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Offline KurzLand

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Re: The best keyboard to buy
« Reply #20 on: September 21, 2006, 03:05:46 PM »
I would like to know the best keyboard to buy under $500.

Try the Casio privia line.
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Re: The best keyboard to buy
« Reply #21 on: September 21, 2006, 07:55:00 PM »
An excellent keyboard for budget musicians: Yamaha MO8!!!!!

MotifES & S90ES sounds, sequencer, etc. for less than $1500!!!

I agree with T_Keys.

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Re: The best keyboard to buy
« Reply #22 on: September 24, 2006, 01:15:01 AM »
I would like to know the best keyboard to buy under $500.

Look at Alesis QS6.2 (61 keys). It has very decent sounds.

Then again, the Casio WK-3700 (76 keys) has very good sounds, too. But the WK series boards by Casio look a bit childish, if that matters to you. The Casio Privia is a very good 88 key performance keyboard. But it has only 10 or so tones if that matters to you.

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Re: The best keyboard to buy
« Reply #23 on: September 27, 2006, 07:26:53 AM »
I would go with the Motif or Fantom...I think Korg is wack for the most part, I dont like the piano sounds.


i agree tritons don't have a gud enough piano sound like the motif or fantom

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Re: The best keyboard to buy
« Reply #24 on: September 27, 2006, 10:46:13 AM »

i agree tritons don't have a gud enough piano sound like the motif or fantom

Im looking at the thing that looks like a organ module with drawbars in your avatar and if that is the Roland module that thng is huge. What is that?
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Re: The best keyboard to buy
« Reply #25 on: September 27, 2006, 01:41:40 PM »
Im looking at the thing that looks like a organ module with drawbars in your avatar and if that is the Roland module that thng is huge. What is that?

Yeah ..what is that?

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Re: The best keyboard to buy
« Reply #26 on: October 03, 2006, 01:29:29 PM »
  Fantom X or the Yamaha Motif8 those are the boards kicking today.

                   
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Re: The best keyboard to buy
« Reply #27 on: October 03, 2006, 11:59:23 PM »
Im looking at the thing that looks like a organ module with drawbars in your avatar and if that is the Roland module that thng is huge. What is that?

It looks like the organ vk-8m.
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Re: The best keyboard to buy
« Reply #28 on: February 12, 2007, 10:32:53 PM »
Like stated earlier. The Fantom Line is a pretty decent all around keyboard. The Motif/Mo series are all around and better (with the bass/piano splits) and then Korg is a good keyboard for horns and synths ONLY!!!!
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Re: The best keyboard to buy
« Reply #29 on: February 13, 2007, 03:00:12 AM »
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Re: The best keyboard to buy
« Reply #30 on: February 14, 2007, 04:17:34 AM »
Some people know this, others don't but the true secret to a good sounding board is the "AMP".  I don't care if you have a Motif, Trton or Fantom, pipe it through a sorry amp and see how it sounds. :)

But on the flip side, if you take a Casio and pipe it through a good amp, it can do wonders.


Tell'em one more time Bossman!!!   When you go to guitar center, or Sam Ash, or wherever it is you go,  they got those boards hooked up to studio quality monitors  or high quality amps.  Don't get me wrong,  the boards yall are talking about are nice, but you could take a less expensive board and pipe it through a High quality monitor or amp and you would be surprised at what you hear.

I agree that whoever does the casio line, needs to fire the industrial designer who did the packaging ( but maybe it really does make a difference in the cost).  But the Privia and Wk Series don't sound bad, they just don't have a lot of options.

But like the Boss ( 4HG) said.  figure ot how much you can spend first.  You will be out there playing on a Fantom S/X and then the church says you got to do it for a thousand or less, then that triton le just doesn't sound as good anymore.  :D


My personal preference is Roland by the way. If you primarily need a digital piano, weighted keys, with good organs, ep's, horns, and piano sounds, then the rd700 s/x is the way to go.

i encourage anyone who is ever thinking about playing piano, to  buy a board with weighted keys ( if you can't  afford or place a real piano in your music room).

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Re: The best keyboard to buy
« Reply #31 on: April 26, 2007, 12:58:55 PM »
  Fantom X or the Yamaha Motif8 those are the boards kicking today.

                   

You right about that. They both are just good "all around" keyboards. You can't go wrong with one or the other. It's all in your "personal" preference as to which one you choose!!!!
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Re: The best keyboard to buy
« Reply #32 on: April 26, 2007, 02:50:04 PM »
I just ordered my very FIRST keyboard. I got the MO8 and it comes tomorrow!!

So my setup would be Roland RD700Sx on the bottom and MO8 on top.

RD700sx has some awesome piano sounds and so does the MO (the weird thing is I never played it before and tried it out for only a min and was convinced to get it). I really got it cause of the bass sounds (I only tried 1 patch and was blown away LOL!) and brass patches....(which I haven't tried yet but T_keys did a song I believe using brass sounds from the MO.)
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Re: The best keyboard to buy
« Reply #33 on: April 26, 2007, 02:54:26 PM »
I just ordered my very FIRST keyboard. I got the MO8 and it comes tomorrow!!

So my setup would be Roland RD700Sx on the bottom and MO8 on top.

RD700sx has some awesome piano sounds and so does the MO (the weird thing is I never played it before and tried it out for only a min and was convinced to get it). I really got it cause of the bass sounds (I only tried 1 patch and was blown away LOL!) and brass patches....(which I haven't tried yet but T_keys did a song I believe using brass sounds from the MO.)

Congrats on the new keyboard.I want a mo keyboard.i hope u enjoy it. ;D
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Re: The best keyboard to buy
« Reply #34 on: April 26, 2007, 03:23:34 PM »
I used to want a MO8. But once I found out about the polyphony (which isnt bad for on board sequencing) along with being 2 sound banks short (about 500 songs) of the ES model....I changed my mind!

But congradulations doc....I know it's got to be a good feeling, having a new toy to play wit!
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Re: The best keyboard to buy
« Reply #35 on: April 26, 2007, 04:29:20 PM »
and brass patches....(which I haven't tried yet but T_keys did a song I believe using brass sounds from the MO.)

what song?

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Re: The best keyboard to buy
« Reply #36 on: April 26, 2007, 05:01:42 PM »
what song?
It was smooth groove but now I listened to it again it don't sound like brass (near the end where you did like a circle of 4ths move....something like Twinkie Clark did some CDs back) but I like that sound you used on it.
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Re: The best keyboard to buy
« Reply #37 on: April 27, 2007, 12:35:10 AM »
I just ordered my very FIRST keyboard. I got the MO8 and it comes tomorrow!!

So my setup would be Roland RD700Sx on the bottom and MO8 on top.

RD700sx has some awesome piano sounds and so does the MO (the weird thing is I never played it before and tried it out for only a min and was convinced to get it). I really got it cause of the bass sounds (I only tried 1 patch and was blown away LOL!) and brass patches....(which I haven't tried yet but T_keys did a song I believe using brass sounds from the MO.)

Whoooooooooaaaaaaaaaaaaa you have a sick set up right there. Man Roland pianos and Motif sounds, very cool.

Now you have two 88 keys. How does that feel when playing them both? Since both have weighted keys.
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Re: The best keyboard to buy
« Reply #38 on: April 27, 2007, 09:21:23 AM »
to me the best keyboard out there now is the new motif xs, but you cant go wrong with any yamaha board

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Re: The best keyboard to buy
« Reply #39 on: April 27, 2007, 12:49:18 PM »
Whoooooooooaaaaaaaaaaaaa you have a sick set up right there. Man Roland pianos and Motif sounds, very cool.

Now you have two 88 keys. How does that feel when playing them both? Since both have weighted keys.
I have no idea cause the Mo8 haven't come in yet. I should get it probably Monday and Tuesday. What I may do is midi my MO to my Radium49 and put that on the top and put the MO on the side for the bass and synths...and if I need the piano I just use the MO itself.
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