I'm classically trained and even though I want to do orchestral compositions, my main thing is piano. I think someone on the thread here nailed it, that it just doesn't feel quite right. It just feels thuddy and heavy, the key goes down and back up exactly the same way, I feel like this may be what is different - there's no finesse, and you can't do repeated notes easily. 'It's a little heavy' some said, but I thought this would mean it felt more real, more like a proper, weighted key. All the reviews seemed so good, and I'm using Ableton Live, so I thought it'd be okay.

I finally sold it and got the Arturia KL88 mkii, over Covid, so didn't go into a store either (fairly remote from any decent keyboard stores anyway). I had a Korg SV-1 88 and it had a good action (a bit noisy), Japanese I think, but my bug-bear with that was I play a bit high into the black keys and when I'd get into it, I'd accidentally hit the preset buttons which were set in at an angle, changing my sound to distressed organ, giving me a heart attack.

But it's certainly not 'the best-feeling hammer-action keybed around' as it's being advertised. It seems to be good enough for a lot of people too though. It doesn't give the physical feedback that most keyboard players need, to be able to play a passage exactly the way they hear it in their head (and nail it every single time).Īt least, that's been my impression of this Fatar keybed so far, and that's been echoed by a lot of people. Sure playing with the velocity curve can help but it's not gonna fix its inconsistent response. It's not that it's not piano-like enough. In the case of the Fatar TP/100LR, it's more like somebody taped two motorcycles together and called it a car. In this case yes, anybody's comparison will be dependent on their own taste, budget and driving experience. Almost like they're driving a regular car. People want their electric car to feel familiar. I'm not sure about that whole 'piano-like' debate.

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