Comments on: Keytar Photos https://conradaskland.com/blog/keytar-photos/ Music Director and Music Technology Thu, 07 Jul 2011 20:25:50 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.8 By: adnan https://conradaskland.com/blog/keytar-photos/#comment-340781 Thu, 07 Jul 2011 20:25:50 +0000 http://www.conradaskland.com/blog/2007/04/keytar-photos/#comment-340781 A vintage keytar like the Moog Liberation is truly analog and has that true analog sound that some keyboard players want. Maintenance for such units can be costly given the scarcity of spare parts for such instruments. Some vintage digital keytars come at disadvantages such as obsolete parts, leaking batteries for synth-type keytars, limited or dated sounds and small polyphony. Vintage keytars on the second hand market (other than the Moog Liberation) can be purchased cheap with some only costing less than $100.

Contemporary keytars like the Roland AX-Synth are very powerful and could easily be at par with some contemporary keyboard models in terms of polyphony, sound quality and other attributes. Repair, maintenance and support for such models is generally better than vintage ones. New equipment is often pricey and it is the same with contemporary keytars. Such new features often come at significantly high prices.

Buying the perfect keytar requires careful research and patience. As in all things that cost money, keyboardists willing to spend on a keytar should ensure they get their money’s worth by checking carefully all available options.

]]> By: Larry Duren https://conradaskland.com/blog/keytar-photos/#comment-57106 Tue, 11 Dec 2007 05:03:27 +0000 http://www.conradaskland.com/blog/2007/04/keytar-photos/#comment-57106 P.S. Sorry I can’t spell…

*AX-7
*cords…

]]> By: Larry Duren https://conradaskland.com/blog/keytar-photos/#comment-57105 Tue, 11 Dec 2007 05:01:41 +0000 http://www.conradaskland.com/blog/2007/04/keytar-photos/#comment-57105 Hey bro,
You should check out the CME Widi unit which is a wireless MIDI transmitter. I play a Roland A-X7 and run it through my Fantom X-6. The keytar is definitely a crowd pleaser! Having the wireless unit allows me to do things like, oh I don’t know, jump off the stage into the crowd…things like that! How awesome would it be if you could allow the kids in the audience play around on it without the worry of any chords. Just a suggestion! Thanks for the music!

-Larry

]]> By: askland https://conradaskland.com/blog/keytar-photos/#comment-15071 Tue, 17 Apr 2007 00:12:37 +0000 http://www.conradaskland.com/blog/2007/04/keytar-photos/#comment-15071 I agree. The Keytar is our ultimate revenge against history’s battallions of too-cool guitar players.

]]> By: Jake Hallman https://conradaskland.com/blog/keytar-photos/#comment-15068 Tue, 17 Apr 2007 00:05:47 +0000 http://www.conradaskland.com/blog/2007/04/keytar-photos/#comment-15068 Wow… you pick up a keytar once, and people never forget it! When I’ve used it, I can’t resist turning into a total Van-Halen-esque guitarist, complete with faces, dramatic poses and crazy bends using the ribbon.

Keep the faith, brother!

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