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Pls suggest a Good Keyboard/Synthesizer

Topic started by Jana (@ ihproxy.proxy.lucent.com) on Mon Aug 13 18:13:56 EDT 2001.
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I am looking for a Synthesizer-cum-keyboard with which I can reproduce IR-styled appregiation of vibes & bells, while I can play the modern ARR/HJ type of new sound. I have recently bought the Korg Karma, but I am not satisfied with its sound, especially the choir,strings and piano. With Korg, I could create lots of techno music, but not the sounds I am looking for. In fact, Yamaha's PSR-540 sounds much better in terms of richness of the sound.

I know some of the TFMers are good keyboard players and music composers and I am sure they would have bought some good keyboard. Please give me your suggestions.

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• From: Jana (@ 192.11.222.118) on: Thu Sep 6 12:08:52 EDT 2001
  
  Srikanth:
  You are absolutely right. For an amature player like me, Karma or Triton is a over-kill. I don't have wide knowledge on the Synth. I am trying to learn with the Karma. That is the reason I bought the Karma. I am not planning to add new sounds, but at the same time I should have the ability to tweak the existing voice sample.
  
  While I am typing this response, I am listening to your 'forlorn'. The lead flute is really good. Did you use 'Tabla' from Triton or original 'Tabla'. Please let me know if Yamaha's EX-7 or Korg N364 would be more appropriate for me. I may use it for stage performance at a later date. Thanks!!
  
  
• From: Aditya (@ 160.231.1.110) on: Thu Sep 6 12:29:53 EDT 2001
  
  Kitcha/Jana:
  
  I hope srikanth doesn't mind if I post some of his composition links - but i am posting this thinking he won't bang me later.
  
  This is just to let u guys know how a talented composer/musician can adapt the things and use the electronic gadgets as tools but not just them. And see the playing in general - magic is not in the triton...but with the composer and musician...Go ahead and do good things - who knows probably some day even u guys may do something better...
  
  Listen to the following genuine attempts from Srikanth...
  
  Srikanth's Classical Attempt...
  http://www.charangi.com/temp/flutetheme.mp3
  
  Srikanth's attempt to be Traditionally Modern...
  http://www.charangi.com/temp/flow.mp3
  
  Srikanth's Western Classical Attempts...
  http://play.mp3.com/cgi-bin/play/play.cgi/AAIBQr9nBwDABG5vcm1QBAAAAFLUgAAAUQEAAABDWGJAO8wfcPl0GN3S2rnDEiOdbXY-/salute.m3u?refer=http%3A//artists.mp3s.com/artists/32/jsri.html&js=1&brwsk=ie.m3u
  
  http://play.mp3.com/cgi-bin/play/play.cgi/AAIBQq68FgDABG5vcm1QBAAAAFLUgAAAUQEAAABDV2JAOzLINwuN5JKdPq5AhD12jLc-/thinking_emajor.m3u?refer=http%3A//artists.mp3s.com/artists/32/jsri.html&js=1&brwsk=ie.m3u
  
  Regards,
  Aditya
  
  
• From: srikanth (@ 12.5.10.130) on: Thu Sep 6 12:39:17 EDT 2001
  
  jana since you have fulfilled your karama :)
  go ahead and learn it, it is very very cool syth.
  have fun, just experiment it. Korg n series is a good stage keyboard.
  everything you heard in that track(forlorn) is from tritron.:)
  
  aditya thanks for the free promotion, i might bang you the next time :) and dont ask me to pay you for being my PRO :) :)
  
  
• From: Aditya (@ 160.231.10.100) on: Thu Sep 6 13:38:20 EDT 2001
  
  Srikanth:
  
  The only way to stop this promotion is that when u start doing mediocre music:-)
  This also means u have to be on toes doing such good music:-)
  
  I like those compositions and hence all these troubles...
  
  Regards,
  Aditya
  
  
• From: Kitcha (@ ) on: Mon Sep 17 16:54:39 EDT 2001
  
  Srikant & others...
  
  A Yamaha Motif6 or a Karma? What do you suggest?
  
  
  
• From: Swamiji (@ 198.102.112.201) on: Mon Sep 17 17:30:17 EDT 2001
  
  I heard Motif is a pretty good buy. It has excellent tones + it comes with synth and sampler - all for decent price. I would say check it out...
  
  
• From: Sam (@ 62.6.116.24) on: Mon Sep 17 17:32:06 EDT 2001
  
  I dont know much about this seeing as i dont have any of these keyboards, but i 2 am lookin 2 buy a new keyboard cum synth. I think it all depends on wat ur lookin 4 in terms of live performance or recording. As far as live is concerned, keyboard/synth is the one, but if u want 2 do recording only/mainly, i recommend a module(Korg).Essentially, this is just a music box- lots and lots of sounds. The sounds r much wider spread and can very easily b adapted. Also inputing a new sound is very simple, and this 2 can b modified. The module works through any set of keys. So if u already have a keyboard, u just wire it through there. I dont know if this has been any help or more confusion, but its sumthing. Hope u find the right one.good luck.
  
  
• From: Swamiji (@ 198.102.112.201) on: Mon Sep 17 17:54:41 EDT 2001
  
  Check out http://www.procom.no/ for plenty of Demos and other stuff...
  
  
• From: UV (@ 134.113.201.51) on: Tue Sep 18 09:56:57 EDT 2001
  
  Swamiji
  I saw few demo video on yamaha motif and it is very nice. I havent tried it out,planning to do so this weekend at one of the guitar centers.
  Karma is also nice,but it has lot techno music oriented stuff ,
  Motif also has GE real time controls and also good appregiators, the demo with flute and guitar was very impressive
  
  
• From: UV (@ 134.113.201.51) on: Tue Sep 18 10:03:02 EDT 2001
  
  Swamiji
  I saw few demo video on yamaha motif and it is very impressive. I havent tried it out,planning to do so this weekend at one of the guitar centers.
  Karma is also nice,but it has lot techno music oriented stuff ,so depends on what kind of music you are looking at.
  Motif also has GE real time controls and also good appregiators, the demo with flute and guitar was very impressive.
  The price is for motif 6 is 1500-1700 motif 8 is around 2000
  
  
• From: Aditya (@ 160.231.10.100) on: Tue Sep 18 10:36:05 EDT 2001
  
  UV:
  
  Their ethnic song demo sucks...I doubt how far it's useful for indian music:-)) Ofcourse it depends a lot on the musician who works on it.
  
  http://www.yamahasynth.com/pro/motif/index.html
  
  Regards,
  Aditya
  
  

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