Not really bass, but you know...

[trumpeter]

Anyone know anything about entry level keyboards?

I need some recommendations.

[EADG]

I'd try the Other Instruments forum, they are pretty helpful with keys

[Akira]

Wrong forum.

Srsly.

[trumpeter]

Wrong forum.

Srsly.

srsly.

gtfo.

I bet u r black and like cocks.


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<3

[:amaze:]

no for real, the best answer you are going to get out of this thread is to take it to another forum. or go to a music store.




:amaze:

[trumpeter]

no for real, the best answer you are going to get out of this thread is to take it to another forum. or go to a music store.




:amaze:

I figured I'd try in my favorite forum first.

[:amaze:]

fair enough. but you'll get a much better response elsewhere.




:amaze:

[o b s]

The 'big 3' (Korg, Roland, Yamaha) each have an entry level synthesizer:

Roland: Juno-D
Yamaha: MM6
Korg: X50

All 3 of these have some really good features and sounds, they are essentially just cut down versions of that brands flagship with cheaper build quality. If its synthesizer/sampler stuff you are looking to get into then one of these will get the job done, they each have different strengths so check all 3 out before you buy.

If you want to get more into Piano playing and want a keyboard with
accurate feeling weighted keys then the Casio Privia series (don't let the Casio stigma put you off) is a great line of Digital Pianos, great feel and good sounds (much better than the Piano sounds of the 3 boards mentioned above) at a cheap price tag.

A few other notables: the CME UF8 is a Midi Controller (so no onboard sounds, need an external source) with a great great feel (weighted hammer action), look and excellent functionality for pretty cheap.

The Alesis Micron is an Excellent Analog Modeling synthesizer, it'll be much better at synthesizer stuff than any of those 3 I mentioned earlier for around the same price, its smaller though (less keys) which is good and bad and won't do a lot that those 3 will (sampling for instance, so no Piano or 'realistic' sounds).

[Sammy_L_D]

Yamaha's the way to go for entry level, hands down.

[o b s]

Yamaha's the way to go for entry level, hands down.

How so? I'd personally rate Rolands Juno-D higher than Yamahas MM6 from their entry level synths, though It'd be hard as hell to justify any one company as having a noticeable advantage over the others.

For the threadstarter: you could also check out some older stuff such as the Yamaha DX7 and Roland D50, these are going to be very different than modern synthesizers and keyboards but they each have their own forte and the popularity of boards like these in the past speaks for itself, you can probally pick one up second hand for cheap.

Check out: http://www.vintagesynth.com/

[deemo]

depends. do you want synthesizer sounds, or do you want standard piano sounds?

if you want a synthesizer, look into older roland synths like the juno series (juno 6, 60, or 106). i personally have a 106 and love it to bits.

you can always get one of those casio keyboards that have 100 sounds on them just for you to noodle with.

my personal recommendation however is to get yourself a MIDI keyboard, and a program like reason 3.0. get a USB MIDI keyboard like an M-Audio Oxygen 8 and reason has some marvelous sounds.

www.purevolume.com/caveman (shameless plug) <-- i used reason for everything except bass and guitar, so the synth, piano and drums are all courtesy of reason.

[naut]

just curious, anybody else hate weighted keys? bugs the **** out of me...

[BenJammin]

I hate anything without weighted keys.

[deemo]

i like weightless keys for synths, but for pianos i almost prefer weighted just so you can add some dynamics to it.

[naut]

well...you do realize weighted keys aren't necessary for varying dynamics, right?

[o b s]

well...you do realize weighted keys aren't necessary for varying dynamics, right?

If you learn to play on weighted keys, anything else feels expressionless (or more expressionless) to play.

I prefer a light weighted board for all purpose synth stuff but for an organ I'd have to have waterfall action, playing Organ on a weighted board = impossible and lame.

[naut]

If you learn to play on weighted keys, anything else feels expressionless (or more expressionless) to play.

that's kind of beside the point though...*shrug*

[o b s]

Its just taste really, some people like one and some like the other.

Personally I prefer weighted for piano and synth action for midi programming and other synth stuff.

[BassVirtuoso]

Ok, closed just because this really has nothing to do with bass....

(I'm selling my Yamaha DGX 76 key)