hartke20g
06-15-2006, 01:58 PM
recently a few of my mates asked me if i could help them make a band to play mostly classic rock (Styx and the Doors type) and the occasional RATM. we realized that we needed a keyboard and the singer said he would take lessons in he schools' jazz band (this is mostly going to be a garage band). the thing is w know nothing about keyboards or synths. so i want to know some of the basics about them:
1. to play stuff like the Doors, RATM, and also an organ type sound when needed, would we need a keyboard or a synth?
2. all the inexpensive (no more than $300-$350 US) keyboards/synths i see don't say they have a 1/4" output jack to be plugged into a mixer/inexpensive amp. would we just have to mic one of those to the mixer/amp?
3. what # of keys would be necessary to play that kind of music?
4. when it come so polyphony, i don't know what the difference is between 16 and 32 note. what does that mean?
any other tips are welcome.
1. to play stuff like the Doors, RATM, and also an organ type sound when needed, would we need a keyboard or a synth?
2. all the inexpensive (no more than $300-$350 US) keyboards/synths i see don't say they have a 1/4" output jack to be plugged into a mixer/inexpensive amp. would we just have to mic one of those to the mixer/amp?
3. what # of keys would be necessary to play that kind of music?
4. when it come so polyphony, i don't know what the difference is between 16 and 32 note. what does that mean?
any other tips are welcome.