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djones · Post by **djones** » Thu Sep 07, 2006 9:43 am

I'm about to spend 2000 on the Roland RD 700 SX stage Piano,
but I could also save a lot of money and just get myself a real good weighted midi keyboard + the Synthology Ivory virtual Piano.

Unfortunately I cannot really demo Ivory, so I really need some good advice.

My question is: will Ivory be better or less in quality than the above stated or any other similar priced stage Piano?

I know it also depends on my Cpu power, soundcard and a professional keyboard, but any help is appreciated

Thanks in advance.

K-Slash · Post by **K-Slash** » Thu Sep 07, 2006 10:11 am

Take Ivory : great sound, three grand pianos to choose from, more tweaking features

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Watto · Post by **Watto** » Thu Sep 07, 2006 10:18 am

Definitely Ivory, from the little I've heard of it.

djones · Post by **djones** » Thu Sep 07, 2006 10:27 am

Are you serious?

But are there any masterkeyboards with fully Progressive weighted keys?

MelloProg · Post by **MelloProg** » Thu Sep 07, 2006 6:00 pm

my vote is for the stage piano. much less hassle when you have don't have to fiddle with your computer in order to sit down to play piano. plus leaves room in your resources to run other plugins.
and it is hard to find a good weighted masterkeyboard. they are all into the cheap crap. i got myself a used roland a-90ex and it proved to be a good decision for me.

K-Slash · Post by **K-Slash** » Thu Sep 07, 2006 6:02 pm

Take a look at Studiologic's keyboards.

http://www.studiologic.net/sl-880-pro.html

Bonteburg · Post by **Bonteburg** » Fri Sep 08, 2006 12:57 am

take the stage piano for some quality time away from the cluttered screen and constant hum of the box ...

zvon · Post by **zvon** » Fri Sep 08, 2006 4:19 am

MelloProg wrote:my vote is for the stage piano. much less hassle when you have don't have to fiddle with your computer in order to sit down to play piano. plus leaves room in your resources to run other plugins.

I agree completely, a stage piano is a much more direct experience and it's also a lot easier to carry around. I bought one 3 years ago and I still think it's the best musical purchase I ever made.

And you can still get Ivory at a later time!

djones · Post by **djones** » Fri Sep 08, 2006 7:21 am

I tried the Roland RD 700 SX and the Yamaha S 90 ES yesterday, and I did not expect to be this dissapointed!
They just sounded terrible!
The sound wasn't bright and clear at all.

I much prefer Ni Akoustik Piano over that.

egarrard · Post by **egarrard** » Sun Sep 10, 2006 5:54 am

Both.

jplanet · Post by **jplanet** » Sun Sep 10, 2006 6:24 am

Yamaha P60 + Ivory. The P60 is a cheap controller, but has the quality weighted keys that the much higher-end Yamahas have. It's built in piano sounds are fine for quick live gigs, or while your computer is busy rendering a mix.

Johnny_Boy · Post by **Johnny_Boy** » Sun Sep 10, 2006 6:37 pm

Are you planning to gig with it? If so, what about a laptop? you need a super fast laptop to run 128 polyphny notes in Ivory.

Laptop + nice controller + ivory is not going to be any cheaper than RD-700SX.

I do have Ivory, and I like the sound, but I won't bet my life on my laptop and ivory for my gig. I use a roland digital piano as my controller just in case something goes worng with my laptop.

robi79 · Post by **robi79** » Thu Sep 14, 2006 8:00 pm

Didn't know synthology is into plugins

If you can't or do not want to buy both I would take the roland. It's way more comfortable to have "real" instrument at hand than to be forced to power up a computer every single time.

justjazz · Post by **justjazz** » Thu Sep 14, 2006 9:12 pm

What's better: Synthology Ivory or a good stage Piano?