compositional keyboard for dummies?

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digiboy

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i want to try and develop some orchestral type ideas but i don't read and i don't know diddly about midi. I do have a very good ear.

I'm looking for a keyboard/workstation that has really good internal sounds, including lots of percussion and exotic instruments and it must have good polyphonic and large multi-timbral capacity. It would be great if it also has some sampling options but not vital. The sequencer is key, I gotta be able to use it without a serious learning curve. It must be very intuitive and easy to use, cause I'm an old dog. I need to be able to record into the sequencer in real time and add in many different concurrent instrument parts, and be able to quantize my sloppy technique.

Don't need to print out sheet music.At least not now.

Price range...well let's say I can go 1K-2K and also what if I go higher..as high as needed.

Recommendations to check out?
 
Sounds like you’re describing either a Yamaha Motif or a Korg Triton. Though, I wouldn’t necessarily say the learning curve is quick on either for someone completely new to sequencing – like I am too.:)

Personally I think the Motif sounds better - at least the presets do.

barefoot
 
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Well the sequencer is the whole ball game. If I have to deal with a lot of menu architecture just to get parts recorded, I'll likely get turned off.[ So how complicated are the sequencers on these you mentioned?

I've heard some of the portable style keyboards, you know like the ones that have built in speakers and used to be pretty cheesy, the top level ones actually have pretty decent built in sounds. I'd love to get a Triton or a Motif since sound quality is a very high priority but i have to put ease of use for the sequencer one notch above sound, or it will be all for naught.
 
Any sequencer is going to be as easy or as hard as the next...
All of them will just take a bit of learning.
 
Chriss said:
sequencer... ahh... motif... ahhh.... :)
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I've seen this feeling expressed in other threds about the Motif. Is the sequencer the main reason one buys a Motif?

I’m going to upgrade to Acid Pro 4.0 soon. I imagine this will be my easiest and most natural path into midi sequencing because I’m very comfortable with Acid and my compositional mindset is pretty well entrenched in the whole graphical interface thing. I really like the sounds of the Motif, but would I be smarter to look at another synth considering I would likely never use the sequencer?

barefoot
 
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