Korg M1, Roland XP-50 and Korg Triton LE
Amit
I need light weight synth that can use for the live performance. From
time to time I play live and find that my synths (88 keys Yamaha
MotifES and 76 keys Ensoniq ZR-76) are very heavy to carry around.
I need something for live performance that is easy to carry around.
Strings/orchestra sounds and Piano sounds are important to me.
I have been looking around to buy used Korg M1, Roland XP-50 or Korg
Triton LE. I would greatly appreiciate your help/feedback/comments
that would help me to make my decision. I did some reseach and
understand following. Please note that my observations below are based
on google search and reviews availble on net. They are not necessary
true as I have not played used these synths !
Korg M1:
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classic synth. very well built and keyboard has good "feel". sounds
are great but XP-50 and Triton LE have more sounds. I guess I have be
lucky to get one is good condition as this is 80s keyboard. used
keyboards may have issues like some buttons not working.
I can get extra sound module or buy Korg M1 PCM cards if I need more
sounds.
XP-50 and Triton LE
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I understand that this two keyboards don't have good "feel". But are
modern and will do better in live performance. I read reviews that
Triton LE does not have good piano sounds.
I would greatly appreciate your input that can help to make decision.
One of the reasons I am posting is that these synths are not new
synths and so not available in stores where you can play and decide.
Thank you.
Amit
HellPopeHuey
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> XP-50 and Triton LE
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> I understand that this two keyboards don't have good "feel". But are
> modern and will do better in live performance. I read reviews that
> Triton LE does not have good piano sounds.
>
> I would greatly appreciate your input that can help to make decision.
> One of the reasons I am posting is that these synths are not new
> synths and so not available in stores where you can play and decide.
The M1 is so old now, I would not recommend it for playing live. Not
to diss it, but age matters at some point. If pianos are important to
you, its 8-bit version is not exactly A-1, although it has its pluses.
The XP is probably pretty tough still, so if you could find one cheap
enough, hardiness might be less of an issue and I suspect its still
current enough that finding additional sounds would be easy.
I'd nix the LE as well, partly because its keyboard is notoriously
clacky. To make the most of a fixed budget so I could land a few more
tools, I bought its successor, the TR61. The keyboard is a bit light but
very quiet and responsive; its sounds are quite crisp overall; and it
will accept Triton and Karma patches, minus the larger effects
compliments and KARMA aspects, of course. You have plenty of patch
options from 3rd party realms as well as the obvious option of
programming your own.
The TR is not a flagship synth, but so far, I'm pleased with it. As
with any synth, the piano quality varies and usually requires some
layering and tweakage to get a better soloing instrument, but I think it
has the goods. The base pianos, while a bit thin alone, clearly have the
basic beef needed to layer a better one. Depending on your budget, I'd
suggest the TR as the best contender. The arppegiator and bank of knobs
also deserve a gold star. I'd PREFER an M3, sure, ahem, but I'm happy
with it.
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will suit ur needs
HellPopeHuey
> I would definately recommend a Roland XP30
> will suit ur needs
I don't know exactly how long in the tooth the XP-30 is now, but they
still appear from time to time. They're renowned for being tough, have
the goods of the XP line minus the onboard sequencer fussiness of its
bigger brothers and its like a Best-Of from that generation, soundwise,
with many of the better sounds on tap. It will also take 2 of their
library cards, if you can find them. Not a bad choice at all.
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