Finale

I was not complaining but asking a question showing a trend happening here. And there is nothing on forums or here that I "personally love", to use your words. But since you are targeting me with your ad hominem reply, I have the right like anyone else to disagree with whoever opinion I want, including yours. Anyway, this is not the point and I am out of here since I have no time with such negative shit.

+1 I mean... Is this the Keyboard Corner or the Beato Corner ?

Taylor Swift is bigger slimmer than the Beatles.

- Several switch and c.c. pedals. - Poly and mono AT. - Whatever is defined for knobs and sliders and switches for each program/combi/setlist/etc. - My new telepathic controller.

The Kronos handles FTP, I use that since day one, very quick for backups too.

Limitations exist only in the mind of the player.

I like one word band names. Simple and easy to remember. A few ideas... Donau­dampf­schiffahrts­elektrizitäten­haupt­betriebs­werk­bau­unter­beamten­gesellschaft Lentokonesuihkuturbiinimoottoriapumekaanikkoaliupseerioppilas Nalunaarasuartaateeraaranngualioqatigiiffissualioriataallaqqissupilorujussuanngortartuinnakasinngortinniamisaalinnguatsiaraluallaqqooqigaminngamiaasiinngooq

AI and robots will remain stupid, clumsy and therefore plain dangerous for at least another decade, just as they are right now. You want a ride in an automatic taxi ? Go ahead. I'll drive my car myself and stay alive. Want the great moronic robot above carry your very expensive synths and piano ? No thanks, I'll carry them myself. But again, go ahead and let him do that job for you (hope you have very good insurance) :

So you rate these abilities as musically equivalent to playing a keyboard instrument like the piano ?

Which brings another question... Does it take more musical talent to play rap or to be a DJ ? Oh well... Maybe another time.

You know, I think this would make a great song : ...If I was in L.A. (if I was in L.A.)... Andromeda dreamin'...

Bought a DSK-8 (the "elegant" Mirage model) in 1986. I accumulated quite a few diskettes with the years. Kept it until 2016 when I needed cash to buy my Kronos. I sampled its best sounds before letting it go, they are now in the Kronos and sound even better than back then. Mine was just fine, no reliability issues, except the highest C that I had to repair at some point (known issue). But talk about an interface from Hell. Oh and the famous MASOS - guess you had to be a bit maso to like the Mirage. At some point I wanted to be able to switch between the four available programs per diskette but without stopping playing with both hands, so I designed a custom pedalboard and a tiny home-made circuit with a 555 timer, relays and a 9V battery. Each of the foot switches would send two delayed "on" momentary contacts as if I would press the 0 and then 1, 2, 3 or 4 to select a program. This was particularly useful when I wanted to change octaves while playing piano pieces that needed more than 5 octaves.

There is of course the very important aspect of correct technique, among other things not playing only from your fingers but also using your forearm/arm weight, vary how you play depending on the piece or passage, etc. A long term goal is to develop your technique so that everything you practice always becomes easier to play with less effort. So if your fingers stay healthy with the years, you should continue to be able to play what you consider the most difficult pieces for you, because your technique will have improved. Another important thing that is often overlooked is to be very careful choosing your daily practice instrument. What I mean by this is that certain actions can harm your fingers and articulations, even if your playing technique is fine. This happened to me when I bought sight unseen a Kurzweil PC2X about 15 years ago. Big mistake. The Fatar action on this keyboard was cheap and badly designed. After just 30 minutes I would feel like I am knocking my fingers against concrete and start sensing something was not OK. Then I would go back to my acoustic grand piano instead and play several hours without problem. In short, if you feel an action on a keyboard feels wrong, listen to your body. Change instrument and take your time shopping/testing your next digital gear on which you will want to practice daily several hours. Even right now, new manufacturers and also the usual big names produce an unacceptable amount of actions that are badly designed or have ridiculous down/up weight and inertia that can cause injuries even to classical pianists with fine technique. I can't believe that today, keyboard manufacturers make digital piano actions with figures in the 80+ grams DW (downweight) with ridiculous UW (upweight) and declare them the ultimate new action or whatever, when a correctly regulated grand piano should be in the 50 g DW. Furthermore, when you push the sustain pedal on a grand piano, this 50 g DW is reduced because it is a real piano action, but this of course doesn't happen on the latest "fantastic action" digital piano and you continue to irritate your fingers and articulations constantly. So be careful on your hands, work on a good technique that fits your goals, and choose your instruments wisely.