Which keyboard is the best?

[kimmygirl_13_20]

I am looking to buy a new keyboard because my old sucks! It's a piece of crap! Anyways, what brand would you suggest? How much is it? And what are it's special features?

 

[bsr2002]

What are your needs for it and what can you afford?

 

[blazingstrings]

What bsr2002 said!

What music what sounds what what?

-Blaze

 

[kimmygirl_13_20]

okay!

what keyboard would be good for christian gospel/pop music? I want it a least under $300 and I want a very good one! Any suggestions???

 

[50cal]

what keyboard would be good for christian gospel/pop music? I want it a least under $300 and I want a very good one! Any suggestions???

still need more info,doyou need for live applications,are you trying to make instrumentals..(need a sequencer) is it for studio applications..

 

[kimmygirl_13_20]

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i don't know that much about keyboards so can youn explain some brand!!! thank you!

 

[50cal]

Ive put my hands on many keyboards....It would be pointless to name all,there are the newer ones wich are great,but there are also older ones wich may be better for you since your budget is kind of low....so this is what Im getting you wanna do christian/gospel pop music.Great.Now do you need a keyboard where you can sequence tracks......has a built in seqencer/recorder with many tracks...and you will record a drum pattern on track 1 and bassline on track 2 and piano on track 3 and some gospel organ on track 4.This is good for studio applications. as well as live because you can record the sequence above except the piano lets say....and so when you perform live you can press play on the sequence and the drums,bass,organ will be heard playing,and you can play the piano parts live.
or do you just need a good keyboard with no sequencer/sampler and will play one instrument like piano sound at a time live or practice.?

 

[kimmygirl_13_20]

Ive put my hands on many keyboards....It would be pointless to name all,there are the newer ones wich are great,but there are also older ones wich may be better for you since your budget is kind of low....so this is what Im getting you wanna do christian/gospel pop music.Great.Now do you need a keyboard where you can sequence tracks......has a built in seqencer/recorder with many tracks...and you will record a drum pattern on track 1 and bassline on track 2 and piano on track 3 and some gospel organ on track 4.This is good for studio applications. as well as live because you can record the sequence above except the piano lets say....and so when you perform live you can press play on the sequence and the drums,bass,organ will be heard playing,and you can play the piano parts live.
or do you just need a good keyboard with no sequencer/sampler and will play one instrument like piano sound at a time live or practice.?

how much is a keyboard like that? because it sounds like the one i want!
kim

 

[50cal]

here is a link too check out specs and reader reviews,etc,etc.

http://www.sonicstate.com/synth/_inc/type.cfm?type=works

also go to ebay and check out the instruments...and in the instrument category you will find used synths in the synth section and electronic keyboard section.....I seen an ensoniq asr10 rack under 400 thats a really hot piece right there...dont let the age fool you...kanye,notzz,just to name a few still use them.....If this interests you the ensoniq eps,eps16plus are the older version of the ASR10 witch you can get same quality of sound.

my advice is browse ebay for various synths keyboards..if something catches your eye then hit this link

http://www.sonicstate.com/synth/

has all the manufactures of synths and you can get all the info and reader reviews..wich is important,cause when you go to the makers page they can make anything sound good...take your time and dont get anything without comparing....Ive wasted alot of money by trial and error...also an older piece to consider is a Roland W30.
I think at this point and your experience level any older piece is a no lose situation.Not only are you gonna learn all the functions of that synth wich can also be applied to any synth you get after that,but the older keyboard has depreciated as much as its going to at least for a period of time...Buy a new$1800 keyboard today and in 2 years it will go for about $1000,so if you end up not liking your used keyboard you most likely wont lose...Dont judge a book by its cover....You can read the specs of a new..lets say sampler with nearly unlimited sampling time and an older one only had about 2 seconds of sampling..on paper the new one kicks its butt,but in application the older one sounds better..I had an E.M.U. sp12turbo originally the sp12 went for around $2700 and to make it a turbo wich made it go from 1.2 seconds of sampling to 7 seconds cost an additional $800 as an upgrade......7 seconds of sample time aint nothing...but people still buy them today

 

[kimmygirl_13_20]

thank you

thank you for your info

 

[cortexx]

this is the best keyboard of all time

http://www.hollowsun.com/vintage/casio_vl1/