Members barneyc4 Posted August 9, 2007 Members Share Posted August 9, 2007 Hi guys,I'm a guitarist in search of a keyboard/synth for some Pink Floyd covers that im about to record. I'm looking for something under $1000. What keyboard/synth would you recommend me? Think of "Shine on you crazy diamond" and "Comfortably Numb" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ChasIII Posted August 9, 2007 Members Share Posted August 9, 2007 Hello. When I was with a band we did, "In The Flesh", Run Like Hell, Comfortably Numb. What I used: In The Flesh: Yamaha S08Run Like Hell: Yamaha S08, Alesis IonComfortably Numb: Yamaha S08, Yamaha SY55 You would need something that can do Hammond B3 Organ, Solina Strings, Strings, Analog Synth... IMO: Alesis Fusion or most any recent sample playback synth Edit: I forgot that you could also use vsti synth plugins. There are some free cool String synthesizer vsti's. Actually, there are many free vsti's that could do the job. Cheese Machine I just found this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Wright Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 80zclubkid Posted August 9, 2007 Members Share Posted August 9, 2007 Korg MS-2000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dabowsa Posted August 9, 2007 Members Share Posted August 9, 2007 The Fusion would do all of it in spades. I have a 6HD with 80gb drive that I'm going to be selling to help finance a PRS. PM me if you're interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members barneyc4 Posted August 9, 2007 Author Members Share Posted August 9, 2007 I don't think i'll be going to VST route right now since I might use the keyboard/synth for live use in the future. So the Alesis Fusion is the one? dabowsa, I plan on buying one next month since I also need to finance a PRS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members barneyc4 Posted August 9, 2007 Author Members Share Posted August 9, 2007 Hello. When I was with a band we did, "In The Flesh", Run Like Hell, Comfortably Numb. What I used:In The Flesh: Yamaha S08Run Like Hell: Yamaha S08, Alesis IonComfortably Numb: Yamaha S08, Yamaha SY55You would need something that can do Hammond B3 Organ, Solina Strings, Strings, Analog Synth...IMO: Alesis Fusion or most any recent sample playback synthEdit: I forgot that you could also use vsti synth plugins. There are some free cool String synthesizer vsti's. Actually, there are many free vsti's that could do the job.Cheese MachineI just found this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Wright I'm thinking that I can go up to $1500 with the budget. Would you still recommed the Alesis fusion? Something simple and easy to get used to... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pighood Posted August 9, 2007 Members Share Posted August 9, 2007 Fusion will do that and a lot more. It's not perfect, but a steenkin' bargain nonetheless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ChasIII Posted August 10, 2007 Members Share Posted August 10, 2007 I'm thinking that I can go up to $1500 with the budget. Would you still recommed the Alesis fusion? Something simple and easy to get used to... I'm not really sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sinew1958 Posted August 10, 2007 Members Share Posted August 10, 2007 Pink floyd uses a lot of kurzweil synth's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ChromaLord Posted August 10, 2007 Members Share Posted August 10, 2007 Sorry- Pink Floyd was disbanded before Kurzweil was making synths.Remember, Kurz made samplers/PCM Romplers long before they made synths.They primarily used:PianoRhodesWurlieClavB-3Arp Solina String EnsembleMinimoogEML400And I believe and EMS Synthi A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members vwizz Posted August 10, 2007 Members Share Posted August 10, 2007 I saw Rick Wright last year during the David Gilmour tour (awesome act, especially Echoes ...). he seemed to have quite a minimal set up: B3 (with echo that still looked like an old tape echo as the Binson he used in the past...) was a real one, but then it seemed to me he had only one big synth: it seemed like it was wether: Oasys or Kurzweil or Yamaha. You should check the pics /reviews on the Brain Damage site And during the previous tours (during the 90s) he was using Kurzweil (see on the Pulse DVD). In the end of the 80s you can see Korg M1 too (see the pics in the Nick Mason book)... So for sure you don't need the 3 tons of vintage gear of the 70s set up ;-) Good luck!V Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rugge78 Posted August 10, 2007 Members Share Posted August 10, 2007 Keep it easy, buy a Motif ES6...you have all under your fingertips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members PeterParker Posted August 10, 2007 Members Share Posted August 10, 2007 Keep it easy, buy a Motif ES6...you have all under your fingertips. Especially with the Dave Polich Vintage Keys library (available through motifator.com - I'm not an affiliate, merely a satisfied customer). For the Solina strings, I think you can come close by taking a synth strings patch, tune the filter frequency (LPF) to a just setting and throw some phaser on top of that. For CN (from the top of my head), you'd need some more realistic (i.e. acoustic) strings for the choruses and a somewhat softer pad for the verses. I have owned a Yamaha S08 since a couple of weeks. The Solina strings in there (factiory settings user bank) are quite usable, as is the synth trumpet lead (essentially a saw lead). Both those sounds make up a quite good "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" intro. The organs are a little less on that board, but the Wurly (pretty essential for DSOTM and WYWH songs) is OK when EQ'd correctly. I think a Motif (or Motif ES or MO) can satisfy all your needs. The same goes for a Fantom. I never have played a Korg for a long time and certainly no Kurzweil, but I guess those'll do as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members midi Posted August 10, 2007 Members Share Posted August 10, 2007 One word: RADIAS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members King Julian Posted August 10, 2007 Members Share Posted August 10, 2007 I reckon a Kurzweil PC2 or PC2R with classic keys ROM would do all those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members OPEN OCEAN Posted August 10, 2007 Members Share Posted August 10, 2007 Farfisa organs anyone ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mate_stubb Posted August 10, 2007 Members Share Posted August 10, 2007 Nord Lead! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members akliner Posted August 10, 2007 Members Share Posted August 10, 2007 Keyboards! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members slightlyintense Posted August 10, 2007 Members Share Posted August 10, 2007 Sorry- Pink Floyd was disbanded before Kurzweil was making synths.Remember, Kurz made samplers/PCM Romplers long before they made synths.They primarily used:PianoRhodesWurlieClavB-3Arp Solina String EnsembleMinimoogEML400And I believe and EMS Synthi A I believe rick wright likes the kurzweil digital synths beacause they recreate his old analog tones best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members carbon111 Posted August 10, 2007 Members Share Posted August 10, 2007 Sorry- Pink Floyd was disbanded before Kurzweil was making synths.Remember, Kurz made samplers/PCM Romplers long before they made synths.They primarily used:PianoRhodesWurlieClavB-3Arp Solina String EnsembleMinimoogEML400And I believe and EMS Synthi A Exactly! Plus lots of outboard FX. A Fusion or any modern rompler should fit the bill nicely but remember to get a bunch of outboard phasers, ringmods, leslies, etc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members piano39 Posted August 10, 2007 Members Share Posted August 10, 2007 My Alesis Micron has a great "Shine on U crazy diamond" patch. I believe it was a factory preset. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cowzar Posted August 10, 2007 Members Share Posted August 10, 2007 The use of Kurzweil synths by Pink Floyd was directly related to when Daniel Fisher was working at Kurzweil as a Soundware Engineer. He programmed the "On the run" sequence on a Kurzweil, and band members heard the result. You can download the actual file and read about here: http://www.sweetwater.com/k2000/keyboard/home.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sizzlemeister Posted August 10, 2007 Members Share Posted August 10, 2007 Kurzweil-era Rick Wright sounds are awful. Once he went ROMpler his sound went to {censored}. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members barneyc4 Posted August 10, 2007 Author Members Share Posted August 10, 2007 I'm confused now lol.Should I go for the Kurzweil, Elesis, Yamaha, Korg? There are so many options now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ChasIII Posted August 10, 2007 Members Share Posted August 10, 2007 I'm confused now lol.Should I go for the Kurzweil, Elesis, Yamaha, Korg? There are so many options now. Hey, Have you gone to any music stores to test/play any synths or keyboards? This is where you can really judge for yourself if any of these keyboards mentioned will be good for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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