KeyboardFreak!!! HELP!!

Lowe_Dawg55 · 04-26-2002, 02:00 PM

I got the Triton Pro-X 88-key. Man, it is so great. I can even plug my guitar to it and play through effects, or I can sing through a mic and sound like anyhting in this world. I'm so excited. You should see the instruction manuals (yes, plural). They are very extensive. It's gonna take me a while to learn this thing.

Lowe_Dawg55 · 04-26-2002, 02:03 PM

another view

Nate · 04-26-2002, 02:06 PM

That's awesome, dude!!! Wondering from the headphones in the pics.... are you running just through headphones right now? Or do you have an amp of some sort?

Lowe_Dawg55 · 04-26-2002, 02:16 PM

It looks small in this pic but it's really huge. It's a bass amp but it's all I got for right now. And it'll kick!

LOWEDAWG55

Nate · 04-26-2002, 02:36 PM

Ahh..... coolness. Bass amps usually work just fine for keyboards, actually.

05-22-2002, 12:21 PM

Gee I wish I had that triton.....what price range is it. I have a yamaha p80 and love it but we are starting to move into a different sound now and would like some more options. the weighted keys are necessary for me.

What is the learning curve like. is it easy to change voices on the spot in the middle of a song, for example....programable?

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Nate · 05-22-2002, 01:31 PM

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Originally posted by Patricia West
Gee I wish I had that triton.....what price range is it.

The 88-key version (like Lowe_Dawg has been describing) runs about $2700.

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I have a yamaha p80 and love it but we are starting to move into a different sound now and would like some more options. the weighted keys are necessary for me.

Although the Triton is a great board, it wouldn't be my first recommendation for you. You mentioned that you were concerned about the learning curve; the Triton is probably one of the most complex boards out there, it would take awhile to learn.

My first recommendation would be the Roland RD-700. It has a wonderful weighted action, as well as a very large soundset and a very simple user-interface. And the best part.... it's only $1800, nearly a grand less than the Triton.

Other boards to consider would be the Roland XV-88 (the board that I own) and the Yamaha S-80 (WAY better than the P-80, and probably the best bang-for-the-buck board out there)

It would help a lot if you could answer a few questions:

1) What is your budget??? (doesn't have to be exact, just give me a $500 range or so)

2) Do you need a sequencer?? In other words, do you need to be able to pre-program accompaniment parts [drum beats, horn riffs, etc] to songs?? Or is everything going to be played live?

3) What kind of music do you play? Are you into the more modern "synthy" stuff, or are you more "traditional" (piano, organ, strings, etc)???

Well... hope I can help!

In His love,
Nate

P.S. It would probably be best to answer these questions in a new thread, Pat.