From wilkie@mariposasailing.com Fri Feb 22 11:00:37 2008
Subject:RE: Hammer action controller


Thanks for your helpful posts, guys. Based on past conversations on this
list, I've been watching for a used A90 for several years. I never see them
unless they are thrashed.

Also, I stumbled onto a Yamaha KX8 on Sweetwater's web site (due out in
April of this year and priced similar to the Studiologic controllers,) but I
couldn't find any reference on Yamaha's site either.

I've owned and played on a number of Yamaha's Graded Hammer Effect boards
and find them very playable. Anybody used one of those as a controller?
Once again, I don't care about lots of midi control. It's the touch I want.
I'll be using it with Logic Studio and assume that I'll be happy to tweak
the Mac and also I won't likely move it around since I have a Stage and an
XK-3 for the rare times that I play out.

What about using a CP33 as a controller, once again looking for the great
touch and just midi out to the Mac? (There's one locally for sale.)

David Wilkie Owen



Allan said:

Yamaha was supposed to have a new 88 key controller coming out...But I just
checked their website, and any reference to it seems to have disappeared
(could've sworn I saw mention of that a few weeks back...).

Hope that helps....

Allan

--- Bruce Wahler > wrote:

> Hi David,
>
> I haven't heard about anything new.
>
> Fatar is always a good choice. Their performance controls are always a
> bit "difficult" (IMHO), but their keybeds are industry standard.
>
> Lots of people like the CME UF8. I've never played one, but I had a
> UF7 with the semi-weighted keys and I really liked it. I sold it
> because I was downsizing my rig, but I still regret it now and then.
> It was a nice keybed in a very pretty keyboard. Like the Fatars, the
> UF-series controls are something of an acquired taste.
>
> Roland's still the king of master controllers, from a controls point
> of view.
>
> YMMV.
>
> Regards,
>
> -BW
> --
> Bruce Wahler
> AshbySolutions.comT
> 978.386.7389 voice/fax
> bruce@ashbysolutions.com
>
> At 11:33 AM 2/22/2008, Wilkie wrote:
>
> >Did the archive thing, but was wondering if there
> were any new hammer action
> >controllers out there that I should look at for
> studio use.
> >
> >My local Guitar Center only stocks the M-Audio
> Keystation Pro-88. It was
> >cheap and I was concerned about build quality but
> since I will never move
> >it I wasn't worried. What I find is that I don't
> like the action. I don't
> >mind spending more money and I don't care that much
> about "performance"
> >controls VS quality feel. I do like the USB
> interface.
> >
> >Thanks in Advance.
> >
> >David "Wilkie" Owen
> >
>
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