Need Help Finding Keyboard

[iceman2130]

Hi All,

I'm looking for a professional stage keyboard to perform and travel with. It can't be any longer than 27".

Also need it to have professional level sounds which can easily be switched between, preferrably by 'one click', while performing parts on stage. For example, song starts with strings, then switches to horns or piano during the chorus, then immediately goes back to strings.

Does Nord offer something like this? If not, does anyone have any suggestions for what would meet the above requirements?

Thanks!

[FZiegler]

Could you explain a bit in more detail?
- which context: solo, band, type of performance...
- how many sounds or parts would you need at the same time?
- are horns mandatory? As single or supplemental sound?
- how many parts do you need to switch between?
What sounds do you need? Piano, organ, synth, other samples...

Nord instruments are great if you need to tweak your sound live time by time. You have a knob or button for almost everything. If all your sounds can be prepared in advance, other instruments might be adaptable in more depth.

[Amaryllis]

i don't think Nord makes any keyboard so small. the 73-key Electro 6 is 42", and even the Lead A1 (which doesn't fit your other requirements) is 31".

did you consider a small MIDI master keyboard with an iPad app (like Korg Module) to provide sounds?

[anotherscott]

Nord does not make any board that is 27" wide or less.

Amaryllis' suggestion of a controller and an iPad app is worth checking into. If you really want something self-contained, maybe look for a used Korg Triton Taktile 25.

[DJKeys]

Hi-

I don't think any manufacturer makes a pro keyboard that small. You would be looking at 37 keys, and (assuming you are traveling) once you add a case you have increased the length. I agree with others that a small controller and software may be your only solution here-

--dj

[iceman2130]

I play in a band once per year. Looking for it to fit in my suit case and avoid a road case. I currently have a Yamaha P-80 that has simple click to switch sounds - Strings, Piano, Jazz Organ, E Piano. That's really all I need. The venues we play provide a piano, I just need something small for these auxiliary sounds in some tunes.

If I go with something with an iPad app - is there a latency issue? How does that work? Thanks for the replies so far everyone! I haven't gigged in about 20 years, and the tech has changed!

[CountFosco]

Casio SA-77, Yamaha PSS-F30...never looked in this part of Thomann's keyboard range before - cool

[FZiegler]

Sorry, I'm continental European. Child of Napoleon. Didn't figure out what 27'' might be. But I could have known: Something close to the diametre of my bike's wheels.

[Mr_-G-]

Mini keys?

[DJKeys]

Casio SA-77, Yamaha PSS-F30...never looked in this part of Thomann's keyboard range before - cool