Yamaha DGX-620
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"This is my home keyboard. While many other synthesizers have 61 keys, I got this 88 key synthesizer for two main reasons. First, I wanted a full 88 keys because that matches the number of keys on a grand piano (my favorite instrument). Second, I wanted the keys to "feel" like a grand piano, and this model has "Graded Hammer" keys where the keys range from a heavier touch on the lower notes and gradually change to a lighter touch at the higher notes, and this one feels exactly like playing a grand piano."
11 Comments
KURTZito Φ 13 Jul, 2023 @ 7:01am 
Thanks you very much!
dreamArk Jamz  [author] 13 Jul, 2023 @ 5:12am 
I'm semi-retired from music now, so I don't know about current brands of amps. I had a Sunn amp when I played bass. It looks like they might start making them again (sunnamps.com) . Mine had a 15 inch JBL speaker in it.
KURTZito Φ 12 Jul, 2023 @ 7:16am 
I want a bass amp for my birthday. A small 25, 30w. I was thinkiing on an Orange. I like many music styles. What do you recommend? Excuse my poor english.
Jxt09 6 Feb, 2022 @ 11:43am 
wow nice! My bro plays keyboard but not piano. He taught himself by copying what he heard in his favorite keyboard bands of the 80s and early 90s. He loves to mix lots of different sounds.
dreamArk Jamz  [author] 8 Jan, 2022 @ 3:13pm 
The oldest synthesizer I ever touched (not owned) was a Moog synthesizer built before 1970. Moog was the brand that created the first commercial synthesizer, and is basically the grandfather of analog synthesizers. As you can see from the photos at this Wiki, it had lots of modules that can be connected together via patch cords, and lots of analog dials for blending things together:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moog_synthesizer

It had very flexible control of analog electronic wave-form sounds, and was fine for studio recording, but almost too time-consuming to setup between songs for live performances.

I later owned/used a newer, very portable version of a Moog synthesizer, but it was monophonic, with preset instrument sounds, and I only used it to play things like flute, sax, bass, or other one-note instrument parts in a song. It was the smallest synth I ever owned, which is Ironic considering how large the original Moog's were.
Quibus Maximus 8 Jan, 2022 @ 12:21pm 
Ok, get it. Was just curious, would be great if it had that kind of flexibility.

Keyboard player in a distant past of mine had one, was great to fiddle around with, but with no presets it's a hassle to remember settings if you want a certain sound consistently.
dreamArk Jamz  [author] 8 Jan, 2022 @ 11:46am 
It has preset sounds/samples. If it has the ability to sample or create new sounds, I'm unaware of it. Since some of the sounds are artificial electronically created wave-forms (though in this case they are still "presets") versus sampling of classic instruments, I would still personally call this a synthesizer.

I've owned various synthesizers in my career, and only one of them had the true ability to generate sounds purely from controls to blend electronic wave-form attributes. For example, that particular synthesizer was used when I performed Edgar Winter's piece titled "Frankenstein".
Quibus Maximus 8 Jan, 2022 @ 6:00am 
You can actually generate your own sounds instead of only having preset sounds?

As far as I can see it's a blend of digital piano with keyboard functions (like tons of sounds, rhythm box, recording/sequencer, midi etc.), as I have.
dreamArk Jamz  [author] 8 Jan, 2022 @ 5:28am 
Quibus, it's a full synthesizer with tons of voices, midi, sequencer etc.
Lengray 8 Jan, 2022 @ 2:39am 
Looks nice. I settled for 73 keys as I don't have room for a bigger keyboard. I'm currently using the Studiologic SL73 Studio, which is just a controller, as I only do computer music these days.