keyboards....

[blur2000celica]

What yall think is the best type of keyobard to get......Roland XP-60 ?

 

[MOESES SOULRIGHT THE 2nd]

it's my favorite keyboard
there's better ones i guess...
but for the value, i'd get that

actually i wouldn't trade my XP-60 for anything out there

 

[blur2000celica]

Thanks for the reply, I am just starting out and I want some opinions on what keyboards are good

 

[bumpus]

I would get a Roland jd800 or Kurzweil k2000. Both can be had for $450-600 each and are very programmable. I think that you should look for which keyboard has the most editing features so that you can create some unique sounds.

-=bumpus=-

 

[DeviantJR]

I use the Kurzweil K2600s and I love it.

The programming on it is crazy.

I'd love to get a virtual analog board next, something like a nord lead or waldorf.

 

[phil]

deviant, have you seen the andromeda from alesis, i dont think ive ever heard one but it sparks a lot of interest just on looks alone

 

[HERESY]

when it comes to synths (as in synthesizers not workstations) i would get an andromeda. its a real analog synth and its in the same price range as the top end nord.

@blur i dont know what you mean by best type of keyboard. are you looking for a workstation,midi controller,synth etc etc etc???

if you're looking for a workstation try a:

xp60 (i have one)

kurzweil 2600 (you can get the 2600X but thats 20 grand....:dead

yamaha motif (i would recomend the motif 8. the weighted keys feel sooooooooooooo.....sooooooooo...i dont know but they feel good.)

triton (who cares about the model? if you get this synth you will make INSTANT hits..it will make you sound like dre,neptunes,ant banks,khayree,rza,eric sermon and timbaland)

karma (same sound engine as a triton. this is geared for people who play arpeggios....like me.....or people who simply cant play at all.....)

have fun shopping.


:H:


ps the triton comment was a joke. no keyboard out the box will make you tight. YOU have to be tight.....or practice at it until you are.

 

[DeviantJR]

phil - i fucked with the andromeda at guitar center for a few minutes. It was coo, but for some reason i like the sound and feel of the waldorf. Maybe I should spend more time with them though.

heresy - the andromeda is real analog? Wouldn't it be a lot bigger?

 

[BANETHEMERCILES]

@DeviantJR
the ms-2000 is a nice piece if you lookin for something like the nord, get the rack though cuz the keys are a lil low budget

 

[HERESY]

heresy - the andromeda is real analog? Wouldn't it be a lot bigger?

yeah its the REAL deal. it all boils down to the filters,osc and the way the synth creates the sounds......***CIRCUITS***!!!!!!!!

http://www.apocalypse.org/~matthew/resources/studio/analog.html

REAL analog: alesis andromeda.

VIRTUAL analog: jp8000,jp8080,nord,korg, etc etc etc


:H:

 

[kev ski]

im looking for a e-mu e4-k its a dope keyboard with nice sounds its for my home studio im gonna run it with a roland 3080 and a mpc 2000,thats all i need

 

[HERESY]

^^^ HAPPY BDAY MAN. I SENT YOU A PM A FEW MINUTES AGO BUT IT SAID YOUR BOX WAS FULL. HOWS THAT DOCUMENTARY COMING ALONG???????

:h:

 

[NoDollazNoSense]

I CANT BELIEVE MOST OF YOU NEGLECTED TO MENTION THE KORG TRITON, THANKS HERESY FOR BRINGIN IT UP, I DONT BELIEVE YOU CAN GET BETTER THAN THE TRITON AS FAR AS SOUNDS, PROGRAMS, USERABILITY, AND QUALITY...LET ME KNOW IF IM WRONG...I OWN A TRITON, VERY HAPPY WITH IT

 

[Kp]

From what I have heard..

The Karma is a piece of shit and gets blown away by the Xp-80 and Roland Fantom. The Karma does not even compete. The Motif is sicc and so is a Triton Studio or Classic but it's the dough that makes most people defer from them. Speaking of keyboards/synths, I am looking for a Roland Fantom or Triton Studio. Bout to post a new thread