[LAU] OT: Portable Keyboard

[James Stone]

I thought the korg X50 looks quite nice.. I am considering getting
one, although I don't think the keyboard will be much of an upgrade
over the Evolution.. I think the built in sounds are pretty amazing
though.

James

On Wed, Apr 23, 2008 at 10:41 AM, david <gnome at hawaii.rr.com> wrote:
> My Yamaha PSR-255GM is 36" wide, 14" deep, 5.5" high. Has 61 keys,
>  decent speakers built in, and one line out. It lacks any connection for
>  a volume pedal or any other control widgets, although it has a
>  connection for a foot switch. The keyboard can even run on batteries.
>
>  The PSR-740 I use in our church band has roughly the same keys, is a bit
>  wider and deeper, better built in speakers and stereo line outs. Also
>  offers foot switch, volume pedal, a pitch bend controller and a
>  modulation controller that by default tries to function like a
>  lightweight imitation of a Leslie speaker. The foot switch, pedal and
>  both controllers are configurable via the keyboard's LCD menus. It has a
>  lot of capabilities (including drum machine functions, etc) because it's
>  sort of designed to be a "one-man-band" instrument. It even has a mic in
>  connection and an assortment of DSP tricks you can use on an incoming
>  voice (such as generating a three-voice chorus accompaniment from it).
>
>  I'm very partial to Yamahas, I think they have the best built-in sounds. ;-)
>
>  Of course, neither of them is made anymore, but perhaps later PSR models
>  would be suitable. Don't know how it compares to your Evolution.
>
>
>
>  Simon Williams wrote:
>  > Hello everyone.
>  > I'm posting here more out of desperation- I simply cannot find what I'm
>  > looking for anywhere.
>  >
>  > Basically I'm looking to replace my Evolution MK-461c midi controller
>  > with something of a little bit better quality, and something capable of
>  > producing it's own sounds (relying on a computer is often quite
>  > inconvenient, especially since I haven't yet managed to find/setup good
>  > enough quality sounds).
>  >
>  > The main problem I'm having is finding something portable. My MK is 5
>  > octaves (61 keys), and measures approx 97cm x 23cm x 9cm. The main point
>  > is that this thing is a long rectangle. Every single other 5 octave
>  > keyboard is getting on for square- with the same length, but having a
>  > depth of about 60cm instead of 23cm. What is going on? I know they put
>  > the speakers in there, but seriously? That's hardly portable, and I
>  > *know* the additional electronics doesn't need to take up that much
>  > room. The other serious problem with these is that they aren't even flat
>  > squares - that I might be able to deal with, but all the ones I have
>  > seen are more like wedge shapes and end up being stupidly high at the
>  > back as well (again, well over twice the height of my MK).
>  >
>  > The other major problem I have is that I need line out rather than just
>  > a headphones socket. The main problem with the headphones socket (aside
>  > from not really being as good for connecting to a PA system) is that it
>  > mutes the speakers, which isn't very helpful since I'm likely to be
>  > using PA systems without foldback capability. It seems that I have to go
>  > to digital piano before I get line out.
>  >
>  > Actually, weighted keys would be nice, but again, I have to go to
>  > digitial piano to get that, and digital piano's are all 7.5-8 octaves,
>  > which doesn't fit in my car. I've considered the possibility of a 6
>  > octave, but I don't think that will fit either.
>  >
>  > Does such thing as a "portable keyboard" suitable for live performance
>  > actually exist?
>  >
>  > Oh- one other thing- price is a major consideration (I originally bought
>  > the MK because it was cheap).
>  >
>  > I like the sound of Yamahas, and I nearly bought a PSR-E403 off ebay,
>  > until I saw a better picture and discovered that it's a stupidly high
>  > wedge, and that it has no line out.
>  >
>  > Please, can anybody help me?
>
>  --
>  David
>  gnome at hawaii.rr.com
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>
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