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tagj3r
Published on 03/03/12 at 17:16
This is the first price that directed me to this little controller.
But then, when we look a little competition, I realized it was better for me than the other models:
- It is the only of this category to have a nice keyboard to play (albeit mini-keys, it is frankly without any comparison with the keyboards of this price range)
- This is also the only (to my knowledge) to have an arpeggiator, rather damn good for that matter.
If only he had a midi-out, I will use the arpeggiator much more often by plugging directly into my Nord Stage ...
UTILIZATION
As said before, I found the keyboard much better than his friends in 25 keys (and even better than his friends in 37 keys) in other brands.
Yet I have tried to try everything before buying it, and I am a true pinailleur on this subject (as a classical pianist at first, then play on small rolls of Korg Nano ... brrrr ...).
This is truly one of the elements that determined my choice when buying.
In practice, if the buttons could be a little wider ...
Another small detail that may have a (great) importance: at the nuances, it's not great. I do not like the way it manages the velocities, and sometimes we would like to disable it just ... Not easy to play some agreement "strong" and follow through agreements "pianissimo"!
OVERALL OPINION
I use it for 2-3 years, in the following set-up:
- Nord Stage plugged into the PC sound card for audio play piano, e-piano and organ,
- PADKONTROL plugged into USB on the PC, which controls NI Battery 3 in Cubase, to play the drums,
- LPK25 plugged into USB on the PC, which controls most of the time Trilian (bass unit, often a kind moog synth) in Cubase too, to play bass.
The problem of key velocity is less experience in using this "additional synth bass" that if I started using it as the lead of course!
Used as well, so it's a very good supplement that allows me to put the keyboard on the shores of the North Stage, and so have a little bass synth on top of my piano for really cheap.
At that price, we will not do without it
But then, when we look a little competition, I realized it was better for me than the other models:
- It is the only of this category to have a nice keyboard to play (albeit mini-keys, it is frankly without any comparison with the keyboards of this price range)
- This is also the only (to my knowledge) to have an arpeggiator, rather damn good for that matter.
If only he had a midi-out, I will use the arpeggiator much more often by plugging directly into my Nord Stage ...
UTILIZATION
As said before, I found the keyboard much better than his friends in 25 keys (and even better than his friends in 37 keys) in other brands.
Yet I have tried to try everything before buying it, and I am a true pinailleur on this subject (as a classical pianist at first, then play on small rolls of Korg Nano ... brrrr ...).
This is truly one of the elements that determined my choice when buying.
In practice, if the buttons could be a little wider ...
Another small detail that may have a (great) importance: at the nuances, it's not great. I do not like the way it manages the velocities, and sometimes we would like to disable it just ... Not easy to play some agreement "strong" and follow through agreements "pianissimo"!
OVERALL OPINION
I use it for 2-3 years, in the following set-up:
- Nord Stage plugged into the PC sound card for audio play piano, e-piano and organ,
- PADKONTROL plugged into USB on the PC, which controls NI Battery 3 in Cubase, to play the drums,
- LPK25 plugged into USB on the PC, which controls most of the time Trilian (bass unit, often a kind moog synth) in Cubase too, to play bass.
The problem of key velocity is less experience in using this "additional synth bass" that if I started using it as the lead of course!
Used as well, so it's a very good supplement that allows me to put the keyboard on the shores of the North Stage, and so have a little bass synth on top of my piano for really cheap.
At that price, we will not do without it