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Portable Keyboard Recommendation

  • 18-10-2004 9:11am
    #1
    Velcrow
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 577 ✭✭✭


    Hi am looking for a portable keyboard - budget 500 - 600 euro not interested in the percussion but more the quality of the voice instruments especially the organ.


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  • #2
    daram
    Closed Accounts Posts: 631 ✭✭✭daram


    yamaha keyboards are generally good.


  • #3
    Oeneus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,975 ✭✭✭Oeneus


    I Don't know if you can find one in your price range, but I just recently got a Roland FP3, and its become my Holy Grail. Absolutely wonderful Stage Piano.

    Another one to recommend is a Yamaha P80

    But if having weighted keys isn't essential go for Yamaha's portable grand range, the DGX's I think they are. They're pretty good, although their string sounds suck donkey balls.


  • #4
    Shrimp
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,645 ✭✭✭Shrimp


    daram wrote:
    yamaha keyboards are generally good.

    I'd have to agree with daram here. Yamaha offer good quality keyboards at reasonable prices.


  • #5
    daram
    Closed Accounts Posts: 631 ✭✭✭daram


    I have one of those portable grand range. I've a PSr272 or something like that. To be honest, I only use it cause I have nothing else. Lack of weighted keys is depressing and the touch sensitivity is no good at all. Other than that, its grand as a synthesiser (although yes, the strings arent up to much). Im saving for a yamaha p120 88key job.


  • #6
    daram
    Closed Accounts Posts: 631 ✭✭✭daram


    (just read the first post again).

    The organ sound on the psr272 I have is good. I used it recording infact if you want to download and listen.

    http://www.humplifunker.com/v3/downloads.htm is the link I think. And, the seaside story is the song. There an organ solo in the third section of the song which was played on the trusty keyboard.


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  • #7
    Velcrow
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 577 ✭✭✭Velcrow


    Thanks all, for the advice - yeah quaility organ sound and weighted keys would be the basic requirement - does this rule out the psr and dgx range ???


  • #8
    daram
    Closed Accounts Posts: 631 ✭✭✭daram


    sadly yes, they havent got weighted keys. if you want weighted keys, your probably looking at spending a lot of money.


  • #9
    Oeneus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,975 ✭✭✭Oeneus


    The cheapest Digital piano/keyboard I know of with weighted keys is probably the Yamaha P60, the only thing about this model that put me off is it only has a polyphony of 32 notes.


  • #10
    Velcrow
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 577 ✭✭✭Velcrow


    Thank Oeneus - whats the approx price of the p60


  • #11
    Oeneus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,975 ✭✭✭Oeneus


    surf around the net and I think you could get one for a about £400 sterling.
    But I'd go to the Yamaha site and look at the spec before hand.

    Also, look around the net for roland's RD series as well.


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  • #12
    daram
    Closed Accounts Posts: 631 ✭✭✭daram


    Theres an official yamaha distributor in Dublin. Danfay on something street (near georges street). There the cheapest place in Dublin but are still fairly expensive. Try thomann.de .


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