What's your favorite keyboard ever?
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Topic: What's your favorite keyboard ever?
Posted By: AerosolKid74
Subject: What's your favorite keyboard ever?
Date Posted: May 24 2010 at 13:27
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I would have to go with the minimoog it finally made keyboardists heard and where would our friend mr wakeman be without it? what do you think? ------------- Prog Rock: Founded on a fundamental misunderstanding of the word virtuoso. |
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Posted By: Repner
Date Posted: May 25 2010 at 17:16
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For me it would have to be the hammond organ. Always had a soft spot for it
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Posted By: Vompatti
Date Posted: May 25 2010 at 17:23
| Casio MT-46, of course. |
Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: May 25 2010 at 17:30
I've only had two: a Korg Poly 61 and a Kawai K1. I have to go for the Kawai for its durability. Now if we're talking other peoples keyboards, the Mellotron.  The first time I heard on in a recording I got goosebumps big time. Oh if I could only have a keyboard that do a good Mellotron. I've got some patches on the K1 that come close in envelope but... ------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened... 
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Posted By: Zebedee
Date Posted: May 25 2010 at 17:35
Synclavier, Fairlight CMI, and Mellotron, yet my dear Roland XV-88 will always have a special place in my heart  -------------  Friendship is like wetting your pants: everyone can see it, but only you can feel its warmth. |
Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: May 25 2010 at 17:42
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The Hammond-Organ; incomparable sound, it can be ferocious, spacey or simply deliver some jazzy/funky grooves. |
Posted By: Triceratopsoil
Date Posted: May 25 2010 at 17:43
| Hohner Clavinet |
Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: May 25 2010 at 17:45
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Posted By: Zebedee
Date Posted: May 25 2010 at 17:50
Actually I prefer this, the Müller Organ (1735) from the Saint-Bavochurch in Haarlem, above the ones I had listed (and I'm proud to have been able to play it, as Händel, Mozart and Mendelssohn have all played it as well). One of the largest and best sounding organs in the world. ------------- Friendship is like wetting your pants: everyone can see it, but only you can feel its warmth. |
Posted By: Epignosis
Date Posted: May 25 2010 at 18:15
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Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: May 25 2010 at 18:21
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Posted By: Ivan_Melgar_M
Date Posted: May 25 2010 at 18:23
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Hammond C3 + Minimoog + Mellotron + ARP Pro Soloist + Steinway Grand Piano.
That's the combo
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Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: May 25 2010 at 18:37
Haha, that's the Tony Banks combo, isn't it?
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Ivan_Melgar_M wrote:Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: May 25 2010 at 18:47
Yeah!!! I had one of those curvy Microsquash thingies and I just coulnd't deal with it.  ------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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Posted By: Triceratopsoil
Date Posted: May 25 2010 at 18:51
Those things are hot |
Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: May 25 2010 at 18:53
I always love this video:
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Posted By: clarke2001
Date Posted: May 25 2010 at 19:35
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There's no such thing as a bad keyboard! ------------- |
Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: May 25 2010 at 19:37
Not true, when my Poly 61 went bad it went really really bad.  ------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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Posted By: clarke2001
Date Posted: May 25 2010 at 19:47
I love my Poly 61, although it's half-dysfunctional. I can't get a decent Clavinet out of it to save my life, but for 80's synthpop, spacey stuff and Kraftwerk sounds...that's it! ------------- |
Posted By: himtroy
Date Posted: May 25 2010 at 20:41
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Hammond Organ. Nothing more satisfying to hear or play. ------------- Which of you to gain me, tell, will risk uncertain pains of hell? I will not forgive you if you will not take the chance. |
Posted By: Finnforest
Date Posted: May 25 2010 at 20:44
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Piano and Church Organ
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Posted By: jammun
Date Posted: May 25 2010 at 22:13
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Keyboards. Ones I've personally owned: the Yamaha Motif. Lust for the sound of: the venerable Mellotron. Biggest Baddest Ass on the planet: the Hammond B-3. Perhaps the most influential: the venerable Mini-Moog. ------------- Can you tell me where we're headin'? Lincoln County Road or Armageddon. |
Posted By: MarkOne
Date Posted: June 21 2010 at 03:22
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There are just too many, I could never make my mind up... Hammond B3/C3 (they are the same thing, of course) MiniMoog Yamaha CS80 Oberheim OB8 Prophet 5 Roland Jupiter8 ARP Odyssey Mellotron (If it would stay in tune/not wear out tapes/not catch fire) Of the keys I actually own/have owned, Korg Prophecy, lovely screaming lead synth, Alesis Fusion, brilliant sounding workstation if you treat it right. Though more and more, I am leaning to Apple Mainstage, and choosing the best virtual recreations of my all time faves (It means I can pack a master keyboard and a laptop and have a rig that would have taken a truck once - I KNOW it's not really the same, but a, I could never afford the above list, and b, through the average rubbish PA nobody will tell a classic 1962 B3 from NI-B4II ------------- Debut Album FANTASY BRIDGE http://www.markonemusic.co.uk/Site/Shop.html" rel="nofollow - Available Now on CD http://www.markonemusic.co.uk" rel="nofollow - MyWebsite |
Posted By: npjnpj
Date Posted: June 21 2010 at 04:14
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Did I miss it, or has the Fender Rhodes really not been mentioned? This then, together with the Hammond B3. |
Posted By: Tursake
Date Posted: June 21 2010 at 05:54
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Hammond B3
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Posted By: Ivan_Melgar_M
Date Posted: June 21 2010 at 17:31
Try a 1984 Casiotone.
Appart from this, I agree, even the cheesy Farfisa can sound great in good hands (check The Doors)
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Posted By: UndercoverBoy
Date Posted: June 21 2010 at 22:04
| Hammond is the masteliest of them all, of course! |
Posted By: himtroy
Date Posted: June 21 2010 at 23:11
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I love my keys. My Hammond L-100 and my Rhodes. ------------- Which of you to gain me, tell, will risk uncertain pains of hell? I will not forgive you if you will not take the chance. |
Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: June 22 2010 at 04:54
Fred Frith uses a Casio 101 on Cheap At Half The Price to good effect. Are we talking the same instrument? Before my Korg, there was this really cheap thing at home, and I don't even remember what it was, destroyed in a house fire. But I got it to make some interesting stuff. Of course I was just fooling around. I think what sparked my interest in keyboards had to be one set of grandparents having a decent functional electric organ at home, two tiers of keys baby as I recall and foot pedals, and the other ones having a kind of dysfunctional antique. ------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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Posted By: warrplayer
Date Posted: June 24 2010 at 21:18
| Kawai k5000s, but then my favorite food is pizza, but I'd get real sick of it if that's all I had to eat for a few days. |
Posted By: Ronnie Pilgrim
Date Posted: June 24 2010 at 21:56
This
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Posted By: WalterDigsTunes
Date Posted: June 24 2010 at 21:58
Hey, watch it! My Casiotone 7000 knows where you live  |
Posted By: pitfall
Date Posted: July 09 2012 at 18:09
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I have a Rhodes, which is fantastic (the Rhodes, not the fact that I own it) but my '69 Wurlitzer 200 is just as good. I always wanted a Minimoog since I was at school, but they have been too expensive or too cronky. Now there is the Macbeth Micromac. Costs as much as a secondhand Voyager - but it has all the sonic muscle and power of the Mini. Check it out on Youtube.
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Posted By: Jim Garten
Date Posted: July 16 2012 at 06:20
I used to own an EMU Vintage Keys, which had some good Mellotron samples, but if you want the true sound without the cost/constant repair bills, this is the beast for you:  http://www.manikin-electronic.com/en/products_memotron.html" rel="nofollow - Memotron (by Manikin Electronic) Not cheap, but a superb digital copy, with the correct feel & look, too (even Edgar Froese is using one these days, which has to be a recommendation)
I'm rather fond of my 1971 Hammond L122 too -------------  Jon Lord 1941 - 2012 |
Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: July 16 2012 at 12:05
Tony Banks! ------------- Crushed like a rose in the riverflow. |
Posted By: Fox On The Rocks
Date Posted: July 16 2012 at 14:49
 A Fender Rhodes would be nice too!------------- 
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Posted By: Fox On The Rocks
Date Posted: July 16 2012 at 14:52
Keep it funky.  -------------
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Posted By: smartpatrol
Date Posted: July 16 2012 at 15:18
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Well, the only one I've used is the Casio CTK-4000, which I've had for about a year and a half now, which is really great. ------------- http://bit.ly/1kqTR8y" rel="nofollow">  The greatest record label of all time! |
Posted By: Gerinski
Date Posted: July 16 2012 at 16:35
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Difficult question, perhaps the Moog, Mini-Moog and Mellotron gave the most distictive sounds in Prog. The Hammond was huge but it was already there before Prog kicked in.
ARPs were also important, as well as Farfisas, the Hohner Clavinet and the Rhodes.
Technologically the Synclavier was a real blast though it was not really a keyboard but a sampler system.
BTW this is a nice video of Pat Metheny showing his Synclavier controlled from his Roland guitar controller in the mid 80's.
Not related to the question but listen to his words in the last minute of the video, most proggers will like them
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Posted By: moogprodigy
Date Posted: July 21 2012 at 23:48
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My micro korg sampler. Because I can sample anything, and it's super light to take to gigs. I just wish it had a monophonic mode for blistering minimoog solos. ------------- My band "Centrifuge" and personal music page "Sven". http://www.centrifugeband.com" rel="nofollow - My band page My personal music |
Posted By: tonewheel1966
Date Posted: August 14 2012 at 14:52
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Hi All Newbie here. I hope it isn't too late to join the thread! Mine would be 1) Hammond B3 2) Kurzweil K2000s 3) Kurzweil Midiboard Pics of mine are here; http://www.flickr.com/photos/vintagekeys1975/ I've just finished the B3 and am trying to learn to program the K2000. The sampler is easy to use though. Best Dave |
Posted By: Jim Garten
Date Posted: August 17 2012 at 10:54
Some very nice pictures there Dave - I like the way you've done the auxilliary controls on the front panel of the B3  Don't fancy attacking a 1971 L122 do you? ------------- Jon Lord 1941 - 2012 |
Posted By: Eria Tarka
Date Posted: August 17 2012 at 18:15
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Hammond
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Posted By: tonewheel1966
Date Posted: August 18 2012 at 07:49
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Thanks Jim. In the 60's and 70's a guy called Bill Beer had a company called Keyboard Products in the States and he built a series of these portablised B3's. His client list was a who's who of rock - the Doors, Dick Sims, Pink Floyd (on which mine is modelled), Kansas, Santana, Fleetwood Mac. They sounded a lot brighter and punchier too. Some of his clients had aux controls right the way across the front. I came across a guy on a forum who owns the one that used to belong to the Doors and he gave me the measurements of the cabinet so that I could, ahem, rip off the design when I portablised mine. I used to own a Hammond L100, nice organ. I sold it to the guy who plays keys for Chris Rea about three years ago. I wish I had kept it though as I have more space now. The reason I've done so much to the B3 is that you soon realise that a stock one does not sound like the one on the record! Back in the good old days there weren't many synths about these guys really customised their organs to get "their sound". Just seen you are also in South of England. What do you want to do to your L100? Dave |
Posted By: Meta
Date Posted: August 23 2012 at 09:19
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The Hammond is awesome and very versatile, but nothing compares to the absolute power and majesty of the Mellotron when used tastefully. ------------- http://www.heavymeta.net" rel="nofollow - Meta's Official Website |
Posted By: Josef_K
Date Posted: August 28 2012 at 07:12
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So many great ones come to mind... Minimoog, ARP Solina, Mellotron, Fender Rhodes, Hohner Clavinet, Hammond B3... As a keyboardist one simply cannot choose. In the end, if I had to pick just one I'd go for the Minimoog. When I first learned how analog synths worked and bought my Moog Little Phatty, I could just sit for hours, turning the knobs some then play a sequence or melody, then turn some more knobs, play some and repeat. ------------- Leave the past to burn, At least that's been his own - Peter Hammill |
Posted By: sinisingh
Date Posted: September 26 2012 at 02:39
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TVS keyboard is my best.
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Posted By: Tom Ozric
Date Posted: October 08 2012 at 01:17
| Favourite keyboard.......... a MELLOTRON. But then there's the classic Minimoog Model D, a Farfisa Professional Duo, and a Hammond C3. A Wurlitzer E-Piano is also very nice, but I play the bass, so what would I know.......... |
Posted By: wilmon91
Date Posted: October 11 2012 at 16:23
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I have limitied knowledge..but maybe Prophet 5! Clannad - Legend is one of my favourite albums and as I've understood, the Prophet 5 is the main synth used on that album.
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Posted By: Dayvenkirq
Date Posted: October 11 2012 at 17:24
| Acoustic grand piano (not one that is good for honky-tonk). However, if the keyboard has to be electric, ... then it has to be a keyboard that simulates the sound of an acoustic grand piano. Great for performing written music, improvisation, and WRITING music. |
Posted By: Stomach Cheese
Date Posted: October 22 2012 at 06:59
| I got a super cheap miniKorg from my dad a while back and that thing is the smooth sounding synth I have ever played. I see why the Gorillaz prefer them |
Posted By: progbethyname
Date Posted: October 22 2012 at 09:27
hey man. This was a really cool demonstration and thank you so much. Really dig 'Alien.' Love that soundtrack hardcore. Anyway, very cool man and I think I've got more respect now for the versitillity of the Prophet 5 now. :)------------- Gimmie my headphones now!!! 🎧🤣 |
Posted By: King Manuel
Date Posted: November 06 2012 at 03:54
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Posted By: SaltyJon
Date Posted: November 06 2012 at 20:55
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I play bass, but I have a soft spot in my ears for a nicely distorted Lowrey organ.
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Posted By: Polymorphia
Date Posted: December 04 2012 at 18:53
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Ondes Martenot! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0aflcF0-ys |
Posted By: progbethyname
Date Posted: December 04 2012 at 19:22
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I am starting to really did the Kurtzweil 4000. Martin Orford used it in the album DARK MATTER. ------------- Gimmie my headphones now!!! 🎧🤣 |
Posted By: awaken77
Date Posted: December 10 2012 at 02:51
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My favourite keyboard is Hammond organ. dreaming to have one. I have Kawai MP6 digital piano with decent simulation of Hammond , but it's Leslie sim sucks, especially on fast setting |
Posted By: Miketherockstar
Date Posted: January 23 2013 at 20:39
| I have to say, I just bought a Korg Kronos 88 weighted. I am absolutely in love with it. (even though it is in the shop right now for a bad PC board). I have used many different keyboards over the years, this is just one impressive instrument. |
Posted By: ProgMetaller2112
Date Posted: January 23 2013 at 21:21
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I have to go with the Minimoog and Hammond Organ that's more than one
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Posted By: Sumdeus
Date Posted: January 24 2013 at 02:57
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yeah Hammond for organs and Moog for synths, I also really love the sound of a harpsichord, mainly because it sounded really magical in this song to me growing up ------------- http://sumdeus.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow - Sumdeus - surreal space/psych/prog journeys |
Posted By: ShipOfFools
Date Posted: January 24 2013 at 04:58
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The Korg Macro-Synth. I got it for Christmas, and am having a lot of fun playing around with it.
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Posted By: The Neck Romancer
Date Posted: January 29 2013 at 17:26
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There's a very special place in my heart for the Fender Rhodes. ------------- 
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Posted By: nescafe726
Date Posted: February 08 2013 at 01:16
| I own a Yamaha PS-20 and it did well in my song. |
Posted By: troyboy79
Date Posted: February 27 2013 at 18:47
| Ensoniq ASR10 |
Posted By: Einsetumadur
Date Posted: February 27 2013 at 18:58
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------------- All in all each man in all men |
Posted By: synthguy
Date Posted: March 11 2013 at 11:57
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Wow this is a tough one. As far as boards I own, I'd have to say the Korg DW8000 for its lush analog sound. Followed closely by the Korg M1 for it's digital clarity. ------------- Wearing feelings on our faces when our faces took a rest... |