between the microkorg & the yamaha s03...

[trim]

which would you buy if you were a starting musician such as i?

if either.


i really would like to spend only around 500 dollars.

any used ebay finds you know of i would be really interested in hearing your opinions about as well.

i'm gonna be recording indie/electro/dream pop-ish stuff. maybe veering into showgaze a bit.
basically electroclash

thanks for any help.

[brzilian]

Originally posted by trim
which would you buy if you were a starting musician such as i?

if either.


i really would like to spend only around 500 dollars.

any used ebay finds you know of i would be really interested in hearing your opinions about as well.

i'm gonna be recording indie/electro/dream pop-ish stuff. maybe veering into showgaze a bit.
basically electroclash

thanks for any help.

Neither actually. The S03 is your general meat and potatoes synth with cheap keyboard action. The microKorg is a cool board, but mini-keys quickly become very annoying.

I'd rather pick up a 49 or 61 key controller and a Waldorf MicroQ, maybe a used Korg MS2000 or Roland JP8000...

If you're not doing anything live, it might even make sense to go the PC route with something like Reason or Fruity Loops.

[trim]

looks cool, but out of my price range.

except the korg you mentioned. that was on ebay for 400-500 or so.

hm. yeah, i don't even know why i chose these two in my topic. i'm just starting and i still don't understand really what sound i want or how all the many types of gear out there differ.
i don't even know what a controller is or what a sound module like the waldorf microQ does, how to use it, why you would use that instead of a keyboard/synth, etc.

i would not be using this stuff live, no. just personal recording.

i thought fruityloops was just a drum machine program?

thanks for your input

[BlindOwl]

You might want to look at getting Reason. It sounds like it would do most of what your wanting to do. You would still need a controller keyboard, but you could get the software and a controller for the amount you are talking about.