Back to the Future: New Mid-Range Keyboards from Yamaha, Korg – createdigitalmusic.com
Wish I learned piano instead of violin!
Back to the Future: New Mid-Range Keyboards from Yamaha, Korg – createdigitalmusic.com
What should keyboards look like in the age of computers? At the high end, we’ve seen futuristic, PC-powered beasts like the Windows-compatible NeKo and Linux-powered Korg OASYS. At the low end, we’ve seen keyboards like the Novation ReMote SL, specially designed to control soft synths.
Yamaha and Korg gave their own answers for the mid-range market last month, with the unveiling of Yamaha’s new MO synth (shown below) and Korg’s TR workstation. In some ways, they’re decidedly retro, like Korg’s 64 MB ROM. In others, they acknowledge the presence of computers, with features like the Yamaha’s software integration. And Yamaha’s keyboard earns extra points for being a great hammer-action keyboard that’s lightweight and has a $1700 street price. Here’s a preview of these two new ‘boards.
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