© 1999-2009 Shopping.com, Inc. This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/inst-Keyboards_MIDI-All Recent content written about Keyboards & MIDI en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_406467481220?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author us5131 - I purchased the Yamaha S-80 keyboard brand new, just a few years ago. The sounds it produces are very realistic, and its power is awesome. Yet, unfortunately, it is the most frustrating synth I've ever encountered. Whenever you attempt to do something... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~406467481220 Fri, 26 Oct 2007 22:04:46 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_406467481220?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_405581696644?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author carlcollins730 - I purchased a Nomad Jukebox back in 2002 on eBay after a friend from church kept telling me how awesome his was. After getting mine, I understood why. These devices are pretty simple to use and hassle free. Although it's a hard drive device it's pretty... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~405581696644 Sun, 14 Oct 2007 18:55:50 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_405581696644?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_402603937412?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author asocalfamily - I bought this rig about 1 year ago. I had been searching for a weighted keyboard replacement and was on a strict budget. I've had a number of different weighted controllers before (Fatar, Roland A90). The main problems I've always had have been... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~402603937412 Fri, 7 Sep 2007 02:39:38 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_402603937412?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_400951381636?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author alexander-g - I have been paying on this keyboard since 2000, and I am still using it, very good investment, Yamaha's quality! It has very realistic touch, in fact I like it more than Yamaha's later version so called Graded Hammer 3 action, as a MIDI control keyboard... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~400951381636 Fri, 17 Aug 2007 18:58:40 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_400951381636?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_400242151044?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author llama123 - i bought this from a local piano dealer for my kids who were just beginning piano. they are now much older and have played many other pianos and this one is still one of their favorites. the keys are weighted perfectly and if i was talking on the phone... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~400242151044 Wed, 8 Aug 2007 17:43:43 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_400242151044?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_385467125380?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author linuxander - I am Godfrey J Lawrence from India and for not less than 5 years I have been playing the keyboard on every sunday in churches here! Small churches here in India can not afford high end keyboards ..! Hence I did some research on Keyboards which will... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~385467125380 Tue, 3 Jul 2007 09:38:50 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_385467125380?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_382339550852?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author MC_Pucci - Back in the old days of music production for the computers there were a lot of musicians skeptical about the quality of plug-ins used in software sequencers and how well they sound like the real thing. Because most people are using some sort of... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~382339550852 Tue, 26 Jun 2007 21:50:22 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_382339550852?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_379837386372?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author cdbongo - Back in the day when I took piano lessons, I bought this keyboard as an upgrade to my three octave. The Casio CTK-571 worked great for all of my practicing needs. Then when I quit piano lessons it sat in my closet for about a year. Now that I play... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~379837386372 Thu, 21 Jun 2007 15:47:12 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_379837386372?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_379728793220?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author rhed - The Motif XS is Yamaha's newest workstation; released in April 2007. The model I own is the XS6 variant, purchased about two weeks ago. The full specification are available from the Yamaha website, as is the manual and data lists. Yamaha's manual... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~379728793220 Thu, 21 Jun 2007 10:36:40 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_379728793220?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_378002968196?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author kingtj - First of all, I'm just a hobbyist musician, not a "pro" - but I have played out in a local band in the past, so I have a good idea what's required for touring. I've owned my share of synths over the years, including a Yamaha Motif-7 and both the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~378002968196 Mon, 18 Jun 2007 12:43:13 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_378002968196?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_363559095940?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author doeroadx - I purchased this particular model after reading online reviews like this one, and comparing it, price-wise, to Casio's other products. I ended up having my local music store special-order it, because they only carried the cheaper models. I'm not a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~363559095940 Fri, 18 May 2007 09:00:37 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_363559095940?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_356950969988?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author jp7570 - In the year since the last review was written, Yamaha has redesigned the ES and introduced it as the XS (released April 2007). The ES was never the workstation it should have been. Like most Yamaha keyboards, the ES has an extremely difficult... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~356950969988 Thu, 3 May 2007 19:42:35 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_356950969988?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_354343423620?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author jfrinak - I recently picked an SA-2 up at a yard sale for $1.00. After taking it apart and cleaning up the battery terminals, it worked just fine. It runs on four (4) AA batteries. There are no external jacks or connectors. The sliding power switch allows... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~354343423620 Sat, 28 Apr 2007 17:25:14 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_354343423620?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_348641070724?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author trocks2006 - This synth is one of my "Land of Misfit" synths! No one loves it, and it's virtually forgotten. I bought the thing for the vocoder add-on that they never developed. Every magazine review acted like it was available and in-production. I'd love it if... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~348641070724 Mon, 16 Apr 2007 00:12:26 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_348641070724?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_333100977796?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author go4this - My kids have had piano lessons on a Casio keyboard for years and when it broke they all were very disappointed since they loved it so much. It was an older model, about 5 years and had a sensitive touch function but nothing compared to a real piano. So... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~333100977796 Wed, 14 Mar 2007 14:54:40 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_333100977796?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_321483148932?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author l-pro - I purchased an Edirol UA-5 several years ago as an upgrade to my factory installed sound card that came in my computer. Since I was becoming more serious about my recordings and capabilities to record I wanted something that could fit my needs. I did... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~321483148932 Sat, 17 Feb 2007 18:47:14 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_321483148932?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_317743074948?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author rphoto2001 - The Roland G1000 has certainly demonstrated itself to be what it was said to be. After 8 years of continuous use in my possession, this vigorously unprecedented powerful machine has maintained and continues to offer superb sound and quality. Without... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~317743074948 Fri, 9 Feb 2007 13:59:57 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_317743074948?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_317330853508?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author sharon3rd - I bought this keyboard at Target for $129.00. It sounded great, and looked easy to operate. It came with a stand and power cord, song book and instructional... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~317330853508 Thu, 8 Feb 2007 15:16:25 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_317330853508?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_317071134340?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author richro1965 - I purchased this keyboard for use in a live band. It has all of the features and sounds needed to perform cover tunes well, and if it's missing any sounds you can sample your own. It has a complete sample editing section. You can even dump audio... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~317071134340 Thu, 8 Feb 2007 01:15:39 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_317071134340?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_314783338116?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Saxguy - I bought this tuner for $11 at a music convention I attended in December. The price was right. I am always looking at metronomes and tuners that I can recommend to students at various stages of their career. This tuner, with a street price of less... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~314783338116 Fri, 2 Feb 2007 23:57:54 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_314783338116?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_314061000324?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author islandmedia - I was astounded with the possibilities of this MIDI keyboard. It includes eight sliders and eight knobs as well as a pitch bend and modulation wheel. Most modern MIDI audio software will allow you to use this keyboard via the USB plug or old type MIDI... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~314061000324 Thu, 1 Feb 2007 13:28:08 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_314061000324?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_314042977924?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author cklink53916 - I'm not even sure when I picked this keyboard up, but it's had to be with me for 5 or 6 years getting serious use on the weekends. As a live keyboardist having an attitude against sequencing tracks in a band, I had no interest in the big dogs, such as a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~314042977924 Thu, 1 Feb 2007 10:00:14 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_314042977924?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_307619925636?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author style414 - I recently decided to switch to hardware from software in my music production. My main reason being workflow. Being hands on is a lot funner than having to tweak synth parameters through the use of a mouse and graphic interface. I went with the microkorg... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~307619925636 Wed, 17 Jan 2007 23:56:52 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_307619925636?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_297096613508?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author friendly_jacek - We had this piano for at least 4 years now. The previous epionion review did a good job describing the good points of this as well as competing models but misrepresented some specs. I have to admit that Casio was not able to promote this vigorously... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~297096613508 Tue, 26 Dec 2006 01:21:22 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_297096613508?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_294149590660?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author glenny289 - After owning a P250 (I think that's it) for 13-14 years, I decided to get another board that was lighter and cheaper. I bought the P120 and played it for about 3 years before a key broke. Just be aware- the P120 is not repair-friendly at all. I had to... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~294149590660 Tue, 19 Dec 2006 13:12:47 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_294149590660?linkin_id=8003929