far better keyboards that use more reliable storage media, such as SD cards, SmartMedia, CompactFlash, USB flash memory, etc. You should consider getting a keyboard like the Fantom X8 which is much cheaper and uses storage media like the ones I listed above. Then, you should transfer all the data from those prehistoric floppy disks to the medium appropriate for the keyboard.

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Re: Will THIS keyboard
« Reply #10 on: March 13, 2009, 01:28:38 PM »
Floppy disks store like what? 1.5meg? Laughable!

Just get yourself a good old USB flash memory like Ramar said and it will work with any newer model keyboard.

I have no sympathy for you bruh.   ;)

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Re: Will THIS keyboard
« Reply #11 on: March 13, 2009, 01:36:12 PM »
Floppy disks store like what? 1.5meg? Laughable!

Just get yourself a good old USB flash memory like Ramar said and it will work with any newer model keyboard.

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If you're trying to play standard midi files, you don't need much storage for those. I'm not sure if they still make them, but you used to be able to get those standalone midi storage devices like the Alesis data disk.
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Re: Will THIS keyboard
« Reply #12 on: March 13, 2009, 01:41:03 PM »
First, to answer your question, No. That keyboard won't play floppy disks.

To answer your second question, Yes, there are plenty of older model keyboards that play floppy disks, but unfortunately, most of them are no longer in production, so you might wanna check out Ebay.

Here's a list of Keyboards that do use floppy disks, unfortunately most of these are no longer in production:

1.Korg Triton and Triton Studio
2.Korg Trinity,
3.Korg N364,
4.01/W
5.Roland Fantom
6.Most of Roland's KR series Digital Pianos
7.Yamaha's "pre-motif" keyboards

I can go on and on, but like I said floppy disks would be more of a setback for the competitive musical instrument industry.

Besides, floppy disks are going the way of the dinosaur anyways. They are bulky, not very durable, and don't store half as much data as newer technologies. There are far better keyboards that use more reliable storage media, such as SD cards, SmartMedia, CompactFlash, USB flash memory, etc. You should consider getting a keyboard like the Fantom X8 which is much cheaper and uses storage media like the ones I listed above. Then, you should transfer all the data from those prehistoric floppy disks to the medium appropriate for the keyboard.

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Great information....from EVERYONE. I realize that my questions is rather old, but, we're working with what we've got (which is NO musician).


So, let me see if I understand correctly. All of you are saying that I can upload the songs on the floppy disk and store them on a flash drive and use said flash drive on this new keyboard?
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Re: Will THIS keyboard
« Reply #13 on: March 13, 2009, 01:42:46 PM »
If you're trying to play standard midi files, you don't need much storage for those. I'm not sure if they still make them, but you used to be able to get those standalone midi storage devices like the Alesis data disk.

Cool. But, why the lack of sympathy, bruh?  :(
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Re: Will THIS keyboard
« Reply #14 on: March 13, 2009, 01:44:13 PM »
So, let me see if I understand correctly. All of you are saying that I can upload the songs on the floppy disk and store them on a flash drive and use said flash drive on this new keyboard?
When you say song on a floppy disk, you talking about playing back a midi file right?  If you have a laptop or something, you could transfer the song directly to the keyboard via usb connection.
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Re: Will THIS keyboard
« Reply #15 on: March 13, 2009, 01:47:07 PM »
When you say song on a floppy disk, you talking about playing back a midi file right?  If you have a laptop or something, you could transfer the song directly to the keyboard via usb connection.

That is what I'm talking about. Don't have a laptop. So, I'm thinking take the floppy disks home, transfer the files to the flash drive, bring the flash drive to church with the new keyboard.


And, I really want this one because it has its own monitors.
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Re: Will THIS keyboard
« Reply #16 on: March 13, 2009, 01:48:08 PM »
Ya know, this conversation reminds me of the thread in the Lounge from the girl who's saying that the musicians won't allow her to play in the pit.


How can one learn if one can't ask questions 'in the fire'?  :-\
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Re: Will THIS keyboard
« Reply #17 on: March 13, 2009, 01:52:31 PM »
They still sell floppy disk? ?/?

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Re: Will THIS keyboard
« Reply #18 on: March 13, 2009, 01:54:49 PM »
Ya know, this conversation reminds me of the thread in the Lounge from the girl who's saying that the musicians won't allow her to play in the pit.


How can one learn if one can't ask questions 'in the fire'?  :-\
You're on fire?    :o  Nothing wrong with questions bruh.
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Re: Will THIS keyboard
« Reply #19 on: March 13, 2009, 01:56:55 PM »
You're on fire?    :o  Nothing wrong with questions bruh.

 :D :D :D :D :D Nut.  :D :D :D :D :D


They still sell floppy disk? ?/?

Amazing, ain't it?  :D
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