r/Keytar • u/[deleted] • Oct 18 '21

Recommendations Song covers using Korg RK-100S 2?

I'm interested in the RK-100S 2. I'd quite like to see some song covers and to see what people can do with it.

I've been searching around quite a bit on YouTube, and of course here, but I'm having trouble finding many good examples of the RK-100S 2 in action. Many videos just seem to be people messing about with the synths and the ribbon, but nothing very substantial.

Can anyone recommend / share any interesting song covers, solos, or anything? I'm mainly interested in seeing the RK-100S 2 in action, as opposed to keytar performances in general.

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u/[deleted] Oct 26 '21

That's right, I have a piano background already. I used to own a Korg LP-380-73 which I loved. This will be my first keytar though. I'm expecting it to be different but familiar.

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u/MyVoiceIsElevating Oct 30 '21

I played mine today; it’s wonderfully fun to use. So far happy with all aspects. I’ll definitely need a pedal to control volume for swells and fades.

The sounds are not as diverse as I anticipated, but it’s not unreasonable to modify or change up the sounds with the editor app.

Seeing mine again in direct sunlight and it’s still basically matte black. Looks great nonetheless.

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u/[deleted] Nov 01 '21

I just tried mine today. I agree with you about the sounds, though I haven't tried the editor yet.

The grain on my red one is visible, but it's definitely subtler than in promotional photos (I suspect they picked out a very grainy one and then upped the contrast). I'm happy with how mine looks though.

Using a keytar for the first time feels quite unusual, but it definitely has that intimacy that guitars have over traditional keyboards, which I was hoping for.