I want to get a keyboard for writing music. I want a workstation on which I can program entire songs, so I don't have to mess with (learn) midi.

I want to spend somewhere around $800 or less. Sampling would be oh so sweet, but I suppose it's not necessary. Drumkits are important.

Initially, I was looking at used the Korg Triton LE w/66 keys... but they're over a $1000 mostly.

What do you suggest?

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dang it. is it reCComend, or recoMMend? or, reCCoMMend? shoot. I always forget.
[This message was edited Fri Jan 16 11:19:23 PST 2004 by otan]

Korg Triton is exactly what I was going to suggest.

The roland sound canvas can do some damage though, but wait, you said you didn't want to learn midi...

The advantage of having your keyboard as a controler is to plug all the sounds you want and not limited to what only the keyboard has to offer right?

ahh my friend. u wanna jam the keys,huh? the Triton Le is a great choice for what u wanna do. Musician's Friend has 2 inexpensive keyboards for sale that have great sounds but no sequencer for 399. The E-Mu Proteus Keys and another one by E-Mu for the same price.

aight?

i have one and it is the most beautiful thing.

Here's what I ended up getting - the precursor to the Motif:

Yamaha EX7

Sounds good, has sampling, and a 16-channel sequencer - although it'll only store one song, that's okay. I'll live with it.
[This message was edited Mon Jan 19 15:07:25 PST 2004 by otan]