Keyboard on a Budget

[lamb59]

I'm just learning and I have a budget of around $900. What is the best Keyboard I can get in this price range? 

[THE WOLFMAN]

Well, if you can try to increase to about 1000....

you can get:

Korg TR 999

new korg x50-------699!!
www.korg.com

roland Juno-G 999
www.rolandus.com

or used
Korg Triton LE(predecessor to Korg TR, bout 799)
www.korg.com
therse are good lightweight 61 key keyboard synths with a myriad oif sounds.
(does not come with pedal or speakers)

if you want 88 weighted..

Yamaha p-70
basic,
concentrates on piano, electric piano.
bulit in speakers. sustain pedal.
www.yamaha.com


w.

[Bronzee]

I'm just learning and I have a budget of around $900. What is the best Keyboard I can get in this price range? 

http://www.americanmusical.com/item--i-KOR-X5D--m-4_61.html

[THE WOLFMAN]

yeh i for got about the korg x5d.

very liteweight. easy to move around. bout 599.

issue is, they havn't changed the sound set since 1994.

[THE WOLFMAN]

(i was a manager at Sam Ash 4 a minit)

[Bronzee]

yeh i for got about the korg x5d.

very liteweight. easy to move around. bout 599.

issue is, they havn't changed the sound set since 1994.

On sale 4     $399.00.

[THE WOLFMAN]

not a bad price.

The X5d is the keyboard that wont go away. It was based on the Korg X3, over 10 years ago. Synths have come and gone but that one is still here.

Based on that aggresive pricing, it looks like it is reaching EOL (end of line)
Probably being replaced by the X50.

[Keys410]

Well, if you can try to increase to about 1000....

you can get:

Korg TR 999

new korg x50-------699!!
www.korg.com

roland Juno-G 999
www.rolandus.com

or used
Korg Triton LE(predecessor to Korg TR, bout 799)
www.korg.com
therse are good lightweight 61 key keyboard synths with a myriad oif sounds.
(does not come with pedal or speakers)

if you want 88 weighted..

Yamaha p-70
basic,
concentrates on piano, electric piano.
bulit in speakers. sustain pedal.
www.yamaha.com


w.

Hey Doc....How good is that Triton TR? I have an alesis Qs7 it's holding me down foreal but I need another board for gigs... Can that hold me down on 76 keys?

[KurzLand]

Well, if you can try to increase to about 1000....

you can get:

Korg TR 999

new korg x50-------699!!
www.korg.com

roland Juno-G 999
www.rolandus.com

or used
Korg Triton LE(predecessor to Korg TR, bout 799)
www.korg.com
therse are good lightweight 61 key keyboard synths with a myriad oif sounds.
(does not come with pedal or speakers)

if you want 88 weighted..

Yamaha p-70
basic,
concentrates on piano, electric piano.
bulit in speakers. sustain pedal.
www.yamaha.com


w.

Very good choices here.

[Mysteryman]

Thinks you should consider. When i got my first professional keyboard I couldnt wait and just get the XP80 so I got the XP10. Wish I had waited. One it only has 28 polyphony. Im a arpeggio player so sounds would drop out plus I only had 61 keys. It takes getting used to playing on a 88 key when you have been playing on a 61 for a long time. If you plan on sequencing later dont get a synth. If you want to record and save your music consider that too.

[cwise]

DEAR member i have a

Korg Triton lE 61-key
I had this baby for ever and I barely used it just kept it clean. Works perfect and has the EXB-SMPL sampling upgrade. I have to part with it because I have no use for it anymore and I want it to have a greatful user.
 
Hit me up
61 keys
512 programs, 384 combis, and 128 General MIDI sounds
Stereo digital multi-effects
16-track/16-timbre sequencer
Dual arpeggiators
Assignable knobs, switches, and joystick for flexible control

I put in the
EXB-SMPL Sampling Upgrade:
Sampling=16bit sampling, 48kHz stereo/mono sampling frequency, 16 Mbyte SIMM equipped, expandable to 64Mbyte*, Audio in 1-2, Mic/Line switch, Gain knob, SCSI interface
Location:st louis..........if your intresersed i'll sell it to you for $700.00 PLUS YOU PAY FOR S/H

[THE WOLFMAN]

Hey Doc....How good is that Triton TR? I have an alesis Qs7 it's holding me down foreal but I need another board for gigs... Can that hold me down on 76 keys?

When i cheked the TR at the store, i was like "great, another triton re-hash"...

but after i played it, i found it has some good stuf in it. and its light.

as far as key action, that ya gotta try for your self.

Ya wont be able to get to your sounds quik like on the QS, but its tight nonetheless.

If ya want sequrncing, get a TR.

if not, the get a korg X50.


peese..

w.

[Keys410]

Cool. How are the piano, strings, and horn sounds on it?

[PianoWizard]

Welcome to the LGM family "lamb59" & "cwise"........Be Blessed.

PianoWiz...

[lamb59]

 I want 88 weighted keys because I am learning to read music .Would this be a good board to learn on?

Yamaha S08 88 Weighted Key Synthesizer Keyboard
 

Thanks for all the replies!

[THE WOLFMAN]

wow, i 4got about that one.

thats pretty good,

small screen tho. no speakers or sustain pedal included

bunch of sounds, plus grand piano. Piano not as good as yamaha motif, but it can work.

try it out.

if your reeeeeeeealy on a budget and mainly wan piano,

try casio px310.

88keys, weighted, speakers, headpphone out, line out, concentrates on piano but has more.

$599.


29 pounds.
real light.