From dta3923@yahoo.com Wed Apr 25 10:23:12 2007
Subject:Re: S90 ES (was Re OT Yamaha CP33

Ben- I think you're going to be disappointed with M-Audio Prokeys 88 as far as action is concerned, but to each his own.

Dan

BenWaB3@aol.com wrote:
Dan A wrote:
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Dan>>
And there were other good responses too, too many to clip & add. Actually I'm in agreement w/ Walter J that the Casio Privias have a very good action. SOme of the sounds are not the best on the Privias so I wouldn't really consider using it live, a pre-conception I"d had that was verified by seeing someone use one live last week. The piano sound is pretty usable on the Privia, but the bass sounds, particularly accoustic bass were not very good. This guy was playing lt. hand bass (which I would be doing as well) & they just didn't have any presence. I actually went around to a couple smaller music stores last week & the actions on thier Yamaha digital pianos were also too light (e.g. the P-70). It's possible that the one at G.C. was played out, but the salesman seemed to indicate that it was a pretty new unit for them. I had thought of going the m-audio Prokeys88 (don't remember if that's the right model, but the one that has 14 internal sounds) since it had the meat &
potatoes sounds I wanted w/o all the extras I wouldn't need. However after downloading the manual it sounded like it wouldn't have quite the programmability I was looking for. Actually the ability to download manuals from the company websites has proved an invaluable research tool that has helped a lot in the decision making process. Now you can know of a units advantages & shortcomings before you buy, and indeed whether to buy or not.

All that said it looks like I'm going to go in the complete opposite direction - pulling the trigger on a C1 & using a module to get the other keyboard sounds. Unfortunately weighted action is out of the equation in that setup, but it was the comment from one list member (apologies for not recalling your name at this point) who said that after getting the C1 he was playing less like a keyboard player & more like an organ player. That was one of the appeals of the m-audio - it would cost less than most modules, give you the requisite sounds & still have a weighted action. In full disclosure though I must state that I don't have access to the m-audio in my area so I can't speak as to the quality of the action.

Ben Ninmann
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