Members mbengs1 Posted December 14, 2017 Members Share Posted December 14, 2017 I'd like to get a synth that has enough range to play jazz/blues like dave grusin. i'd like to learn 'ray's blues' again. will a regular roland synth be of use to me? i worry i won't get the range i need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jorhay1 Posted January 18, 2018 Members Share Posted January 18, 2018 what's your budget? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mbengs1 Posted January 18, 2018 Author Members Share Posted January 18, 2018 what's your budget? about 500 dollars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jorhay1 Posted January 18, 2018 Members Share Posted January 18, 2018 For 500, most of these are used: The new ones over 5 can be found used. Korg TR 88Yamaha MO 6Korg Kross 2/Korg Kross 88Roland JUNO-DS61Roland XP-50Ensoniq TS12Yamaha YPG-535Korg 01w-proxKorg TritonEnsoniq ASR 88 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Grand Canyon Posted January 23, 2018 Members Share Posted January 23, 2018 New for $500: Korg Minilogue. I think that's a no brainer. Very capable synth. And also you can go cheap and get Korg Volca Keys for only $170 and can get some serious sound out of it. You can attach midi keyboard and use it like a normal modular synth. Personally I have Studiologic Sledge 2 (it's a fantastic instrument, but little over the budget) and Volca Keys. Of course, Volca is not as capable as Sledge, however I can get very decent analog sound out of it, and it's definitely not a toy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ernest Buckley Posted March 17, 2018 Members Share Posted March 17, 2018 Honestly, for $500 you may want to get yourself a cheap MIDI keyboard and run some Arturia instruments on a laptop and then build from there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Paolo Di Nicolantonio Posted March 19, 2018 Members Share Posted March 19, 2018 For material like "Ray's Blues", I think you'd be better off with an 88-key digital piano (that also has other onboard sounds besides acoustic piano) rather than a synthesizer? With a max budget of $500, currently there are the Alesis Recital Pro, the Casio Privia PX-160, the Korg B1, the Yamaha P-45 and a few more models. I'd listen to online demos of those and see if one fits your requirements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 I'd like to get a synth that has enough range to play jazz/blues like dave grusin. i'd like to learn 'ray's blues' again. will a regular roland synth be of use to me? i worry i won't get the range i need. When you say "range", are you talking about the note range? If so, then get a synth with 76 or 88 keys. There's plenty of them out there - including some from Roland. If you mean sonic range, or range of different sounds, then again, there's tons of choices available on the market - both new and used. But Ray's Blues is a piano-based tune - any decent digital piano will do - you're not really looking for a "synth" for that. The Alesis Recital Pro would be an excellent, inexpensive choice. So would the Casio Privia PX-160. Or, again, you can look for a ROMpler type synth with a weighted (piano) action 88 keybed. That would give you additional "synth" type sounds in addition to the piano, organ, strings and upright bass type sounds you'll find in the Casio and Alesis digital pianos I mentioned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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