Dave Smith Instruments SYNTHESIZERS

Miles Bader wrote:

>On 5/25/05, Carbon111 <carbon111@...> wrote:
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>>Ok, I know this is *subjective* but can anybody comment on the feel of
>>the keyboard of the Poly? I mean, it says "semi-weighted synth action"
>>which could mean anything.
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>It's supposedly the exact same action as the Alesis Andromeda (made by
>Fatar), if you have one of those handy....
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Interesting.  I have an andromeda and they dont feel the same to me. 
the poly feels a little lighter than the andromeda.  Definitly more 
'synthy' feeling.  Personaly, I like a lighter action on a synth, as I 
am not from any kind of piano background.  

>I think the Andromeda keyboard feels basically decent but slightly
>cheap, if that makes any sense -- it sort of rattles a bit or
>something, has a "not entirely solid" feel to it.  But then the entire
>Andromeda UI has a slightly cheesy vibe (in terms of physical
>construction), so I suppose it could simply be the way the keybed is
>mounted or some other assembly issue.
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I'd say this is very subjective, as I really like the Andromeda's 
constructon.  With the exception of its plastic end panels (which I 
replaced with wooden ones on my unit) it feels very well built.

>Anyone know of any other synths that use that same keybed?  [How about
>the Nord G2X?  That feels great, has the same specs, and I thought
>Clavia used fatar keybeds...]
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Dont know about the g2x but the g2 keyboard feels the same as the 
andromeda exactly.  the PEK feels more like the Korg MS2000, only 
slightly heavier and less plasticky. 

Tony