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I'd echo what Melving and Paul articulated so well. I've had Ivory 1 and 2 pianos plus the Faz and the V3 is noticeably better. Not much more to add. It works well on a M! chip laptop.

I own a P 225. I bought it primarily as a light weight piano for a monthly (big) band rehearsal and occasional gigs that simply require piano. I also own a Kawai ES 520 (currently at a bass playing friend's house for weekly get togethers to make jazz history 😀) and a Kawai ES 920 (my main practice digital home piano). Though the Kawai pianos are manageable weight wise, the shedding of 10 plus pounds makes a big difference at my advancing age. (I no longer buy green bananas!) Anyway, I find the action to be better than I anticipated and Yamaha pianos always seem to work well in a live situation. It's been a good purchase for my particular use. I did not wish to put too much money into a third 88 key digital piano. I find the main Rhodes patch to be sub par, to be kind. If I ever needed better Rhodes and/or B3 I could use the USB audio/midi with my iPad, but it's obviously not an ideal controller board. If you are looking for home use, I think the next level up P 5xx would be more satisfying if the budget allows. Good Luck

I have only played 8.2 briefly, but I thought the Rhodes were noticeably better (a little funkier?). I have been playing their software since version 2. I get the criticisms, but it is amazing software and plays so nicely. I have way too many sample based pianos. Oh that all these choices were available when I was a full time musician, but happy with the continuing improvements. Thanks Modart and all the developers.

It will be available in a 73 and 88 key version. Mo' money of course.

I've been wearing hearing aids from a variety of manufacturers for close to 25 years. I wear them all day every day. The technology, features, and wearability have improved greatly over the years. My most recent pair are Widex (since 2017) and prior to that I wore Resound for about six years. I liked both of these brands, have had very few problems with either, and both are still highly regarded brands (and I believe particularly for musicians). My hearing loss, mostly from playing in blues band in the mid-90s, is profound enough that my Audiologist(s) have told me that the over-the-counter aids would not be powerful enough for my hearing loss. I'd say first you need to determine the extent of your hearing loss at which point you can then decide what level of aids will work for you (over-the-counter etc.). A good Audiologist can also help you dial-in your aids properly, especially important for musicians. Also, I'd say whether buying a new keyboard, computer, or hearing aids, get the best you can reasonably afford. Good luck, check your health insurance for any potential benefit, and if you get some give yourself and brain some time to adjust. It can take a few weeks. It's not ideal to have to wear them, nor do they totally restore my hearing ability, but I am grateful everyday that I have mine. Cheers -

I have a handful of Waves plugins which I rarely use so the subscription route is definitely not for me. I kept the update plans up to date, but always grumbled about that. Now this settles my relationship with Waves. Best wishes to Waves and those whom pursue this option.

I just recently bought a YC 61 and have been experimenting with the velocity curves. I hooked up the YC to Pianteq to check which global curve seemed to give me the best results. For me the normal setting gave me a decent velocity range. I have been working with the settings adjustments for piano sounds and Rhodes but haven’t settled on anything much better than default, though these do give you considerable options. I am hoping this keyboard can be an all in one solution for certain kinds of gigs which I don’t have at the moment 😉. I would not particularly want to play the pianos on a jazz centric gig, but for non piano heavy jobs I think they are going to work. I got inspiration from Reezkey who plays wonderful piano on an unweighted keyboard.

I think the speakers play a big part in the overall experience. I am pretty sure I would have also liked the P-515, but went for the lighter weight (in pounds, not action) as I do still get an occasional gig. Plus I couldn’t find a 515 to play. Cheers

I enjoy my 920ES and play it almost every day. With some tweaking the Rhodes is also very good. I liked it so much I bought a 520ES to keep at bass playing friend's house where we get together weekly to create jazz history 😀 or something. Anyway, enjoy your purchase.

Just a suggestion, you might wish to check your FC3A pedal and make sure it is sending zero as a midi message when it is in the up position. I’ve had two FC3A pedals that did not return a value of zero with foot off the pedal, and it did mess with piano patches. Good luck.

I will just post this link to a Village Voice article. I know I learned a lot about the Hammond's history and players I know as well as many I had not heard of. It's a good history for those interested. Apologies if I did not post the link correctly. Hammond Article [/url]https://www.villagevoice.com/2021/12/27/the-strange-history-and-vibrant-players-of-the-hammond-organ/

I take back my "I need another Rhodes like a..." comment. My initial impressions are this Rhodes tops any others I have, and I have most of the main ones - Keyscape, Scarbee (old and current), Canterbury, Neo Soul, and others. something about this one that seems to have the right amount of "thunk" funk, playability, tone. Anyway, I am certainly enjoying my early meanderings. I've only touched a handful of presets so far and all have been good. Thanks BadDog112 for the heads up.

I need another Rhodes like I need aâ¦fill in your own joke. So of course I"m in for the Famous E as well.

I have both as well and agree just different. I don"t think either would embarrass most musicians on most gigs. I wish I had Hammond sounds this good when I was playing in a Blues band many years ago.

I downloaded this. It is very very very good, and free to current owners. Tweakable to an amazing degree. So many really fine Hammond options.