jason88

I downloaded it, starting to mess with the interface now and will share some impressions in a day or two

For the introductory offer I'm tempted even though I have more piano plugins than I ever need. I did eventually really like the German Grand expansion on my RD2000 once I dialed it in. Roland have a newer "piano reality" modeling type on their newest LX home DP line, so I'm hoping that this will see updates/improvements over time as it seems they are invested in this tech. $50 for the lifetime key seems pretty reasonable given all it offers.

Would be nice to have in Kronos for sure.

I've have a Kronos currently and love it, just wish that Korg (and others) would let their stage pianos shine as pianos. The Kronos has tons of piano editing features. I'm a tinkerer so I really like being able to dial in my piano sounds using the multitude of parameters available. It always just strikes me as odd that some manufacturers will have powerful piano editing engines in other gear of theirs (like Yamaha in their digital pianos, Korg in their workstations), but not include those piano-rich features in their stage pianos. Like, they are marketing them as stage pianos, not "stage synths", so not sure why they always gut the piano sections. Just a pet peeve of mine

Indeed, just wish it wasn't an either/or thing in the mind of some manufacturers. Like, a stage piano can be simple, but allow depth of editing for those that wish to. The RD2000 that has deep piano editing functions. Wish more stage pianos embraced the concept that it can be both simple and feature rich for those that choose to go that route. The nautilus is great, but the 2 minute boot time and workstation features are probably overkill for a lot of stage-piano needs, but it wouldn't have hurt them to leave a touch of editability on board

Kinda bummed on this Grandstage X as I just downloaded and reviewed the Owner's Manual. Was hoping the pianos would have good editing parameters since they are touted as being from the Kronos/Nautilus SGX-2 engine but looks like none of the more advanced editing parameters from that engine have made it over to the Grandstage X (resonances, mechanical noise, etc.). Still a nice looking option for a stage piano, but was hoping that there would be a stronger piano emphasis using the SGX-2 engine.

Thx, will definitely check them out.

Forgive me if this is uninformed, but having a hard time finding a good answer. Are there such thing as "rhythm modules" similar to external sound modules? Like I have found many small external "drum machines" but there seem really made for creating your own drum beats/patterns. I guess I'm wondering is there some external device that has a ton of built-in quality and variable rhythm patterns, similar to what you might find on a Korg PA5X o Yamaha Genos for example? Rather than a start-from-scratch drum machine. Somthing to add to/augment an existing stage piano.

You are correct. I have the SX8 and it does USB over audio; I can connect my iPad to it and use Pianoteq through the dexibell. However, I can not get the SX8 to send its audio over USB to another keyboard, and tried with my Clavinova and Kronos (both class compliant devices).

I had to return two of them, both duds. Some cool features, nice overall interface, and a good keybed. I was hopeful it would work for me but both my units were very buggy, freezing constantly. Ended up going with a K2700 instead and was glad for it.

Hmm, the Fantom 6 didn't even come up on my search on Sweetwater just now, only the 7 and 8. And the "-0" series units. Same on Thomann site, only -06 but no 6...

I own the Pigments software, as well as the complete V collection X. I do like a lot of the functionality of the Arturia software and am generally a fan of lots of their gear. This unit has some cool features but has lots of demerits too, including limited polyphony, only a 61-key semi-weighted action (unless that changes), limited control surface, external power supply (wall wart), and a micro screen. Hard to see who the board is really best suited for at $1600. But I'd still love to tinker around on one at some point.

I have not met the selling threshold, but I imagine at some point they were preemptively asking for SS# when they thought they needed it? Things changed perhaps and maybe some of us were selling during different policy windows on their platform so some got asked for it and others didn't. Who knows.

I just checked my account and yes, they have my SS#, believe I had to provide it for them this past year. Found it on this subpage when I was logged in to my account: https://reverb.com/my/selling/tax_id However, they do clarify on the page below that regarding the thresholds for the 2023 year, screenshot attached.

Yeah, it does look pretty flat! The pics/angle make it look about as deep as the keys (roughly). My Viscount Legend 70s has a flat top and I find it immensely practical; it's a perfect place to rest my ipad, sheet music, etc. Hoping the Grandstage X has class-compliant USB audio, so I can hook up my ipad and interface easily with it and then place it on the flat top