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Published on 01/10/07 at 01:01
Value For Money :
Excellent
All specifications are on the shopping sites and that of Korg.
- 30 sound quality, including three acoustic pianos very neat in stereo (the sound seems to come out of a rope "on top" of each key and not a forum)
- Chipottage: I regret the lack of USB port of the Line Out are two big Mono Jack (not just RCA as there are on all consumer audio equipment right now is a keyboard for beginners not for the studio after all ...) In the meantime I bought a generic USB MIDI cable, I confirm that it works well after installing the drivers on my PC suitable for register and make arrangements with a small soft mixing.
- Big plus: the stand and pedal (progressive and well made) come with. Chipottage: the stand is ugly and a little shaky (single tube style "trestle camping) which prohibits the exhibit in his living room ... (I hid behind my couch!). Chipottages Other: no cover or cover keyboard. Finally, it is not practical to assemble / disassemble and transport.
UTILIZATION
The touch is said to be remarkable. I'm trying to teach me the piano and my teacher was extremely surprised. I for one lack of experience but, apart from the vibrations of the strings the keys that we never on a numerical weighting and speed give me the impression of being on the piano in the School of Music.
Unfortunate that point I noticed the use: the sound of keys! (Which are a little "plop plop" when playing muted), but this disappears when the sound goes up or when you put a headphone!
Configuration? "ON" button and it plays!
You change your instrument by pressing a button or two. Note the pssibilité to play two (only two) instruments at the same time (beware this is not a "split" left hand / right hand, just a superposition of two stamps on all keys).
A button to the metronome and a slider for tempo. Sam'suffit. No need to look at the manual for most functions.
For advanced features (MIDI, transpositions ,...) like bcp digital pianos, there are too many buttons "multifunction hidden", and must use the piano keys to make some specific settings, fortunately the manual is clear . But we do not do that every day. This is not a master keyboard, it is to play the piano at all.
SOUNDS
Yes, look, it's a piano that sounds like a real one! I did a comparative test with my neighbor's piano, but I am far from an expert. But I'm not a fan of reverb and chorus effect that I do not.
The sounds are oriented "vintage" indeed: classical piano bar, jazz, harpsichord (they target the neo-Gothic!) Church organ (3 variants! They are customers of grandmas who play at Mass Ave Maria! ), its electric piano special chicken dance, organ of "jazz" for my waltz to GrandPapa balls (they are people's homes ...), strings: violins and guitar very well. Finally, there are very few sounds like "room", RnB and rock.
Chipottage: the keys are always dynamic, impossible to remove the velocity. It failed to play some of the "dynamic organ," I think it's real progress on the contrary, very nice.
OVERALL OPINION
Since one month, I like the price on occasion (nine too expensive for my taste), his touch and piano sounds. Point-bar.
I tried the Yamaha P70 (very good too but only on the piano, more creative possibilities, but less expanded and more expensive), the M-Audio ProKeys88 (rather oriented master keyboard as not amplified, keyboard less good but very correct), a Casio (more synth-oriented, flexible keyboard, great sound bank). I also hesitated with the Yamaha DGX620, but ultimately off-budget for me at the time.
+ Goodies: good quality / price ratio as we begin to find it in "recent occasion," the stand and delivered with the pedal, and good 2x11w amplifier on top, great for the study of apartment or the animation of small parties and accompanying singers. Demos are nice and many: may serve as a "hi-fi" atmosphere for holiday meals, but that nearly all pianos do.
- I have sacrificed, "mind-master keyboard" (no USB, very few controls, very ergonomic on MIDI) and "synthetic spirit" (no split, no sequencer, no possibility of entregistrer, no "educational exercises", and sounds very "vintage" we repeat with inability to change the factory patches).
But I do not regret my purchase but only used € 600: I will not put more in late 2006, because for a little more, in nine it was a Yamaha DGX620 (not the same product but the so-called super super touch and sound of the SP is it really worth it to do without all the features of DGX? up to you if you are a maniac and compare the two keyboards and see the value you have features of DGX ...)
I'm still anxiously eyeing to beat in all the news in the same price range, any digital piano does not collect as much unanimously positive opinions. We must know what you want and I think not to buy "hybrid" for quality in what you want, and that's a digital piano, point-bar.
If one day I separated, it will be only one master keyboard if I start seriously computer music.
Otherwise I intend to keep it as an "heirloom" and have it play the little girl. Timeless like a real piano, and reasonably priced.
- 30 sound quality, including three acoustic pianos very neat in stereo (the sound seems to come out of a rope "on top" of each key and not a forum)
- Chipottage: I regret the lack of USB port of the Line Out are two big Mono Jack (not just RCA as there are on all consumer audio equipment right now is a keyboard for beginners not for the studio after all ...) In the meantime I bought a generic USB MIDI cable, I confirm that it works well after installing the drivers on my PC suitable for register and make arrangements with a small soft mixing.
- Big plus: the stand and pedal (progressive and well made) come with. Chipottage: the stand is ugly and a little shaky (single tube style "trestle camping) which prohibits the exhibit in his living room ... (I hid behind my couch!). Chipottages Other: no cover or cover keyboard. Finally, it is not practical to assemble / disassemble and transport.
UTILIZATION
The touch is said to be remarkable. I'm trying to teach me the piano and my teacher was extremely surprised. I for one lack of experience but, apart from the vibrations of the strings the keys that we never on a numerical weighting and speed give me the impression of being on the piano in the School of Music.
Unfortunate that point I noticed the use: the sound of keys! (Which are a little "plop plop" when playing muted), but this disappears when the sound goes up or when you put a headphone!
Configuration? "ON" button and it plays!
You change your instrument by pressing a button or two. Note the pssibilité to play two (only two) instruments at the same time (beware this is not a "split" left hand / right hand, just a superposition of two stamps on all keys).
A button to the metronome and a slider for tempo. Sam'suffit. No need to look at the manual for most functions.
For advanced features (MIDI, transpositions ,...) like bcp digital pianos, there are too many buttons "multifunction hidden", and must use the piano keys to make some specific settings, fortunately the manual is clear . But we do not do that every day. This is not a master keyboard, it is to play the piano at all.
SOUNDS
Yes, look, it's a piano that sounds like a real one! I did a comparative test with my neighbor's piano, but I am far from an expert. But I'm not a fan of reverb and chorus effect that I do not.
The sounds are oriented "vintage" indeed: classical piano bar, jazz, harpsichord (they target the neo-Gothic!) Church organ (3 variants! They are customers of grandmas who play at Mass Ave Maria! ), its electric piano special chicken dance, organ of "jazz" for my waltz to GrandPapa balls (they are people's homes ...), strings: violins and guitar very well. Finally, there are very few sounds like "room", RnB and rock.
Chipottage: the keys are always dynamic, impossible to remove the velocity. It failed to play some of the "dynamic organ," I think it's real progress on the contrary, very nice.
OVERALL OPINION
Since one month, I like the price on occasion (nine too expensive for my taste), his touch and piano sounds. Point-bar.
I tried the Yamaha P70 (very good too but only on the piano, more creative possibilities, but less expanded and more expensive), the M-Audio ProKeys88 (rather oriented master keyboard as not amplified, keyboard less good but very correct), a Casio (more synth-oriented, flexible keyboard, great sound bank). I also hesitated with the Yamaha DGX620, but ultimately off-budget for me at the time.
+ Goodies: good quality / price ratio as we begin to find it in "recent occasion," the stand and delivered with the pedal, and good 2x11w amplifier on top, great for the study of apartment or the animation of small parties and accompanying singers. Demos are nice and many: may serve as a "hi-fi" atmosphere for holiday meals, but that nearly all pianos do.
- I have sacrificed, "mind-master keyboard" (no USB, very few controls, very ergonomic on MIDI) and "synthetic spirit" (no split, no sequencer, no possibility of entregistrer, no "educational exercises", and sounds very "vintage" we repeat with inability to change the factory patches).
But I do not regret my purchase but only used € 600: I will not put more in late 2006, because for a little more, in nine it was a Yamaha DGX620 (not the same product but the so-called super super touch and sound of the SP is it really worth it to do without all the features of DGX? up to you if you are a maniac and compare the two keyboards and see the value you have features of DGX ...)
I'm still anxiously eyeing to beat in all the news in the same price range, any digital piano does not collect as much unanimously positive opinions. We must know what you want and I think not to buy "hybrid" for quality in what you want, and that's a digital piano, point-bar.
If one day I separated, it will be only one master keyboard if I start seriously computer music.
Otherwise I intend to keep it as an "heirloom" and have it play the little girl. Timeless like a real piano, and reasonably priced.