My Keyboard Genealogy-What is yours

JPWC · Post by **JPWC** » Mon Apr 11, 2011 2:08 am

I’ve been playing and buying keyboards and equipment for 35+ years.

Stuff I’ve owned and now miss (never sell anything!);

Wulizer e200, still have a couple of tines
Fender Rhodes,
Farfisa Mini Compact Organ, I took it apart.
Moog Prodigy, I throw it away, at a dump.
Moog MicroMoog,
Moog MiniMoog,
Korg Poly800,
Korg Prophecy,
Alesis micron,
Alesis QS6,
Roland MC-505,
Roland SP-606,
Korg TritonLe,
Korg 01W/fd, traded for an acoustic guitar & a AKG 414
Yamaha QY-10,
Yamaha QY-20,
Korg ER-1,
Korg AR-1,
Roland XV2020,
Roland JV880,
Oberheim Matrix1000,
Kawai K1r, only had 1 cool patch

My current setup;

Yamaha DX100,
Casio CZ101,
Korg M1, need’s a new battery
Roland D50,
Korg Wavestation,
Roland Fantom X7,
Korg Karma, I finally got a band to play my songs
Korg microKorg, midi’ed from Nord Lead 2x
Korg microX,
Clavia Nord Lead 2X, patched to; Boss CE-20, RE-20, SL-20, DD20,
Roland JP8000,
Roland V-Synth,
Yamaha CS-1x,
Yamaha MO-6,
Korg M361,
Yamaha Motif XS-6,
Korg SV-173,
Roland GW-8,
Roland Fantom G7,
Assess Virus-TI Snow, midi’ed from Gaia
Kurzweil PC361,
Korg Pa500,
Roland SH01 Gaia,
Korg microSTATION, midi’ed from Fantom G
E-Mu ESi-32
Stylophone
Stylophone Beat
Korg KO-1 Kaossilator,
Korg KO-1PRO Kaossilator Pro, patched to KP-3
Korg Kaoss Pad 2
Korg Kaoss Pad 3
Korg EMX-1,
Korg ESX-1,
Korg Monotron, patched to a EHX Cathedral
Roland HPD-10,
Roland Pad-5,
Roland PMA-5,
Yamaha AN-200,
Yamaha DX-200,
Yamaha Tenori-on, patched to a Boss R7
Yamaha QY-70,
Yamaha QY-100,
Yamaha SU-10,
Apple iPad, with the midimobilizer and lots of apps.

Stuff I want;

Korg Kronos, hopefully this year
Korg Monotribe,
Roland Jupiter-80, maybe next year
Waldorf Blofeld Keyboard
Korg microKorg XL
Arturia Origin Keyboard
Roland AX-Synth
Access Virus TI keyboard
Roland V-Synth GT
Roland MV-8800
Clavia Nord Wave
Yamaha Tyros4

I’ve considering trading in the Fantom X7 and Motif XS6 for a Motif XF7, but I am afraid I’ll miss them.

JimH · Post by **JimH** » Mon Apr 11, 2011 3:07 am

Wow, JPWC, where do you keep it all?

Devnor · Post by **Devnor** » Mon Apr 11, 2011 4:25 am

It all started with a Roland electric piano and Arp Axxe I bought at the local pawn shop. Been thru quite a bit of gear since but my last board was the wonderful Hammond XK3C. Looking forward to Kronos and Jupiter 80.

JPWC · Post by **JPWC** » Mon Apr 11, 2011 5:28 am

JimH, I have a two car garage, separate from the house. I converted it into a project studio. I also have recording equipment;

Korg D3200
2/ Alesis ADAT XTs
Roland BR-800
Sony PCM-d50
Apple 27"iMac, ProTools, Digital Performer, & Bias Peak

Rack effects (Reverbs, EQ's Compressor/limiters and a Mackie 32ch 8 bus. with a collection microphones.

I need air coditioning, but I probably get the Kronos.

Rosen Sound · Post by **Rosen Sound** » Mon Apr 11, 2011 6:09 am

I wish i was one of the guys with the huge list...

My genealogy:
M audio Keystation 88-es with logic pro EXS24 sampler (yeah... i know.. not so great...)
Upgraded to triton classic ProX (loved and missed)
Downsized but kept the triton with a korg karma
kurzweil micropiano to make up for the bad triton piano
Korg radias because buying a moss board for more money seemed ridiculous
Sold karma cause it was just messing up too much
sold triton cause needed to fund -
Triton extreme 61 for 800 bux (what a deal!) still using and i WILL NEVER sell it. THIS is a beast of a board. As you can see, I'm a diehard triton user. Its my humble opinion that the triton can smoke 95% of any other boards, and if it cant, then there's sampling.. I get TONS and TONSSS of boards here in my home shop repairing keyboards, of course i get to mess around with different boards all the time. none of them compare even close.
Only things that have EVER came here and impressed me even a little bit
- Roland JV-2080 with SRX orchestra
- Roland RD-700
also, mechanically speaking, the tritons (excluding karma) has the BEST interior design by FAR. Roland has the absolute worst. It's noooo surprise to me that most boards that come in are rolands.

Edits: Spelling and kurzweil

krazy78 · Post by **krazy78** » Mon Apr 11, 2011 8:28 am

from 1988 to present

GEM FANTOM
ROLAND EP-9E
KORG M1
TECHNICS KN5000
kORG X5DR
KORG TRITON CLASSIC, MOSS EXB
KORG PA-80
KORG SP200
KORG MICROKORG
KORG TRITON EXTREME
KORG KAOSS PAD 2
ROLAND VS2400
YAMAHA MOTIF ES RACK
ROLAND HP305

current setup

KORG TRITON CLASSIC, MOSS
KORG TRITON EXTREME
KORG X5DR
KORG KAOSS PAD 2
KORG MICROKORG
ROLAND VS2400
ROLAND HP305
YAMAHA MOTIF ES RACK

billysynth1 · Post by **billysynth1** » Mon Apr 11, 2011 12:06 pm

Wow JPWC, i'm impressed.

This is an excellent thread and i will contribute soon...i might also add costings over the years...have to think back over 35yrs

Nice read so far

Regards
Billy

Zeroesque · Post by **Zeroesque** » Mon Apr 11, 2011 1:41 pm

McHale wrote:
Zeroesque wrote: I'll be interested to see if anyone shares my opinion of the Triton.
I don't. I love my Triton Pro and bought it new with all expansion options same day. Up until the Kronos being announced, I owned 2 configured identically. I can get patches out of the Triton I can't get out of anything else. I created a piano patch using stock samples and the EXB-PCM08 .pcg file that I still prefer over my M3 or M50 in a live setting. The filters seem more aggressive and the keybed is still my favorite of all synths. On other forums it's popular to rip on the Triton and I could care less. I'm selling my M3 for the Kronos. I'm not selling the Triton. Never will. At worst, it'll still be the best controller I could get.

Yeah, I know a lot of guys get great sounds out of it, and I eventually warmed up to it in the form of the Triton Studio. I just didn't see the original Triton as being worth switching to from the Trinity. I think a lot of people do that w/ successive generations of tech...skip one and such. Actually, that's a good question: did you have a Trinity (especially a V3) at the time you bought your first Triton?

McHale wrote:I also disagree LARGELY on your assessment of the DW-8000. I'd take that over a DX7 any day of the week.

-Mc

This has me confused...when did I say I wanted a DX7? I still own and like the DW8000. I would take just about any digital/hybrid synth over the DX7.

McHale · Post by **McHale** » Mon Apr 11, 2011 2:14 pm

Zeroesque wrote:did you have a Trinity (especially a V3) at the time you bought your first Triton?

I passed on the Trinity. I played plenty of them and don't remember why I didn't buy it. But I did not have the Trinity first. I have played plenty of Trinities since buying my Triton and I prefer the Triton still.

Zeroesque wrote:This has me confused...when did I say I wanted a DX7? I still own and like the DW8000. I would take just about any digital/hybrid synth over the DX7.

I just mentioned the DX7 because the DX7 has a reputation of being this awesome classic synth and everybody and their little sister seems to think it's awesome. The comment was more or less for everyone reading the thread.

Zeroesque · Post by **Zeroesque** » Mon Apr 11, 2011 2:47 pm

McHale wrote:
Zeroesque wrote:did you have a Trinity (especially a V3) at the time you bought your first Triton?
I passed on the Trinity. I played plenty of them and don't remember why I didn't buy it. But I did not have the Trinity first. I have played plenty of Trinities since buying my Triton and I prefer the Triton still.

Gotcha. They are very closely related in tech and sound and it probably wouldn't have made much difference in my music or musicianship which one I had owned.

McHale wrote:
Zeroesque wrote:This has me confused...when did I say I wanted a DX7? I still own and like the DW8000. I would take just about any digital/hybrid synth over the DX7.
I just mentioned the DX7 because the DX7 has a reputation of being this awesome classic synth and everybody and their little sister seems to think it's awesome. The comment was more or less for everyone reading the thread.

Oh, I see...that was just a weird jump for me. Yeah, I wouldn't even take a free DX7 now other than to sell it immediately. They clearly have their place in synth history, but like you, I was never a fan.

nitecrawler · Post by **nitecrawler** » Mon Apr 11, 2011 6:17 pm

3 or 4 Wurlitzers, (one was blonde the rest black)
Hammond M(?) tiny hammond with no drawbars and single keyboard.
Mini-Moog, still got this one, and it works great.
Korg Poly 800, first introduction to Korg. Gave to brother.
Kawai K4, gave to friend.
O1Wpro-FD, gave to young player.
Wavestation EX, still have.
Trinity plus, love the keyboard on this one, still have.
Karma, still have and like.
Oasys76, still have and Love.
Roland A90-EX, great controller, still have.
EMU Audity 2000, still have.

Runnin the Oasys thru Pro-Tools 8 LE and Reaper, w/ M box and M audio midi-sport 2x2, for recording. Other gear, like Oberheim cyclone,strummer,drummer; Alesis drummer and analogue audio gear that I rarely use these days.

Live I run thru a Motion Sound KBR 3D, which I love, although I don't use the rotary horn much. The CX3 engine in the Oasys with its Leslie sims does the trick for my stuff.

Wants:.....maybe the Kronos 73 so I can leave the Oasys in the studio full time and retire the Roland A90-EX. I'm still learning curve with DAW recording and the Oasys, so maybe not on any new gear for a year or so.

thekeymaster · Post by **thekeymaster** » Mon Apr 11, 2011 6:45 pm

Ok my list from the beginning of my playing (1982) to now..

I'm not so precious about my equipment,most of the time I buy it for what I need it to do and then move it on.Only a couple of items I really miss,will let you guess what they are.Quite a modest list compared to some on here,plus looking back I never really ventured away from the big three.

Yamaha PS-3( Ahh the memories,tinkle tinkle)
Roland Juno 106 ( My first proper synth! )
Casio CZ101
Yamaha DX 21
Roland D-50 (awesome)
Roland MC-500
Roland R-8
Yamaha TX81z
Yamaha SY99 (my fave Yam keyboard for many a year)
Yamaha TG500
Yamaha RM50
Korg M1R
Korg Wavestation SR
Roland JV1080
Roland XV5080 (great workhorse)
Roland XP-60
Roland XP-80
Roland A90EX (I loved this controller)
Korg Triton
Korg Triton Studio
Novation Supernova 2 ( superb piece of kit )
Roland Fantom X8
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Korg OASYS 76 (err ,the dogs .......,if you are getting a Kronos you will understand)
Roland Fantom G7

My set up is now simplified,with just the G7 and OASYS at present.Any other bits and pieces I would put together in a computer then either sample sections for live work or just use the DAW for recording.I'm tempted to get the KRONOS 88 as I miss the piano keyboard feel and length,plus it weighs less than my O76.

Its not until you list stuff when you realise just how much you have spent over the years!!

Some of you guys seriously have wayyyyyyyy too much disposable income,you could open up your very own Synth museum if you had kept hold of it all.

KapnKrunch · Post by **KapnKrunch** » Mon Apr 11, 2011 7:27 pm

Arp 2600 (man, I wish I still had this one!)
Fender Rhodes "Suitcase" Piano (suitable for apes to carry)
Yamaha DX7
Wurlitzer Baby-Sh*t Brown Electric Piano
RMI Keyboard
Arp Omni
Alesis Quadrasynth+ Piano (still have)
Alesis QS6.1 (still have)
Korg M3 (sold for Kronos)
Korg M50 (still have)

Sina172 · Post by **Sina172** » Mon Apr 11, 2011 9:26 pm

jimknopf · Post by **jimknopf** » Mon Apr 11, 2011 9:31 pm

With a Rhodes Mk I at the bottom, you will get by with about everything

Just joking