[quote="CGoodhines"]Figures....I forgot the Korg TR Rack![/quote]
And the Roland Ax7!
My Keyboard Genealogy-What is yours
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adamburgess
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In order...
Yamaha PSR12
Roland E15
Technics KN800
Chappell upright
Fatar Studio 900 (actually heavier than the upright)
Roland U20
Roland U220
Roland D110
Roland D5 (could never program this thing)
Roland XP50
Roland Juno 60 (got this for a steal and regret selling it so much)
Korg Triton
Yamaha P120 (loved it)
Roland XV5050 (MIDI timing was terrible)
Novation controller (worst key bed ever)
(Bought those two for a one week gig - shouldn't have bothered)
Korg Triton Extreme (broken in many ways but can't seem to part with it)
Yamaha CP33 (upgrade to the P120)
MultiMoog (for free!)
Nord Stage 2 88
Korg Kronos (broke a key last night!)
Roland AX Synth
Got an original Korg Trinity here from a friend to replace the floppy drive. (Might see if she'd sell it to me...)
Yamaha PSR12
Roland E15
Technics KN800
Chappell upright
Fatar Studio 900 (actually heavier than the upright)
Roland U20
Roland U220
Roland D110
Roland D5 (could never program this thing)
Roland XP50
Roland Juno 60 (got this for a steal and regret selling it so much)
Korg Triton
Yamaha P120 (loved it)
Roland XV5050 (MIDI timing was terrible)
Novation controller (worst key bed ever)
(Bought those two for a one week gig - shouldn't have bothered)
Korg Triton Extreme (broken in many ways but can't seem to part with it)
Yamaha CP33 (upgrade to the P120)
MultiMoog (for free!)
Nord Stage 2 88
Korg Kronos (broke a key last night!)
Roland AX Synth
Got an original Korg Trinity here from a friend to replace the floppy drive. (Might see if she'd sell it to me...)
: Nord Stage 2 HA88 : Korg Kronos 61 : Korg Kronos 2 73 : MacBook Pro :
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CGoodhines
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Not sure I can remember all of them....and the list is not in order of time:
1- Yamaha Electone (still have it)
2- Roland E-15
3- E-mu Proteus 1
4 E-mu Proteus 2
5- E-mu E64 (Still have it)
6- Akai AX-73
7- Yamaha sy-22 (Still have it)
8- Kawai PHM
9- Korg Trinity Plus (Will have it forever)
10- Korg Trinity 61 (Will have it forever)
11- Korg Triton 61
12- Korg X5D (Still have it)
13- Roland Fantom FA76
14- Yamaha NP30
15- Alesis QX49 (Still have it)
16- Korg Kronos 73 (Will have it forever)
17- Roland V-Synth GT (Will have it forever)
18- Korg MS20mini (Will have it forever)
19- Yamaha Motif XF7
20- Roland Integra-7 (Still have it)
1- Yamaha Electone (still have it)
2- Roland E-15
3- E-mu Proteus 1
4 E-mu Proteus 2
5- E-mu E64 (Still have it)
6- Akai AX-73
7- Yamaha sy-22 (Still have it)
8- Kawai PHM
9- Korg Trinity Plus (Will have it forever)
10- Korg Trinity 61 (Will have it forever)
11- Korg Triton 61
12- Korg X5D (Still have it)
13- Roland Fantom FA76
14- Yamaha NP30
15- Alesis QX49 (Still have it)
16- Korg Kronos 73 (Will have it forever)
17- Roland V-Synth GT (Will have it forever)
18- Korg MS20mini (Will have it forever)
19- Yamaha Motif XF7
20- Roland Integra-7 (Still have it)
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ExcelMusicStudio
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OH Cool ,, I like retro regression..
my first Keyboard,,
1 - Korg M1 ex , SOLD did lots of programming on this & heaps of writing sequencing , then got a M1rex for 16 channels of MIDI , still have this.
2- Korg DW 8000 , SOLD great presence & warmth but a bit noisy ... also had a module ex8000 SOLD with data storage modules. leads , pianos , basses , all had a nice tactile bite. later I regretted selling this as a lot of my old sequences relied on some sounds.
3 - Korg Wavestation R , this opened doors for sound .. real tricky to program. still have this.
4 - Korg T2 ex 76 keys SOLD , main workhorse for studio , power supply blew up with no hope of repair.. ebay...
5 - Casio FZ1 sampler...SOLD primitive but a lot of fun. eventually disk drive quit.. experimented a lot with programming & sampling ,, ummm noises. during repairs they dropped it & it was a write off.
5 - Eps 16 + sampler...SOLD got expanded ,,, "2 megabytes" flash card , well this was fun , & more expansive , got hard drives for it & compiled all my sounds.
6 - ASR 10 sampler SOLD, new library , new sounds new ideas. EPS & ASR library expanded , hard drive quit , & I lost all my hard work.. Hmmm there's a lesson here.
7 - Kawai K3r SOLD additive hybrid synth module , really clean sounding , fun to program.
8 - Kurzweil PC3 SOLD...this was a nice sounding board , but totally alien programming mindset & frustrating elements of operating system... sold it after 6 months of harummphing.
it has the best concert harp sample... the piano good but too compressed & overworked.
9 - Roland RD700 RETURNED, brilliant pianos,, then I noticed the previous owner had worn out the keys with deep grooves & scratches "trenches" , a pervasive problem with the Ivory simulation.. I returned it the next day.
10 Korg Kronos... well what a beast.. still have this & still exploring it's depth.
& that's just the keyboards folks.
my first Keyboard,,
1 - Korg M1 ex , SOLD did lots of programming on this & heaps of writing sequencing , then got a M1rex for 16 channels of MIDI , still have this.
2- Korg DW 8000 , SOLD great presence & warmth but a bit noisy ... also had a module ex8000 SOLD with data storage modules. leads , pianos , basses , all had a nice tactile bite. later I regretted selling this as a lot of my old sequences relied on some sounds.
3 - Korg Wavestation R , this opened doors for sound .. real tricky to program. still have this.
4 - Korg T2 ex 76 keys SOLD , main workhorse for studio , power supply blew up with no hope of repair.. ebay...
5 - Casio FZ1 sampler...SOLD primitive but a lot of fun. eventually disk drive quit.. experimented a lot with programming & sampling ,, ummm noises. during repairs they dropped it & it was a write off.
5 - Eps 16 + sampler...SOLD got expanded ,,, "2 megabytes" flash card , well this was fun , & more expansive , got hard drives for it & compiled all my sounds.
6 - ASR 10 sampler SOLD, new library , new sounds new ideas. EPS & ASR library expanded , hard drive quit , & I lost all my hard work.. Hmmm there's a lesson here.
7 - Kawai K3r SOLD additive hybrid synth module , really clean sounding , fun to program.
8 - Kurzweil PC3 SOLD...this was a nice sounding board , but totally alien programming mindset & frustrating elements of operating system... sold it after 6 months of harummphing.
it has the best concert harp sample... the piano good but too compressed & overworked.
9 - Roland RD700 RETURNED, brilliant pianos,, then I noticed the previous owner had worn out the keys with deep grooves & scratches "trenches" , a pervasive problem with the Ivory simulation.. I returned it the next day.
10 Korg Kronos... well what a beast.. still have this & still exploring it's depth.
& that's just the keyboards folks.
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Songwriter , Lyricist , Music Producer
Korg Kronos 73 , Korg Wavestation SR , Korg M1Rex , Korg A2 Effects , Alesis D4 , Alesis DM5 , Alesis DMpro , Alesis QS4r , Passac Sentient 6 , Roland GP16 , Kurzweil K2000r , Creamware Pulsar , 37 guitars & basses , whacky sense of humour , glass of orange juice.
Songwriter , Lyricist , Music Producer
Korg Kronos 73 , Korg Wavestation SR , Korg M1Rex , Korg A2 Effects , Alesis D4 , Alesis DM5 , Alesis DMpro , Alesis QS4r , Passac Sentient 6 , Roland GP16 , Kurzweil K2000r , Creamware Pulsar , 37 guitars & basses , whacky sense of humour , glass of orange juice.
First, some toys...
Yamaha VSS-100, Casio SK-1, Yamaha PSR-270.
Then a Yamaha CS-50
More assorted toys - some circuit bent, some unmolested.
Alesis QS 7.1
MicroKORG
MiniMoog Model D.
Yamaha VSS-100, Casio SK-1, Yamaha PSR-270.
Then a Yamaha CS-50
More assorted toys - some circuit bent, some unmolested.
Alesis QS 7.1
MicroKORG
MiniMoog Model D.
Korg gear:
2 DDD-1's (one w/ sampling board)
Mini Kaossilator
Mini Kaoss Pad
Korg Flanger
MicroKORG
Electribe ES-1
Electribe ES-1 Mk II
Electribe EA-1
Monotron
2 DDD-1's (one w/ sampling board)
Mini Kaossilator
Mini Kaoss Pad
Korg Flanger
MicroKORG
Electribe ES-1
Electribe ES-1 Mk II
Electribe EA-1
Monotron
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runningman67
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Yamaha A55 home organ.......I was 8 years old
Hammond B300 portable organ.......my work horse.
Arp Oddyssey.......loved it, retro heaven
Roland D10........loved it, lovely warm pad
Roland Juno 106 x2.....hated it, never made a sound that I truly liked.
Korg MS 20.......loved it, gigged to death.
Korg T3 (unsung hero, absolutely beautiful and the start of the Work Station addiction)
Korg RK100........very heavy keytar
Korg O1........poor
Korg Trinity.......average
Korg Triton Studio........loved it
Korg SP250........simple and brilliant piano.
Korg Kronos 73.........the best keyboard I have ever owned.
Hammond B300 portable organ.......my work horse.
Arp Oddyssey.......loved it, retro heaven
Roland D10........loved it, lovely warm pad
Roland Juno 106 x2.....hated it, never made a sound that I truly liked.
Korg MS 20.......loved it, gigged to death.
Korg T3 (unsung hero, absolutely beautiful and the start of the Work Station addiction)
Korg RK100........very heavy keytar
Korg O1........poor
Korg Trinity.......average
Korg Triton Studio........loved it
Korg SP250........simple and brilliant piano.
Korg Kronos 73.........the best keyboard I have ever owned.
The keyboards marked with * are still in my possession
1988 Yamaha PSR home keyboard (don't remember the exact model) - It was a christmas present
~1993 Roland E-70 - Got this one from my father
~1996 Roland E-96 - Also from my father
1998 Yamaha P200 - The first instrument I bought by myself. A very sturdy stage piano which survived dozens of open air gigs
1999 Korg N1 - My first Korg keyboard, but honestly I didn't like it very much. The sounds seemed a bit too digital and cold to me
2001 Kawai MP9500 - Sound and action were amazing compared to the Yamaha P200, but it weighed a ton in the custom built flightcase
2002 Roland VA-7 - Another heirloom from my father
2007 * Kawai MP-5 * - This one survived until today. I think it is one of the most elaborate and reliable stage pianos ever built
2008 * Yamaha Motif XS7 * - One of my favourite keyboards. Superb action and very good sounds. Sadly its usability is no longer state of the art
2011 Korg Kronos 88 - When I first heard of the Kronos and its 9 synth engines I knew I had to buy one of these. Unfortunatly my Kronos had the bouncing keys problem which resulted in sound cutoff and got replaced three times to no avail. As compensation I finally received a...
2013 * Korg Kronos X 88 * - ... which actually works fine. With the update to 3.0 it now got even better. I recently replaced the Kawai MP-5 with the Kronos to see how it performs as master controller.
1988 Yamaha PSR home keyboard (don't remember the exact model) - It was a christmas present
~1993 Roland E-70 - Got this one from my father
~1996 Roland E-96 - Also from my father
1998 Yamaha P200 - The first instrument I bought by myself. A very sturdy stage piano which survived dozens of open air gigs
1999 Korg N1 - My first Korg keyboard, but honestly I didn't like it very much. The sounds seemed a bit too digital and cold to me
2001 Kawai MP9500 - Sound and action were amazing compared to the Yamaha P200, but it weighed a ton in the custom built flightcase
2002 Roland VA-7 - Another heirloom from my father
2007 * Kawai MP-5 * - This one survived until today. I think it is one of the most elaborate and reliable stage pianos ever built
2008 * Yamaha Motif XS7 * - One of my favourite keyboards. Superb action and very good sounds. Sadly its usability is no longer state of the art
2011 Korg Kronos 88 - When I first heard of the Kronos and its 9 synth engines I knew I had to buy one of these. Unfortunatly my Kronos had the bouncing keys problem which resulted in sound cutoff and got replaced three times to no avail. As compensation I finally received a...
2013 * Korg Kronos X 88 * - ... which actually works fine. With the update to 3.0 it now got even better. I recently replaced the Kawai MP-5 with the Kronos to see how it performs as master controller.
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EvilDragon
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Let's see if I can get things in timeline...
As a kid I got a small Casio SA-21, I learned to play my first tunes on that one. Amazing 4-voice polyphony (this is early 90s)! I loved the "Synth Reed" sound.
Fast forward some 8 years, I got a Yamaha PSR-340. An arranger, I know. I didn't quite gel with it since I got interested in synthesis, but it stayed with me for 3-4 years. So after that...
...I traded it for a Korg X5D. I played it a lot, had it while I was in a power metal band, did a lot of programming for it... Those pads are amazing to this day, although a bit glassy sounding no matter what you do to it, seems like it's an inherent sound of AI2 machines (save for 01W, which does sound warmer and not as glassy).
After that, I had a Korg X50 on borrow for a month or so. Didn't like it, so it went back to its owner.
Around that time I got a V-Machine as a gift. Still have it but don't use it much, if nothing else it runs GSi VB3 without a hitch, and some other nice sounding VSTs (SQ8L, for example).
After that, I finally got myself a Kurzweil PC3K8 that I still have today. It was one of the first 5 units to reach Europe
An absolute monster as far as synthesis and especially MIDI control facilities are concerned. Still use it, still get surprised by what it can do.
Swapped my Korg X5D for a Korg NS5R rack unit then. I don't like the half-rack format, so I'm looking at replacing NS5R with an N1R... Any offers?
Then I got a TR-Rack. I just had to. Videos and audio examples from Synthmania fueled the need for that one.
After that, I got a Kawai K5000R from a gentleman in Latvia, via Gearslutz. Amazing machine, that's all I'm going to say. Display backlight is knackered, so it needs replacing. I'm also eyeing the memory expansion for it, too.
Fast forward half a year or so, I got a Roland JD-990. A sublime machine back in the day, and still quite capable even today, I would say. One of rare machines that can do hardsync with samples... So gotta make some noise with it!
Then I got a Roland MKS-70 with PG-800 programmer as a compensation for some work I did. Love it to bits! Sumptuous pads, excellent for soundtrack work. Later got the cartridge for it. Will do the EPROM OS update and perhaps the PWM board upgrade (see Gearslutz) for it at some point.
Several months after that I got a Yamaha FS1R as a compensation for some work I did (again!). Still getting to grips with it, it's a quite complex machine. Thankfully there are editors making it easier to work with it (check out ZeeEdit).
Lastly, I got a Waldorf Blofeld Black. Gotta feed it Licence SL so I can mangle some samples alright! Waiting for an offer/discount/sale on that, perhaps end of this year Waldorf might make it happen?
Everything that I listed I still own, except X5D, PSR-340 and Casio SA-21.
As a kid I got a small Casio SA-21, I learned to play my first tunes on that one. Amazing 4-voice polyphony (this is early 90s)! I loved the "Synth Reed" sound.
Fast forward some 8 years, I got a Yamaha PSR-340. An arranger, I know. I didn't quite gel with it since I got interested in synthesis, but it stayed with me for 3-4 years. So after that...
...I traded it for a Korg X5D. I played it a lot, had it while I was in a power metal band, did a lot of programming for it... Those pads are amazing to this day, although a bit glassy sounding no matter what you do to it, seems like it's an inherent sound of AI2 machines (save for 01W, which does sound warmer and not as glassy).
After that, I had a Korg X50 on borrow for a month or so. Didn't like it, so it went back to its owner.
Around that time I got a V-Machine as a gift. Still have it but don't use it much, if nothing else it runs GSi VB3 without a hitch, and some other nice sounding VSTs (SQ8L, for example).
After that, I finally got myself a Kurzweil PC3K8 that I still have today. It was one of the first 5 units to reach Europe
An absolute monster as far as synthesis and especially MIDI control facilities are concerned. Still use it, still get surprised by what it can do.Swapped my Korg X5D for a Korg NS5R rack unit then. I don't like the half-rack format, so I'm looking at replacing NS5R with an N1R... Any offers?
Then I got a TR-Rack. I just had to. Videos and audio examples from Synthmania fueled the need for that one.
After that, I got a Kawai K5000R from a gentleman in Latvia, via Gearslutz. Amazing machine, that's all I'm going to say. Display backlight is knackered, so it needs replacing. I'm also eyeing the memory expansion for it, too.
Fast forward half a year or so, I got a Roland JD-990. A sublime machine back in the day, and still quite capable even today, I would say. One of rare machines that can do hardsync with samples... So gotta make some noise with it!
Then I got a Roland MKS-70 with PG-800 programmer as a compensation for some work I did. Love it to bits! Sumptuous pads, excellent for soundtrack work. Later got the cartridge for it. Will do the EPROM OS update and perhaps the PWM board upgrade (see Gearslutz) for it at some point.
Several months after that I got a Yamaha FS1R as a compensation for some work I did (again!). Still getting to grips with it, it's a quite complex machine. Thankfully there are editors making it easier to work with it (check out ZeeEdit).
Lastly, I got a Waldorf Blofeld Black. Gotta feed it Licence SL so I can mangle some samples alright! Waiting for an offer/discount/sale on that, perhaps end of this year Waldorf might make it happen?
Everything that I listed I still own, except X5D, PSR-340 and Casio SA-21.
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michelkeijzers
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Organ (don't know the name anymore)
Organ Farfisa Lido (given away)
Kawai K4 (sold)
Korg X5
Yamaha keyboard (sold)
Korg N264
Yamaha SHS10 (keytar, broken)
Korg Triton Extreme
Korg M50
Korg Kronos
GuitarHero (?) Keyboard Keytar
Organ Farfisa Lido (given away)
Kawai K4 (sold)
Korg X5
Yamaha keyboard (sold)
Korg N264
Yamaha SHS10 (keytar, broken)
Korg Triton Extreme
Korg M50
Korg Kronos
GuitarHero (?) Keyboard Keytar
Developer of the free PCG file managing application for most Korg workstations: PCG Tools, see https://www.kronoshaven.com/pcgtools/
80s BBC Computer Music 500 -- beeps with envelopes and that was about it
80s Yamaha DX27 -- couldn't afford a 7
90s Yamaha Clavinova -- gigged till it fell apart -- but still in the attic
90s Yamaha SY35 -- rubbish but still got it and actually used it last week for a rehearsal I could only attend by tube!
00's Had kids...
10's Roland VR700 -- great hammond, crap everything else
10's Walforf Blofeld -- seemed a bargain for what it could do, but had a very cold sound that was difficult to control live
10's Korg Kronos 73. Great of course, except.... for playing the Hammond parts the VR700 was great at.
80s Yamaha DX27 -- couldn't afford a 7
90s Yamaha Clavinova -- gigged till it fell apart -- but still in the attic
90s Yamaha SY35 -- rubbish but still got it and actually used it last week for a rehearsal I could only attend by tube!
00's Had kids...
10's Roland VR700 -- great hammond, crap everything else
10's Walforf Blofeld -- seemed a bargain for what it could do, but had a very cold sound that was difficult to control live
10's Korg Kronos 73. Great of course, except.... for playing the Hammond parts the VR700 was great at.
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psionic311
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1984-86: Roland Juno 106
1988-95: Korg DW8000
2005-06: Roland Fantom Xa
2009-14: Alesis Fusion 6
2010-14: Alesis Fusion 8
2011-14: Alesis Micron
2011-14: Ensoniq VFX-SD
2012-14: Novation X-Station 61
2013-14: Novation Remote 25SL MkI
May 2014: Kronos 61 (I've finally arrived!)
Dec 2014: Alesis Wireless Vortex (fun times)
Having 8 keyboards at the moment is over indulgent, don'cha think?
If I were to start over from scratch, I'd simplify to just these 4, from top to bottom of a 2-tier rack:
Alesis Wireless Vortex -- for flash, hanging off the side
Alesis Andromeda -- for analog and controlling CX3 engine
Korg Kronos 73 -- for piano action
Behringer FCB1010 -- for bass pedals under the keyboards, MIDI triggers
For my non-keyboard duties:
1 electric guitar w/ acoustic emulator -- researching
1 guitar pedalboard -- researching
1 5-string bass -- done
1 TC Helicon VoiceLive3 -- done
1 portable FRFR 2.1 PA w/stage monitors -- done (notice no amps needed)
I like to min/max
1988-95: Korg DW8000
2005-06: Roland Fantom Xa
2009-14: Alesis Fusion 6
2010-14: Alesis Fusion 8
2011-14: Alesis Micron
2011-14: Ensoniq VFX-SD
2012-14: Novation X-Station 61
2013-14: Novation Remote 25SL MkI
May 2014: Kronos 61 (I've finally arrived!)
Dec 2014: Alesis Wireless Vortex (fun times)
Having 8 keyboards at the moment is over indulgent, don'cha think?
If I were to start over from scratch, I'd simplify to just these 4, from top to bottom of a 2-tier rack:
Alesis Wireless Vortex -- for flash, hanging off the side
Alesis Andromeda -- for analog and controlling CX3 engine
Korg Kronos 73 -- for piano action
Behringer FCB1010 -- for bass pedals under the keyboards, MIDI triggers
For my non-keyboard duties:
1 electric guitar w/ acoustic emulator -- researching
1 guitar pedalboard -- researching
1 5-string bass -- done
1 TC Helicon VoiceLive3 -- done
1 portable FRFR 2.1 PA w/stage monitors -- done (notice no amps needed)
I like to min/max