Members mullinyu Posted December 2, 2007 Members Share Posted December 2, 2007 Hi, I found the following on the shop neaby and so any comments and other better suggestions? Basically, would like to have good piano-like action. I usually play the modern church music, pop and blues sound. Roland rd700sx: $1800Roland rd300sx: $1200korg tr88: $1500yamaha cp33: $1100yamaha p140: $1000 Thanks! Cheers!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members OPEN OCEAN Posted December 2, 2007 Members Share Posted December 2, 2007 many more i think but all depends on your specific needs... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mullinyu Posted December 2, 2007 Author Members Share Posted December 2, 2007 many more i think but all depends on your specific needs... How about if I only consider Roland & Korg options? Any comments? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TempusRob Posted December 2, 2007 Members Share Posted December 2, 2007 Again, it depends on your needs. Do you only really need piano sounds? Or do you need other stuff like strings, organs, etc...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rhat Posted December 2, 2007 Members Share Posted December 2, 2007 Hi, I found the following on the shop neaby and so any comments and other better suggestions?Basically, would like to have good piano-like action. I usually play the modern church music, pop and blues sound.Roland rd700sx: $1800Roland rd300sx: $1200korg tr88: $1500yamaha cp33: $1100yamaha p140: $1000Thanks!Cheers!!! I ended up with the RD300sx. I liked the action. Its light and had enough sounds to do anything I need to do. The 700 had more bells and whistles,, but i felt most of them were ones that I wasnt going to use. I would put the 300 in the pro gear level, even though its not the flagship. rat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mullinyu Posted December 3, 2007 Author Members Share Posted December 3, 2007 how about korg tr88? indeed, i prefer either tr88 or roland rd300sx where tr88 seems having more features though i won't use at this moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members akliner Posted December 3, 2007 Members Share Posted December 3, 2007 how about korg tr88? indeed, i prefer either tr88 or roland rd300sx where tr88 seems having more features though i won't use at this moment. I owned a TR61. Stay away from them. Their resale value is {censored}. The piano tones sound plastic. Other than that, it's a good board. It's a shame that they haven't really caught on and you'd take quite a beating if you wanted to sell it. What about a Yamaha MO8 if you wanted to go into the workstation-light realm? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dr.Innovation Posted December 3, 2007 Members Share Posted December 3, 2007 Hi, I found the following on the shop neaby and so any comments and other better suggestions?Basically, would like to have good piano-like action. I usually play the modern church music, pop and blues sound.Roland rd700sx: $1800Roland rd300sx: $1200korg tr88: $1500yamaha cp33: $1100yamaha p140: $1000Thanks!Cheers!!! Well, it's hard to give you a good answer when your post is pretty Vague...Basically without getting into it 1st Stay away from Korg! Not built to last. Rolands Keybed is decent but over the years it will not feel the same! I mean to say if you play it daily, and consistently it will deteriorate at an exponential rate for sure. I have a Fantom Xr rack midi'd to my 2600 and it feels, and sounds and plays phenominal.Yamaha's keybeds offer the best out of the choices you listed and it also sounds the best as well.. If you are considering sounds and other boards you didn't list I would recommend to you the Kurzweill K2600. I have the K2600 XS and the board's still tight and I got it years ago.... The piano sound doesn't sound real but has it's own distinctive sound and is very dynamic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mullinyu Posted December 7, 2007 Author Members Share Posted December 7, 2007 How about Yamaha MO8 for US$1500? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members The Pro Posted December 7, 2007 Members Share Posted December 7, 2007 What is the use in answering if you aren't listening? YOUR POST IS TOO VAGUE! YOU HAVE TO BE MORE SPECIFIC ABOUT YOUR NEEDS! What do you own now? What have you owned before? Which brands do you lean towards or away from? What sounds do you need? Even newbies have to to be bright enough to ask the right basic questions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tusks Posted December 7, 2007 Members Share Posted December 7, 2007 S90ES is better than MO8 for you if your focus is primarily toward piano, and "played sounds". Motif pianos are not as good as S90ES. The S90ES is dropping in price ... you might find some B stock for a lot less than your budget. I did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mullinyu Posted December 7, 2007 Author Members Share Posted December 7, 2007 in my place, can't find S90se as the shop said no more stock, but just the display item only. therefore, just have a few choices listed above. i didn't own a *really* keyboard/piano but just a $300 Casio keyboard for my playing. therefore, want to buy a better generic ONE for playing, practising, making music. to me, my priority is:1. piano sound2. touch3. features thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members carbon111 Posted December 7, 2007 Members Share Posted December 7, 2007 Based on your needs, the Kurzweil Stage Piano might be nice plus there's a few extra sounds in there if you ever need them. The keyboard feels very good for the price. There are audio samples on their webpage: http://www.kurzweilmusicsystems.com/Product.php?product=53 You can get one for around $700 new: http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/SP76/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rockfan Posted December 7, 2007 Members Share Posted December 7, 2007 Again, it depends on your needs. Do you only really need piano sounds? Or do you need other stuff like strings, organs, etc...? This is a good point. Your needs will dictate what type of synth you want.Once you know this, the options will narrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members girevik Posted December 7, 2007 Members Share Posted December 7, 2007 in my place, can't find S90se as the shop said no more stock, but just the display item only.therefore, just have a few choices listed above.i didn't own a *really* keyboard/piano but just a $300 Casio keyboard for my playing. therefore, want to buy a better generic ONE for playing, practising, making music.to me, my priority is:1. piano sound2. touch3. featuresthanks! What is is about your $300 Casio keyboard that you don't like? My aunt gets along fine with her under-$400 Yamaha digital piano. She took over as choir director a couple of years ago at her main church, doing voice arrangements and playing all the instrumental parts, with lots of help from the Yamaha's auto-accompaniment features. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Frank0001 Posted January 4, 2008 Members Share Posted January 4, 2008 Hi, I found the following on the shop neaby and so any comments and other better suggestions?Basically, would like to have good piano-like action. I usually play the modern church music, pop and blues sound.Roland rd700sx: $1800Roland rd300sx: $1200korg tr88: $1500yamaha cp33: $1100yamaha p140: $1000Thanks!Cheers!!! Like Innovation and Akliner said, stay away from the Korg TR.But my reason is it's user-unfriendlyness. It's terrible to use life, with millions of menu's to follow for even the slightest changes.Then again, the TR's sounds are great. If you're planning to use it life, do not buy the TR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RL82 Posted January 4, 2008 Members Share Posted January 4, 2008 Try Kurzweil's new SP2X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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