Product: Korg K61P
Price Paid: USD 90.
Submitted
09/24/2008
at
07:54pm
by
Mister Natural
General Features
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8
61 keys with synth action - 24 built-in voices output in stereo with 3 reverbs and 3 chorus levels - 2 midi knobs, 1 slider and 2 midi switches - 1 joystick-type XY midi mouse controller along with the usual pitch and modulation wheels
http://www.korg.com/service/downloadinfo.asp?DID=1364
Powered by usb or optional power wall-wart
wish it had a several additional midi buttons, sliders and knobs . . . too basic for soft-synth/host control - wouldn't be able to use it as the sole controller as a result. Keyboard controller only
These are now disco'd - better find one & grab it up NOW
Additional Controls
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8
5 types of acoustic piano sounds, 6 organs, 5 electric pianos - many sound suprisingly good, if not almost freakin great. The vibraphone could be interesting in small doses but the 2 "string" presets, the clavichord, 2 harpsi and 1 "choir" voices are for the most part unusable(IMO). Output in stereo with decent sounding reverb and chorus. Again; I'm suprised at the quality of the efx's usefullness.
Keybed is solid(it's a Korg afterall), sustain pedal jack
Connectivity
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1 midi out, usb, stereo audio outs
Additional features
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7
Software bundle is the usual mish-mash of "demo" versions of older synths, hosts and efx. Might be useful to some. Editor looks good in limited use thus far.
Overall Rating
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10
Exactly what I needed to upgrade from my previous M-Audio controller. 2 octaves just wasn't getting it done. Keys feel much more professional than my previous board and more responsive to touch/velocity. I've found that loading software acoustic pianos as VSTi instruments takes SOOO much RAM; I really wanted an outboard piano for audio - that clinched the deal for me here. For the limited amount of tasks that it does, it's a phenomenal deal.
