felix Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 For several years now, we've nominated and voted on Keyboard of the Year. Here's the old thread: Keyboard of the Year thread Keyboard of the Year thread So what are your nominations for 2005? (This should be a lively one - maybe now that 5 years have passed we'll have some perspective that we didn't then.) Here are a few that, from what I can tell, were released in 2005: Alesis Fusion Dave Smith Instruments PolyEvolver Keyboard Korg OASYS Moog Voyager Rack Roland GW7 Roland RD300SX/RD700SX Yamaha S90ES All suggestions are welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Bryce Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 PEK. dB ==> David Bryce Music • Funky Young Monks <== Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanker. Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 I think the Nord Stage came out in mid '05 A ROMpler is just a polyphonic turntable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Benhamou Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 Oooh, tough one. PEK for return to analog. Oasys for demonstrating the immense power possible in hardware. S90es for all around killer gigging board. Ian Benhamou Keyboards/Guitar/Vocals [url:https://www.facebook.com/OfficialTheMusicalBox/]The Musical Box[/url] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Grace Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 So what are your nominations for 2005? (This should be a lively one - maybe now that 5 years have passed we'll have some perspective that we didn't then.) I wonder if we'll finally have a discussion about the OASYS that's based on its merits and not its price. Best, Geoff My Blue Someday appears on Apple Music | Spotify | YouTube | Amazon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felix Posted February 26, 2010 Author Share Posted February 26, 2010 PEK. dB Of course, you're not at all biased ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfD Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 Korg OASYS. While I couldn't bring myself to buy one, I saw it as the first, self-contained KB workstation/studio. PD "The greatest thing you'll ever learn, is just to love and be loved in return."--E. Ahbez "Nature Boy" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mogut Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 I thought you were just on 2006! -Greg Motif XS8, MOXF8, Hammond XK1c, Vent Rhodes Mark II 88 suitcase, Yamaha P255 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Grace Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 Korg OASYS. While I couldn't bring myself to buy one, I saw it as the first, self-contained KB workstation/studio. I made a major upgrade to my studio just months before the OASYS was announced. I had spent around $14,000 IIRC, almost double what the OASYS cost. I had invested heavily in virtual instruments, blazingly fast hard drives, and a maxed-out, high-end computer; and I had spent at least a month to install the software, wire the hardware and set everything up. At the time, I was also struggling to get everything to be stable. Later, after about two years of computer problems, I eventually discovered that I had bad RAM all along. I lost both time and data because of the bad RAM; but after I replaced it, my troubles went away. The OASYS gave me a good case of buyer's remorse because straight out of the box, it did most of what my system did and at a fraction of the cost. It was a lot more portable too. My system had turned out to be a real time pit. I can't begin to count the days I wasted setting up, troubleshooting, and maintaining it. If the OASYS had been out when I upgraded my system, I could have purchased it instead. I would have started making music right away instead of a month later and kept on making music without troubleshooting and maintenance issues. From my point of view it was a real shame that so many people attacked Korg for how expensive the OASYS was. Compared to my system, it was a deal! If Korg had released a successor to the OASYS that was as competitive with my current system as the old OASYS had been with my former system, I would have seriously considered buying it instead of spending over $8,000 to buy another computer and upgrade my software, along with another month of my time to set it up. But since that option doesn't exist, I know I made the best choice this time around -- and my current setup is a lot more stable than the last one was too. Best, Geoff My Blue Someday appears on Apple Music | Spotify | YouTube | Amazon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felix Posted February 26, 2010 Author Share Posted February 26, 2010 I certainly view this list differently than I would have back then. Interesting that my impression of OASYS is affected by the fact that there's never been a successor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Grace Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 That's interesting, Felix. In what way has your impression of OASYS been affected? As for me, the two keyboards that blew me away back then were the PEK and the OASYS; and those are the two I would vote for today. Best, Geoff My Blue Someday appears on Apple Music | Spotify | YouTube | Amazon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felix Posted April 14, 2011 Author Share Posted April 14, 2011 I thought you were just on 2006! Yeah, somehow I skipped 2005 and went straight to 2006. Time to maybe get 2005 wrapped up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felix Posted April 14, 2011 Author Share Posted April 14, 2011 That's interesting, Felix. In what way has your impression of OASYS been affected? As for me, the two keyboards that blew me away back then were the PEK and the OASYS; and those are the two I would vote for today. Best, Geoff When OASYS debuted, so much of reaction was tied to price. Granted, OASYS was expensive so price deserved to be part of the conversation, but as all of us who were participating in the forum then know, there were many other valid discussion points. Especially now with the release of Kronos, There's definitely something to OASYS' role in keyboard history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felix Posted April 14, 2011 Author Share Posted April 14, 2011 Quick bump - any other nominations before I start the runoff poll? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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