Need help in buying my first keyboard

[jeremyphay]

im looking between the ctk 3000 ($190) / 5000 ($359)

and yamaha E413 ($299)

im still a begainner and my budget is around 200-300 .. so im looking at 2nd hand stuffs got a few deals but i dont know which to get..

my purpose of getting it is just to play around with music and do composing and recording =)

please advice which to get

thanks in advance

 

[theliverevolution]

If you want to do some serious composing and recording, I would actually recommend the Yamaha MM6. It's not too shabby a keyboard set; it's easy to use and packs a lot of power. Allows recording through quarter-inch, MIDI or USB.

Price, though, is on the hefty side. Think it currently retails for $910? Wait till Yamaha has their year-end sales; it'll slash down by quite a fair bit.

 

[jeremyphay]

If you want to do some serious composing and recording, I would actually recommend the Yamaha MM6. It's not too shabby a keyboard set; it's easy to use and packs a lot of power. Allows recording through quarter-inch, MIDI or USB.

Price, though, is on the hefty side. Think it currently retails for $910? Wait till Yamaha has their year-end sales; it'll slash down by quite a fair bit.

hmm thankyou for the reply but .. thats kinda too much over my budget =/

 

[SilverBeast]

Hi jeremy, given your choice, I'd pick the E-413 for its reliability and key touch. Check out a E-423 w/ stand in Criagslist.

 

[jeremyphay]

Hi jeremy, given your choice, I'd pick the E-413 for its reliability and key touch. Check out a E-423 w/ stand in Criagslist.

oh hmm i was deciding between e-413 and ctk 5000 but from what ive read on reviews it seems like ctk 5000 has more features and weighted keys and stuff? do u have any idea about the ctk 5000?

thanks for the reply btw

 

[SilverBeast]

oh hmm i was deciding between e-413 and ctk 5000 but from what ive read on reviews it seems like ctk 5000 has more features and weighted keys and stuff? do u have any idea about the ctk 5000?

Why not go check them out...I suppose you have narrowed down to these two keyboards from the used market? You need to like what you hear (the sounds) and feel (touch of keys). Of course, given your interest in composing, having MIDI to PC capability might be a consideration when you want to do sequencing with PC/laptop later.

 

[jeremyphay]

Why not go check them out...I suppose you have narrowed down to these two keyboards from the used market? You need to like what you hear (the sounds) and feel (touch of keys). Of course, given your interest in composing, having MIDI to PC capability might be a consideration when you want to do sequencing with PC/laptop later.

any idea which shop i can go to for new sets? most outlets i go to only has the high end stuff.. so far ive only found carrefour

 

[SilverBeast]

any idea which shop i can go to for new sets? most outlets i go to only has the high end stuff.. so far ive only found carrefour

Try Luthermusic...check out their website. Frankly, those keyboards you saw are not high end stuff but at first hand price. With your budget and selection, you might easily find your keyboard in the used market. Having said that, getting used keyboards is not a bad thing coz if you are into keyboarding, what you would be getting today will not be the only keyboard you would stick to.

 

[jeremyphay]

Try Luthermusic...check out their website. Frankly, those keyboards you saw are not high end stuff but at first hand price. With your budget and selection, you might easily find your keyboard in the used market. Having said that, getting used keyboards is not a bad thing coz if you are into keyboarding, what you would be getting today will not be the only keyboard you would stick to.

ah cool i tried that website but the lowest model they have is ctk 7000 =( the one im looking for is ctk 5000

ive decided to get a brandnew one.. and the ctk 5000 at carefour is 359 ( im still surveying around because its the only one ive found outside so far)