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Hello,
I'm an artist who used to be a musician (got my bachelors/masters in music comp) and am going to be doing some composing again. Trumpet is my instrument but I'd like a keyboard around for pecking things out, trying things, etc. I may end up hooking it up to a Mac for notation (e.g. Finale/Sibelius). I might someday wish to hook it up via MIDI for other applications as well (e.g. Max/MSP).
I'm not a pianist so it doesn't need to be fully weighted or anything. If anything, I'd prefer it to be easy to play/press. Mostly I'd like a quality piano sound, maybe a few others (electric, harpsichord, etc.). Features I know I want:
built-in speakers
MIDI in/out (maybe prefer this via USB as it seems easier)
headphone out (for both phones and output to external speakers/amp)
relatively lightweight
I'm open on budget, but would love to do this under $350 (including a standing up stand, AC adapter). I was looking at Casio and Yamaha:
-Casio WK-225/WK-6500
-Yamaha NP-31/NP-V60
Any thoughts on these? Any other suggestions? I'm willing to buy used too as long as stock is easy to find (I need it soon).
thanks!
I'm an artist who used to be a musician (got my bachelors/masters in music comp) and am going to be doing some composing again. Trumpet is my instrument but I'd like a keyboard around for pecking things out, trying things, etc. I may end up hooking it up to a Mac for notation (e.g. Finale/Sibelius). I might someday wish to hook it up via MIDI for other applications as well (e.g. Max/MSP).
I'm not a pianist so it doesn't need to be fully weighted or anything. If anything, I'd prefer it to be easy to play/press. Mostly I'd like a quality piano sound, maybe a few others (electric, harpsichord, etc.). Features I know I want:
built-in speakers
MIDI in/out (maybe prefer this via USB as it seems easier)
headphone out (for both phones and output to external speakers/amp)
relatively lightweight
I'm open on budget, but would love to do this under $350 (including a standing up stand, AC adapter). I was looking at Casio and Yamaha:
-Casio WK-225/WK-6500
-Yamaha NP-31/NP-V60
Any thoughts on these? Any other suggestions? I'm willing to buy used too as long as stock is easy to find (I need it soon).
thanks!
