The lightguide is a godsend when working with keyswitches!! I had no idea until I started using it. There's no guessing anymore.

Do you non-key players ever wish you had gone with the 88 instead of the 61?  All of this talk is making me think K88+K11
 
I've been thinking 61 as a step up from the 49 I have now, but I wonder if I shouldn't bite the bullet and go straight to 88 to prevent future key-count envy.

That's why I've been thinking of the lx 88+. However I'll have two ands I can layer. Weighted action sucks for non piano players... And 88s are usually weighted

If I was a pianoplayer I would have bought the 88. Hands down. And since I am so happy with this system, sometime in the future I might get the 88 just because I love weighted keys. However, my piano skills is quite crap and I have my 61 on my desk in front of my computer so it would be total overkill now.

I have the S88 and I wouldn't want anything smaller. Moving octaves up and down all the time is a time/creativity killer to me.

Regards,
Dan

dcumpian
I have the S88 and I wouldn't want anything smaller. Moving octaves up and down all the time is a time/creativity killer to me.

Regards,
Dan

The main reason why I didn't go for the S88 was its heavy action, as I prefer synth keys.

I wish there was a synth action S88 ...
 
Akai Advance is the same.  Weighted keys for their 88

Fleer

dcumpian
I have the S88 and I wouldn't want anything smaller. Moving octaves up and down all the time is a time/creativity killer to me.

Regards,
Dan

The main reason why I didn't go for the S88 was its heavy action, as I prefer synth keys.

It took some getting used to, coming from a Triton. But I love the action now. I find it much easier to control my dynamics.
 
Regards,
Dan

BobF
I wish there was a synth action S88 ...
 
Akai Advance is the same.  Weighted keys for their 88

Bob... Akai does NOT yet have an Advance 88... I'm pretty active on their forums and have been hawking for a year about the need for a synth action advance 88... lots of folks agree over there. Long discussions... but nothings been revealed yet... unless you have a super secret link...???  Hope not... want a better Nektar lx 88+
 
The new nektar appears to be the best unit out there right now, and it works nicely with sonar...  I have the older version and it's good but my sweetwater dude says the + is a big improvment (and $320)
 
Gonna get a K 61... love the light guide... will use my nektar for the other keys/transport/faders... no switching

Vastman

BobF
I wish there was a synth action S88 ...
 
Akai Advance is the same.  Weighted keys for their 88

Bob... Akai does NOT yet have an Advance 88... I'm pretty active on their forums and have been hawking for a year about the need for a synth action advance 88... lots of folks agree over there. Long discussions... but nothings been revealed yet... unless you have a super secret link...???  Hope not... want a better Nektar lx 88+
 
The new nektar appears to be the best unit out there right now, and it works nicely with sonar...  I have the older version and it's good but my sweetwater dude says the + is a big improvment (and $320)
 
Gonna get a K 61... love the light guide... will use my nektar for the other keys/transport/faders... no switching

My bad ... sorry if I confused anybody.  I typed Advance but was thinking Roland FA.  If there was an Advance or Kontrol with 88 synth keys the deed would prolly already be done.