Best midi controller 88 heavyweighted keys

[Ritchie333]

The M-Audio action (if you are looking for an adeqaute PIANO touch) is dreadful. It is medium-weight and it also feels very plastic. i used an M-Audio Contoller Keyboard (and know of other owners) and although it features an array of CC Dials etc, they are forever breaking down. In my opinion, they are not suited to profession gigging use (but are ok for home studio).

Although I'm kind of on the lookout for something else now I have the NS2, which is basically just the keys and nothing else in as small a package possible, I have used an M-Audio ProKeys 88 for an estimated 350 gigs without any issues, first on its own, now just as a controller. It's not as good as the Fatar Studiologic, but it's close enough that I haven't really been tempted to get one yet.

[Ritchie333]

Last night the M-Audio ProKeys finally had a fault after over 5 years of heaving gigging - if you press the B flat below middle C too hard it doesn't always send the note OFF to MIDI. Probably a worn out switch somewhere. Still, that finally gives me a bona fide excuse to get a Studiologic, and I'm picking up a SL-990 XL tomorrow.

[organut]

I would recommend you to also check out the Numa Nano or Numa Accuna.

[Ritchie333]

Just tried the Studiologic with the NS2 SW73 and all the pianos suddenly come to life. :-O The Rhodes has just the right bark depending on what action you hit the keys with, and the piano has just the right resonance. I can't believe I was using the M-Audio for so long!