Bucktunes Posted March 27, 2002 Share Posted March 27, 2002 I haven't seen or heard one yet, but it looks like a bit of an oddball. From the info on Korg's website, it seems like a cross between an SP100 and a Triton. I can't tell if it's a semi-pro keyboard or a fancy home unit. From their description of the sound set, I'm guessing it has a Triton engine, which would make it gig-worthy. OTOH, the auto-accompaniment and lack of left hand controllers make me think it's designed as a home/home studio board that can do occasional gigs. And they're vague at best about its MIDI features. It's priced in the S80/QS8 range. Anybody know more? Seen it, heard it, played it? Thanx in advance! Peace all, Steve ><> Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucktunes Posted March 28, 2002 Author Share Posted March 28, 2002 Apparently not. Maybe it's not shipping yet. Guess I'll try later! Peace all, Steve ><> Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CP Posted March 28, 2002 Share Posted March 28, 2002 Sorry for not answering sooner. I tried it out in Sam Ash about two weeks ago. I wasn't impressed with the action nor the piano sound. I have a P80 with great action and acoustic piano sound. However, I plan to go back and try it out again. I never really rely on first impressions. I'll let you know once I play it again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan O Posted March 29, 2002 Share Posted March 29, 2002 I have played the SP500. It is an arranger keyboard with 88 keys . No disk drive . Very limited recording . This keyboard is not "triton" sounds IMHO . The sounds are OK . The styles or OK . If you want a decent drum machine on your 88 note piano , than this could be a winner . The SP500 competes with the so far successful ROland FP3 piano . The FP3 has drum loops (62 total) with 1 variation . The SP500 has 127 drum loops with 4 variations ( much better than Fp3) . The arrangerments are more musical on the Korg SP500 because of the 4 varitions . The SP500 does have a "touch screen " . Not good for changing sounds and variations on the fly IMHO. The SP500 piano sample is better than the SP100 + SP200. The SP500 does have alot of sounds ( over 300?) . Is it better than the FP3 ? Is the SP500 worth $300.00 more ? you have to answer that . ........ the SP500 looks cool ! dano arranger guru www.esnips.com/web/SongsfromDanO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucktunes Posted March 29, 2002 Author Share Posted March 29, 2002 Thanx Dano, CP! You've pretty well confirmed what I suspected; Cool for what it does, but definitely not my cup of tea. Funny thing about Korg - They've made some of the coolest synths on the planet, but they don't seem very interested in making a pro-oriented digital piano. Maybe they just figure that's Roland and Yamaha's turf. Peace all, Steve ><> Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guestuserguestuser.com Posted March 29, 2002 Share Posted March 29, 2002 I played one yesterday. Piece 'o crap. It looks cool, it's got a nice keybed, it's got a touch screen, it's got a lot going for it. Unfortunately, they loaded it up with a second-rate GM sound set. A Sound Canvas SC-55 leaves this thing in the dust sound-wise. It was disappointing, I was expecting a new and improved version of the SGProX, but this is not it. In their SP line, the SP100 is the one to get, IMHO. It's the cheapest, and it has a decent acoustic piano, and a reasonably decent Rhodes sound, with no velocity switching in either. The SP200 has basically the same sound set and features as the SP100, but introduces an annoying velocity-switch into the Rhodes patch. The piano and rhodes sounds on the SP500 are, to be blunt, awful. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **** The only good velocity-switch is an inaudible velocity-switch **** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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