I purchased the Pro-88 right when it came out. It is O.K. (especially for the price) but the key response is not to "concert grand" spec.
No keyboards are.
When I look at the transport in Logic (to see velocity response while I play) there is a wide variation of response between EACH NOTE. Reponse is not linear for each key either. Adjusting the curves doesn't help. M-Audio does not give me the option to program a curve, and there are only a half dozen or so curves that I can choose from.
Studiologic boards, Roland, they all exhibit this behavior (the key to key variation, that is-not the adjustable curve thing).
The thing is to find a board that has less of these problems by just taking back the keyboard and trying a new one. I did this ten years ago with 6 different Kurzweil pc-88s until I found a key action that at least had a decent middle three octaves. I ended up REALLY pi**ing this sales guy off, opening box after box.
For the silver lining, I have found that Yamaha boards (P-90, for instance) have the most consistent action-to-velocity response.
My M-Audio is actually decent (got lucky) so gonna go Knock On Wood. Most keyboards have the most variation between the black and white notes. Check it out, yours does it too.
Clark
No keyboards are.
When I look at the transport in Logic (to see velocity response while I play) there is a wide variation of response between EACH NOTE. Reponse is not linear for each key either. Adjusting the curves doesn't help. M-Audio does not give me the option to program a curve, and there are only a half dozen or so curves that I can choose from.
Studiologic boards, Roland, they all exhibit this behavior (the key to key variation, that is-not the adjustable curve thing).
The thing is to find a board that has less of these problems by just taking back the keyboard and trying a new one. I did this ten years ago with 6 different Kurzweil pc-88s until I found a key action that at least had a decent middle three octaves. I ended up REALLY pi**ing this sales guy off, opening box after box.
For the silver lining, I have found that Yamaha boards (P-90, for instance) have the most consistent action-to-velocity response.
My M-Audio is actually decent (got lucky) so gonna go Knock On Wood. Most keyboards have the most variation between the black and white notes. Check it out, yours does it too.
Clark