My keyboard has really BAD sounds... I want one with some cool Minneappolis/R&B/Hip-Hop/Pop instruments.

Anyone know a reasonably priced one?

MattyJam said:

Yamaha DX-7 - wasn't that the one Lisa used to use? Totally 80's sound. Casio CZ101, and the Korg M1. All go pretty cheap on ebay, but remember they're all over 15 years old.

I have a Roland Ax-7 (guitar keyboard), check my avatar pic this keyboards have bigger keys, they're great for solo stuff, easy to use. That was $395.

But i had to get a sound modual that has the sound for $400. a E-mu proteus 1000 30th anniversary.

I'm so happy with my buys.

E-Mu has the cooliest sounds ur looking for.
Check them out at
www.emu.com

otan said:

And they're all Midi keyboards?
[This message was edited Sat Oct 4 15:11:06 PDT 2003 by MattyJam]

MattyJam said:

I used to have a Yamaha DX-7, it was monophonic, but yeah you could hook it up to midi. I did some of my first compositions with it.

I think JDODSON has a Korg M1 and he gets pretty funky with it.

VinaBlue said:

Oh I didn't know the DX7 is monophonic. no way! but it came out in the 80's - they'd already conquered the multi-timbral thing, hadn't they? I know the other two are multitimbral with midi. I used to have the CZ101. It takes a degree to create new sounds that DONT sound like a vacuum cleaner underwater.

otan said:

Oh yeah, it wasn't multi-timbral, that's what I meant. It was polyphonic. Anyway, I had the first model and IID was multi-timbral. You could also have upgraded first model but I never got around to doing that. I wasn't too into the sounds.

http://www.soundofmusic.s...x7/dx7.htm

I still do have my Yamaha FB-01 tone generator. I don't use it now but I did when I first started sequencing. Maybe I'll hook it up again.

Remember back in those days,early 80's
they used all analogue equipment & the digital
synth can´t really compare 2 those.
They got that fat minneapolis stab sounds using
vintage Oberheims & Prophets.
Like most anaogue keys,like moog,fender rhodes,clavinet
there is a richness that´s genuine.
I myself use a Nordh lead 2from Clavia.
They try 2 make it sound analogue & it´s a mighty cool
keyboard that sounds really good ,but still...
if I compare it 2 origiinal vintage keys it´s like
comparing a real ovin 2 a microwave if U know what I mean.
As 4 keyboard bass sounds.U just can´t get a phatter sound
than a Moog.
/peace Manki

otan said:

NO...THE DX7 IS NOT MONO.

talmuzic said:

Yeah, I know, I corrected myself. I meant that it wasn't multi-timbral.

I'm a little rusty with the vocab.