illusion Posted November 29, 2001 Share Posted November 29, 2001 im interested in learning to play the piano/keyboard. i figured for the holidays id get me an entry level keyboard to mess around with. i was looking at Roland.. yet i dont know what is the best for me. im not looking to break the bank.. basically, i want to know what the differences between an Arranger Keyboard (EM-15) and a Contemporary Keyboard (EM-20) are. any help would be greatly appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbyjoe Posted November 29, 2001 Share Posted November 29, 2001 hi illusion, welcome! i'm not too sure exactly about the difference in the 2 roland keyboards you're looking at, but go to www.rolandus.com and you can find there. my first keyboard was actually a roland e-35, something similar to one of the ones you're looking at now. it also depends on what you want to do - just learn to play chords and record some little things, or get into classical/technical stuff. if you want to do the former, the rolands are a good start. the sounds are quite good and they have beats/accompaniment that will help you create your own songs. i held onto mine for about 3 years and it did me well. a weighted keyboard (where the keys are similar to a piano), as opposed to a synth-action keyboard has a much higher price. like i said, the rolands are a good place to start and will even help you understand things like midi and some basic sequencing (recording). hope this helps pray for peace, k "Consider how much coffee you're drinking - it's probably not enough." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illusion Posted November 29, 2001 Author Share Posted November 29, 2001 thanks! ill look into them more.. and try to make sense of all this! heh. search is my friend as i try to get a grasp on all the technical jargon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illusion Posted November 29, 2001 Author Share Posted November 29, 2001 i think a 61 key keyboard might be too small to play even some simple songs.. but the price range to move up to a bigger one is huge! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Byrdman Posted November 29, 2001 Share Posted November 29, 2001 Originally posted by illusion: i think a 61 key keyboard might be too small to play even some simple songs.. but the price range to move up to a bigger one is huge! Well of course one person's huge is Doanld Trump's pin money so I don't know how much you can afford. But, make sure you look at some real music stores before buying. You'll be surprised at the range of prices you can find for a given model. A lot of consumer stores have quite decent entry level keyboards but for the same money you could get something significantly better in a music store - or you could get the same unit for significantly less. If you are prepared to play through headphones or a stereo system for starters, you can also look at some boards that you can use for gigging when you get to that stage. You can't really do that with a portable keyboard, even though some of them have quite decent sounds, because they usually only have headphone outs and the noise levels are too high when you hook them into a PA. Besides, people tend to snicker. (I own a portable keyboard myself though which is great for parties) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfjunkie Posted November 29, 2001 Share Posted November 29, 2001 Originally posted by illusion: i think a 61 key keyboard might be too small to play even some simple songs.. i don't think that's true. on an 88-key acoustic piano, the upper & lower octaves aren't used that much. of course there are exceptions. try a 61-key at your local music store, you may find that it's plenty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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