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Old 12-05-2021, 04:31 AM
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Point taken. I am also allergic to Roland, but their piano keys are more than decent. And much cheaper than Nord.
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Point taken. I am also allergic to Roland, but their piano keys are more than decent. And much cheaper than Nord.
Roland - love the sound of their synths but the weighted key action - not so much. Agreed on the price though.
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I fancy the Korg SV-1, SV-2. For the keys, for the looks (high-WAF), for the sounds. I want one. A stage piano, midi capable. No pads, no joystick...

Tried Arturia in the store. Keys "bouncing" back, no-no for me.

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I fancy the Korg SV-1, SV-2. For the keys, for the looks (high-WAF), for the sounds. I want one. A stage piano, midi capable. No pads, no joystick...

Tried Arturia in the store. Keys "bouncing" back, no-no for me.

Maybe Santa ho-ho's for me...

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The Arturia keyboards have a reputation of not lasting long. What is 'high-WAF' ?
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According to this dude (at 1:59) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbNw_NF3iSk the Kurzweil KM88 & M-Audio Hammer 88 have the same touch/action. These 2 controllers are in my price range.
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I got the Arturia Essential 88 and couldn’t be happier. The quality and price is really good and I love the fact that The keyboard is big enough that I don’t have to remap or hit the octave button every time I’m doing key switches.
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I'm seriously considering getting the M-Audio Hammer 88 Pro. The key action isn't quite as important to me because I'm not a piano player anyways. I've been using my Yahama Motif XS8 as my controller since it first came out some 12 years back and its still quite good...BUT, it weighs 60+ lbs, and things don't map so easily to the VI interfaces. I'd still use it as a synth, though...it has great sounds and I've designed many of my own patches for it over the years.
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You should likely consider an offering from Native Instruments.

https://www.native-instruments.com/e...ete/keyboards/

NKS via Komplete Kontrol is probably unique with what it can do across nearly all the major software manufacturers.

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