M-Audio Prokeys 88, anyone tried it yet ?

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Anyone tried the prokeys 88 by m-Audio yet ? how is the action ? how are the sound samples (not just the piano) compared to other digital pianos like the Yamaha P-series.

I like my P90 for the action and the piano, but now that i need decent strings, organs and rhodes, i'm disapointed in it. I don't want to always resort to a sound module when I would be fine with onboard sounds... but the rhodes espcially is to dry for me... i don't know how to describe it.

Francis.
 
Havn't played it, but its supposed to sound amazing. Unfortunatly it has the same keyboard as the keystation 88 which sucks.
 
really?? thats the best news I've had in awhile. I hope its much better...
 
Hey n8tron, What sucks on the Keystation88?
I have it and I love it, I want to know what sucks to you.
 
i just can't stand the "weighted" action. I mean for the price I think its spectacular. but compared to other weighted keyboards the action is just not good, it feels like the keys want to unnaturally spring back up. (i'm talking about the $400 or 500 dollar keystation with all the faders, not the cheap 88es)
 
well i just tried it, here is my review:

The action is as suspected, very similar to the keystation pro 88. It has a strange feel, when you try and preess down lightly the keys give a little jerk. consequently the velocity feels wrong. When you are trying to play light and soft sometimes you can easily it a key to hard and BONK! But if you play loud and fast the action is fine.

Sound-wise i spent pretty much all my time with the piano (i don't care so much about the other sounds, but I'll try them out more tomorrow when i get time and let you know my full review... on quick listen they were fine). That said the piano is very very bright. very bright. Kinda like my qs6.2, which i HATE. I was very disappointed. It would cut through the mix in a live setting, but it doesn't soudn that great.

I'll post more when i spend more time with it...
 
well damn. the key action on the keystation makes me want to jab a knife through it.
 
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