Hardware Musical Keyboards: compare prices for your home recording studio
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My keyboard is my whole studio band. I have made recordings that sound as if I hired top musicians, and that's only due to the flexibility of MIDI. For the most part, I record into a MIDI sequencer so I can edit and change the sounds.
On the keyboard side, the most important factors are: MIDI connectivity, velocity (touch) sensitivity, a sustain pedal jack, modulation for slides and other effects, aftertouch for vibrato, and, of course, the number of keys. I wouldn't use a keyboard with less than 61 keys, since I record a lot of piano parts.
With sounds for keyboards and sound modules, it is hard to quantify what units have better or worse sound. This is a subjective thing. Nowadays, the sounds are more realistic, even in consumer keyboards. Important factors are: maximum polyphony -- the number of voices that can play simultaneously, quantity of sounds, what internal reverbs and effects the unit has, and how much editing it allows you to do.
Yamaha Tyros 2
The new Yamaha Tyros2 is a never-ending source of inspiration – for playing, recording, learning, creating and performing. The richly expressive, authentic sounds and the powerful, dynamic rhythms get your creative juices flowing like no other instrument.
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Casio WK-3800 76 Key Digital Keyboard Workstation
The WK-3800 76 Key Musical Keyboard with touch response, allows you to select up to 894 tones that include orchestral sounds, synthesized sound and more. The Auto Accompaniment that will allow you to simply play a chord and the corresponding rhythms, bass and chord parts play automatically. A big LCD screen graphically shows you fingerings, keyboard keys to be pressed, and notes, making keyboard play more informative and enjoyable than ever before.
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Korg Pa50
Whether using the Pa50 as a songwriting station or as a back-up band, you can always be sure that its performance will be truly musical. The new Pa60 combines enhanced sequencing functions, powerful performance features, comprehensive arranging tools and impeccable sound quality.
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Casio CTK-900 61-Key Portable Keyboard
Casio's newest portables utilize the high performance Zpi sound source to deliver the most realistic piano, organ, and synth sounds, plus a huge library of built-in tones, rhythms, and DSP settings. These powerful instruments feature an on-board sequencer and a mixer, for unmatched creative possibilities, plus powerful built-in speakers to take your performance to the next level. These keyboards are ideal for home/project studio use, open-mic performance, education/classroom applications, or simply for pure musical enjoyment.
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Yamaha PSR-E213 Portable Keyboard
The PSRE213 features 375 natural sounding voices, including Stereo Grand Piano, 361 XGlite voices, 12 drum kits and a sound effect kit. The PSRE213 also has 100 accompaniment styles and 102 built-in songs. Use the Portable Grand button to instantly call up an authentic stereo grand piano sound. The instrument also has a rich Reverb effect that adds concert-hall ambience to any performance. The Yamaha Education Suite feature makes learning and practicing music more fun than ever before.
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