GO:KEYS 3 versus GO:KEYS 5 - Which One To BUY??

[@phillc]

GO:KEYS 3 vs. GO:KEYS 5: Here's the rundown for recording musicians: Microphone Input: GO:KEYS 5 only Dedicated Stereo Headphone Jack: GO:KEYS 5 only Dedicated Left and Right Audio Outputs: GO:KEYS 5 only Still rocking the GO:KEYS 3? It's a fantastic starter keyboard, but if you crave pro-level recording features on the go, the GO:KEYS 5 is a game-changer!

[@aaronplata9152]

I own both of these and for some reason I like the speaker sound of GO:KEYS 3. It has more presence and clarity. Of course, different story on external speaker / headset.

[@phillc]

@@aaronplata9152 Interesting! Thanks for sharing. 👍👍👍I’ll do a comparison soon.

[@GilHB]

Great comparison Phill. 👍😊👍

[@phillc]

Thanks Gil! 🙏

[@ThinkerThreeThousand]

Hi Phill, i'm getting a GOKEYS3. I have some questions. If I format a USBa thumb drive does it matter what capacity( 8GB, 16GB, 128GB) it is? and Also then i would plug it to my computer and drop .MID and .MP3 files on it to the SONG folder right?. Now When I go to the song menu will there be a way to choose the songs from the USB thumbstick rather than any i have recorded in the keyboard itself? and my questions are 1) Is there a way to adjust the Volume of Songs you have on your USB flashdrive? like mp3 songs for example because i'm not sure how loud they will sound out of the speakers but if they overpower the sound of the tones, then it might be hard to play like say the melody line along with the mp3 file if i can't hear the keyboard tones while the audio mp3 from my USB flashdrive is playing. 2) It is never written or mentioned if GOKEYS Or How GOKEYS will play GeneralMidi so for midis that you put in your USB thumbstick and that you play, how will GOKEYS decide what instruments to choose. Since the GOKEYS has 1000 plus sounds, Like what bass guitar out of the bass guitars will it choose? What strings out of the strings it has will it choose? What Flute out of the FLutes it has will it choose? etc etc What Drums out of the Drumsets it has will it choose? What synths out of the synths it has will it choose? General MIDI 53 is Choir Aahs, 54 is Voice Oohs, 55 is Synth Voice. How will it choose what choir-voices to use. I don't think the keyboard has instruments that are named exactly like the General MIDI instruments other keyboards of the past had. Other keyboards of the past always advertised they were General MIDI and they had the 128 or however many there are, matching instruments of General MIDI. So i'm little bit confused, how the GoKeys3 will choose the appropriate instruments when playing back midi.

[@phillc]

Congrats on your GK3! The most I have used is 8GB. For me, I formatted mine with the Keyboard (GK3) and then you can move stuff in on your computer. See Page 44 for more information: static.roland.com/assets/media/pdf/GOKEYS_Reference_eng01_W.pdf Playing audio from USB - Here is the video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/i2WalGh7oap-gsk Backing up to USB - Here is the video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qp6yd6d-lLyemK8 So far, I have been unable to play MIDI files from my USB on GO:KEYS! Let me know if you find success with that. Cheers!

[@phillc]

You can connect a commercially available USB flash drive (up to 32 GB) to the USB memory port on the GO:KEYS 3/5. You can use a USB flash drive to do the following: Play back audio files Record your performance Back up or load your custom settings Export data (scene, cord pattern) Import data (scene, cord pattern, style, tones, drum kits) support.roland.com/hc/en-us/articles/23557026972443-GO-KEYS-3-5-What-kind-of-USB-flash-drives-can-I-use

[@ThinkerThreeThousand]

@@phillc Thanks so much