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didmo
Published on 08/20/04 at 06:30
88 keys, 64-voice polyphony, pleasant keyboard, nice action, although it won't please purists.
Usable sounds: The two first pianos, the rest are insignificant (2 EP, strings, voices, and some terrible organs). You can layer two sounds, but the polyphony is halved. So, it's no use.
Anyway, what I wanted was a piano sound.
You can change temperaments, it has three response curves, A brilliance control, and a reverb with 4 presets. A nice detail about the latter is that when you cut it, a string-resonance algorithm is activated and it's pretty well-achieved.
Connections: midi in and out, minimalist implementation, sustain pedal and external power supply plug. Two audio + 1 headphone output.
A midi thru would've been nice, as well as another headphones output.
Not too heavy (i can't recall the weight right now, but I can carry it easily by myself).
UTILIZATION
No wheel, minimalist midi, but it nevertheless serves me well as a master keyboard. In my home studio, it spares me from having to input the notes by hand in the sequencer, the rest I solve with some editing.
For rehearsals, I change sounds directly from the expander, and since I only play piano and jazz organ, or even some pads, I don't mind the lack of controls.
The keyboard is not tiring and it allows you to play fast. It may lack some sensitiveness at the fingertips, but given the price...!
SOUNDS
The two piano sounds are really nice, especially once the reverb is cut off to activate the string resonance.
Nevertheless, a small multi-effects can surely do a better job than the built-in reverb.
OVERALL OPINION
I've had it for less than two months, but I like it. I do not plan to change it any time soon.
Usable sounds: The two first pianos, the rest are insignificant (2 EP, strings, voices, and some terrible organs). You can layer two sounds, but the polyphony is halved. So, it's no use.
Anyway, what I wanted was a piano sound.
You can change temperaments, it has three response curves, A brilliance control, and a reverb with 4 presets. A nice detail about the latter is that when you cut it, a string-resonance algorithm is activated and it's pretty well-achieved.
Connections: midi in and out, minimalist implementation, sustain pedal and external power supply plug. Two audio + 1 headphone output.
A midi thru would've been nice, as well as another headphones output.
Not too heavy (i can't recall the weight right now, but I can carry it easily by myself).
UTILIZATION
No wheel, minimalist midi, but it nevertheless serves me well as a master keyboard. In my home studio, it spares me from having to input the notes by hand in the sequencer, the rest I solve with some editing.
For rehearsals, I change sounds directly from the expander, and since I only play piano and jazz organ, or even some pads, I don't mind the lack of controls.
The keyboard is not tiring and it allows you to play fast. It may lack some sensitiveness at the fingertips, but given the price...!
SOUNDS
The two piano sounds are really nice, especially once the reverb is cut off to activate the string resonance.
Nevertheless, a small multi-effects can surely do a better job than the built-in reverb.
OVERALL OPINION
I've had it for less than two months, but I like it. I do not plan to change it any time soon.