YashN Posted September 7 Share Posted September 7 I prefer the sober and sleek industrial design of the K2061 over the gaudy Montage M and the newest Roland. It seems muted, understated, but underneath all that, there is Synthesis Power for Generations inside. While others are looking for sports cars... it is a Space Ship, with a Time-Machine on-board. One thing I would do though is look to make the faders uniform. I learned it's an organ thing, but I am not an organist, I am a Synthesist. Quote Kurzweil K2500XS + KDFX, Roland: JX-3P, JX-8P, Korg: Polysix, DW-8000, Alesis Micron, DIY Analogue Modular Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delaware Dave Posted September 7 Share Posted September 7 18 hours ago, Sundown said: The new Montage M’s by comparison look like sports cars. And weighs about as much. 1 Quote 57 Hammond B3; 69 Hammond L100P; 68 Leslie 122; Kurzweil Forte7 & PC3; M-Audio Code 61; Voce V5+; Neo Vent; EV ELX112P; GSI Gemini & Burn Delaware Dave Exit93band Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Piano Man Posted September 8 Share Posted September 8 We used to have lots of options for solid pro 61 key keyboards with decent keyboard actions, internal power supply and metal construction without the thing being too heavy and too big. I’m thinking Roland XP30, Yamaha S30, Korg M1, Kawai K5000 and Kurz K2000 etc etc. I like the look of this K2061. There isn’t another board like it and I’ll be very tempted to pick one up. Quote Kurzweil PC3x Technics SX-P50 Korg X3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnderGroundGr Posted September 8 Share Posted September 8 16 minutes ago, The Piano Man said: Kawai K500 You mean K5000 or K5? I am playing right now a K5000W, what a nice keybed and excellent sound! I also have an K2661 so I have 2 synths with the characteristics you wrote above... 1 Quote Kurzweil K2661 + full options,iMac 27",Mac book white,Apogee Element 24 + Duet,Genelec 8030A,Strymon Lex + Flint,Hohner Pianet T,Radial Key-Largo,Kawai K5000W,Moog Minitaur,Yamaha Reface YC + CP, iPad 9th Gen,Arturia Beatstep + V Collection 9,Osmose https://antonisadelfidis.bandcamp.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnotherScott Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 On 9/8/2024 at 8:30 AM, The Piano Man said: We used to have lots of options for solid pro 61 key keyboards with decent keyboard actions, internal power supply and metal construction without the thing being too heavy and too big. I’m thinking Roland XP30, Yamaha S30, Korg M1, Kawai K5000 and Kurz K2000 etc etc. I don't know about the others, but the Yamaha S30 had a wall wart. I did like that board, though. Aftertouch, too. 1 Quote Maybe this is the best place for a shameless plug! Our now not-so-new new video at https://youtu.be/3ZRC3b4p4EI is a 40 minute adaptation of T. S. Eliot's "Prufrock" - check it out! And hopefully I'll have something new here this year. ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoken6 Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 On 9/8/2024 at 1:30 PM, The Piano Man said: Roland XP30 Also wall wart, no? The XP50 and XP60 had internal PSUs if I remember rightly. Cheers, Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Piano Man Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 52 minutes ago, stoken6 said: Also wall wart, no? The XP50 and XP60 had internal PSUs if I remember rightly. Cheers, Mike Internal PSU. C7 type connector figure of 8 type The XP10 had a wallwart though! Quote Kurzweil PC3x Technics SX-P50 Korg X3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoken6 Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 2 hours ago, The Piano Man said: Internal PSU. C7 type connector figure of 8 type The XP10 had a wallwart though! Must be my mistake. I was on a music summer camp in my youth, and they provided XP30s and XP80s (I loved the latter). I could swear the 30s had external PSUs - maybe they were XP10s! Cheers, Mike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Piano Man Posted September 11 Share Posted September 11 8 hours ago, stoken6 said: Must be my mistake. I was on a music summer camp in my youth, and they provided XP30s and XP80s (I loved the latter). I could swear the 30s had external PSUs - maybe they were XP10s! Cheers, Mike. Maybe there were different versions but the two XP30 keyboards that I have owned both had internals. There is a modern XPS30 which has a wallwart. It’s a completely different board though. Quote Kurzweil PC3x Technics SX-P50 Korg X3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Weiser Posted 2 hours ago Author Share Posted 2 hours ago Update: I've heard that it should be released around late fall or early winter. Can't wait to get a 61 note board back in my rig. My other 61 note boards, a K2661 and VA1 are both 20 years old! 2 Quote https://www.theboywhowantedtorock.com http://www.weisersound.com https://www.facebook.com/weisersound Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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