only to be sure, what do i lose here when i buy the RD-700SX and sell the PSR-3000 when we talk about features?

much less styles, less instruments, no vocal harmony(Which has no use for me anyway), no lcd screen like the PSR-3000, no built-in speakers, and some other recording features, right?

I know we talk about 2 different things, digital piano and arranger, but i've seen the rd-700sx playing alots of instruments.

What you have to keep in mind is that "yes" we're talking oposite sides of the coin here. The PSR-3000 will give you digital drawbars, styles, sequencing, color screen and so on.

The Roland is a stage piano. It doesn't sequencer, but "can" play back 16 part composition through midi. The Roland RD700 can be midi'd up to a computer for recording purposes. With the Roland you will not get styles, sequencer (internal), speakers, color screen, and several other things. The RD700 is at the heart a stage/studio piano. The PSR-3000 is an arranger keyboard with the auto-accomp function.

What you have to do is take a close look at your particular needs. Think of all the things you want to do with a keyboard, and what you expect from the unit as well.

Squeak

Well the only thing i want is to play piano and some other instruments, in a good quality sound, 88 keys, with the feel of the rd-700sx action and to maybe use some rhythms (rd-700sx has some).
Just wanna be a good keyboard player on a good keys with a good sound. with not too many options and stuff.

Have you looked at the FP series..same keybed and sounds...half the price..
http://www.roland.com/products/en/FP-5/index.html

Yea, but there is something special in the RD-700SX which like magnets me :P

Makes me wonder why on earth this guy purchased a PSR-3000 in the first place if he wants 88 notes and a superb piano action keyboard - wrong choice right from the beginning, both instruments are totally different

im not saying psr-3000 'aint got good piano sound, and im sure i can use it as well, but i just dont like this keyboard, it looks really flamboyant..

when i look at it.. Fantom X, G-70, PSR-3000, Tyros, they'r all the same with different features, also RD-700SX, it just that it has, less features, less everything, and focused on one thing, sound of few instruments.


[This message has been edited by retal (edited 06-17-2006).]

retal make sure you kow exactly what you want before you buy it.Do you actually play keyboard at all ? What level do you play and what features do you want and arelikely to use in a keyboard. what you have already highlighted is that you dont really know what you want, ican assume you bought the psr3000 without playing it otherwise you wold already know about the keyfeel and if you have not played the roland , how will you know if you prefer the roland ???????????

take your tiem. The roland is not like a magnet drawing you !!! you probably saw a good demo that probably was not even done on the RD700 so please just stop and write down what features are really important to you and then go and play the instruments that you have narrowed your choice down to. From what you have described there are several casio, korg and yamaha pianos at less than half the price of the RD700. Have you tried them ???????

Well hmm.. i guess i'm not a good keyboard player and haven't digged it too much.. i only know playing some basic stuff. yea you probably right, i saw the demo but i also went to see it, its cool keyboard.. i mean its 88-keys and the keys much harder to press... and i noticed a great sound.

its true, i haven't explored the psr-3000 at all, i might be doing mistake here trying to get rid of it so fast so soon without working on it, because i know if i'll sell it, ill use atleast %20 of the money even though i used it approx less than few hours.

Basically what i want is learning how to play good and not basic stuff.. but the psr-3000 like.. changed my motivation for learning since 61-keys looks like sooo little? and now im upset because if i waited a year i could get 76-keys in probably same price.. im talking about PSR-3100.

i mean the keyboard looks so small.

Maybe im wrong here and i should learn the keyboard for like a year, and maximum to buy another keyboard or digital piano because then its price will be too low to even bother sell it .. (no im not being sarcastic here... )

Ack, im abit confused now when i talk to all you pro's..

[QUOTE]Originally posted by retal:
[B]the thing is i always dreamed about learning piano...

Just curious, how well do you play piano?? – and for how long??

If you are in the learning stage it will be a while before you can sound anything like the people you have heard play your dream Roland keyboard.

Now if my desire was to play piano and own that Roland, by all means I would buy the Roland as soon as possible.

What you get for your PSR3000 should not be an issue. If money is a big issue, start learning on the PER3000, it’s a great keyboard. If you can’t take a loss you do not have a real choice.

John C.

PS, How much do you want for your PSR3000, I know some people who are interested. Like others have said, when this forum starts talking PSR3100 you investment will go down in value.