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What is the best type of Keyboard?

5 July, 2008 - 05:48 — SPM012

Can anyone tell me what type of keyboard i should get; this is my first time and Im not sure what to buy.

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5 July, 2008 - 17:12 — peteymack
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On the low price end check out the Yamaha PSR Series. They sound remarkably well for the price range $150+. If you are looking at something a little more aggressive check out the Yamaha MO6 it has a bunch of killer jam oriented sequences built in. Korg makes a decent product as well in the 600-700 price range. Kurzweils and Rolands tend to be a bit more expensive. You may want to look into software synthesizers and a cheap controller (No Sounds) if you are using a PC.

8 July, 2008 - 09:58 — CapricornOne
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It's all about what kind of music you're producing, and what kind of set-up you wish to achieve. If your looking for an all-in-one workstation you can use as a standalone, find you a Korg Triton. I've seen em used for like 600. If you're trying to achieve a certain sound to add into your productions, your best bet is to go to a Guitar Center or Sam Ash (or any other music store of the likes) and play around till you find that sweet spot you've been looking for all along. And the PSR series is a great entry level workstation series. I had a PSR-540 for years. You could sequence everything up in a song, or use what they called "Style Files" and create a song structure that you could half-ass play out and then edit.

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13 September, 2008 - 18:34 — Soundwakestudios
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Personally I'm a fan of the M-Audio Pro keys 88. 88 Weighted keys, realistic onboard sounds. USB output for any other sounds that aren't built-in. Easy. Combine this with any of the excellent midi-controllers on the market for anything that requires springier keys, with octave transposition to put it in whatever range you want. Assuming you have a computer (duh) you'll probably get a few XLR inputs on the controller, give it a good condenser and you pretty much have an impressive key/vox recording setup for a good number of genres. Under 1500 dollars too if you're frugal.

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