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- From: Luis.E.Scheker@dartmouth.edu (Luis E. Scheker)
- Newsgroups: comp.music
- Subject: Re: 88-Key Weighted Keyboards - Which?
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- Date: 27 Jan 93 05:51:41 GMT
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- You are in the best postition to decide which controller is right
- for you. If you don't need multiple programmable transmission zones,
- user- definable program change tables, or other long-winded
- non-essential features, then DON'T pay for them. Unless you're touring
- with Genesis or are a session pro, sophisticated MIDI controllers
- represent an investment in features you just won't use. Keyboard feel
- is HIGHLY SUBJECTIVE, so while a lot of people might tell you that the
- Yamaha KX88 and the Ensoniq KS-32 are great feeling keyboards (I happen
- to agree), you may find them too hard, or too soft. Play a lot of
- different keyboards before you decide to buy. As far as digital pianos
- go, be very certain that the unit's piano samples are smooth and even
- from one end of the keyboard the other. Certain digital pianos suffer
- from uneven sound levels and a dull mid-range (cough, FP-8, cough,
- cough). Buy a controller or piano that has a good feel and sound to
- YOU, with no more features than you really need.
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