Considering keyboard

[Cybersavior]

I'd appreciate your input. I am considering taking up a little bit of keys and adding a bit here and there in the band I am in. Does anyone have advise on hardware?

I would like it to ba a small instrument. Maybe there is a compact half-scale unit? Is a little toy looking keyboard a gay idea in the first place? I would like MIDI capability and a good variety of non-cheesy, non-casio sounding effects that are at least worthy of the club stage. I would like an easy and simple XLR/qtr inch into the board as well. Something decent. I will take a wild guess at the 250-$500 range.

Thanks for your ideas and experience.

[Drsracing]

Screw Keyboard get a Keytar

[followthereaper]

Screw Keyboard get a Keytar

Is that the thing the dude from Dream Theater plays? A friend was talking about some weird ass thing he saw at a concert, I never really paid a lot of attention to DT.

[Drsracing]

I Dunno, I think the dudes in Duran Duran played one though

[jjw]

an alesis qs6 should be fine-i have the 8.1 and the tones are very PRO with a realistic piano tone that is a joy to play.Also built like tanks so will take the beatings easily

[Seventh Avenged]

reaper,

your friend might've been talking about John Myung's Chapman Stick, as i've never seen jordan rudess (dunno about Derek Sherinian or the other keyboardist) with a keytar.

[gemini8026]

if you want a cheap midi controller, I have an evolution MK149 49 key midi controller (no onboard) that id sell for 50$. Bought it for 200cdn, never used it :s

[donf]

an alesis qs6 should be fine-i have the 8.1 and the tones are very PRO with a realistic piano tone that is a joy to play.Also built like tanks so will take the beatings easily

+1 Agree on the QS6. I bought one 4 months ago and love the thing.