Hello, I'm a beginner at playing keyboard and I want to buy a new synth for a beginner. I want a synth because I wanna have a wider range of sounds, but nothing too complicated. I saw this synth that looks interesting: http://www.thomann.de/gb/emu_longboard.htm But people say it's not really good and it's more like a toy. You can hear it here: Sadly that's all I can afford, but why do people say bad things about it? Should I get it, I mean I'm a beginner and it sounds ok to me...
Hey, Ice! First of all, welcome to the forum! My suggestion would be that since you are a beginner, you really want to get something as inexpensive as possible yet gives you the most features for the price. Is there a music store around you that may have this keyboard in stock so that you can play around with it? If not, I would still go and talk to the keyboards guys there and get their take on your situation and suggestions. Also, you may want to check out M-Audio. They provide excellent keyboards and synths at great prices. You definitely get more than you pay for with that brand. http://www.m-audio.com/products/en_us/Venom.html Good luck on your search and keep us posted on what you decide!
Check out this site. read the reviews in the blog section. http://bestmidikeyboards.com/top-5-midi-keyboards
Hi Ice I bought Roland Juno Di for around 600 and all things considered I'm happy with it. It has alot of great sythn sounds and it's very easy to use. It's not a sequencer though. It is also only 12lbs and the construction seems descent. I really couldn't afford anything more though. Good luck!
