anybody know anything about synthesizers and music comp.

[OceanCityGirl]

I have a son who plays small bars at college, guitar. He's also getting into music composition and will be taking classes in college on this. He wants something called a microkorg for christmas. These are expensive even on ebay. Any advice, alternate brands, etc?

[habourgirl]

I have a son who plays small bars at college, guitar. He's also getting into music composition and will be taking classes in college on this. He wants something called a microkorg for christmas. These are expensive even on ebay. Any advice, alternate brands, etc?

Find out from him what he wants to do with it. It he just wants it to gig with, no way. It will get destroyed in a bar. If he's hoping to computerize his music comp, it does usually work well with that, but there are plenty of other electric pianos/synths that will be able to do that as well. Just what I remember from when I used to be a music major...

[Key Lime Lee]

musiciansfriend.com has it for $400, which, for real musical gear, is pretty inexpensive. The more "real" the instrument, the more expensive it will be. There's a reason folks play $1200-2000 guitars, not the $150 ones.

[OceanCityGirl]

it's not to gig with. It's for music composition.

There's a reason folks play $1200-2000 guitars, not the $150 ones

He started with a $150 guitar. Now he has several in the $500. range. I know he was torn between asking for this and a guitar. Everything he does with his music is self-taught. But this semester at school he's going to start some formal training. He hasn't messed around with keyboard much but when he was like 7-10yo he taught himself piano from a stack of books and was doing pretty well at the time.
I have found that my sons always have some sort of expensive hobby going on. This one went from skateboards to surfboards to photography to music. And he never really gave up the skateboards and surfboards. He just barters for alot of stuff.

[land_shark3]

How about this one?

[Sam]

Sounds like you have gotten info from people that know about such. I know people that play aacoustic guitars and mandolin and what not but can't recall anyone that plays keyboards or uses synthesizers.

You might can try here...I hope it helps.
Good luck!!!
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[mings]

I know enough to know I don't know $h!t.

[Key Lime Lee]

it's not to gig with. It's for music composition.

There's a reason folks play $1200-2000 guitars, not the $150 ones

He started with a $150 guitar. Now he has several in the $500. range. I know he was torn between asking for this and a guitar. Everything he does with his music is self-taught. But this semester at school he's going to start some formal training. He hasn't messed around with keyboard much but when he was like 7-10yo he taught himself piano from a stack of books and was doing pretty well at the time.
I have found that my sons always have some sort of expensive hobby going on. This one went from skateboards to surfboards to photography to music. And he never really gave up the skateboards and surfboards. He just barters for alot of stuff.

I still do golf, photography and music. None of them are cheap.

[citcat]

OH ! I thought you were talking about those things on the Starship Enterprise that makes your food, etc.
sorry