Product: Korg C-6000
Price Paid: N/A used
Submitted
08/23/2003
at
09:17am
by
Alex Tirrell
Email: alexbt<at>mac dot com
Ease of Use
:
10
This digital electronic piano is very easy to operate. Everything is very straightforward. The presets all sound fine, and I do not have the manual, so I can't say much here.
Features
:
5
Supposedly this has stereo sampling. I don't hear it thouhg. The keyboard action is decent. I think there may be a slight problem with mine in that the volume is lower than it should be, and so you have to press hard to get good action. It has 3 built in effects for ambience. (Room, Stage, Hall)
It has Midi In, Out, and Thru. While I haven't recorded into a computer with this before, I have used it for playback from a computer, and as a controller for another synth. Another feature is the Midi Tranpose. You hold the button down, and hit a key on the high octaves to change the key you play in. It has 2 50W outlets on the back, along with 3 pedal outputs to pedals attached to a base. Standard sustain pedals work if there is no base. (I do not have the base) It has stereo RCA Aux in and Out, as well as 'Srnd Out' .
Other than these, the other features are a mystery to me.
Expressiveness/Sounds
:
7
Most of the instruments are of good quality. The standard piano is of very good quality for the year this came out. It's Electric Piano patch sounds almost exactly like a Fender Rhodes. It has a nice vibes patch and a very powerful organ. This works for just about anything, although it doesn't compare well to the similar pianos of today. It reacts well to playing, and the velocity is decent.
Reliability
:
8
This was made in 1988. It's very reliable, although the insides are getting dusty, and that appears to be affecting the piano action. I recently opened it up to clean it, which solved a few problems. It is very durable, although very heavy, which I found while opening it was because of the wood used. I have had only one major problem with it. It seemed a little piece of plastic fell off and got stuck on the inside of the keybed, making one of my keys stick. When I opened the piano to clean it, the plastic thing fell out. It's been working fine since.
Customer Support
:
3
Korg does not seem to know much about this, nor does anyone. I've been trying to track down the manual or any information, but no one knows anything. I've only been able to find out the year it was made via a website in French.
Overall Rating
:
No Opinion
I would probably get something else if I ever lost this or had it stolen (I'd like to see someone try and steal it)
I'm looking for something with newer, better patches, although the Rhodes patch is wonderful.
If anyone else has one, I'd like to hear about it. These are very hard to find, and I don't know of many.
