Cheapass keyboards w real sounds

[cartesia]

Hey guys I'm basically after the cheapest casio/etc piece of trash keyboard i can find that has even just halfway believable sounds.. doesnt have to be pro sets, just good enough that with a bit of processing and dirt thrown in a mixed bag with vinyl samples it sounds good enough to use...

doesnt need filters or envelopes or fx or anything like that, just u know like, 100 preset sounds of instruments...

Also would prefer smaller than large (25 or 37 key or whatev)... also no internal speakers as that will weigh it down/etc too much as well

[CatsCatsCats]

Im not sure if you're looking to buy new but you might want to check around thrift stores and yard sales, theres some treasures to be found.

[ellaguru]

i got this casio sa35 two years ago from an open air sell (every sunday morning near a train station here), 5€. some sounds, well filtered or distorted, are cool. i bought it to try some circuit bending but until now lazyness won

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[genn bo]

I've got Yamaha PSS-680. there are presets and ability to modulate things and tweak shit, super cool to experiment, ability to achieve interesting sounds (not only noise). there are a lot of keys, but they are small. and internal speakers are muted when phones jack is present (there are also left and right channel outputs)...

[fauna]

The Casio SK-1 and SK-5 are classics. Greeeeeat flute sound, a few other good things. They get bought up for circuit bending but you can still find em cheap.

[LimpyLoo]

Just picked up a casiotone 610 last week, thing's a beast. It has 2 pretty great flute sounds, and a couple others that are amazing. There's also a 'sustain' button that should have been added to all the Casios.

Aside from that I have an SK-5 and an MT-35. The SK-5 gets used frequently for the piano and flute sounds. MT-35's decent...

Anyway, I recommend buying every Casio you encounter.

[tape smoke]

I used to collect old keyboards like this, and the best drums are in casio and concert mate , toy pianos, you need to use isolator on them but beleive me you they thump like nobodies buisness.

[lodger]

I suggest looking into the LK series...get one of these second hand for 40 or so and you have a touch sensitive midi controller with a decent sound bank.

if you are looking for a good, cheap rompler and are ok with using a vst and dont need a midi controller, you can buy the korg m1 rompler vst for only $50. This includes all the expansions ever released for it...making it one hell of a deal

[georgesbrazil]

By cheap, if you mean less than $500.00, this keyboard sound's AWESOME...super bad ass Rhodes-ish, Hammond-ish sounds...Nice Grand, Upright, etc. sounds too...the other sounds are what you'd expect, but for the price, it sound's as good as a few pro grade workstations in the sound sample dept.

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/control ... REG&A=cart

[cartesia]

that looks awesome,! Probaly within my pricerange

perhaps too big/too many features though.. a few less keys, no speakers, no sequencer/etc to cut down on space

just looking for an old yamaha or casio or something that just does like '100 real instrument sounds' or something

[blavatsky]

look at the yamaha PSR series for reeaal cheap but usable 90's rompler sounds...I have a PSR 230 (too big for your needs) but it has the 100 sound bank (and actually several are not bad!)...it was rotting in my parents basement for years but i grabbed it to use as a midi controller and was impressed in the sounds (especially for sampling/mangling) for the age/price range.

[fauna]

yeah, i'm the same ^^ way with a yamaha PSR 179 (or something) that has a million sounds i ignored for years until i realized that a few of them are actually pretty good. loads of not-good, but a few surprises in there.

[kel]

casio SK-1 was my first keyboard back in the 80s. it samples AND has real pitch

I agree with fauna, the flute sound is pretty good too

[georgesbrazil]

...yeah, it's a bit bulky...BUT it really does sound great for the price. ...and it has an SD card slot...you can load your own sounds into it.