Some keyboard recomendations for prog rock?

No Bother, I do it cos as you say it allows me to do other things at the same time......

I play a Krog Triton and a Korg X50. There are loads of web pages to download different sounds. I know a lad that prides himself on reproducing any sound want. The added advantage of the Triton is it has a sampler, so you can record, say your dog barking and play it back with the keys altering the pitch.

If you want to go for a budget choice mystic fred's solution above seems quite affordable and also flexible to expand in the future for less money. However this is a kind of self choice i think. Some people are comfortable using softwares and computer chained systems some ore not. Some uses one keyboard others two three four etc etc. You must think about budget and your aspect of playing in this instance first.

Fantoms are really good keyboards i agree. I feel lack of controllers in s and x series they resolved this issue in fantom-g series. They have really high quality sounds and easy to use. Also you can expand its capacity by various rams expansions and by using a computer etc.

Yamaha has motif xs series, which are also sharing most of the same spesifications. From forum threads i read about yamaha, some friends and some of my tests; they are better with natural instrument sounds with their piano, brass, accordion etc. I also like yamahas' hammer action.

Tritons are nomore in Korg's product line. They were also good keyboards of their age but a bit old around their competitors. Now they released m3's to take tritons place i think. I haven't had a chance to test them yet but they look really cool.

One more thing to be considered before buying a keyboard can be its financial future if you are dependent to that money in the future if you are thinking to change it in foreseable soon. You can check, ask which keyboards sell good in your area or don't lose its value.

There are ofcourse other brands. Above I mentioned was mostly workstation type keyboards. There are also various synths. Synth issue is totaly about your taste i think.

Most important thing is your choice and also budget ofcourse. Go try if you have a chance and find your babe. In my opinion especially for prog genre you can produce your own original sound, material... even you have the most primitive instrument in hand.

A great keyboard for... well, anything really, would be the Korg Triton. The Roland Phantom series is also phenomenal. However, if your price bracket doesn't stretch as far as a few grand, then a MicroKorg will still go a long way if you know what you are doing with it.

Reason 5 is already out by the way...
If you want a portable keyboard that you can carry easily, with good organ sounds and not so bad piano, go for the Juno-D. Efficient. 5kg (!!). ~450$ I think. Great keyboard. Using it for 5 years now. Still do, will never sell it.
For the full action at home (recording...).
88 keys MIDI controller (I suggest you try them out at the store, best way to know what you need) + DAW (Cubase/Logic/Pro Tools...) + Reason 4-5 + your favorite plugins for effects and new sounds.
I would also get an external expander for synth sounds... I find the Waldorf Blofeld to yield excellent results for a low price.
You can have all this (without the Juno-D) for ~1500$ (no crakcs/illegal downloads...)

I have an M-Audio Axiom 61, a highly regarded digital keyboard but i never use the basic MIDI sounds that come with it .