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Really, the Yamahas you'll find in a Radio Shack are mostly toys. Once you hit their synthesizers though, you'll find that that's far from the norm for their products. The aforementioned S03 is definitely not a toy. The reason that you haven't heard Korg mentioned is because they have very...

It sounds like he needs a sample-based keyboard, so I'm not sure the Ion or Micron would be good for him, being virtual analog synths.

Can there really be a "best" synth on the market?

Personally, if my budget was $500 and I was looking for a sample-based synth, I'd go with a used Roland XP-30. It's a lot newer than the Korg M1 in question, though it will run the entire $500. The sounds are bound to be better than the M1's, and supposedly the key action is quite good. The...

Got it all set, thanks a bunch for the quick reply!

I recently bought a JV-1010 for a very inexpensive price, as the opportunity was available. Now, I'm trying to figure how to set this all up. I'd like my Alesis Micron and my JV-1010 to both have the ability to communicate with the computer. However, I'd also like to have the Micron control the...

Right there is much of the reason I won't keep cracked software of most things. Though I feel little sympathy for large corporations who overcharge for software (Adobe Photoshop comes to mind, the amount they charge for updates is ridiculous compared to the new features), the fact is, especially...

It's funny, I'll use pirated software for almost anything but music software. I don't know why, I guess my conscience is just a little bit more sensitive when it comes to something as close to me as music is. I have tried a few plugins when no demos have been available, but I haven't left it long.

Thanks for posting that linke ssscientist. I wasn't sure where to begin looking for more detailed information on different patch attributes on my Micron, and even though that was just a simple Amazon search, I hadn't even thought of doing that. I ordered one of the books on the page that looked...

It's probably a Proteus 1, or something old of that nature.

Those are pretty inexpensive, and the QS6 sounds aren't half bad. I might have to look into one.

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7/g=home/search/detail/base_pid/701379/ That should do the trick.

First off, I love my Alesis Micron. However, I'd like to be able to play it in places that don't have an outlet to plug into. I guess what I'm asking is if there's any battery powered pack I could use as a substitute for the AC adaptor, even if it only lasted an hour or two. Ideally, I'd like...

However, the Juno-D also carries a price tag of $600.

ugh. not only is the question nigh-incoherent, he posted it 6 times.

Have you considered a cheap MIDI controller with an inexpensive soft synth? I'm not sure what soft synth to recommend, to be perfectly honest, but I'm sure there's a free/inexpensive one out there with string sounds as good as the Yamaha that was recommended. I'm not sure if you want to be...

Yeah, I'm pretty excited still. It hasn't come in yet; they had to special order it from Alesis, apparently they don't normally carry it.

Was the whole song made with it? Sounds pretty good, especially for that type of $.

Well, I just have an incredibly lucky day. Went to my local GC, where they actually had an Alesis Micron open box marked $249.99. I said I'd buy it, and when the guy saw it, he started letting off f-bombs repeatedly. I figured the price had to be wrong, and it was; they had only bought the item...

Sounds good. I'm curious to see how it works out for you.