stoken6 Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 Inspired by the "one keyboard only" thread, I came to the conclusion that I wouldn't be happy with just one board. But possibly two? My nomination would be: - Kronos 61 for the decent synth action and all-round sonic ability - Yamaha CP4 for great action and AP voice, not too heavy. That's versatile too - take just the Yamaha on lounge/solo piano gigs, the Kronos to jam nights/informal rehearsals, and both to band gigs. I would just miss out on a waterfall action for organ playing. I would welcome your thoughts. Cheers, Mike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CEB Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 Depends on the gig. Personally due to some minor packrattting I can play different boards for different gigs. There is no one answer. This summer for the 10 piece I'm taking out the S90xs (because I like it and it is paid for) and XK33c/vent rig (ditto). For the pop band I will use the Kronos 88 and FA-06 combo( no need for organ).... If it ever ships I would love to have a Virus TI but the Kronos blew up my budget. I'm never buying anything again. "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...
Danny Linguini Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 #1 would still be my CP4. #2, I really don't know for sure. I've always been pretty budget-conscious (prior to the CP4, that is) and size- and weight-conscious, so my boards have always been 'enough to get by'. I'm assuming that for this hypothetical, money would be no object, in which case I still don't really know. I liked what my M50 was able to do as my second board -- fairly easy to program splits and layers, multiple arpeggios and all that fun stuff -- but programming sounds I found to be much less intuitive (as I've found with every board since my old Roland D-10). Maybe there's a gap in my brainial function or something, but messing with tone creation to any great depth has somehow eluded me all these years. I mean, I can tweak the basic envelopes and tonal elements, but anything more complex than that remains beyond my comprehension. (I.e., I was absolutely awe-struck watching a video of Vince Clark whipping up the coolest sounds with a couple of flicks of the knobs on some analog modeling synth.) I'm also terrible at accounting, and I'm convinced those two are somehow related; but I digest... So my #2 board would have to be something with all the functionality of the M50, plus an interface that provided sound programming for idiots so I could maybe replicate all those cool analog synth effects from the 70's and later without pulling what little is left of my hair out. But to qualify, for what I'm doing right now (and expect to be doing for the rest of my music days), I'd be quite content with just the CP4. D-10; M50; SP4-7; SP6 I'm a fairly accomplished hack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delaware Dave Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 Mojo and Forte in an inverted V configuration. 57 Hammond B3; 69 Hammond L100P; 68 Leslie 122; Kurzweil Forte7 & PC3; M-Audio Code 61; Voce V5+; Neo Vent; EV ELX112P; GSI Gemini & Burn Delaware Dave Exit93band Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Muscara Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 Grand piano and Hammond organ. Double duh. "I'm so crazy, I don't know this is impossible! Hoo hoo!" - Daffy Duck "The good news is that once you start piano you never have to worry about getting laid again. More time to practice!" - MOI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allan_evett Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 Kronos 61 and CP4 is a good combination; it's been a core rig for me in several instances. While I've taken out an S90XS lately for a Pink Floyd tribute/pop band, I could make the CP4 cover the bottom tier synth stuff in a pinch; plus there's always the option to MIDI control the Kronos from the CP. So if two keyboards was it, the CP4 / Kronos 61 combination would be my choice. 'Someday, we'll look back on these days and laugh; likely a maniacal laugh from our padded cells, but a laugh nonetheless' - Mr. Boffo. We need a barfing cat emoticon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delaware Dave Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 I'm never buying anything again. 57 Hammond B3; 69 Hammond L100P; 68 Leslie 122; Kurzweil Forte7 & PC3; M-Audio Code 61; Voce V5+; Neo Vent; EV ELX112P; GSI Gemini & Burn Delaware Dave Exit93band Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElmerJFudd Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 I'm sure most giggers will agree 88/76/73k weighted action downstairs. 61k synth action upstairs. Only one really needs the big guns. So I'd say.... Kronos 6 or PC3A6 up top. And downstairs either PX-5S or CP4. Or you could go Kronos 8 or Forte down stairs and a XK-3c, VR-09, or if you're not that hot for organ maybe FA-06 or Jupiter 50 up top. If you've just come into your inheritance maybe Kronos 6 up top and Forte or Stage 2 downstairs. Although, I think these two in particular are very different boards. Or if piano action is the priority and weight a non issue, maybe an MP11 below. Yes of course, if you don't travel to gigs - acoustic grand and a B3 or CS-80 or a VV EP some crazy modular, etc etc. Yamaha CP88, Casio PX-560 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RABid Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 Kronos 2 73 on bottom. Virus TI2 on top. This post edited for speling. My Sweetwater Gear Exchange Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Havu Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 PC88 on bottom, K2000 or 2500 on top. Hardware Yamaha MODX7, DX7, PSR-530, MX61/Korg Karma/Ensoniq ESQ-1 Behringer DeepMind12, Model D, Odyssey, 2600/Arturia Keylab MKII 61 Software Studio One/V Collection 9/Korg Collection 4/Cherry Audio/UVI SonicPass/EW Composer Cloud/Omnisphere, Stylus RMX, Trilian/IK Total Studio 3.5 MAX/Roland Cloud Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cedar Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 For my purposes (jazz, blues, funk bands - nothing that needs complicated patches), I'm pretty content with what I own: CP4 Hammond xk1c Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gg22 Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 Kronos 2 73 on bottom. Virus TI2 on top. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennyray Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 Kronos 2 88 and Hammond Sk1 or XK3 for blues band Kronos 2 88 and Nord Electro 5 for Top 40 band Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-string-man Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 If I were gigging, an SK1 above a PX-5s. If it were for home use, a B3/A100 and an MP 11. SSM Occasionally, do something nice for a total stranger. They'll wonder what the hell is going on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
area51recording Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 Already there.......Nord E361 over a Px5s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spazzkey Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 Grand piano and Hammond organ. Double duh. you got it and if you have to go somewhere to play that don't have them - stage2 and sk1... gig: hammond sk-1 73, neo vent, nord stage 2 76, ancona 34 accordion, cps space station v3 home: steinway m, 1950 hammond c2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Williams Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 Hmm. For the "one keyboard" I went with a Kurz, or possibly a 9' Baldwin. If a man can dream: keep the 9' Baldwin, and add a 30 rank pipe organ. I'll get by on 3 manuals (Swell, Great, Choir) plus AGO pedals and lots o' pistons. I don't want to be greedy. -Tom Williams {First Name} {at} AirNetworking {dot} com PC4-7, PX-5S, AX-Edge, PC361 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cphollis Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 I seem to use the same rig over and over again: Nord Piano 2 below, Nord Electro 4D above. No, I'm not playing in a band that requires any synths -- just AP/EP sounds, big organ and a handful of samples. The rig is light, solid, sounds good and looks decent on stage. No complaints here. Want to make your band better? Check out "A Guide To Starting (Or Improving!) Your Own Local Band" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainUnderpant Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 61 key waterfall action on top with 9 sliders and control knobs and any 88 weighted on the bottom. Quality beds on both is then the only other requirement. Having a VST setup minimizes requirements. My current solution to the above requirements StudioLogic VMK-161 Organ Yamaha S90XS Yamaha S90XS, Studiologic VMk-161 Organ Small/powerful (i7, 32GB, M.2 SSD) PC controlled by 10" Touch Screen Cantabile, Ravenscroft 275, Keyscape, OPX-II, Omnisphere 2, VB3, Chris Hein Horns, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenElevenShadows Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 I suppose it would be a Korg MS-20 and some sort of electro-mechanical jack of all trades keyboard like a Nord. Ken Lee Photography - photos and books Eleven Shadows ambient music The Mercury Seven-cool spacey music Linktree to various sites Instagram Nightaxians Video Podcast Eleven Shadows website Ken Lee Photography Pinterest Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoken6 Posted April 6, 2015 Author Share Posted April 6, 2015 Grand piano and Hammond organ. Double duh. Wot no Rhodes? Wurly? Analog monosynth? Mellotron? Clav? Hang on, where's that "18 keyboards" thread? Cheers, Mike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TechEverlasting Posted April 6, 2015 Share Posted April 6, 2015 Two PC3K8s - Okay, maybe one PC3K8 plus either a Kronos 61 or a Jupiter 80. Can I have three? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richforman Posted April 6, 2015 Share Posted April 6, 2015 If I were only allowed to have two keyboards, I think I'd get divorced. Rich Forman Yamaha MOXF8, Korg Kronos 2-61, Roland Fantom X7, Ferrofish B4000+ organ module, Roland VR-09, EV ZLX12P, K&M Spider Pro stand, Yamaha S80, Korg Trinity Plus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Losendoskeys Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 Kronos 73 and Hammond SK2 Yamaha CP70B;Roland XP30/AXSynth/Fantom/FA76/XR;Hammond XK3C SK2; Korg Kronos 73;ProSoloist Rack+; ARP ProSoloist; Mellotron M4000D; GEM Promega2; Hohner Pianet N, Roland V-Grand,Voyager XL, RMI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorayM Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 Two PC3K8s On the subject of multiple Kurzes... [video:youtube] "If your keyboard player has more keyboards than this, he's a wanker" North Haverbrook - Godsticks - SoundCloud Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanL Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 If money were no object, I'd have a Kronos2 88 or a Motif XF8 and an SK2. I'm pretty happy with my FA08/SK1 73 combo right now. I like a 3rd board (Ultranova) for my Floyd band but the 2 boards covers everything else. With some more creative splits/layers I could probably make the 2 board setup work with the Floyd band as well. I'm only using the 'nova on a few songs but it does those sounds REALLY well. Live: Korg Kronos 2 88, Nord Electro 5d Nord Lead A1 Toys: Roland FA08, Novation Ultranova, Moog LP, Roland SP-404SX, Roland JX10,Emu MK6 www.bksband.com www.echoesrocks.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Nightime Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 I'd probably go with what I already have Yamaha MM8 on bottom (Great feel, good sound, easy to use live), Hammond SK2 on top. Although, I haven't yet checked to see how well the SK2 would fit on the top tier "In the beginning, Adam had the blues, 'cause he was lonesome. So God helped him and created woman. Now everybody's got the blues." Willie Dixon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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