Product: Fatar Studiologic SL-990 XP
Price Paid: UNKNOWN
Submitted
01/13/2009
at
02:57pm
by
Dmitry
Email: dmmos<at>mail dot ru
Ease of Use
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No Opinion
Features
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No Opinion
Expressiveness/Sounds
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No Opinion
Reliability
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No Opinion
Customer Support
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No Opinion
Overall Rating
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No Opinion
While I was impressed about overall manufacturing quality, I noticed some serious weak points. First of all, I clearly heard that C1 sounds much louder than adjacent keys. To make it clear, I connected SL-990 to MIDI analyzer. Can you imagine my surprise when C1 and D1 being pushed together gave velocity difference about 20???30%!!! For example, C1 velocity value 55 while D1 ??? 40! Also, I discovered many other keys with nonuniformity about 10??? 15%
The second problem was occasional Pitch Bend false response ??? of course, without touching any wheel.
And third, I was disappointed because of non-supporting Sostenuto and Soft pedals ??? it???s very serious shortcoming for piano-MIDI. As a result, your claim in Manual about ???full-featured instrument??? sounds ridiculous.
Since I professional in electronics, I disassembled the keyboard and investigated key sensors. As I can see, it???s no wonder that velocity mismatch occur: the design of sensor just the same as in cheap remote controls, without trimming possibility. I hoped you employed accelerometer sensors but truth was shocking.
