[LAU] Hardware: elektr piano / keyboard

[schoappied]

R.Wolff wrote:
> schoappied schrieb:
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> Sorry, no, I didn't realize I was sending to you only. This one gets me just so 
> often...
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>> Thanks, for your comment... (did you realize it was just to me and not 
>> to the LAU mailinglist?)
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> I have some limited experience playing other keyboards/E-Pianos than my own old 
> Roland JX-305, which is a 61-semi weighted keys synth which specialised in 
> 'Dance, R&B, Techno' etc kind of sounds. It was the keyboard version of the 
> MC-505 Groovebox in fact. Initially, I started off as a guitarist and just 
> wanted to have a keyboard/synth to play some accompaniments to my guitar 
> noodling. Today I play more keyboard then guitar, also for other reasons.
>
> I have tried/played some diff. keyboards/controllers, like i.e. the M-Audio 
> Keystation Pro 88 (favoring a controller/softsynth approach), some of the better 
> Roland/Yamaha Stagepianos, the Yamaha CP-series and then some...
> I personally most often preferred the Roland keys in the lower pricerange, the 
> Yamaha keys win in the upper pricerange IMHO. The CP series i.e. are all high 
> quality, keys and soundwise. But then these are all outta your pricerange I 
> guess, unless you'll find some 2nd hand top offer.													
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>> I think you speak some right words.. Have you experience with playing 
>> elektr. piano/ keyboards?
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> Polyphony is the max playable number of notes that can be played at any one 
> time. So, if you're playing a simple C chord, you'll use up 3 voices of 
> polyphony (C - E - G). But if now you keep them ringing with the sustain pedal 
> to play some single notes over your chord, you stack up the voices.
> Since Piano/E-Piano playing very much involves your sustain pedal, it quickly 
> builds up to way more then 32 voices.
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>> Where do you use polyphony for? Does 64-voices of polyphony also mean 
>> that the keyboard has 64 keys?
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> Good luck in your search. It may be worth checking local garage sales, flea 
> markets and the 'for sale' columns of your local newspaper/hebdomadal magazines.
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>> Yes, I try to find somewhat second hand.
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>> And I will take some hours to test a bit in a local store. Good advice, 
>> thanks!
>>
>> Dirk
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> Cheers
> Raphael ;)
>   
Because I don't think I can afford a real good electric piano, maybe I 
should just go for a cheapo keyboard to be able to play with notes, 
musical structures, scales etc. in companion with software stuff on linux.

What about this one? De m-audio keystation ? Is this a good one? Other 
comparable stuff which is good?

http://www.thomann.de/nl/m-audio_keystation_88es.htm