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I was looking for a keyboard matre not too expensive, with a 88-key touch with the best possible, and Linux compatible.
After a few searches, the SL-990XP was a finalist. When I saw it n'tait more product and its price dropped sharply in some retailers, I jumped at the chance.

UTILIZATION

I have no exprience in touch keyboards, I only know the feel of real piano and the synth of all rotten. Honntement to me that the SL-990XP is trs close touch piano, finger-like ears.
There must be better, but at what price?
It is dot a few buttons that I never utiliss (I do not know if I can not even Linux, but frankly I do not care). I CONTRL all with jackd and Qsynth on my computer.

OVERALL OPINION

I've had two months and I am satisfied trs.
I was looking for a piano for my daughter who started playing the piano. I found much better than any piano numrique, for less, as a result I am satisfied plutt.


qualitprix excellent report
I do it again the same choice without hsiter.

Keyboard 88-key hammer, Hammer
- A midi out
- 1 sustain pedal jack
- A volume pedal jack
- 2 wheels: pitch bend and modulation
- 5 buttons: program change, bank select, midi channel, transpose, store / recall
- Supply 9-12V provided

What is missing:
- Viewing the program noon & midi channel current.
- USB output
- Aftertouch
- Active sensing twelve o'clock
- Volume slider
- Split

UTILIZATION

- The touch keyboard is very good, though somewhat hard.
- The keyboard layout is very simple: we maintain a support for the control buttons, and pressing the key on the piano which is the number you wish to enter. At the beginning it's a bit confusing, but finally it keeps the control "on hand", once one has got the hang (if you release the control button before you release the note, the command is ignored)
- The manual, I do not even know if I read it ... so the use is very simple.
THE BUG:
- The selection of the midi channel does not have the sustain pedal. This means that regardless of the MIDI channel when you press the pedal, it's always for channel 1. After an exchange of mail with Arbiter France, the bug was never resolved. It will not interfere with the players of classical piano, but it becomes disabled when juggling with MIDI devices.

OVERALL OPINION

- I use it for 3 years and I am very satisfied ... except when I meet a limit of channel 1 to sustain (see "Use").
- The feel of this keyboard is really nice, no complaints.
- It lacks a little control, given the size it was, there was a place to put a lot more inside ... for a handyman, there are a lot of stuff to do.
- I bought a 600 euros, and the only time I regret my choice is when I saw the CME UF8, which offered more for less features ... false alarm, it seems that the feel of UF8 is very bad ...
- If I had the choice again today, I'll still try to see the UF8. And I said, the bug midi channel for the sustain is still very annoying.

+ Heavy keyboard (piano touch =) 88 notes
+ Pitch wheel, modulation wheel
+ Keys to change the MIDI channel of mission, program and bank
+ Transposition in semitone

- A single MIDI
- No aftertouch
- No split or layer MIDI channel

UTILIZATION

Touch is gnial I had a training claviriste and no pianist, but you get used quickly if you practice often and become a real rgal, incomparable in terms of expression report my old Juno-D and HS-201

Configuration is as simple minimalist function keys that let you tap the button for numro with the octave of the keyboard affect this. Systm is the ingnieux but lacks a screen to confirm what you do.

The manual? not read, it's a keyboard with 88 keys heavy one on / off button and a slectionneur channel for much of what we use.

OVERALL OPINION

This is a keyboard gnial, I love the touch when I did not shut at all used it quickly acquires the force of the fingers ncessaire practicing, and we can APRS s' to pass. It's simple, when I return on the keyboards of my technics organ, I can not play properly so the touch has no expression, no life.

I took the keyboard to CONTRL modules, and so do my matre unique keyboard, and I must say it is for a gnial is a real instrument and not to touch only a man-machine interface such as semi-weighted keys springs (beurk. ...).

What motivated me?
- Piano touch type!
- The price (395 euros promo West Music)

UTILIZATION

- The touch keyboard is it fun? Should your use?
GENIAL !!!!! (Well, I'm not an expert but it's very nice)


- The general configuration is it simple?
The bare minimum .... but for me it's perfect

- The selection of MIDI channels, patches is easy?
yes

- The manual is clear and sufficient?
useless

OVERALL OPINION

I've had two hours and I can not get my fingers on the keyboard.
The rpport Q / P is really excellent. It's very sturdy and very well done.