whinecellar
Jim Daneker
Re: the issue of weighted 88 key controllers that aren’t too sluggish:
About two years ago I had to have surgery on both hands for trigger finger… caused by 30+ years of banging on weighted actions. My benchmark was the Yamaha CP300, which feels sublime - but too heavy.
And I totally relate to the issue of needing to program fast parts: most weighted actions are too sluggish, and I have yet to find a “semi weighted” action that doesn’t feel like complete crap.
So, I set out to find something that would work for me. After a ton of auditions, I landed on a Korg D1. It is extremely bare-bones: no USB MIDI, pitch or mod wheels - but a high quality Japanese-made action (same as their GrandStage) that’s just about perfect for me. Heavy enough for legit piano work, yet fast enough for everything else. It’s also very low profile so it fits in a sliding tray I built into my desk.
Highly recommended if you have another controller available with wheels, pedal inputs, etc.
About two years ago I had to have surgery on both hands for trigger finger… caused by 30+ years of banging on weighted actions. My benchmark was the Yamaha CP300, which feels sublime - but too heavy.
And I totally relate to the issue of needing to program fast parts: most weighted actions are too sluggish, and I have yet to find a “semi weighted” action that doesn’t feel like complete crap.
So, I set out to find something that would work for me. After a ton of auditions, I landed on a Korg D1. It is extremely bare-bones: no USB MIDI, pitch or mod wheels - but a high quality Japanese-made action (same as their GrandStage) that’s just about perfect for me. Heavy enough for legit piano work, yet fast enough for everything else. It’s also very low profile so it fits in a sliding tray I built into my desk.
Highly recommended if you have another controller available with wheels, pedal inputs, etc.