View other reviews for this product:
hackminator « Very good value for money »
Published on 08/18/10 at 23:58
Best value:
Excellent
I bought this keyboard due to the range of pretty heavy assignable keys it offers for a ridiculously low price.
In terms of connections, it's a pity that it doesn't have a MIDI out. It has only one MIDI in, a pedal plug and a USB port to connect it to a PC.
UTILIZATION
It's a 49-keys master keyboard with rather hard keys (and it's not heavy). In my case, it replaces a Korg K49 and the keyboard annoyed me in the beginning, but you get used to it quickly and in the end it proves to be nicer than the one of the korg.
The manual is pretty clear and includes a lot of diagrams.
It was pretty easy to get it running on windows 7 64 bits and it works at your beck and call without the need to install anything: You plug it and wait.
The built-in USB soundcard is a big plus because it allows you to reduce the latency to the minimum and it includes interesting connection possibilities: Optical output, headphones output, RCA input/output.
OVERALL OPINION
I've been using it for some hours and having tested several models in the same price range, I think it's an excellent choice for people starting out or to replace a K49 because it's cheaper and offers many more functions.
The pros:
-Built-in audio interface
-Good value for money
-Pretty heavy assignable keys and knobs
[fuzzy]- Design
The cons:
-Weight
-The korg k49 comes with more bundled software
-No midi output
In terms of connections, it's a pity that it doesn't have a MIDI out. It has only one MIDI in, a pedal plug and a USB port to connect it to a PC.
UTILIZATION
It's a 49-keys master keyboard with rather hard keys (and it's not heavy). In my case, it replaces a Korg K49 and the keyboard annoyed me in the beginning, but you get used to it quickly and in the end it proves to be nicer than the one of the korg.
The manual is pretty clear and includes a lot of diagrams.
It was pretty easy to get it running on windows 7 64 bits and it works at your beck and call without the need to install anything: You plug it and wait.
The built-in USB soundcard is a big plus because it allows you to reduce the latency to the minimum and it includes interesting connection possibilities: Optical output, headphones output, RCA input/output.
OVERALL OPINION
I've been using it for some hours and having tested several models in the same price range, I think it's an excellent choice for people starting out or to replace a K49 because it's cheaper and offers many more functions.
The pros:
-Built-in audio interface
-Good value for money
-Pretty heavy assignable keys and knobs
[fuzzy]- Design
The cons:
-Weight
-The korg k49 comes with more bundled software
-No midi output