Widjayaman Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 Hello everyone.. glad to found this forum. I'm currently considering to purchase a second keyboard to accompany my Kurzweil Stage piano.. I'm planning to use it live on stage, so I need something thats simple to use and have decent sounds, particularly pads, organs, leads, and electric piano. That also means I dont need any sequencer feature or anything like that. The models I'm considering to get are Yamaha's S03, Alesis's QS6.2, and Roland's Juno-D.. can anyone give me a reccomendation / reviews? Maybe even suggest something else? As you can see I'm under budget so I'm not looking anything too expensive. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delirium Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 the cheapest would be S03,I had once for a moment (470$),quite nice sounds, but very plastic body and action. Plus anty-logical menu. I don't recomend juno-g since it's twice that price, although it has 100 times more features and 100 times nicer sound... ♫♫♫ motif XS6, RD700GX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Widjayaman Posted September 20, 2006 Author Share Posted September 20, 2006 Thanks delirium.. Although what I mean was the Juno-D which is only $100 more brand new. So you're saying that the menus on the S03 were terrible? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delirium Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 you're welcome... Within that price range I'd go with juno-d definitelly. It's not too many options in these keyboards (although juno-d has more then S03) but still I was strugling with yamaha to figure out sinmple things. Roland is known from great, logical menu that you don't need a manual to follow. Also juno-d is a little more solid. ♫♫♫ motif XS6, RD700GX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Schmieder Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 I forget the pricing, but the new Korg X50(?) might be an even better deal. It also has a nice solid chassis, and is easy to carry due to its two end piece "handles". I haven't bothered trying any of these keyboards as low-end ROMplers do not interest me (I'd rather spend money on a real synth), so can't comment on the sounds, but I have read that the Korg derives from the more recent Triton Extreme models, which are fairly impressive with the more layered voices (the raw waveforms to my ears are not as natural as Yamaha's in the Motif series, but I can't remember if the S03 derives from that series or the earlier S80 series). I would say that the Korg unquestionably is the most sturdily built and the easiest to work with (I have played all of them; I simply haven't bothered to run through their entire preset sound banks for an overall impression of the sounds). Eugenio Upright, 60th Anniversary P-Bass, USA Geddy Lee J-Bass, Yamaha BBP35, D'angelico SS Bari, EXL1, Select Strat, 70th Anniversary Esquire, LP 57, Eastman T486, T64, Ibanez PM2, Hammond XK4, Moog Voyager Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delirium Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 Originally posted by Mark Schmieder: Yamaha's in the Motif series, but I can't remember if the S03 derives from that series or the earlier S80 series). S80 series. ♫♫♫ motif XS6, RD700GX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Widjayaman Posted September 20, 2006 Author Share Posted September 20, 2006 Thanks Mark.. I am also looking at that new Korg.. although I dont think I will be using all the features in it.. But the fact that they are based of Tritons does intrique me.. =) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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