Musical Instruments Review

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The Dave Smith Instruments Prophet ‘08 Synthesizer is feature-packed but reasonably-priced at $1999. This keyboard has a sonic character, 100%$ analog signal path and an 8-voice synthesizer. Expect every performance to be great with thus analog synthesizer’s aftertouch and velocity.

The Prophet ‘08 boasts of a 5-octave keyboard, 256 programs that are fully editable consisting of two layers of sepearate sounds for each program. It has an arpeggiator, 16×4 gated step sequencer, two analog oscillators that are digitally controlled, white noise generators, three envelope generators and one analog curtis low-pass filter per voice.

Connectivity is not a problem with his keyboard as it has ports for MIDI in, out, thru and Poly Chain, main stereo audio output, output B stereo audio output, sustain pedal input, headphone output and pedal/CD input.

The Nord Electro 2 Sixty-One Stage Piano/Organ is the perfect keyboard for musicians who want them weighing light but heavy on the sounds. And since it is very light at only 17 pounds, you can bring the Nord Electro anywhere whether for practice or for gigs.

Nord Electro’s organ boasts of being based on the digital simulation of the B-3 organ’s mechanical tone wheels. It can imitate the B-3 sounds plus it can offer the user some very innovative solutions. Among these is the complex digital modelling innovation which was made available in the original vibrato scanner and chorus of the B-3.

The Nord Elector’s drawbars are easily seen thanks to the up and down buttons as well as the LED bar graphs. The appropriate settings of the drawbar is automatically seen when you change your presets making your adjustments more precise and efficient.

And don’t forget that the Nord Electro also has a piano section which consists of multi-sampled electric piano instruments. You also get an acoustic grand piano as a bonus. Connectivity is great thanks to the USB interface which allows you to easily download new piano sounds.

The Kurzweil PC1X Performance Controller Keyboard is an affordable musical instrument that boasts of a controller with 512 programs. It has the much-talked about Orchestral collection by Kurzwell and is compatible with GM1. This Kurzwell has a 64-voice polyphony, 88 keys, and 64 setups.

This mono-pressure keyboard has dual effects engines, an EQ that’s user-controllable, pitch and mod wheels and an arpeggiator. It also has a 32MB sample ROM which is capable of being expanded. Connectivity is not a problem with the balanced stereo analog output, expression pedal input, headphone jack and a super ribbon controller input.

The best thing about the Kurzweil PC1X Performance Controller Keyboard is its connectivity given the USB interface which allows you to connect the keyboard to a computer. It paves the way for more data storage and easy operating system updates.

This 88-note Kurzwell piano has fully weighted hammer action and the voice of a Triple Strike Grand Piano. With the touch of a button, you get a variety of sounds including strings, EPs, pianos and voices.

If you are a serious piano player then this keyboard will stay with you to provide that 64-polyphony continued quality sounds even when subjected to pressured performances.

If you are into practice and serious song writing then this paino is for you.

The Yamaha PSRE313 has a lot of features like the piano-like touch, bass ports, 2-track recorder, backlit LCD screen and a Flash ROM. It boasts of 482 GM and XGlite voices compared to the only 375 voices installed in the PSRE 213. This keyboard also has four chorus effects and nine digital reverb plus 106 accompaniment styles to choose from.

This keyboard can very well function as ana coustic piano which gives you a loud sound when yous triek the keys so hard and a soft sound when you strike it softly.

One of the features that beginners will love about this keyboard is the 2-track recorder which allows you not only to record two parts but also to play along with what you have recorded. With a 5-song capacity at 10,000 notes per song you will really have a grand time practising and recognizing your strengths and flaws.

The Kurzweil PC3X Keyboard looks great but wait till you hear about the latest sound engien technology and you are definitely going to get hooked with this keyboard.

The sleek look of the Kurzweil PC3X is just icing on the cake to prepare you for what’s inside. This keyboard boasts of an arsenal of Kurzweil’s cutting-edge technology including 128 voices, the Triple Strike Grand Piano as well as new sounds that include basses, guitars, drums and keyboard emulations that are definitely flawless.

The keyboard’s synthesis is very much improved thanks to the Dynamic V.A.S.T. architecture and the VA-1 Virtual Analog Synthesizer. This keyboard is a music production work station that can deliver effective processing power with lots of effects thanks to the 1536 PPQ resolution of the sequencer. Plus you get a flash xD card port as well as maximum connectivity with the USB feature.

The Casio LK300TV Lighted Key Keyboard makes practice and actual playign easier with the lighted keys to guide you along the way. Add this to the 3-step lesson system and you get your very own piano teacher.

This keyboard, which has 61 standard keys has a variety of tone selection whih includes multiple drum sets, stereo piano and synthesized sounds. You can even bring this keyboard anywhere even on vacation because it has an AD-5R AC adaptor which can be purchased separately.

What is amazing about the LK300TV is its ability to be connected to any TV set using a video cable. Play and sing along as the text of the songs run on the screen in real time with the help of course of the 3-step learning system.