Could someone answer these question for me.

[mail.gavin.3]

1. Among all the Brands. Which is the best or renowned ?
2. What are their latest model/s ?
3. Among the recent releases, which is good ?. (If the latest isn't)

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I was looking for an ordinary grand piano. when i said to my self, get a keyboard. n i could get more out of it.. + save space.. + n cool otta stuff..

i was thinkin Akai or Korg... Any tips ?

 

[satchmo]

1. Among all the Brands. Which is the best or renowned ?
2. What are their latest model/s ?
3. Among the recent releases, which is good ?. (If the latest isn't)

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I was looking for an ordinary grand piano. when i said to my self, get a keyboard. n i could get more out of it.. + save space.. + n cool otta stuff..

i was thinkin Akai or Korg... Any tips ?

bwah?

What kind of questions are these? Sounds like a google search is in order.

There is no "best" brand, they all do certain things really well, and others not so well.

 

[kanthos]

You also don't sound like you really know what you want. There's no comparing a grand piano and a keyboard; they are very, very different. What styles do you play in, are you part of a band or just a solo player at home, and what's your budget? No one can help you without knowing a bit about what you want to achieve. If you yourself don't know, asking a blanket statement like "which brand is best" won't help you.

And, I agree with Satchmo: do some searching first to find out what's out there. That alone will help you narrow down your list of choices.

 

[mail.gavin.3]

Aight.. Sorry bout that.. I was looking at the Korg M3 88 and korg M50 88..

Well, i need a full keyboard. like a piano. cause from time to time.. i would like to go back and play...

at the same time be able.. to make my new tunes with syn..

my Q is which would be better, and wat is the Diff. N comparin those two with Trition series..

Thanks Guys..

 

[kanthos]

If money isn't an object, go with the M3 88 hands down. The sound engine in the M3 is the same as in the M50, but the M3 has extra expansion sounds (a much better grand piano and some orchestral brass and winds), more polyphony than the M50 (double, I think), a nicer touchscreen, and a bunch of other smaller features that are better than the M50. I was looking at these two models, although the 73-key versions (the 73-key M50 isn't out yet, but the 61-key is identical, other than fewer keys), and the action is pretty bad on the M50s compared to the older TR series keyboards, and the M3 blows both out of the water. The 88-key version of the M50 may be a lot better; my store didn't have it in stock yet. If you plan on going anywhere with it, the M50 really isn't built to stand up to the kind of wear you'd put on it with a lot of gigging.

Compared to earlier Triton-generation models (all that you'd be able to get new now are the TR series and the Triton Extreme), the main advantage of the M3 and M50 generation is a lot more, better quality sounds.

 

[mail.gavin.3]

Basically M3 would be the best, among the models i mention (M 50, Trition i.e. Triton Extreme) ?

If comparing those with the Roland Fantom G8 ?

 

[kanthos]

In order of sound quality and price, the best is the M3, then the M50, then the Triton Extreme, then the TR series.

The one caveat to that list is that the TR series is more rugged and has a better-constructed keyboard than the M50, and most likely, the Triton Extreme does too. From looking at the TR and M50 in store, I'd only recommend an M50 if you're going to sit it on a desk or stand at your home or studio and leave it there; it's not really built to be a gigging keyboard. And, being someone who does a fair number of slides, I'm not so sure how the M50 would hold up to that.

Comparing Rolands vs. Korgs is a whole other story. I've never seen or even tried to find out information about the Fantom G series; even the Fantom X series is just out of my budget at the moment. Even the TR blows away the Roland Juno series, in my opinion, and from what I heard of the Fantom X series, I wasn't as impressed with its brass and strings. I can't really say any more than that though; I just don't know enough about Roland products.

 

[mail.gavin.3]

Thanks kanthos..

Could explain further in detail for " more rugged and has a better-constructed keyboard "..

 

[kanthos]

Your best bet is to head to a music store and see for yourself what they feel like. Basically, the M3 has a much more solid body; it's at least partially metal. The M50 is entirely plastic, meaning that it's going to be much less likely to take a hit and survive. The keys just feel really cheap and light on the M50, even compared to other Korg semi-weighted models; the keys on the TR are slightly heavier and seem more solid. The keys on the M3-61 and M3-73 are heavier still and it takes a good amount of pressure to play; they feel fairly similar to my Nord Stage 73.