To: Rolo
Re: Keyboards
Awesome! In addition to being a great instrument, isn't the Nord enclosure completely bad-ass in appearance??
I neglected to tell you that I already got a keyboard! Ah well. I never got a chance to play the Stage88, as stores didn't have it in stock or on display, and there actually was a bit of a time crunch on when I needed to buy it. The Stage88 was also out of my price range, anyway. Well, my parents' price range that is, since it ended up being a compound birthday / belated graduation gift.
I ended up getting the Korg TR, which is what used to be the Triton LE before they introduced the new Triton Extreme. It's a solid keyboard. Not as... vintagey? classic? with the interface style as the Clavia models. And part of me misses that awesome RED enclosure they have. But the Korg TR has good sound, simple & clean interface, a sequencer, and a sampler, all for an affordable price and a sleek, black exterior. I swear that's not the ad copy.
The keyboard's still stranded in NYC, though, where we bought it so that I could play it at my dad's 50th birthday party -- my mom promises to visit the 'Burgh soon and bring it with her.