![]() ![]() A-la Cybrid, as I am in fact doing for myself. Could it be what you seek?Īlternatively, I've already told you so, but I'll repeat myself: if I were you (wait! as I told you, I think I indeed am like you □) I would build one to your specs and tune it (pun intended) to your perfect liking. Then, look at this instrument: - would it solve the problems that made you think you could not get an acoustic? It's lightweight, it's inexpensive, it has a good action and good sound (well, at least it is said to be so, I haven't tried it). Ask yourself this question with an open mind. ![]() One other thing to ask yourself is why are you buying a digital piano instead of an acoustic. I am not sure whether or not that custom made instrument for you is the FLKeys, but it might. But it's handcrafted in Austria with a seemingly high built quality and the components seem to be resourced in Austria and the EU only so the price seems justified, especially if the keyboard and MIDI is that good and works for, let's say, 20 years+.ĭoes anybody of you has ever seen or played or heard anything additional of the Lachnit keyboards?Įddiepiano I know - my FP-30 Pianoteq curve also looks wavy and not at all linear - because it's too easy to play ppp and pp with the Roland I have a slight rounded "hill" in the lower velocities then it's back to linear because that works fine with the p - f range, and because it's to easy to reach fff the top end is "rounded".įrankly, with this comment and many similar others you have posted, I think you can be happy only with a custom made instrument. MK23 (3990€) + MIDI High Resolution CC#88 Dynamic resolution (198€) + pedal (264€) + transport to Germany (80 €) = at least 4532 €. But thats their website of course… There is also an interesting About and FAQ on their website. There are some references (but some of them only in german) on their website in which people claim superiority to the VPC1 and even Yamaha GT/N1/2/3. But it's impossible to test the Lachnit and there is also not much information on the internet. So I think maybe the Lachnit MK23 would give me a faster, more responsive and direct superior playability compared to the FP-30 and an extremely accurate MIDI response vor very nuanced playing, especially combined with Pianoteq but also sample libraries with very many samples layers. ![]() For example playing the black keys staccato in p/pp is too sluggish and difficult on the Roland compared to an acoustic piano action or the GF. But the Roland action itself is not perfect, thats where the Kawais are better: The Roland is a bit sluggish and slow, not as smooth and it's more difficult to accelerate the hammers above the let-off (difficult to describe, bot on an acoustic piano you can "throw" the hammer using your acceleration before your finger reaches the ground if necessary - thats way better simulated in the GF1 for example). Thats where my Roland FP30 is very good, especially regarding its price: It uses the whole MIDI velocity 0 - 127 range very reliably and I found it in that way more expressive allowing for more controlled nuances and color (closer to an good acoustic instrument) than the Kawai action. It results in a more obvious feeling of playing a digital instruments that can not handle my input the way it was supposed to. As documented in various postings in german and english speaking forums the MP11(SE) does not send MIDI values under 25/30, which resulted in expressive restrictions in the < p range for me when using to virtual instruments like Pianoteq, which I could not really fix with velocity curve edits. It's the insufficient MIDI accuracy and reliability as well as range. I find this very interesting as my main critic point to the Kawai VPC1 and Kawai MP11SE is not the feeling of the action itself - the GF1 especially feels very authentic for a digital piano action. ![]() One can see perform the great Stefan Mendl on the Lachnit (probably the MK22 Imperial Version with the extra base keys) on this Video presenting the VSL Synchron Steinway: In addition there is a three-way pedal that also uses continuous touchless light sensors. There a different knobs for changing the touch curves and dynamics without ever reducing the full MIDI range, the full range is always retained. They use the Fatar TP/40Wood action as their base, refurbish the key surfaces and regulate it key for key according to concert grand guidelines and use a non-contact light sensor technology instead of rubber contacts resulting in a seemingly unparalleled MIDI accuracy, supporting also Hi-Res MIDI (up to 4096 steps). It's a small manufacturer founded and led by Friedrich Lachnit, a former Bösendorfer concert technician and after that the former head of their piano electronics department who led the CEUS Bösendorfer project. In the search for an upgrade for my Roland FP-30 I stumbled over the MIDI Controller Lachnit MK23 from FLKeys, Vienna. ![]()
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