Vaylos Posted June 28, 2006 Share Posted June 28, 2006 Well, my old Yamaha PSR-520 (older 61key synth) is dying on me. (after 10 years of faithful service) And I get a nice paycheque next week, so I'll have enough windfall to grab a new keyboard. I don't want to spend much over 200 clams, so I was thinking either the Korg K61, or possibly an Xboard 61 at the upper limit (which I froogled, and found for $249 as an extreme upper limit). Nothing uber-fancy. Thing is, the K61 apparently comes with a softsynth which I remember reading includes VST w/ midi support: an M1 LE package. Anyhoo, I'm leaning toward the K61. I hear the Xboard 61 has some good keyboard feeling though. And the Xboard has key aftertouch, but not sure how the K61 compares.(not that I need aftertouch, but it'd be a nice bonus) So, anyone used either of these keyboards yet? Are they even on the market yet? Think they're relatively new *ponder* Comments and opinions would be appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesXIIC Posted June 29, 2006 Share Posted June 29, 2006 If you want a decent MIDI controller and aren't too bothered about having tons of knobs I'd recommend the M-Audio Keystation 61ES. It's semi-weighted and I feel the action is nice. I don't know why everyone is so up about the Radium as I used one at University and it wasn't at all bad but I prefer the 61 keys and feel of the Keystation. Plus it's USB so you don't need a MIDI interface though that should pretty much be a standard nowadays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoozer Posted June 29, 2006 Share Posted June 29, 2006 I have the Xboard 49 myself. If the action of the Korg boards borrows from the Triton Le, it's not really a recommendation. The Xboard has semi-weighted keys which feel rather nice, and the display works pretty well in informing you. Also, a big difference is that the Xboard has 16 rotary knobs, while the Korg has 2 or so. In that case, the Xboard wins. With the Xboard you get Proteus LE included - the M1 is, after all, a 16-year old synthesizer with old samples. Your PSR will sound more realistic, and the Proteus will, too. Bigger library. edit: it looks like the Korg doesn't have a key transpose option on the machine itself. Score another for the E-mu. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaylos Posted June 29, 2006 Author Share Posted June 29, 2006 That settles it then. EMU Xboard 61 it is heh. Thanks for the responses. *prepares to shell out $250 next week* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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