I also have a Doepfer (LMK2) and I really enjoy playing it.
While I was in the market to buy a keyboard, I did a lot of research and quickly realized that everyone had completely subjective ideas about which keyboard was better, and even which variables to take into consideration (even professional pianists had polar opposite likes). I ended up trying out everything I could get my hands on and went with the Doepfer. Not a single problem to date and it's been 5 years. I recommend you try a keyboard before you buy it, regardless of the opinions of others online.
In response to the OP, and for the purpose of representing both sides of the experience:
1) I can assure anyone here that you
can play softly, as you should be able to, this has been a non-issue for me.
2) I have not needed to adjust the black key velocity, and I'm hyper sensitive to this issue as previous keyboards have had velocity issues on specific notes which drove me to buy a higher end keyboard in the first place.
3) While I personally never used the case, most people I know (including myself) preferred the Doepfer because of how easy it was to remove the case and install it into a desk/other mount.
4) The keyboard doesn't make any more noise than comparable keyboards. In fact, it has been the quietest of my fully-weighted keyboards.
The OP may have experienced all of these problems, I just wanted to make sure that people who were considering buying an LMK2/LMK4 knew both sides of possibilities.
huh
I must be a moron, because I have one and I like it. I did mess around with the velocity curves a fair amount.
Actually, I found it astonishing how much utter rubbish is being sold these days. Keyboards that made a loud "clack" sound, mod wheels or other controllers that send out random CC data -- complete, unredeemed trash.
By comparison, the Doepfer seemed pretty good. I've written a lot of music on it, so maybe I'm sentimental?