pls help

[Hiren]

hello

i am a looking for a synthesizer/workstation keyboard with a good many inputs n which can help me compose songs on it without the need of a computer... pls suggest.

thnx

 

[happyrat1]

Please specify what types of music you are into, total budget, and your current skill level please?

Also read this excellent thread here on the forums.

https://www.keyboardforums.com/threads/the-which-keyboard-should-i-get-overview-read-first.21974/

 

[Hiren]

thnx.
mostly electronic dance music for my compositions.
budget- max $500
skill- advanced beginner....close to semi-pro

 

[happyrat1]

In your other thread you mentioned that you wouldn't be performing the backing tracks live.

If that's the case then my other suggestion stands. Get a good quality MIDI controller and invest in some good software synths and sequencers.

Or there's also the option of going with a good MIDI controller and hooking it up to a synth rack module.

You can pick up some really choice used modules for a song on eBay or Craigslist and put the whole setup together for less than $700 to $800 but you'd sound like you were running and $2000 rig.

Take a look at the Korg M3M Rack or Korg TR Rack or any of the Yamaha Motif Racks or even a Roland Rack and see what they're selling for used these days.

Or for something more modern look at the Waldorf Blofeld Desktop Module.

A setup like that, with a rack module or two would work on stage as reliably as any hardware setup for about half the price or less.

Gary