Winter NAMM 2012 News
This keyboard has over 500 voices that can be tweaked to give a ton of tones from this thing. Some are great and some are just OK, but all could be usable for certain situations. The one I use the most is the Yamaha Portable Grand voice, which sounds very convincing as a baby grand for coming out of a cheaper electronic keyboard. There are a ...
I like the built in speakers. They sound good, and having them makes it so that I can set it up in the house between gigs, and always have a 'piano' to hop to quickly when the mood strikes. Im happy with choosing to go with this for my band, we all enjoy it and I take it home and play for the kids with it and try to teach them some stuff as well.
Everyone needs a great personal digital piano at home even if your are just learning this one will help you along the way fine. You could have some trouble finding one though unless someone on Craig list or eBay has one for sale because its an older model and no longer made by Casio. But im sure there are some online somewhere because people nev...
Overall, it doesn't come with an A/C adapter or USB cable. Instead, Yamaha offers the "survival kit". However, I think these are two basic accessories that should be included. I also think the 5w speakers need to be beefed up a little bit. They were a little quiet for some sounds, though they are intended for practice and not performance and th...
It's probably not easy to seek out the Yamaha PSS-130, and I'm not sure it's worth it. It's kind of fun to mess around with because of the cheese ball sounds, but I can't see myself making any kind of serious music with this. Of course that's not to say that someone else can't find some creative value to it, so if you come across one like I di...
I like the cheesiness of the sound (for lack of a better word). I've heard these sounds and others like them used on lo-fi recordings with good results, and I've also heard them used on major label records as a nice contrast to a full-bodied sound. I won't say that this is something to learn how to play on, nor is it an acceptable alternative to...
The Suzuki Omnichord OM100 can produce some sounds that I haven't heard on any other instrument. Much of this has to do with the make up of Omnichord's in general, as this one isn't too much unlike the other one that I've used, a OM27. The sounds are dream like and quite awesome when used appropriately. It's also great that you can use this a...
While certainly more than cheesy, I actually really like the sounds that the Casio MT-45 has. Of course it’s all in it’s own quirky way, but you can built your own little song all right here. It’s a lot of fun to lay down and beat and use the bass and arpeggio to beef up whatever you’re playing on top of it. I’ve yet to incorporate this in an...
The Conn Electric Band is a really cool, vintage all in one workstation. Of course keyboards like this have come a very long way, but there's a lot to be said about these earlier models as they have cheesy sort of sounds that can provide something that isn't really taken into account in more modern keyboard workstations. It's got vibe and char...
As far as I know, the Casio SK-1 is one of the first of it’s kind in terms of being a sampling keyboard. It’s a lot of fun to play around with, but for what I do I’m not sure it has any real musical value. Beyond the sampler, the built in sounds that it has are pretty cheesy, but I guess they are kind of cool in their own way, although I could...
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