From aevett1@yahoo.com Wed Nov 23 08:25:21 2005
Subject:Re: cheap/best piano module

You might want to check out the Yamaha P-50m. Usually
cheap on Ebay, and sounds much more expensive. Decay
is more realistic than most other digital
pianos/modules I've tried; this piece is rather
'playable', IMHO. Very similar to the sound of the
P-200 pianos, but not quite up to those of the P-250.
No additional P-series modules are planned by Yamaha;
I've argued with Phil Clendenin at Yamaha for a P-250
'in a box' for some time now - no dice...

Allan

--- Robert Manzitti wrote:

> Walter,
> couple of points.....
> Yes the Motifs, both old and new are a bit
> expensive. Can't comment on the old, but as for the
> new I think the pianos are great. In my opinion they
> all have too much low end, but you can edit that out
> of each patch and end up with very nice piano
> sounds. The longer I own my Motif ES module the more
> I edit most patches and the level the you can edit
> the patches is pretty deep.
> Another one that is very seldomed mentioned here
> is the old EMU series. VIntage Keys, CLassic Keys,
> Proteus, etc. I own a Proteus 2000 and the piano
> patches are not bad. With some tweaking they can
> sound OK. This module also has a fairly good amout
> of edit depth. The nice thing about the Proteus is
> that you can get them on E-Bay for about $200 and if
> you don't like it just resell it for the same
> amount.
>
>
> jake92028 wrote:
> --- In CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com, "ggareth"
> wrote:
> >
> > Interesting to read that the Electro 61 sits
> happily on top of an XK3.
>
> A lot of these boards (and shallow racks) will sit
> on top of another. I
> have my Electro keyboard on top of a VK organ with
> 2x2 dark wood blocks
> and velcro. Controls, draws, effects are easy to use
> on both, and one
> expression pedal controls both volumes.
>
> My what-is-it? rig is a Casio Privia '88 with an
> Electro 2 Rack
> velcro'd on top of the left end. I put black gaff
> tape over the Casio
> logos, so it's the mystery silver/grey piano
> keyboard unless someone
> asks. The Casio's Grand1 is very vocal-friendly, and
> easy to sing with,
> almost seems to fill in any weak spaces you might
> imagine (or maybe
> not) are missing in your voice work. But of course
> the NE2 is the ear
> candy in this setup.
>
> I kind of want to add the "best" piano-only module I
> can find vs the
> Casio's Grand1 to go with the NE2 - whether I use
> other available
> sounds on it or not: Alesis Nanopiano, no - cheap
> but reviews not that
> good. Kurzweil ME-1 module, $399 but don't know -
> reviews of the main
> Triple Strike Grand Piano are great, but supposed to
> be midi-difficult
> to use from power up. Original Motif rack, not ES,
> maybe the strongest
> review, but $$$ still up there used, like $600-700
> and up! And I'm
> really only wanting maybe an extra good piano for
> the above setup.
> Well, any tips/info are appreciated. Wj
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