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The Something Awful Forums > The Finer Arts > No Music Discussion > Musician's Lounge > Suggestions for decent standalone keyboard with piano/organ/synth sounds?
 
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MrSargent
Dec 23, 2003

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beatlegs posted:

I do home recording. I've gone the midi controller route (M-Audio) and am tired of dealing with computers & software. I want to get a standalone, self contained keyboard with good, realistic-sounding, and varied piano/organ/synth sounds. My budget is around $300. Basically no extra bells & whistles (pre-programmed rhythms etc). I could go a little higher if it's something exceptional. Any suggestions? Thanks!

For the organ/synth sounds, are you just looking for a keyboard that has organ/synth presets, or are you looking to create your own? If you want to make your own, I don't think you are going to find an all-in-one solution for what you want to do. I have the Yamaha YPG-235 (linked below), and while you have no options to make your own sounds, the presets it comes with are pretty solid. I use it pretty frequently when I am just jamming to come up with melodies or interesting progressions because I find it sounds decent for being relatively inexpensive ($250).

https://www.amazon.com/Yamaha-YPG-235-76-Key-Portable-Grand/dp/B003FVB7XA/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1492531431&sr=8-2&keywords=yamaha+ypg-235

I should also note that I own a couple VSTi's that I primarily use for Grand Piano. When it comes to organs and synths, I have a Korg Minilogue Synthesizer that is awesome, and also Serum (VST Synth) if I want to do something a little more involved. I guess my point is that I have found the best results from using multiple instruments to produce those sounds.

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