Keystation Pro 88, Computer Hardware Options

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Keystation Pro 88

[silsoe]

I have just bought one. I make electronic music and am a classically trained pianist running Mac G4, OSX 10.3.4, Logic, Reason..

Plus points
Fully USB compliant - just plug and play
The keys are very solid and while not a faithful simultation of the feel of a piano is close enough at the price point.
Lots of controller knobs and sliders including sequencer playback controllers. All of which are well built and also feel solid. (I havent tried asigning any yet.)
Has some factory presets for Reason, Logic, Cubase
Can alter the velocity curves of the keys
Blue LCD looks nice

Minus points
Heavy
Has a large foot print (but then again with 88 keys...)
Evolution librarian software to store additional controller configurations is not currently mac compatible

Conclusion
All in all I would say it is a good purchase for someone who wants a full size reasonably priced controller keyboard with some sense of feel of a real piano.

This post has been edited by silsoe: Wed 4 Aug 2004, 16:28

[silsoe]

just a short update on this. the librarian software IS available for Mac. Having used it for a month or so I can say that its been v nice. no problems to report.

http://www.silsoe.org

This post has been edited by silsoe: Fri 10 Sep 2004, 14:07

[stu2469]

Actually could someone help me!

I must be incredibly stupid - but I can only get the Keystation pro 88 to transmit out via usb to Live 4 on channel 1. I have followed the user manual both quick start and advanced, have assigned the channels to the keys B44 to C60 so that I can select channel 1 to 16 when using live. Have also made sure the midi is set up fine in Mac OSX and on Live (am using a G5 running panther).

However, when regardless of any button I select it still transmits only on channel 1. I select the other channels 2 to 16 and none of these are recognized. I have also tried using the presets, but again, same issue.

Now either I am being really stupid and the hours spent to get this to work have clouded my mind and added to me being royally stupid or there is something wrong with the keyboard?

Someone please help!

Stu