My soul is crying out to get back to the classical repertoire. Of course, I'd love to own a real piano, but living in an apartment can make things difficult...
In any case, for those of you in the know, what model keyboards/workstations/digital pianos would you recommend me looking into at ~$1000 (+/- $200)? Used, of course. My primary aim is to practise in the traditional style, so my priorities are full 88 weighted keys and an emphasis on rich piano tone. As for output, I could rely on built-in speakers but could also justify spending some extra cash on some monitors. I'm fairly involved in home recording so the extra cash would be justified.
I've also thought of tinkering with electronic music in the near future, so anything competent in that regard (apart from MIDI and VST use) would be nice.
In any case, for those of you in the know, what model keyboards/workstations/digital pianos would you recommend me looking into at ~$1000 (+/- $200)? Used, of course. My primary aim is to practise in the traditional style, so my priorities are full 88 weighted keys and an emphasis on rich piano tone. As for output, I could rely on built-in speakers but could also justify spending some extra cash on some monitors. I'm fairly involved in home recording so the extra cash would be justified.
I've also thought of tinkering with electronic music in the near future, so anything competent in that regard (apart from MIDI and VST use) would be nice.
Yeah the Yamaha P120/P155/CP300 come in exactly at your price range, and they sound pretty great. Apparently many people still prefer the P120, so that's an option on the used market. All much better than the (more expensive) Roland RD series as far as grand pianos go. The Korg SV-1 gets rave reviews from everyone, but it's $2000, and you'll be paying for lots of organs and electric pianos you might not be interested in. Honestly, I'm gonna say I think a used Fantom XR nails the price/performance curve, especially if you want to start working in electronic music. You can get them used for $650 on ebay, and you get a full-featured sampler, a synth with a bazillion sounds, and a pretty decent grand piano: (Strangely, the piano is much better than the one on their current-generation Fantom Gs) Of course, it's just a module (the glowy blue and red thing in the lower right) so you'll have to get a controller or a synth. If you don't mind using a separate controller, there are a host of other options, like the Synthogy software piano, or even the GeneralMusic RPX module. But of course, you should hear all these thing in person. And when you can't hear it in person, YouTube is your friend. You'll know you're making an informed purchase if you've watched so many product demos that you feel like you'll smash you head through the monitor if you hear another guy talking with a German or Japanese accent!
