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Korg or Yamaha
A great piano player told me that he always gets Yamaha over Korgs because
their sound is so much closer to a real piano. Is this true? He also said that the action is better. Is the weighted keys, and hammer action just as good on a Korg as it is on a Yamaha? I really want to get a synthesizer soon, so I want to make up my mind. Would you trust an internet company to mail you one? I can save on taxes. Thanks for the help |
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song writer wrote:
A great piano player told me that he always gets Yamaha over Korgs because their sound is so much closer to a real piano. Is this true? He also said that the action is better. You should ask on rec.music.makers.piano, or just use Google to search the usenet archives. This comes up all the time. But the only opinion that matters is yours. Go listen to each critically. For me headphones really highlight the shortcomings of digital pianos. But in a pop context, the shortcomings are assetts: the piano sound is 2-dimensional, so it leaves more valuable sonic space for important things like the bass drum and crunchy rhythm guitar 8^). Is the weighted keys, and hammer action just as good on a Korg as it is on a Yamaha? Good depends on you. IME Korg is a bit heavier than Yamaha, which is a bit heavier than Roland. This may be good to you, or bad to you. The new Casios are supposed to be pretty good too. I really want to get a synthesizer soon, so I want to make up my mind. Would you trust an internet company to mail you one? I can save on taxes. Sure. But you really want to play them before you decide. You can probably force yourself to adjust to almost anything, but you owe it to yourself to spend some time kicking the tires on a bunch of differnet models to see what fits you physically, and the sound that inspires you the most and fits the style you play. They're all good, and they're all different. Henry. Thanks for the help |
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song writer wrote:
A great piano player told me that he always gets Yamaha over Korgs because their sound is so much closer to a real piano. Is this true? He also said that the action is better. You should ask on rec.music.makers.piano, or just use Google to search the usenet archives. This comes up all the time. But the only opinion that matters is yours. Go listen to each critically. For me headphones really highlight the shortcomings of digital pianos. But in a pop context, the shortcomings are assetts: the piano sound is 2-dimensional, so it leaves more valuable sonic space for important things like the bass drum and crunchy rhythm guitar 8^). Is the weighted keys, and hammer action just as good on a Korg as it is on a Yamaha? Good depends on you. IME Korg is a bit heavier than Yamaha, which is a bit heavier than Roland. This may be good to you, or bad to you. The new Casios are supposed to be pretty good too. I really want to get a synthesizer soon, so I want to make up my mind. Would you trust an internet company to mail you one? I can save on taxes. Sure. But you really want to play them before you decide. You can probably force yourself to adjust to almost anything, but you owe it to yourself to spend some time kicking the tires on a bunch of differnet models to see what fits you physically, and the sound that inspires you the most and fits the style you play. They're all good, and they're all different. Henry. Thanks for the help |
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In addition to what Henry said, if you are a 'real' pianist you might want
to consider buying the piano action keyboard controller that has the best feel to you and then getting a synth module that has the most realistic piano sound to you. Make sure you try them out together for the best match. In addition to the Yamaha and Korg check out Kurzweil and especially the new Roland Fantom X series. I just got the Fantom XR module and it has really impressive acoustic piano sounds. Go to this link and click the 'Launch Product Demo' for some samples : http://www.rolandus.com/products/det...id=Fantom%2DXR Best of luck! John L Rice "song writer" wrote in message ... A great piano player told me that he always gets Yamaha over Korgs because their sound is so much closer to a real piano. Is this true? He also said that the action is better. Is the weighted keys, and hammer action just as good on a Korg as it is on a Yamaha? I really want to get a synthesizer soon, so I want to make up my mind. Would you trust an internet company to mail you one? I can save on taxes. Thanks for the help |
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In addition to what Henry said, if you are a 'real' pianist you might want
to consider buying the piano action keyboard controller that has the best feel to you and then getting a synth module that has the most realistic piano sound to you. Make sure you try them out together for the best match. In addition to the Yamaha and Korg check out Kurzweil and especially the new Roland Fantom X series. I just got the Fantom XR module and it has really impressive acoustic piano sounds. Go to this link and click the 'Launch Product Demo' for some samples : http://www.rolandus.com/products/det...id=Fantom%2DXR Best of luck! John L Rice "song writer" wrote in message ... A great piano player told me that he always gets Yamaha over Korgs because their sound is so much closer to a real piano. Is this true? He also said that the action is better. Is the weighted keys, and hammer action just as good on a Korg as it is on a Yamaha? I really want to get a synthesizer soon, so I want to make up my mind. Would you trust an internet company to mail you one? I can save on taxes. Thanks for the help |
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"song writer" wrote in message ... A great piano player told me that he always gets Yamaha over Korgs because their sound is so much closer to a real piano. Is this true? He also said that the action is better. I recently bought a new keyboard and am a piano player by trade. I tried them all and decided to buy a Yamaha S90. Its essentially a Yamaha Motif without all the automatic bells and whistles. The action is a bit heavy (just the way I like it). The sound IMO, is much better than the Korgs. Rolands were never in the running because I think they sound somewhat synthetic. OK, they all sound synthetic, but the Rolands even more so. The suggestions above are right on the money. Go out and check them all out yourself. I have a feeling you'll walk away with the Yamaha. Check out Stephen St. Croix's article in Mix a few months back. He chose the Korg because he felt it was easier to use, but the Yamaha won hands down for sound. Personally I don't have a problem with using the Yamaha, YMMV. CA |
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"song writer" wrote in message ... A great piano player told me that he always gets Yamaha over Korgs because their sound is so much closer to a real piano. Is this true? He also said that the action is better. I recently bought a new keyboard and am a piano player by trade. I tried them all and decided to buy a Yamaha S90. Its essentially a Yamaha Motif without all the automatic bells and whistles. The action is a bit heavy (just the way I like it). The sound IMO, is much better than the Korgs. Rolands were never in the running because I think they sound somewhat synthetic. OK, they all sound synthetic, but the Rolands even more so. The suggestions above are right on the money. Go out and check them all out yourself. I have a feeling you'll walk away with the Yamaha. Check out Stephen St. Croix's article in Mix a few months back. He chose the Korg because he felt it was easier to use, but the Yamaha won hands down for sound. Personally I don't have a problem with using the Yamaha, YMMV. CA |
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On 11/22/04 12:44 AM, in article ,
"song writer" wrote: Thanks to all of you for your excellent feedback. I was shopping a little more today, and I get a little more confused each time. Now I realize that I want not only the weighted key feel, but also the hammer action of the keyboard. That is a very important quality for the keyboard to have. However, the salesmen said I will not get the hammer action on synthesizer workstations like Yamaha, Rolland, or Korg, but only the weighted keys. On the other hand, the hammer action works great on the digital keyboards. Sigh... Since I plan on writing music and recoding the synthesizer workstations are the route I should take. I can't see myself spending more money for a sequencer box at this point. However, I do want that nice acoustic piano sound, along with the other timbers that the synthesizers offer. So my questions is this: does the Yamaha offer the hammer action on it? I hope I'm not making a pest out of myself. I love, and I mean love the piano. I have been trying to teach myself for years, and now I am finally getting the hang of it. I also dabble in guitar. Music is my love. I am a flash/web designer by trade, but music is my long lost passion. Thanks |
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On 11/22/04 12:44 AM, in article ,
"song writer" wrote: Thanks to all of you for your excellent feedback. I was shopping a little more today, and I get a little more confused each time. Now I realize that I want not only the weighted key feel, but also the hammer action of the keyboard. That is a very important quality for the keyboard to have. However, the salesmen said I will not get the hammer action on synthesizer workstations like Yamaha, Rolland, or Korg, but only the weighted keys. On the other hand, the hammer action works great on the digital keyboards. Sigh... Since I plan on writing music and recoding the synthesizer workstations are the route I should take. I can't see myself spending more money for a sequencer box at this point. However, I do want that nice acoustic piano sound, along with the other timbers that the synthesizers offer. So my questions is this: does the Yamaha offer the hammer action on it? I hope I'm not making a pest out of myself. I love, and I mean love the piano. I have been trying to teach myself for years, and now I am finally getting the hang of it. I also dabble in guitar. Music is my love. I am a flash/web designer by trade, but music is my long lost passion. Thanks |
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IMO the yamahas have the most-piano like action, if that is what you want,
while the Kurzweils (K and PC series, but not the SP series) have the most piano-like sound. jb "song writer" wrote in message ... On 11/22/04 12:44 AM, in article , "song writer" wrote: Thanks to all of you for your excellent feedback. I was shopping a little more today, and I get a little more confused each time. Now I realize that I want not only the weighted key feel, but also the hammer action of the keyboard. That is a very important quality for the keyboard to have. However, the salesmen said I will not get the hammer action on synthesizer workstations like Yamaha, Rolland, or Korg, but only the weighted keys. On the other hand, the hammer action works great on the digital keyboards. Sigh... Since I plan on writing music and recoding the synthesizer workstations are the route I should take. I can't see myself spending more money for a sequencer box at this point. However, I do want that nice acoustic piano sound, along with the other timbers that the synthesizers offer. So my questions is this: does the Yamaha offer the hammer action on it? I hope I'm not making a pest out of myself. I love, and I mean love the piano. I have been trying to teach myself for years, and now I am finally getting the hang of it. I also dabble in guitar. Music is my love. I am a flash/web designer by trade, but music is my long lost passion. Thanks |
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Although i'm a Korg user I do find
Yamaha's Piano to sound best and the action too. You can find that the weight changes from heavy for the lower notes to light for the higher notes.. that's how it is for a real piano too. So i guess the action is more accurate. "reddred" wrote in message ... IMO the yamahas have the most-piano like action, if that is what you want, while the Kurzweils (K and PC series, but not the SP series) have the most piano-like sound. jb "song writer" wrote in message ... On 11/22/04 12:44 AM, in article , "song writer" wrote: Thanks to all of you for your excellent feedback. I was shopping a little more today, and I get a little more confused each time. Now I realize that I want not only the weighted key feel, but also the hammer action of the keyboard. That is a very important quality for the keyboard to have. However, the salesmen said I will not get the hammer action on synthesizer workstations like Yamaha, Rolland, or Korg, but only the weighted keys. On the other hand, the hammer action works great on the digital keyboards. Sigh... Since I plan on writing music and recoding the synthesizer workstations are the route I should take. I can't see myself spending more money for a sequencer box at this point. However, I do want that nice acoustic piano sound, along with the other timbers that the synthesizers offer. So my questions is this: does the Yamaha offer the hammer action on it? I hope I'm not making a pest out of myself. I love, and I mean love the piano. I have been trying to teach myself for years, and now I am finally getting the hang of it. I also dabble in guitar. Music is my love. I am a flash/web designer by trade, but music is my long lost passion. Thanks |
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I don't think either Korg or Yamaha will sound and play better than
Roland RD or A-series keyboards. In fact, there is one on e-bay right now: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...sPageName=WDVW I'd seriously consider looking into it. The one listed on ebay will accept several synth boards as well: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...sPageName=WDVW I didn't care much about either Korg or Yamaha's piano sounds, nor did I like the action at all. The A90 feels very, very close (action-wise) to the real thing and it offers just about any midi controller feature you'd ever need. Good luck. Mirek song writer wrote in message ... A great piano player told me that he always gets Yamaha over Korgs because their sound is so much closer to a real piano. Is this true? He also said that the action is better. Is the weighted keys, and hammer action just as good on a Korg as it is on a Yamaha? I really want to get a synthesizer soon, so I want to make up my mind. Would you trust an internet company to mail you one? I can save on taxes. Thanks for the help |
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