new here

[jakers007]

just got started with country music song writing, looking to get an electronic keyboard since I'm not good with guitar...   any recommendations for a certain brand ? 

[Kerry Parr]

I agree with hobosage to get about going the software route for versatility. Much is going to depend on what you're looking for though. Do you want to gig with it? Are you mainly just needing a decent piano sound or do you need access to more instruments/sounds (and how realistic do they need to be)? Do you have a key size preference? How many keys? Weighted, semi, or, no? Hammer or synth action? Do you want an arpeggiator? Workstation? Drawbars for organ sounds? Editing capabilities? A lot of options out there. Regardless a few to check out...

Yamaha Motif (realistic instrument sounds)

Korg Triton

Roland Vr 09 (inexpensive combo organ/synth/piano)

Nord (expensive combo organ/synth/piano)

Casio is okay

The cheaper stuff like Williams is fine if you just need a couple sounds to get the idea across

All of them can be used as midi controllers as well.

Another idea would be to look into Band in a Box with Realtracks if you want a full backing band.

[Sajid Jimenez]

Hi Jakers, welcome, I'm new also...only about 2 days old here. An inexpensive  great used(discontinued) synth only about $250.00-$450.00 with realistic piano, organ, Rhodes patches...etc, is the Roland XP-50, XP-60 or XP-80...they are based upon the Roland -JV1080. Each of those units also are MIDI capable and have built in sequencers (old school units but still awesome). Welcome to the forum!

 

https://soundcloud.com/sajid-jimenez-1/is-the-grass-greener

 

Edited December 22, 2017 by Sajid Jimenez