Members alexevans917 Posted November 18, 2011 Members Share Posted November 18, 2011 Hey all, I'm new around here, so forgive me if I'm asking a question that's asked a lot... Right now, my keyboard setup is a two tier X stand with a Yamaha YPG-535 on the bottom and a beat up old Microkorg on the top. It sound alright, but I'm not all that happy with it. However, I'd figured that I wouldn't get any money for my Yamaha used, so I wasn't going to sell it. Recently, a friend offered me $350 for it so she could have a home keyboard to practice for piano lessons. Obviously, I'm very interested in taking her up on this offer, but would want to put that money towards a new board. My main uses for this board will be a) in the studio as a MIDI controller (The Yamaha didn't have MIDI, one of my main gripes about it) for controlling soft synths in Logic, and b) live as a stage piano (a synth engine would be nice, but its a feature I'm willing to compromise on) for folky singer songwriter stuff and every once in a while in a band. I know for around that price I could get a used Roland Juno D, but the weight of the keys and size of the board are less than ideal. I could also get a used M Audio or Yamaha digital piano with 88 weighted keys, but would lose the synth section. As I said, I'm willing to compromise on the synth section, but if I could find a 76 or 88 weighted or semi weighted board with a pretty decent piano sound and a synth engine, that'd be awesome. I'm not looking for a steinway in sound or in feel (the board I use for piano sounds at church is an Alesis QS8, which I actually quite like), just something that can do pianos decently. So, recommend away! Thanks, Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ChristianRock Posted November 18, 2011 Members Share Posted November 18, 2011 It's a good thing you like that QS8, because for 350, that's probably one of the few things you'll be able to buy.Maybe a used PX series Casio (not all of them have MIDI though, I know the PX120 doesn't).Sometimes the Alesis Fusion HD8 shows up in the 500-600 dollar range, and there's Yamaha boards in that price range as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members alexevans917 Posted November 18, 2011 Author Members Share Posted November 18, 2011 It's a good thing you like that QS8, because for 350, that's probably one of the few things you'll be able to buy.Maybe a used PX series Casio (not all of them have MIDI though, I know the PX120 doesn't).Sometimes the Alesis Fusion HD8 shows up in the 500-600 dollar range, and there's Yamaha boards in that price range as well. I actually just found a QS7 for $200 locally. That sounds like the best option to me. I like all the screwed up sounds in the Alesis QS boards. This'll be a lot of fun I think, as long as the seller still has it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ChristianRock Posted November 18, 2011 Members Share Posted November 18, 2011 Well, the QS7 doesn't have weighted keys, I thought that would be important. But if not, the price is right, and I am also one of the people who think Alesis boards don't sound too bad at all You can always get a module (or software) to improve on the sounds that you have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members delaware dave Posted November 22, 2011 Members Share Posted November 22, 2011 check this: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Kurzweil-PC3-B-stock-keyboard-/160683340725?pt=Keyboards_MIDI&hash=item25697933b5#ht_549wt_932 listen to audio here:http://kurzweilmusicsystems.com/Product.php?id=181 awarded 'Key Buy' award from keyboard mag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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