Hi guys, I know *a lot* about guitars, but I dunno s**t about keyboards and I really really need some advices.
Here it is the problem. I am going to accomplish the dream of a lifetime: having my own rehearsal room. Such a luxury!
I want to equip it with a *resident* digital keyboard for start playing it a little but also with the purpose of having a good quality instrument that will do the job for future musicians coming to play with me.
I was considering buying something from Clavia Nord given that it seems they are the average good quality all purposes keyboards I see on stages. I mainly enjoy the organs and electric pianos sounds, but for sure some good acoustic piano sounds would be handy, and for sure some synths would not bother.
I am searching in the second hand market: can't afford to buy it new.
Tho I have many doubts.
First question: would you choose a waterfall or a weighted keyboard? What is more eclectic? Personally, since I am not a piano player I have more fun with waterfall (it feels "easier" for my not educated fingers), but maybe a true keyboardist would choose a hammer action (and adapt himself to play organs with that).
Second question: searching in the used market I see I could afford a stage 2 (no ex) or electro 4 or 3 (but no synth Lead sounds there, ofc). How big is the difference - *soundwise* - between those instruments and the latest generation (stage 3 and electro 5)? Demos doesn't help: one can't really perceive the difference from that. I guess only real experience can tell if the differences are marginal or not.
Thanks for your suggestions!
Here it is the problem. I am going to accomplish the dream of a lifetime: having my own rehearsal room. Such a luxury!
I want to equip it with a *resident* digital keyboard for start playing it a little but also with the purpose of having a good quality instrument that will do the job for future musicians coming to play with me.
I was considering buying something from Clavia Nord given that it seems they are the average good quality all purposes keyboards I see on stages. I mainly enjoy the organs and electric pianos sounds, but for sure some good acoustic piano sounds would be handy, and for sure some synths would not bother.
I am searching in the second hand market: can't afford to buy it new.
Tho I have many doubts.
First question: would you choose a waterfall or a weighted keyboard? What is more eclectic? Personally, since I am not a piano player I have more fun with waterfall (it feels "easier" for my not educated fingers), but maybe a true keyboardist would choose a hammer action (and adapt himself to play organs with that).
Second question: searching in the used market I see I could afford a stage 2 (no ex) or electro 4 or 3 (but no synth Lead sounds there, ofc). How big is the difference - *soundwise* - between those instruments and the latest generation (stage 3 and electro 5)? Demos doesn't help: one can't really perceive the difference from that. I guess only real experience can tell if the differences are marginal or not.
Thanks for your suggestions!