Clavia Nord Electro 6D 61 clavier de scène
1. Is the piano playability such a big step forward from my current Kurzweil PC361?
a. Ho well, YES. Not only are the sounds very good, but the keyboard is totally different. As it is also very easy to tweak to get the right piano sound it becomes a real immediate pleasure to play on this only one. Compared to that the PC361 was not at all in the same league.
b. I also tried play DAW pianos from that keyboard and works nicely too. The main difference from the Kurz is that velocity variations are more natural and easier to control. The semi-weighted keyboard is a real pleasure!
2. Do I really use the split functionality? Yes it is quite nice. Especially as you can specify which part is controlled by the sustain pedal
3. How easy is it to work with the organ presets, while the drawbars are physical ones? Not an issue for my personal usage. And the manual organ mode is there to help when needed
4. How easy is it to find interesting synth presets? Not very immediate, but there is a browser by category which is reasonably easy to use.
5. Is the tweakability of the synth and effects sufficient to make it inspiring in a studio context? First impression is not very positive. Some sounds are interesting, but the lack of a real control on the filter means that the sounds governs the way you play it instead of being easy to tweak a sound to your needs.
6. How easily does it integrate with my DAWs (Ableton, Logic Pro X) for syncing tempo, recording the audio output and as a master keyboard?
a. There is NO tempo syncing. That said only the delay would need it but it is still frustrating!
b. Having three sounds but no way to record them separately is already a big limitations. No audio over USB. Come on we are 2018!
c. The 3 different parts cannot be addressed on separate midi channels.
Overall this is a very expensive and quite limited keyboard. At that price point it should have most (all?) the capabilities of the Nord Stage 3 to be really compelling.
I will most probably return it...
a. Ho well, YES. Not only are the sounds very good, but the keyboard is totally different. As it is also very easy to tweak to get the right piano sound it becomes a real immediate pleasure to play on this only one. Compared to that the PC361 was not at all in the same league.
b. I also tried play DAW pianos from that keyboard and works nicely too. The main difference from the Kurz is that velocity variations are more natural and easier to control. The semi-weighted keyboard is a real pleasure!
2. Do I really use the split functionality? Yes it is quite nice. Especially as you can specify which part is controlled by the sustain pedal
3. How easy is it to work with the organ presets, while the drawbars are physical ones? Not an issue for my personal usage. And the manual organ mode is there to help when needed
4. How easy is it to find interesting synth presets? Not very immediate, but there is a browser by category which is reasonably easy to use.
5. Is the tweakability of the synth and effects sufficient to make it inspiring in a studio context? First impression is not very positive. Some sounds are interesting, but the lack of a real control on the filter means that the sounds governs the way you play it instead of being easy to tweak a sound to your needs.
6. How easily does it integrate with my DAWs (Ableton, Logic Pro X) for syncing tempo, recording the audio output and as a master keyboard?
a. There is NO tempo syncing. That said only the delay would need it but it is still frustrating!
b. Having three sounds but no way to record them separately is already a big limitations. No audio over USB. Come on we are 2018!
c. The 3 different parts cannot be addressed on separate midi channels.
Overall this is a very expensive and quite limited keyboard. At that price point it should have most (all?) the capabilities of the Nord Stage 3 to be really compelling.
I will most probably return it...
15 mai 2018
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