From jamesewells@mindspring.com Sat Sep 11 04:15:18 2004
Subject:Re: KX-88 is RIP. Need controller recommendations.

I preferred the Motif 8 when I bought my S-80 but did not buy because of
the weight. The pianos are great. I plan to purchase a rack version to
power my M-Audio Keystation. I am 50 and have been in better shape...

Jim Wells
Tallahassee, FL

At 11:06 PM 9/10/2004, you wrote:

>I absolutely love the action on my Yamaha Motif ES 8. It has a great
>master mode for
>setting it up as a MIDI controller. The internal voices are the best
>all-around IMHO. The
>acoustic piano sounds are very good, and there's a new plug-in expansion
>board
>appearing this month dedicated to variations on a Yamaha 9' Concert Grand
>Piano sample.
>I have a Roland XV-5080 and an E-mu E4, but I always go to the Motif for
>acoustic pianos.
>Down side: This baby is HEAVY to carry around. I bought a collapsable
>dolly and can
>handle it by myself up a couple of flights of stairs, though. Keep in
>mind that I'm 33 years
>old and in at least decent shape. Hope this helps!
>
>--- In CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com, "nmcqnmcq" wrote:
> > My 15-year-old trusty KX-88 suddenly started oozing a viscous goo when the
> > material that used to hold that counterweights in place started
> melting, or
> > breaking down, the result being that all the keys stick, and Yamaha has no
> > answers or replacements. It'll be buried in a proper ceremony under
> the oak
> > tree out front. It was time for an upgrade anyway.
> >
> > I'm looking for a really good-feeling 88-key weighted controller that has
> > decent midi controller functions -- mainly for stage but also for
> studio -- as well
> > as a collection of sounds good enough to be chosen quickly live on the fly
> > and used for basic recording (up to the demo stage). A stellar
> acoustic piano
> > is critical. I know I'm asking for a lot. At least I didn't say it had
> to be in a 22-
> > pound package. I'm thinking Kurzweil PC1x (or PC2x?) or Yamaha S90, but
> > wanted to get opinions from the group based on experience.
> >
> > Thanks much,
> >
> > Neil
>
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