:P i need some1 who knows everything ..or a lot :laugh4: about keyboards

i would like to buy 1 and i cant choose, i dont know how

im totally lost .

 

i wanted to play piano when i was 4 years old but we havnt got a lot money to buy a piano so my parents bought me a keyboard, but i have the same since i was 8 i think!

 

is Roland e-15.

 

but now well i cant switch on. :lol: :cry: :laugh4:

 

so i would like to learn about keyboards now.... older you know?

so i need some1 who help me.

 

i want a normal keyboard, but i see that there are some wich have piano pedal and stuff like that, i dont know if im wrong.

 

please any1 can help me choosing a keyboard?:P

 

THANK YOUUU

Well, if you're looking for a keyboard that majors in piano sounds, and you have a flexible budget, I'd suggest the Yamaha P-140. I have one. It comes with a pedal, 3 different types of piano sounds, 3 elec. piano sounds, as well as 7 other sounds (synth pad, harpischord, string bass, bells, and a couple others). It has the full 88 key scale as well, and you can do a lot of neat things with it such as adjust the sustain and tune the keys up or down or merge 2 sounds.

 

Here's the link: http://www.instrumentpro.com/P-YAMP140?PHPSESSID=f423f3dcdfcf122817af93459

I googled the Roland e-15 just to get an idea of the features you had before. Though it doesn't have a lot, it suits just fine for a basic and home keyboard. I guess now it depends on what you'd like to do with the new new keyboard? (Like.. would you like to make music? Save recorded or altered audio to your pc, etc) and how much are you thinking of spending?

 

And do you have any preference on the type of keyboard? I personally love Rolands and Korgs. I've heard that Roland can be better with "world" and piano (eletronic and acoustic) sounds. Korg can be better used for hip-hop, dance and R&B sounds, though all keyboards nowadays feature a huge range of sounds anyway. Yamaha and Kurzweil are of course great too, though these can be really pricey! It all boils down to how much you plan on spending and if you want to do anything special with it. :happy:

hey thank you for the anwers

 

victaniac:you said my roland is basic, but i think now 10 years ago (when i bought) it was great. i dont know....it dosnt matter anyways.

 

you said that you dont know for what i wanted the keyboard, i mean to record or alter audio and stuff like that.....i really dont know i wanted ppl to tell me what kind of keyboards are. i wanted to know why im buying something you know....not just to tell me one keyboard and say:this is good.

 

and about the prize....well less than 1.000, 1500 €

 

about type, some1 told me that rolands are great, so i prefer a roland i think.

 

i help you to know how to help me? :laugh3:

Yeah I figured you've had the e-15 for awhile, I have an ooold Casio too (have had that one for 13 years) that still works and everything! But it has like no features so it's my garage collecting dust.. :lol:

 

I'm not sure how much 1000-1500 Euro is in dollars? Either way.. if you're buying yours online, I'd check eBay or google like mad before buying any. Might find a newish one for a lot less than these sites are charging.

 

Anyway, I have a Korg SP500 and it's amazing, I love the little touch screen! The keys feel just like the ones on my baby grand piano. It came with a damper pedal and has almost 400 sounds, lotsa effects and easy recording modes. It's MIDI compatible so can be hooked up to your computer. (reviews, pic)

 

And I have another, a Roland FP5 that used to be my dad's.. it's a bit similar to the Korg. This one came with a pedal and various adapters and is very good too, so easy to use. Has 3 pedal inputs, not that heavy but the keys still pretty firm. The MIDI capabilites are kinda average (no pitch control) but that's no biggie, and it also has a USB port so it hooks up to your pc way easier and faster than the Korg. (reviews, pic)

 

You can also consider a Roland FP2, it's pretty similar to the FP5 above, only an earlier model so it'll be cheaper but it doesn't have as many features. Doesn't have as many internal songs as the FP5 but still has USB and MIDI interface and good effects. (reviews, pic)

 

This Roland RD300SX doesn't look too shabby either, it supports both the USB and MIDI connections. I don't see anything about it having a sequencer. Good features, worth checking out. (reviews, pic)

 

The Yahama posted above sounds good too. If you decide on anything online, I'd go to a store to see it first. Just to make sure you like how the keys feel or it's not too heavy or light for your liking, and also so you could try out the sounds and effects. I always like doing that before getting a new keyboard but I am also very, very picky with these things.. :laugh4:

 

Hope that helps a little, and I could post some non-Roland ones if these don't work for ya. :wink:

 

Edit: So I just read over all of that... I swear I'm not as geeky as I sound! :laugh4: :smart:

wow thank you so much for all the info.

 

i really appreciate it.

 

but i still have a problem.

 

how do you choose that 3 or 4 keyboards, i mean, what do you look to choose them?

 

and i think that if you put another 4 keyboards instead of those is the same for me.

 

all looks great, but i dont know how to choose.

 

maybe you can explain my some things tecnical you know.

 

im wanted to go to a music store but i think they are not going to clear me nothing, cos they just want to sell, ya know.

 

if is not a problem.

 

thak you anyways!!!:P

 

 

oh! and 1 euro is 1,20 dollars more or less i think so betwen 1200 - 1800 $

Hmm.. I think you implied before that you want the keyboard for the house, or no? If that's the case you probably don't need to get too technical. Now if lets say you want to make lots of music or gig with the keyboard, that's when you'd look for certain and specific things.

 

In the keyboards above I looked for MIDI compatibility, good effects and features, a hammer action mechanism, pedal inputs, a polyphony of at least 64 voices, among a few other things.. though I've no idea if know what that means. I can explain it, but I think I'm just going to confuse you if I try! lol :lol:

 

Ooh, no me di cuenta que eres Española! Yo he ido a Barcelona y voy otra vez el mes que viene. Me encanta alla!

:D yes i want just for my house but i want a great keyboard lol

 

thank you for all the info girl...you help me a lot, thank you.:D

 

 

 

*you talk spanish very well.....and yeah barcelona is great, i like it a lot.

im from basque country....better place lol :P

No problem :wink: :vanish: