Good deal for a synth?

[The Hand That Fisted Everyone]

88-key Yamaha (S-90) with midi connect, 3.3V card & USB hook-up, includes stand (OneStage Stands is the make of the stand.) Two years old, barely used.

price is 1,200.

[The artist formally known]

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I think if you don't know much about syths to know if it's a good price then you probably shouldn't buy it because you probably don't know how to use it or will actually get a good use out of it.

[me003]

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I think if you don't know much about syths to know if it's a good price then you probably shouldn't buy it because you probably don't know how to use it or will actually get a good use out of it.

I completely agree with this. I got a $500 Korg Electribe and I don't have the time to learn how to use it so it just collects dust. It's fun to play with, but it's limited without knowing how to work it properly.

[The Hand That Fisted Everyone]

I completely agree with this. I got a $500 Korg Electribe and I don't have the time to learn how to use it so it just collects dust. It's fun to play with, but it's limited without knowing how to work it properly.

so I should just get a basic Keyboard?

[Snorkel]

Um, no. These modern "synths" are shit; they're just midi controllers with a bunch of pre-loaded electronic soundbytes.

I'm a bit biased, but analog synths are the way to go... 80's-early 90's. I personally play a Korg Poly-61 and a MonoPoly. Both amazing analogs. Only $200-300 for one in good condition, too.

All the fancy interface and i/o formats the new ones advertise are bullshit. All my synths just have L/R quarter inch jacks out, but recording in Logic/GarageBand/whatever is just a matter of putting a 1/8-1/4" between my amp's headphone jack and my Mac's audio in. Midi i/o is kind of nice, but not necessary. Most of the time while playing shows I just have my keyboards plugged right into the house speakers/amp, so it's not even necessary unless you're going for some complicated setup.

And those fat, vintage, pure analog sounds are just unbeatable with newfangled stuff.

So, in conclusion, go find yourself an old analog Korg or Roland. They're great. I would only go with those two brands, too.

[Houdini]

Build your own synth.