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That's too far away i think..Too lazy to bring car into city center

Up to u. U asked for cheapest. Other brands like yamaha and casio are way way overpriced

Good day. After a long silence there's a slice of note. LOL. I like Nord Stage 2. Right now I can't afford it but if there's anyone wanna let go their's please inform me yea. Thanks in advance.

this thread still alive...~

i'm keyboardist too.

Ok.....

After 5 days of browsing manufacturer websites, keyboard n piano forums and reading from LYN forum itself, I think I managed to grasp a bit about keyboard nowdays...

back in the late 80s I was sent to a music school in SS15 Subang (now the place it Armatlab or something next to Canai SS15 now....There I learn to play a bit and I also had an Organ manufactured by Technics which has like double decker type key arrangement.

Fast forward to 2012, it seems that almost 24 years since I left the music lesson and now it seems I want to learn to play the keyboard again...

Ok...I'm planning to buy one....Nothing fancy just those which have a good weight to it (and when I say weight, i don't mean kilograms ) First, what I learned was anything other than the Acoustical Piano, everything is else are either "keyboard", "electronic keyboard", "synthesizer", "workstation" or in fact a "digital or electronic Piano"....They all fall in a specific manner which I differentiate them in segments such as;

1) Keyboard keys (61/76/88) + electronic or digital sound + speakers = Keyboard or General Keyboard

2) Keyboard keys (61/76/88) + electronic or digital sound + multi effects + speakers + PC connectivity = Workstation or Synthesizer

3) Keyboard keys (61/76/88) + electronic or digital sound + multi effects + PC connectivity but NO speaker = Synthesizer or Workstation

4) Keyboard keys (Full with AI Touch to simulate real Piano tension keys) + hardcore Piano sound + less or NO multi effects + PC connectivity but 'better' speakers = Digital Piano

So now comes the question on which is the bang for buck around the RM1500 budget. I don't want a Digital Piano but any other keyboards is fine with me. A sessionist family member of mine told me to get the best key feeling which MUST have the 'weighted keys' feature. I told him whats the point of getting a weighted keys if I ain't gonna play a Piano (or even buy one)

And another thing he pointed out, try to max the amount of keys available...61 just aint cut it according to him. Also he told me its be for me to get a keyboard with 48-bit sounds or something like that...I dunno whats that and he is not talking about the sound presets....Its like something to do with resolution of a camera...the more pixel is packed, the nicer the picture...

for the budget, I just want a keyboard, no accessories, nothing...I don't need other except the money goes purely to the keyboard...i dont need a stand, don't need lights (what is the purpose of the light for anyways) I just want it to have USB connectivity so I can save on my PC stuffs that I'm playing and better yet, all the presets, if my keyboard happens to have a small memory...

Hi all, anyone know which shop in KL area (can reach easily by public transport) give the best deal for yamaha keyboard?

antonio, stretch budget slightly a bit to get a Korg SP170 (or Korg SP170s, don't remember)

the best bang for the buck.

or try to get second hand

Yamaha P60, P70 under RM1500 if you can

Your family member is right....Trust me...once you touch an accoustic or even digital piano, you won't want to go back to soft touch "keyboard" keys...there's force and power in controlling the keys...brings playing music much more emotional and enjoyable....i started with keyboard too, but once i got to play a piano, the difference is like night and day. Digital piano is best of both worlds...accoustic touch with the electronic gadgetry i love. You can get a digital piano for about 2K+...i suggest you up your budget a bit...or get a 2nd hand one. Btw, some digital pianos can set the value of resistance in the keys..like my Yamaha.......so you can set the value lower as not to bang so hard on the keyboard to get louder sound if you're not use to it yet.

This post has been edited by Matrix: Sep 28 2012, 12:02 PM

Hi there,

I want to start learning the keyboard and I want to ask, which of these keyboards would be better for a beginner? Low budget cause still student

MK-922 61 Keys Teaching Type Electronic Keyboard features:
RM 209
-61-Key Keyboard
-LCD Display
-100 Timbres/100 Rhythms
-8 Percussion/Keyboard Percussion
-10 Demonstration Songs
-Single Finger/Fingered Chord/Chord Timbre
-Sync/Fill-In/Metronome
-Rhythm Programming Function/Record & Playback
-Sustain/Vibrato/Tune/Transpose
-Keyboard Split Feature
-One-key/Follow/Ensemble
-Speaker Output(L/R)/Headphone Jack

or

XY-328 Multifunctional Digital Electronic Keyboard features:
RM199
- 160 Modern Timbres
- 128 Popular Rhythms
- 61 Standard Keys
- 61 Keyboard Percussion
- 8 Percussion & 8 animal Voices
- 60 Demonstration Songs
- 2 Step Teaching Function
- Programming/Recording/Replay Function
- Transpose & Auto Chord Function
- Intro/Ending & Sync Function
- Sustain/Vibrato Function
- Multi Functional LED Display

A keyboardist & proud owner of Yamaha DGX 230..Its a pleasure knowing all of you fellow keyboardists

Just to clarify (i know the post is 2 years old) just in case other ppl are reading this thread for info:-

"General" keyboards are usually those with preset sounds and preset rhythms which are fixed. Almost always comes with built-in speakers. Good for home budding musicians /ppl who wants to play for fun and enjoy music at home. Its like a band in one easy package. The more expensive ones have more features (like touch sensitivity, after touch, song recording function etc.). Generally, most yamaha PSR series fall under this category.

Synthesizers are more "focused" keyboards. Usually no built in speakers (actually I've never seen one with it), and main difference is the sound can be edited (unlike the "general" ones where sound is fixed). Think of it like a sound creator. Usually fantastic sound quality. Some synths do have rhythm functions as well. If you know how to use one property, you can create amazing sounds. Keyboards that fall under this category are like the new King Korg, Roland Juno etc.

Workstations are basically mini studios. Comes with most or all of the features of a synth and a track recording function. Weighted keys as well for the 88 key versions (and sometimes on the 76 key ones like the Kronos). Examples include Motif series, Kronos series, Oasys. Can cost a small fortune.

Electric pianos at its most basic is just what the name suggest, just a piano with sounds produced electronically. Basic models have very few sounds (usually 2 acoustic piano / 2 digital piano / organ / strings / harpsichord ) More advance (and expensive) models are like scaled down workstations.

There are also other stuff like stage pianos (like the Roland RD series), arranger-workstation (which is like a "simplyfied" workstation), MIDI controller keyboard (which usually does not have any soundbank of its own and draws sound from a MIDI source like a laptop or a sound module).

The above is just a basic explaination. If want to go into details, I think can write a book LOL! Anyways, I stand corrected on all the above.

Happy keyboarding everyone!

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This post has been edited by dreamlike: Mar 13 2015, 03:10 AM

Hye all..

1) looking for:
Im looking for a bandmate, and musical friend who share a same interest in j-rock, j-pop, j-funk, jazz fussion, pop jazz, ballad, electro, dubstep, kpop.

2) instrument: keyboardist / pianist

3) influences/preferences:

Shiino Ringo, Gesu No Kiwami Otome, Blu-Swing, Jabber Loop, CN BLUE, Dirty Loops, Maroon5, Sheila Majid, Afgansyahreza, NineMuses, Apink, Michael Jackson.

4) location: Wangsa maju/Cheras/Ampang/Balakong (near to KL)

5) my requirements:
At least piano education, preferably know Extended chord (chording jazz like 9th, 11th, or 13th chord). Male/female, 1malaysia, no racist, preferably same age 20-24, own transport, own instrument.

6) Add info:
Im a band leader, im in position bass, we already have guitar/bass/drum/malevokal, good in composition/arranger/soundeffect/full comitment..and good looking..hihihi..Malay guy also..

If interested:
Email : shamisyahwi49@yahoo.com
Whatspp : 018 3680061 asap



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Dear keyboardists!!

I am having dilemma to choose either Korg PA300 or PA600! Can anyone give some opinion? What is the significant weakness of PA300 since it is cheaper? Thanks~

i am one of the newbies in keyboard. well i just started play on early 2013. believe it or not the first song i tried to play is Rivers flow in you by Yiruma lol and it works great. but i only can afford cheap yamaha psr e333 keyboard on that time. now searching for more better keyboard. well i tried playing piano and it is awesome, they keys when i press like hammer lol, need to get that type of keyboard, but i dont know the brand. budget around rm2.5k any suggestion? i prefer arranger or synthesizers coz i also compose music for my fren song

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