• Keyboard Dicussions (Pianos, Keyboards, Synths, etc) V1: Playing it like Chopin, feelin' it like Ray
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My dad has a Casio CT - 670 from the the early 90's. It's a nice keyboard and all but the memory record function on it it's p.bad. [t]http://images02.olx.com.pk/ui/11/03/73/1300694067_179450073_1-Casio-Ct-670-For-Sale-MA-Jinnah-Road-Purani-Numaish.jpg[/t] I'm sort of in a dead spot of what to learn next. Last couple songs were Sweden - C418 and Still alive by Lisa Miskovsky. Anyone know any intermediate songs I could learn?
i'm not an incredibly serious keyboard player, i just got started this summer trying to learn my favorite songs on it to train my ear/become a better composer
[QUOTE=Bytecry;32353916]My dad has a Casio CT - 670 from the the early 90's. It's a nice keyboard and all but the memory record function on it it's p.bad. [t]http://images02.olx.com.pk/ui/11/03/73/1300694067_179450073_1-Casio-Ct-670-For-Sale-MA-Jinnah-Road-Purani-Numaish.jpg[/t] I'm sort of in a dead spot of what to learn next. Last couple songs were Sweden - C418 and Still alive by Lisa Miskovsky. Anyone know any intermediate songs I could learn?[/QUOTE] The Beatles - Let It Be?
[QUOTE=MrJazzy;32353544]Bumping because I need Keyboard recommendations. I have an acoustic upright piano at home, but it's not doing the trick for me anymore and I can't really take it anywhere for obvious reasons. I need a fullsized keyboard with a really good and realistic piano sound and realistic heavy feel on the keys. Price can range from anything up to 1500 euros.[/QUOTE] Well portability really depends on weight and the amount of keys, the former so you can carry it by hand or you'll need a car, the latter is if it'll fit in your car or if you can carry it by hand. The Yamaha Piaggero series is brilliant for both of these, the NP-v60 or NP-v80 are the same in every manner besides amount of keys. The important thing is that they give a really realistic sound and I'm not too sure if the keys are hammer actioned but they are weighted and get progressively lighter as you go up the board. However with your budget you could get a decent Roland digital piano. They're hammer actioned and the sound is impeccable on them. look up the HP-207 demo, there's one called the RX-700 or something that has the exact same sound engine and everything, it just lacks the wooden cabinet (which is irrelevant to the sound anyway seeing as its a digital instrument) and some features such as aux in cables and midi through USB drive playback but it's portable, you can bag it and lug it in a car. About that, it's a lot heavier than the Piaggero ones, so I wouldn't recommend carrying it by hand everywhere, but it goes perfect in the backseat of the car or boot. As said, The Roland ones are heavier, more realistic (I've played them myself and they are the closest replication of a piano you'll ever get, and the 330 or so other voices like the choirs and organs are immensely high quality as well), have the perfect piano feel but are more expensive. The Roland is a must have for any studio and everything else, but the Piagerro fits nicely anywhere in the house with being able to literally move it around to any room with you without any fuss and you can walk to school or whatever with it to play during a music lesson if you do that So it's up to you. Also the NP-31 is $300 here, it'd be a lot less in Euros I can imagine, it has only 9 or so voices and a split function but the voices are the same as the better piaggeros, and if you'd like to cut your budget the piano sound is amazing for how incredibly cheap it is, but prepare to be disappointed if you plan on using it for anything other than piano and strings. It does run off 6 AA batteries though, which is cool.
On my keyboard you can change the tuning/octaves/transposition, is this a rare thing for keyboards -because it's useful as hell! [editline]18th September 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=LonelyTimeLord;31129426]Hi, wasn't sure whether I was allowed to post this here, but considered theres a good chance that the people reading this will be interested in keyboards :smile: I'm trying to sell my Yamaha EZ-200 keyboard. It's in excellent condition, hardly...hardly used, includes all the cables, manuals that came with it when new etc. I have the box (not in new condition but ok) [b]I would like around £130 for it (Will consider other offers), I bought it new for £180, so if you live in the UK and want to by a like-new keyboard, and save yourself £50, contact me.[/b] UK only because of postage, would be cool if we could arrange for you to pick it up, but that would of course depend on your location :wink: [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/7N0wZl.jpg[/IMG] Here's a link: [url]http://uk.yamaha.com/en/products/musical-instruments/keyboards/digitalkeyboards/portable_keyboards/ez-200/?mode=model[/url] Has music rest that clips ontop, touch sensitive keys (full sized keys), has a cool grand piano feature, and optional light up keys etc... (If this is not the right place etc, tell me and i'll happily remove it)[/QUOTE] I've just noticed that the keyboard says 'For Elise' and not Fuer Elise :v:
[QUOTE=Cypher_09;32353870]I play keyboard for college, but I play bass on my left hand (Split keys) and it's just fucking awesome. I have a Yamaha PSR-E323. The only bad thing about it is that the keys are light and flimsy, but I'm used to it now.[/QUOTE] I'm a fan of the PSR series. If I cant convince my mother to get me a Yamaha MM6 for christmas because she doesnt usually spend that much on one gift, I'd ask for an E333. Not sure about the E323 but the E233 lacks touch sensitivity. It is 2/3 price of the E333 but touch sensitivity is something you cant go without. Plus as much as I enjoy a real piano feel, I like the flimsy keys. They are a LOT easier to play on, and slides are. Think about it though, every other key instrument other than acoustic pianos/harpischords etc have those flimsy keys (hammond organs and moog synthesizers arent weighted enough to feel like a real piano and I'm pretty sure minimoogs and those synths dont have hammer action at all) and it's simply for the fact they're a lot easier to play on. Imagine how annoying if the buttons a game controller or TV remote were hammer action instead of just pushing it down? :v: [editline]18th September 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=Cypher_09;32353992]On my keyboard you can change the tuning/octaves/transposition, is this a rare thing for keyboards -because it's useful as hell![/QUOTE] Most ones now do. Tuning is only usually on models that dont have many keys - when you have 88 you wont need to go higher or lower, but on small instruments you may want to.
I know the E323 has touch sensitivity, and I'm so grateful for it! I don't generally need the tuning but when I split the keys (One section [I control how much of a section, it varies song to song]) I need to use the octave that the bass is playing for the piano part, so I set the M.Octave to -1 and it sounds perfect. :) You make a very good point, it is a lot easier! It just feels a little strange when I go to play the grand piano and fuck it up (at first) because I rarely play on weighted keys!
It does require good piano hands to have a feel for both Usuall the split function automatically puts the left hand at the bass octaves and the right hand is centered.
Thank you for that incredibly helpful post, Puddlez, I'll look right into it. [editline]18th September 2011[/editline] I'll probably go for a heavier Roland then cause I probably won't walk anywhere with a keyboard :v: [editline]18th September 2011[/editline] I could never play at a keyboard with like only 4 or 5 octaves :v:
I just don't have the opportunity to ever practice on a piano, and I guess I wouldn't be able to play much on a grand piano because of the style I play :v: Like in Stairway to Heaven: I play the opening pan flutes, then the same pan-flutes melody but accompanied by a lower octave bass sequence (still pan-flutes) before the bass comes in and I just use the lower-octave-bass-panflutes and a fretless bass turned up at 127% volume. then half way through the song i quickly press the buttons to switch the pan flutes to a piano with a [b]dual[/b] bass, and turn the split completely off, I then turn the M.Octave down to -1 and play my improv solo. complicated as fuck but it's all written down infront of me so I can't go wrong :)
Piaggeros do have models with 7-8 octaves. But yes if you can afford it pick up a Roland. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojn0pnSm3OY[/media] Just listen to how amazing those sounds are
[QUOTE=Puddlez;32354171]Piaggeros do have models with 7-8 octaves. But yes if you can afford it pick up a Roland. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojn0pnSm3OY[/media] Just listen to how amazing those sounds are[/QUOTE] That's beautiful, I love it! [editline]18th September 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=Cypher_09;32354158]I just don't have the opportunity to ever practice on a piano, and I guess I wouldn't be able to play much on a grand piano because of the style I play :v: Like in Stairway to Heaven: I play the opening pan flutes, then the same pan-flutes melody but accompanied by a lower octave bass sequence (still pan-flutes) before the bass comes in and I just use the lower-octave-bass-panflutes and a fretless bass turned up at 127% volume. then half way through the song i quickly press the buttons to switch the pan flutes to a piano with a [b]dual[/b] bass, and turn the split completely off, I then turn the M.Octave down to -1 and play my improv solo. complicated as fuck but it's all written down infront of me so I can't go wrong :)[/QUOTE] My point: I couldn't do that on a grand piano.
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That's cool, but it screams 80s glam rock. (in my humble opinion)
Because Keytars are just as keyboard as accordions.
I personally wouldn't use one -I want to be this: [img]http://stupidcelebrities.net/wp-content/rw5.jpg[/img]
Rick Wright is legendary
[QUOTE=Puddlez;32354554]Rick Wright is legendary[/QUOTE] He looked exactly like my old History teacher. :v:
You know what would be awesome to have? One of those err 'wammy' or 'slide' thingies, so you can vibrate tones and stuff when doing a nice solo on the piano. One of those that Ray Charles uses.
When I'm improvising I always try to use it. I find it really difficult. Maybe I should practice more.
You should do what you feel like! [editline]18th September 2011[/editline] The Roland HP-203 looks really nice, I'll consider getting that one.
[img]http://www.obsidianfoxphotography.com/posts/heathenfest/alestorm_001.jpg[/img] <keytars
[QUOTE=Zenpod;32355059][img]http://www.obsidianfoxphotography.com/posts/heathenfest/alestorm_001.jpg[/img] <keytars[/QUOTE] Do you play one?
I've always joked about getting one of those, perhaps one day I will, it'd be awesome.
middle c on my keyboard is broken and it's a huge problem
[QUOTE=Cypher_09;32355097]Do you play one?[/QUOTE] Nope
[QUOTE=Jo The Shmo;32355264]middle c on my keyboard is broken and it's a huge problem[/QUOTE] That must suck, sorry to hear that.
it's really not so bad because its a shit keyboard and I don't use it much its just sometimes a fun addition when my friends and I jam I got it at a yardsale
Anyone know a good midi keyboard I could get? I'd just plan to use it for FL Studio mostly.
Ray Manzarek is the one that inspired me to get a keyboard. Listen to that intro. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkp8fNODegU[/media]
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