![]() ![]() MP6 has Responsive Hammer Action with Ivory touch and let-off. Improved action: MP5 has Advanced Hammer Action-IV E. I am not James, but looking at the brochure and comparing to my MP5, this is my guess: James, can you possibly quickly summarize the changes from the MP5 to the MP6? It's great for us end-users and also really good for Kawai. and for being present on the forum to answer questions and such. Thanks for the sneak peaks at the new keyboards. Which reminds me: how's the bike injury coming along, James? I hope you're healing up rapidly. The lighter instrument is enough to injure the spine if it's lifted the wrong way. I guard my back carefully, so I understand what you're saying- it's a lot easier to get trouble than it is to get rid of it. Protected in a beer-cooler style case and using a wheeled cart, it would not be so hard.Īnyway, you don't need an army of roadies- one, part-time, is enough. I have spine troubles, and I was still able to move it by myself (just from the shipping box to the stand), no death involved (not so far). MP8 is quite easy to move, if you have a second person to help. I think it's only meant for studio work and/or artists with a army of private Roadies." ![]() ".but for a 'portable' piano it's simply just way too heavy for me (the MP8 was that too - that's why I never bought one). The Korg SV-1 comes close, but is lacking in the refinement department (audible velocity layers etc.) This differentiation between the MP6 and MP10 seems to be more about competing on Yamaha's CP turf than fulfilling the real-world demand for a lightweight, top-quality board. I believe (although I stand to be corrected) that between the MP5 and MP8II there was no difference in the sound engine. I think the pressure will build for Kawai to do exactly that. ![]() I know you can never satisfy everyone and every individual will have his own ultimate dream-keyboard in mind, but after waiting so long I'm only more in the dark about what to decide as before the release. if) there only was a lightweight version of the MP10 (same features, less weight because of the use of lighter material and the MP6 keybed). If the keybed of the MP6 is OK I can live without the wood, if that saves me some Kg's, but I don't want to lose the other features. The MP6 on the other hand lacks a few features that I really want and that the MP10 does have (better sound quality, audio-input, greater control over internal and external zones to name a few). I think it's only meant for studio work and/or artists with a army of private Roadies. I really, really like the design, keys, build-quality and probably the sound of the MP10, but for a 'portable' piano it's simply just way too heavy for me (the MP8 was that too - that's why I never bought one). I think most of the details are out in the open now delivery of MP10 earliest in december, price a bit above current MP prices.įor me personally I'm very undecided on the whole thing. Please manufacturers think twice someone who wants all the bells and whistles buys the top-end machine anyway, but others might be pushed away ! If Kawai doesn't offer that, than the competition may have very interesting alternatives and they simply might loose a potential customer. It's fully in line with how current marketing departments work in all product ranges these days and no surprise, but nevertheless a disappointment that Kawai hasn't got the will to be different in this respect.ģ1kg is a lot to carry around, so it's understandable that a striped down version in hardware (but please not in sound quality) is a logical choice for a lot of people. Indeed in terms of weight and/or features they really need and others they can do without. It's purely marketing trick and I'm sure people really would love to have the choice in spending more on extra sounds and more and better hardware on high-end products, but don't want to sacrifice the quality of the few basic sounds that are left on the lower priced products when they decide that these products better fit their needs. #Kurzweil Sp4 Editor Serial software#I'm almost 100% sure that the electronics and software required to enable the same basic sound quality over the whole range of products is not the ultimate "cost issue" once it has been developed. Someone repeatedly compared it to the SN boards found in almost ALL current Roland products -> they all offer the same basic SN piano sound, but differ in amount of sounds, tweak-ability and hardware features. The discussion has been on this forum more often. I completely agree with the issue of stripping down the sound quality in lower priced products. ![]()
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