what is the cheapest small keyboard you can buy?

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 5:36 am

Eh, he said pretty clearly that he wanted a cheap small thing (under $100) that has sonds built in and fits on a desk that he can plug into an amp. He linked to a baldwin on the first page but wanted smaller. I don't think he was looking for analog at all, and I highly doubt if he was, he'd find it in an under $100 package.

Calm down dear, it's just a commercial

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 5:39 am

In fact, if you read the title of the thread..."What is the cheapest small keyboard you can buy?"

Says it all really.

william · Post by **william** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 5:43 am

Nick wrote:Eh, he said pretty clearly that he wanted a cheap small thing (under $100) that has sonds built in and fits on a desk that he can plug into an amp. He linked to a baldwin on the first page but wanted smaller. I don't think he was looking for analog at all, and I highly doubt if he was, he'd find it in an under $100 package.

Calm down dear, it's just a commercial

well, does he want new? old? vintage? are built in speakers important? multiple voices? editable patches?

if he wants just some old goofy keyboard, id go to some pawn shops and thrift stores.

i know the analog thing was a tangent.

Mages · Post by **Mages** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 6:17 am

william wrote:analog is a reason to buy something when that something is an analog synth.

exactly. analog modeling is about as crap as tube modeling. like, very much so.

Mages · Post by **Mages** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 6:19 am

Nick wrote:I don't think he was looking for analog at all, and I highly doubt if he was, he'd find it in an under $100 package.

sure you can, all those 80s casios are as analog as you can get. they are readily available in thrift shops, garage sales, etc...

suede · Post by **suede** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 6:21 am

mage wrote:
william wrote:analog is a reason to buy something when that something is an analog synth.
exactly. analog modeling is about as crap as tube modeling. like, very much so.

I have a Korg R3, it sounds okay, but nothing compared to the mopho...I decided to keep the R3 mainly for the vocoder and as a controller for the mopho...as for the cheapest smallest keyboard under 100 dollars, I think an old casio porta sound would do the trick...

edit: portasound is actually yamaha...

william · Post by **william** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 6:23 am

thanks, mage!

i found a bunch of cheap stuff on ebay just by doing basic keyword searches. try "casiotone" "casio keyboard" "kids keyboard" "portasound" "yamaha synth" etc.

suede · Post by **suede** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 6:23 am

mage wrote:
Nick wrote:I don't think he was looking for analog at all, and I highly doubt if he was, he'd find it in an under $100 package.
sure you can, all those 80s casios are as analog as you can get. they are readily available in thrift shops, garage sales, etc...

beat me to it...actually I might have one laying around somewhere...

Mages · Post by **Mages** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 7:10 am

I actually still have my casio vl-1 that I got when I was like 6.

incredibly enough, it is actually a fully functional analog synth. ok, maybe not fully functional but it has a sequencer and you can program different voices AND it has a calculator!

Mages · Post by **Mages** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 9:55 am

ok, wuuuut