I can recommend Fatar keyboards. I own 2, and they are not the cheap style you get elsewhere. Invest in a good keyboard. I have seen good keyboards on some Yamaha synths too. Don't believe in pictures, try yourself. Priced the same as Yamaha KX8, the new version (gray metal) of Fatar/Studiologic seems to provide (from most reviews) a more evolved action (Fatar TP40GH), while the KX8 only features a standard Graded Hammer (high end Yamaha digital pianos use the third generation, GH3). Bosch sms 5072 service manual. From a user review, the Yamaha KX8 touch is very lighter and its keys looking and texture aren’t as nice (fingers tend to slip from the black keys). The Studiologic VMK 188 Plus action is also said to be more pleasant than with the old SL880. The Fatar weights 20 kg vs 15 for the KX8 (the later is made of plastic only). A video is available. We can find the VMK 188 Plus at 479 euros. A problem has been reported on a unit (where white keys response wasn’t homogeneous), however the overall quality seems better than with previous models. A 76 notes version (VMK 176, 18 kg) is also available. One of the most acclaimed master keyboard was the Roland A-80, that was released in 1989 and weighted 30 kg! (was priced more than 1500$). We can watch a video, featuring a nice song that uses piano samples from Reason. Photo: Mike Cameron This controller comes from a range that, unusually, takes the concept of a quality weighted action into the realm of the shorter keyboard - and offers hands-on knobs and sliders for software control to boot. Ever wished you could own a weighted MIDI controller keyboard, but not had the room, the biceps or the bank balance to cope with a full 88-note model? Well, Studiologic have cottoned on to this potential market and now offer a range of weighted, graded hammer-action keyboards with aftertouch in four (yes, four!) sizes: 88, 76, 61 and 49 notes, together known as the VMK 'Plus' series. There are, in fact, five models available, namely the VMK149 Plus, 161 Plus, 161 Organ Plus, 176 Plus and 188 Plus. The model on review is the 76-note one, but four of the five models are functionally identical, the only difference being the keyboard lengths. The one 'rogue' model in the series is the 161 Organ Plus, which sports a 61-note, synth-action, 'waterfall' keyboard (styled after the flat-fronted keys found on a Hammond) instead of a weighted-action job. Contrary to expectations, the 161 Organ Plus does not feature any form of organ tone generation: these are all purely MIDI controller keyboards. The 'Plus' in the series title refers to the USB connector fitted to each, which supplements the dual MIDI output sockets and also provides buss power directly from your computer. There's no mention of USB in the user manual, so I think it's unlikely the USB connection has any uses beyond its use as an alternative to the MIDI outputs, but it's straightforward enough to set up. Simply connect the VMK to the computer with the USB cable, the VMK powers up automatically, Windows XP registers it as a 'USB audio device' and it's immediately ready to roll. Modbo 4 0 installation of laminate. Sonar 6 picked it up in the device list without a hitch.
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