How many keyboardists are here?

Discussion in 'Performing Arts' started by Dancing Dave, May 21, 2006.

  1. Dancing Dave

    Dancing Dave Member

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    What do you play? What instruments do you especially like to perform with?

    I enjoy playing everything from deep blues to hypnotic psychedelic dance music. I mainly play Korg keyboards...I have a Wavestation and a Z1. Yamaha makes some more user friendly keyboards, I use the user hostile Korgs because if I rise to the challenge, I can use the Korg to achieve more fresh, amazing, focused, and expressive sounds. Rolands are also good especially for live performance. Then there's a guy in California who handbuilds synthesizers which are rumored to be the very best on the planet. The dudes name is Dave Smith and his new keyboard is the Evolver. I haven't had the good fortune to play one yet though!
     
  2. Nalencer

    Nalencer Dig Yourself

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    Nothing all that great. Some guy names Moog built it back in the 60s. I got it at an estate sale for some dude named George Harrison. I guess him and his band used it a long time ago or something...
     
  3. Barbuchon

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    I play keyboards on a cheap yamaha one that cost around 450$CDN. Won't pay much more since it does the job pretty well.
     
  4. polymer

    polymer Senior Member

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    micromoog. it's my favorite possession (I'm a synthesizer furrrEAK)

    Dave Smith used to be a designer for Sequential Circuits, manufacturer of the famed Prophet-series synths (like the Prophet 5), for those who didn't know
     
  5. Lather

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    I played the keyboard for almost 10 years but haven't for a while because I couldn't take it with me when I moved to Ottawa for university. I own a Yamaha PSR-740 and I'm not planning to buy another keyboard ever because this one has everything I need
     
  6. Beyond-the-Clouds

    Beyond-the-Clouds Senior Member

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    I have a Yamaha 1987 model of some kind and an $80 Radio Shack one. I might be in a band soon. Spector and the Boogymen.
     
  7. Orsino2

    Orsino2 Hip Forums Supporter HipForums Supporter

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    First instrument I ever learned was the organ...keyboarded instruments. I love harpsichords.. and rhodes pianos. :D
     
  8. UnspokenThings

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    i use two. one for my right hand which is a roland synth, psr something or other.

    and for the bass i use a cheap old yamaha. new keyboards have midi bass sounds that sound too real and too fake at the same time. so i like the old cheap sound better, played through a 60s valve amp
     
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