sillylittleguy69's Reviews
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good and versatile home keyboard
very versatile go-to home keyboard. enough keys, works with a tri-pedal, and has enough sounds to do pretty much whatever i need. it's definitely sturdier than my old Korg piano, and has lasted much longer without needing any repairs. i play it pretty much every single day, sometimes for up to 3 hours and have taken it out of the house for jam sessions a few times. it can definitely handle heavy use.
being able to make my own rhythms and backing tracks to practice along to is very useful, and a few of the included rhythms are pretty good for practicing improvisation.
i especially really enjoy that it lets me record midi straight from the keyboard, this way if i get ideas while i'm playing i can record myself, save to a usb, and then later transfer to my computer. no need to look for a note book or my phone. this feature also makes transcribing music much easier.
the Amp Electric piano sounds (60s Amp EP, Amp EP1 and 2) are probably the best electric piano sounds i've used. they all sound very good and respond well to how hard i press the keys and to what i do with the foot pedals. very dynamic.
the accordion sounds aren't very good unfortunately, and the weighted keys aren't the best for organ playing. but in general i've noticed that accordion sounds on digital keyboards aren't that great, and i prefer to use my workstation keyboard with drawbars for organ sounds anyway.
it's a digital piano, and it does that part really well so i don't mind if the extras aren't that great
the only thing I would absolutely change about this keyboard is that it doesn't have "line out". but even then, i can use it with my amp and pedals via a reamp box, and i have an audio interface that allows for RCA input so it's not something worth getting an entirely new keyboard over.
Preferred Settings + Usage:
Amp EP2 with flanger chorus, default room reverb
or layering Amp E.Grand with AmpEP1
