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Best Keyboards Choices

Best Keyboards Choices

2007-12-02 by MAinPsych@aol.com

Ok, campers, attached is a spreadsheet listing of 45 keys, in no particular 
order, largely based on those identified in recent member emails (including 
space for a write-in).
 
1. Select up to 5 of what you feel are the best keyboards;
2. Limit your selections to what you are personally familiar with;
3. If choosing a Mellotron, Chamberlin, or any other that has "model" next to 
   it, please specify the particular model);
4. OPTIONAL: Include brief comments about your selections if you wish;
5. Email ONLY your selections; please do not send back the whole stinkin' 
   spreadsheet.
 
Voting will be open through this Wednesday (12/5), unless I see a significant 
drop in responses, in which case a posting will be sent alerting members of 
pending closure.
 
Have fun!
 
Frank 1



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Re: [newmellotrongroup] Best Keyboards Choices

2007-12-02 by MAinPsych@aol.com

I'll get things started:
 
1. Mellotron M400           |
2. MiniMoog                   >  classic set  up
3. Hammond C3 w/ Leslie    |
4. Roland Juno 60 - not fancy, but versatile when tweaked
5. Yamaha P120 digital piano - great piano sound; strings mix well with tron



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Re: Best Keyboards Choices

2007-12-02 by Bernie

1. Mellotron M400S (for now...)

2. Hammond B3 & Leslie 122

3. Synthesizers.com modular (not sure if this qualifies; if not, 4 is 3,
5 is 4 and 6 is 5)

4. PolyEvolver Keyboard

5. Electrocomp 101

6. MiniKorg

Bernie


--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, MAinPsych@... wrote:
>
> Ok, campers, attached is a spreadsheet listing of 45 keys, in no
particular
> order, largely based on those identified in recent member emails
(including
> space for a write-in).
>
> 1. Select up to 5 of what you feel are the best keyboards;
> 2. Limit your selections to what you are personally familiar with;
> 3. If choosing a Mellotron, Chamberlin, or any other that has "model"
next to
> it, please specify the particular model);
> 4. OPTIONAL: Include brief comments about your selections if you wish;
> 5. Email ONLY your selections; please do not send back the whole
stinkin'
> spreadsheet.
>
> Voting will be open through this Wednesday (12/5), unless I see a
significant
> drop in responses, in which case a posting will be sent alerting
members of
> pending closure.
>
> Have fun!
>
> Frank 1
>
>
>
> **************************************Check out AOL's list of 2007's
hottest
> products.
>
(http://money.aol.com/special/hot-products-2007?NCID=aoltop0003000000000\
1)
>

Re: Best Keyboards Choices

2007-12-02 by Doug Berg

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> 
> 
> for what its worth: 
Roland Juno 6 (or60)
Korg Poly 6
SC Prophet 5
ARP Pro Soloist (still love it can be very expressive
Roland Vp 330 vocorder
Yamaha sy77


Worst gear I ever owned: MemoryMoog, Ensoniq Mirage, Arp Omni2(no 
reasonable offer refused)      Doug

Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Best Keyboards Choices

2007-12-03 by Norman Fay

FWIW:
Rhodes Chroma
Wiard modular
Korg Lambda
Korg Wavestation
Alesis Ion
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On Dec 2, 2007 8:43 PM, Doug Berg <caddyfam@simcon.net> wrote:
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> > for what its worth:
> Roland Juno 6 (or60)
> Korg Poly 6
> SC Prophet 5
> ARP Pro Soloist (still love it can be very expressive
> Roland Vp 330 vocorder
> Yamaha sy77
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> Worst gear I ever owned: MemoryMoog, Ensoniq Mirage, Arp Omni2(no
> reasonable offer refused)      Doug
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> Yahoo! Groups Links
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Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Best Keyboards Choices

2007-12-03 by NormLeete@aol.com

OK no funny business this time...
 
1. MiniMoog
2. M400
3. Fairlight CMI Series IIx
4. EMS Synthi AKS
5. Roland D50 (+ PG1000 programmer)
 
By a strange coincedence, all keyboards I use regularly...
 
All the best,
Norm

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