12th Street Rag

Couldn't resist trying this. Never played it before so i picked an easy key.

I know nothing about synthesizers. I am not a composer, I mostly recreate other people's music for my own enjoyment. I would like to be able to record multiple parts of a song so that they can all be played together.

Would any of these fit the bill? Yamaha PSR 12 Yamaha PSS 480 Casio CTK 2090

Are there others I should lookout for on FB marketplace?

I am willing to get a looper pedal or very minimal software to make what I want possible, but I want to keep things as simple and easy as I can.

I don't really care about sound quality

I've seen a few folks mentioning that running Casios and other cheap keys through the Korg Monotron Delay for its filter and effects adds a lot of character, but I haven't been able to find any examples where folks are using it in that way without just making absolute noise or layering on lots of other effects. Do any of y'all have an example? Thanks!

I always like Grand Piano sounds to be fair. And eventhough this Farfisa TK-88 sounds pretty bad overall, the piano sound has certain charm. Thought it would be nice to demonstrate it with the song Yellow Brick Road by Elton John.

Grand Piano Demonstration.

Really bad news, this german site (weltenschule.de) was the best source of information about cheap synths. Will miss it

Presumably a very rare Farfisa Keyboard! TK88! In great working order. Will post clips on my YouTube channel soon

The zebra strip (little white/black/white rubber connector thingee on the back of a ROM pack that touches the keyboard contacts) on my ROM pack is all busted, like someone chewed on it and broke of bits. Has anyone ever installed a replacement before and where did they get the strip? I'd rather just make a new one then cannibalize another pack.

So I just thrifted Casio sa20 and it turns on, keys work but buttons that are responsible for changing tone won’t work, does anybody know what can I do to fix that?

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i just drop my PSR-520 and the board crack im looking to find spare part for it for cheap price, where can i find one?

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I made a grid controller called Mystrix 203 System

It is a feature-rich, open-source, and very high-quality grid controller with an in-house OS for a lot of smart and standalone features. On top of that, I worked hard to make it into scaled production and made the price very affordable (compared to other small-scale controllers)
I want to build a community around this project. People have been building a lot of cool apps, features, or even their own hardware based on the project already. I think people here will be very interested.

You can learn more about the device at the 203 System site

There's a new Project Matrix wiki for feature and development (Still a work in progress and I need your feedback) Project Matrix Wiki

Hello! Happy to see this reddit exists. I just picked up a Casio CT-670 and am excited to mess with the tone editing that is built in. But i also want to run it through some guitar pedals i have to further mess with the sounds.

In your experience what cables and amps or audio interfaces would i need to do this...if possible?

The Syntakt has both 5-din and USB type B, the Casio has USB type B out only. Can I use a male-to-male type B usb cord to use the keys for midi with the Syntakt? Or do I need to buy one of those expensive USB midi boxes?

Or is there a better/more obvious way that I’m missing?

Hey peeps! I am getting following pianos on FB Marketplace. I am a complete beginner and need advice on which one would be right to buy.

Yamaha PSR 500 - $70

Roland KR-33 - $110

Casio LK 43 - $50

Yamaha YPT 260 - $60

Casio LK 265 - $100

Yamaha EZ-20 - $50

Casio CTK 2500 - $75

Thanks

Looking for a 49-key controller. Best price/performance ratio possible. Just wanting to practice and play.

EDIT: even a dirt cheap Casio with midi capabilities would be cool

Thanks

I have a Casio SA-21 that I'm running into a Roland Microcube. Lots of fun, but it has no mixer controls, so volume balance between accompaniment, pads, and the main voice is problematic. I'm looking for a compact hardware solution. I would prefer using something old and cheap, but will settle for something new and tiny. I don't have MIDI or sync on this keyboard, so the solution has to work on raw audio. I'm not interested in using a DAW/laptop/tablet for this, I want to sit in my living room and nerd out. Ideas so far are:

• A looper pedal. This is a simple and easy solution, but seems like it would be limited to a real time workflow.
• A sampler. Basically the same thing as a looper, but would allow editing/reusing sounds, so much more flexible.
• A multitrack recorder of some kind. This could be audio or digital, would essentially be used similar to a looper/sampler. Probably less editing control, but maybe would allow for much longer loops or making a full song.
• Something with stem separation. This get's into MPC level stuff or a DAW, so not what I want to do unless there's something purpose built I haven't heard of. A small multi-channel real-time stem separator would be dope tho.
• Another keyboard. This might be the easiest and cheapest solution, but it's bulky and means generally only using half of each keyboard. A cheap sampling keyboard (if there even are still such things) would fit the bill here.

Is anyone out there doing anything like this and what are you using/what's your workflow?

I found one cheap but I can't seem to find many info online. Educate me Casio maniacs.

really any size but looking for anything $100-275 that can make some weird noises and/or lush pad sounds. any feedback is welcome.

I never played piano in my life i wanna learn it so i found this old panasonic sx kc200 with chreap price do u think it good for a start or not

Hey everyone! I’m still pretty new to synths and just found one for free that I’m considering picking up. The volume fader is missing, and the knob cap for the tone is gone (but I think that should be easy to replace, right?).

The bigger issue is that it doesn’t come with a power supply, and I’m not sure if I need an original Roland one or if any generic power supply would work. Also, I’d have to transport it myself by train, and it’s about an hour away. Do you think it’s worth it?

For context, I’ve recently gotten a Casio CT6000 and I’m really enjoying it so far.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!