EMUSIC-L Digest Volume 50, Issue 09 This issue's topics: Electronic pianos (6 messages) Ensoniq KS-32 Your EMUSIC-L Digest moderator is Joe McMahon . You may subscribe to EMUSIC-L by sending mail to listserv@american.edu with the line "SUB EMUSIC-L your name" as the text. The EMUSIC-L archive is a service of SunSite (sunsite.unc.edu) at the University of North Carolina. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Date: Mon, 1 Mar 1993 09:03:27 EST From: Wayne Hawthorne Subject: Re: Electronic pianos How are you? You may want to try the Roland JV-30 or the Roland JV-80 These are great keyboards for the money (apprx. $2100). I hear the key weight on the JV-80 is pretty bad, but apart from that, there aren't any compla ints. The waveforms that are preset are far better than mediocre. For performance use, you may want to go with the JV-80. The JV-30 is more for the home midi studio. Have fun!! ---Wayne Hawthorne@eeng7214 ryevm.ryerson.ca ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 1 Mar 1993 10:30:12 EST From: Kevin Burdish Subject: Re: Electronic pianos Wayne: Just to clarify, Is the key weight bad on the JV-80 or the JV-30? It seems that it would be better if different at all. Thanks, Kevin kevinb@informix.com ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 2 Mar 1993 09:06:20 CST From: Galen Tillery Subject: Re: Electronic pianos Organization: Samford University Computer Services On Mon, 1 Mar 1993 10:30:12 EST Kevin Burdish said: >Wayne: >Just to clarify, >Is the key weight bad on the JV-80 or the JV-30? It seems that it would be > better if different at all. >> >> These are great keyboards for the money (apprx. $2100). I hear the key >> weight on the JV-80 is pretty bad, but apart from that, there aren't any > compla The JV-80 and JV-30 do not have weighted keys. They have a regular synth keyboard only. If you really want weighted keys, you are going to have to buy a more expensive keyboard (which will not have the excellent sounds that the JV-80 has). You could always buy a used weighted keyboard along with the JV880 (rack mounted guts of the JV-80) and midi connect them together if you really like the JV-80 sounds. Personally, I don't like the weighted keys on keyboards that I could afford. I almost bought a used weighted keyboard and the JV880 but decided against it since I would have to go through so much hassle to set it up (plus, you can't transport a setup like that very easily). Galen ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 2 Mar 1993 10:08:40 EST From: Wayne Hawthorne Subject: Re: Electronic pianos Kevin: How are You? In response to your question, I've only heard about the keyweight on the JV-30. You're probably right. It is most likely better on the JV-80. The JV-30, though, has more preset user waveforms for midi use than the JV-80. As I said earlier, the -30 is a more home midi machine and the -80 is more of a performance one. Hope this helped! --Wayne Hawthorne@rye.vm.ryerson.ca ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 2 Mar 1993 17:05:15 EST From: Wayne Hawthorne Subject: Re: Electronic pianos Thanks for the clarification. Maybe the lack of weigh in the keys would account for the lousy keyweight!!! -Wayne Hawthorne ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 17 Mar 1993 09:01:06 -0500 From: "Mentzer. Mark" Subject: Re: Electronic pianos Hello! For anyone interested, I have for sale a Fender Rhodes 88-key electric piano with satellite Leslie speakers/amp ("stereo vibrato!"). It's in excellent working condition; and I'm asking $1500. I can be reached at Lebanon Valley College, phone: 717/867-6337.....Mark Mentzer ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 8 Mar 1993 06:04:47 EST From: Michael A Squillace Subject: Ensoniq KS-32 Hey, folks: Thanks to those of you who responded to my quiry about electronic pianos. I went with the Ensoniq KS-32 and I *love* it. The sounds are superb (given the price -- $1750) and there's a lot of presets to chose from. It has the weighted keys, though I'm not crazy about the fact that it cuts off at an 'E' on the bass end...but one can't have everything. THe 16-track sequencer is a real powerful component -- it does alot of stuff done by full-fledged, stand alone sequeners. Any other KS-32 owners out there? What do you all think of it? I hav just started working my way through its rather large owner's manual, so I'll probably ahve more comments/questions later. BTW, I tried the JV-80 as some suggested and, to be honest, I wan't eally all that impressed. I've got a D-50 and the JV-80 did alot of the same things and had alot of the same capabilities, though, of course, the JV-80 had smoother sounds (in some cases) than the D-50. Perhaps I am missing something. --> Mike ------------------------------ End of the EMUSIC-L Digest ******************************