GianfrixMG

I would like not to depend on the MODX, as I'm not always using it and setting everything up takes a lot of time. For this reason I was researching on how to perform the few parts I do on my custom processor. Problem is that I would have to balance the sound myself, considering that I would also have to balance it with the other keyboard player in the band. That could easily get messy. The only other solution would be going mono. The PM351 sounds very nice actually! I don't know though if I would be able to successfully connect a line signal to the mic input as it seems like the inputs don't have input gain settings.

The "we shouldn't mess with the volumes in the middle of the rehearsal" problem has to be tackled, but even if I could hear myself well through the PA, I prefer listening to my vocals clearly while singing. I just want a simple solution I may be able to use on stage.

Thank you for all the answers! At the end I would like something very simple I can use both at rehearsals and live. At reharsals I could feed one of the aux outputs of the main mixer to mine and I think I could do that too on stage. I saw that many cheap mixers have this kind of routing: Hypotetically I could input the FOH monitor mix to the tape inputs and send them only to the headphone output. But practically could that blow the mixer out? I read that the tape input accepts line level inputs, so as far as I have the correct adapter I should be able to use it.

Hi everyone! I am a singer in a band and I am planning to occasionally play some keyboards and trigger samples with a MIDI pedal. For vocal effects I'm currently using a custom made fx processor, based on a Raspberry Pi, which outputs on a 1/4 inch stereo jack at a line level. Samples would mainly be played from this box. As for keyboards, depending on the situation and on-stage space, I may either use that same fx processor or my MODX7. I also have a stereo wireless in-ear monitor I want to use to hear my voice and my keyboard parts with the rest of the band underneath. The transmitter connects via a single TRS stereo 1/4 inch jack. EDIT: At least for now I'm planning to play keyboards only on instrumentals, while I could trigger samples in any song. In order to connect everything I was planning to use a small mixer I could keep near me on stage (this position also eases the work on the wireless transmitter). On that mixer I would connect as inputs my Raspberry Pi, optionally my keyboard and a monitor mix coming from the FOH mixer. In order not to generate feedback due to this last input, I think I would need a mixer with an aux send in order to create a submix (vocals + keys + monitor) only for myself, while sending only vocals and keys through the main outs (balanced if possible). The aux send should thus be pre-level and not post-level. Without spending too much (we're not a professional band right now :D) I was thinking about getting a Mackie Mix8. The only problem I see is that keyboards and vocals would be sent on the same stereo channel, thus limiting some mixing freedom to the FOH sound man. The only way I could solve this problem is by using two separate mono outputs, but that would be a problem for some keyboard sounds (e.g. organs /w Leslie) that could sound bad in mono. Do you have any other solutions? Thank you in advance!

In the end I got an used MODX7 in great condition. I've had it for a few months and I ended up quite liking the keybed. It's noisier than the NC2 IMO, but on the "hard" velocity curve I'm able to play some piano with nice dynamics and the keys press quite nicely even near the pivot (at least better than the Korg Kross I tried) It's a bit complex sometimes to edit sounds on (for example, I can't split sounds with a single key press), but it's very powerful! Overall I'm quite happy with the purchase!

I'm wondering if it is inevitable for such a lightweight action (in terms of total weight) to have heavy feeling keys. I mean if it comes from the design. Because the TP100 family of actions seems to be used in keyboards that are not explicitly targeted at hardcore acoustic piano aficionados but are mostly used in multi-purpose keyboards with pianos, Rhodes, organ and synths (Nord Electro for example) and most player would agree that a hammer-action with as light feeling keys as possible is desirable. Keyboards with GHS such as the MODX8 or the MOXF8 weigh 14kg but their actions are lighter than the TP100 (at least it was on the model I tried). I think some of the weight is in the hammer themselves, but you also have to consider the build of the keybed itself. The TP100 and the new TP100 are fully plastic keybeds and weigh 6kg. The TP400 weighs 14kg. Source: (italian video, subtitles are available!)

Quoting the manual https://www.studiologic-music.com/support/numa_x_piano/Numa_X_Piano_Manual_EN.pdf: The key length on the TP110 should be the same as it is on the TP100, so hitting the keys in the "far back" should have a similar feel in both these models. In the new model they mostly redesigned the hammers (rotating them in order to have a better inertia for improved key feel), changed the aftertouch strip placement and the felts in order to reduce bouncing. I haven't been able to try it yet (there's lack of stock even here in Italy) but a guy in another forum I'm on bought it and said the keys felt much better. The keys are still on the heavier side though, but more "fluent" than the TP100.

There's a series of videos about the Numa X Piano and they go in detail on many points. They are in Italian but there are subtitles you can translate. There's this one especially that talks about the keybeds and how they are designed: TLDW, in the TP110 they redesigned the hammers, rotating the weights in order to have a more realistic feel. My guess is that it will still be a bit on the heavier side but maybe less fatiguing. Also check out the other videos on that channel!

To be fair the new modeled pianos to me sound really good. It's just some other sounds that are not on that level of quality. There are many advancements here that weren't in the Compact, such as no global reverb, no mastering effect (it works on some sounds and just not on others), attack and release controls for every sound (in the Compacts you only have cutoff and release) and supposedly better DSPs. A hope of mine is also a port of some of these improvements to the NC2 as a firmware upgrade...

There's an italian article that talks about this new product: https://www.supportimusicali.it/forum/view/8/20/92955/1/tastiere_pianoforti_studiologic_numa_x_piano_gt_88_73 It says that there's a "new neoprene strip where the hammers rest in order to reduce bouncing", thus I hope it will also be less noisy overtime like the TP100 is. Also, as "the Aftertouch is triggered by the hammers for a more accurate control" (from Studiologic's website) I think the basic structure will be the same (hammers hitting a strip outside of the keys, not inside the keys themselves) They also say "the new hammers ensure an extremely fluent and authentic feel", so I really hope it will be less fatiguing.

Glad I'm not the only one who got that. The upright piano also sounds as bad as it does on the NC2x (especially on the low notes) and the honky tonk just sounds strange on the attack. My hypotesis is that the guts are mostly derived from the Numa Compact with physical modeling added for some sounds and better DSP.

I think the casing will be identical to the SL88/SL73, which are metal and built like tanks. The size is also mostly the same, and the sides of the non GT versions also look identical to those mounted on the SL controllers.

They're not available in Europe even yet. They're going to be available in October here, hoping they will be available in physical stores soon after. I'm mainly targeting the 73 key version...

Very interesting! There's also a 73 key version: https://orkestergraven.dk/shop/da/elklaver/9368-studiologic-numa-x-piano-73-8034141640667.html

If only it was that easy... I mean, it is possible to transplant the Kronos' guts into another motherboard, but I don't think you could connect a generic audio interface, a MIDI keyboard and call it a day. I mean, if I had a Kronos I could try... My guess is that their software is strictly built for their hardware. Also there's quite of file system encryption implemented. So, I think it would be theoretically possible, but unlikely to happen.