Well I have had this keyboard for a few months and it has been very useful connected up to my iPad, the laptop and especially to my Wife’s Mac which has Main Stage installed on it.
I found that the software available with the Arturia to be very good, in particular the Rhodes emulator which I have played around with for hours.
Another piece of software that was available as a download was Analogue Lab which I did not use much but what I did use was impressive.
Then I came across Galileo 2 organ which I installed on my iPad and absolutely love it. Yet more hours spent noodling around with the drawbars and Leslie effect. Bags and bags of presets are available within the standard app.
Yet another App on the iPad I have played around with quite a bit has been Music Studio which is great for VSTs and it even includes its own simple to use DAW.
I can now fully understand users of Main Stage, 6Gb of vst’s for not much cash. Its goid, very, very good.
OK so enough ramblings, using the controller as an actual keybed has revealed its limitations for me, namely its feel and lack of aftertouch with using it more for playing than for DAW really brought to the surface the limitations I quited.
So its now been eBayed and sold so I now have cash in the pocket burning a hole there wanting to be spent on a better unit.
Having played a few MIDI keyboards and I do like the feel and build of the NI S61 but at £520, that smarts.
Favourite is another Arturia but this time the Keylab Mk II 61 which is £386 at the retailer 5 minutes away from me.
Anyone have any thoughts on the Keylab?
I found that the software available with the Arturia to be very good, in particular the Rhodes emulator which I have played around with for hours.
Another piece of software that was available as a download was Analogue Lab which I did not use much but what I did use was impressive.
Then I came across Galileo 2 organ which I installed on my iPad and absolutely love it. Yet more hours spent noodling around with the drawbars and Leslie effect. Bags and bags of presets are available within the standard app.
Yet another App on the iPad I have played around with quite a bit has been Music Studio which is great for VSTs and it even includes its own simple to use DAW.
I can now fully understand users of Main Stage, 6Gb of vst’s for not much cash. Its goid, very, very good.
OK so enough ramblings, using the controller as an actual keybed has revealed its limitations for me, namely its feel and lack of aftertouch with using it more for playing than for DAW really brought to the surface the limitations I quited.
So its now been eBayed and sold so I now have cash in the pocket burning a hole there wanting to be spent on a better unit.
Having played a few MIDI keyboards and I do like the feel and build of the NI S61 but at £520, that smarts.
Favourite is another Arturia but this time the Keylab Mk II 61 which is £386 at the retailer 5 minutes away from me.
Anyone have any thoughts on the Keylab?
