biguglyman Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 Hey people. Crossover from the bass lowdown forum. I need a keyboard that I can split and play bass lines with my left hand and piano/organ stuff with my right. I have a cheap Yamaha that can do that now. What I need is something where I can pan the two voices to separate channels/outputs and send the left hand to my bass amp and the right to my keyboard amp. Any suggestions would be helpful but please consider the budget too. Hopefully no more than $200-$300. Thanks "There's not enough bass in the mix unless the first three rows are having involuntary bowel movements." http://www.myspace.com/biguglyman_bass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnotherScott Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 Yamaha NP-V60 or NP-V80. The V80 has some upgraded sounds and other features, but both will do what you want. Maybe this is the best place for a shameless plug! Our now not-so-new new video at https://youtu.be/3ZRC3b4p4EI is a 40 minute adaptation of T. S. Eliot's "Prufrock" - check it out! And hopefully I'll have something new here this year. ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CEB Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 With you budget a good option may be a used piece of proline gear. I've done what you are asking with an Ensoniq KS-32. Tons of keyboards will do this. But used gear can be a crap shoot if it breaks. "It doesn't have to be difficult to be cool" - Mitch Towne "A great musician can bring tears to your eyes!!! So can a auto Mechanic." - Stokes Hunt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clausan Posted September 22, 2010 Share Posted September 22, 2010 Another option would be a sound module you can control from your keyboard via MIDI. Most modules have extra output jacks and they are cheaper than keyboards. Check this one out: http://cgi.ebay.com/EMU-Proteus-2000-Excellent-condition-/170540578661?pt=Keyboards_MIDI&hash=item27b502b765 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CEB Posted September 22, 2010 Share Posted September 22, 2010 That is good solution. For a short while I used a 360 Systems Midi Bass which I sent to a bass amp while every thing else went to my Normal Keyboard Rig. I decided I was not gaining much by doing so and sent everything to my KB rig which had 2 3-way cabs with 15" bottom drivers. "It doesn't have to be difficult to be cool" - Mitch Towne "A great musician can bring tears to your eyes!!! So can a auto Mechanic." - Stokes Hunt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clausan Posted September 22, 2010 Share Posted September 22, 2010 Here's a 360 Systems Midi Bass for $69.99 http://cgi.ebay.com/MIDI-BASS-Rack-Mount-360-Systems-Sound-Module-USED-/380270060096?pt=Keyboards_MIDI&hash=item5889dca240 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnotherScott Posted September 22, 2010 Share Posted September 22, 2010 Here's a 360 Systems Midi Bass for $69.99 http://cgi.ebay.com/MIDI-BASS-Rack-Mount-360-Systems-Sound-Module-USED-/380270060096?pt=Keyboards_MIDI&hash=item5889dca240 The problem with simply adding a module to his existing setup (for the purpose of left hand bass with its own independent output) is that it's not enough for him to be able to trigger the sound module's bass sound from his current setup, he also has to be able to prevent his right hand sound from also triggering the sound module, and he also has to prevent his left hand from also triggering the keyboard's internal sound. Maybe this is the best place for a shameless plug! Our now not-so-new new video at https://youtu.be/3ZRC3b4p4EI is a 40 minute adaptation of T. S. Eliot's "Prufrock" - check it out! And hopefully I'll have something new here this year. ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CEB Posted September 22, 2010 Share Posted September 22, 2010 The 360 seemed really good in the day but I haven't had that thing in YEARS. I don't know how well it would stack up now. My 360 was not a rack unit, it was a box and that was back around circa 1987. "It doesn't have to be difficult to be cool" - Mitch Towne "A great musician can bring tears to your eyes!!! So can a auto Mechanic." - Stokes Hunt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biguglyman Posted September 22, 2010 Author Share Posted September 22, 2010 The problem with simply adding a module to his existing setup... ...is my current keyboard does not have midi. I guess I could use two different keyboards but it's hard enough for me to keep track of what my hands are doing on one. "There's not enough bass in the mix unless the first three rows are having involuntary bowel movements." http://www.myspace.com/biguglyman_bass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonglow Posted September 24, 2010 Share Posted September 24, 2010 :D :D :D http://www.synthtopia.com/content/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/vax77.jpg "We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing." - George Bernard Shaw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeT156 Posted September 25, 2010 Share Posted September 25, 2010 Good one! Mike T. Yamaha Motif ES8, Alesis Ion, Prophet 5 Rev 3.2, 1979 Rhodes Mark 1 Suitcase 73 Piano, Arp Odyssey Md III, Roland R-70 Drum Machine, Digitech Vocalist Live Pro. Roland Boss Chorus Ensemble CE-1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluzeyone Posted September 25, 2010 Share Posted September 25, 2010 I'm glad to see left hand bass players are still around. We're a dying breed man! With your budget, your not going to beat casio boards. I played the WK line for a long time working on a budget myself. Easy to split and assign right left for channel control and with some tweaking you can get the patches to sound sweet. Night after night they can take a pounding. Keys start getting weak after YEARS of gigging and that just means its time to bring some super glue to the jobs just incase. As far as bang for the buck, your not going to beat them. "A good mix is subjective to one's cilia." http://hitnmiss.yolasite.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biguglyman Posted September 28, 2010 Author Share Posted September 28, 2010 Anybody know if this will do what I want it to do? Casio WK210 "There's not enough bass in the mix unless the first three rows are having involuntary bowel movements." http://www.myspace.com/biguglyman_bass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnotherScott Posted September 28, 2010 Share Posted September 28, 2010 Anybody know if this will do what I want it to do? Casio WK210 All the Casio manuals are online http://www.casio.com/support/manuals/ Maybe this is the best place for a shameless plug! Our now not-so-new new video at https://youtu.be/3ZRC3b4p4EI is a 40 minute adaptation of T. S. Eliot's "Prufrock" - check it out! And hopefully I'll have something new here this year. ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biguglyman Posted September 28, 2010 Author Share Posted September 28, 2010 Thanks for the link. Looked it over and it does not look like it will do what I need. Seems like such a simple thing I don't see why it has to be such a pain to find what I need. "There's not enough bass in the mix unless the first three rows are having involuntary bowel movements." http://www.myspace.com/biguglyman_bass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnotherScott Posted September 28, 2010 Share Posted September 28, 2010 Thanks for the link. Looked it over and it does not look like it will do what I need. Seems like such a simple thing I don't see why it has to be such a pain to find what I need. It isn't that common a feature on low-cost boards. And in your price range, there aren't a lot of choices to begin with. I'm not familiar with the Casio WK series, but in their Privia PX pianos, you have to go to the top model (PX-3) to get that feature. One other nice thing about the Yamahas I mentioned is that it is actually a fairly decent feeling keyboard for piano playing, compared to the other things you'll find at their price range. Maybe this is the best place for a shameless plug! Our now not-so-new new video at https://youtu.be/3ZRC3b4p4EI is a 40 minute adaptation of T. S. Eliot's "Prufrock" - check it out! And hopefully I'll have something new here this year. ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biguglyman Posted September 29, 2010 Author Share Posted September 29, 2010 The Yamaha NP-V60 or NP-V80 look like a good bet. Now I just gotta pry the $$$ away from my tight-fisted accountant (wife). "There's not enough bass in the mix unless the first three rows are having involuntary bowel movements." http://www.myspace.com/biguglyman_bass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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