Va
Meh
While the price is attractive, I guess "built to a price point" is a fact as well.
First of all, this thing does exactly what it's supposed to. The setup was effortless. The bundled software package is good. Overall looks are stylish. Except for a couple of times when a played note kept playing after key release (and I'm not sure if it was the controller or the VST I used it with), no issues.
However, the build quality is not great:
- The silvery cap on the middle knob came off at first touch. Does not affect use (purely cosmetic), but this does not inspire confidence.
- I may not have much experience with good synth actions, but I don't think this is one of them. Very "unresponsive" and mushy feel. Maybe my expectations just were too high.
- The entire chassis flexes when playing (I have mine on a table, so the ends are supported by pads and the middle part is a few mm above the table). You don't even need to play hard to see this. I don't really see the "built like a tank" thing that some reviews online say.
- The pads require a lot of force to register a tap. This makes playing them lightly very difficult, as often the tap is not registered.
- In general, the tactile feel of buttons etc. is mushy.
-Looks nice otherwise, but I don't like the jarring RGB lightshow this thing gives when it is not used for a while. But I may just be a grumpy luddite here.
So: Works pretty well. Is cheap. Feels cheap.
First of all, this thing does exactly what it's supposed to. The setup was effortless. The bundled software package is good. Overall looks are stylish. Except for a couple of times when a played note kept playing after key release (and I'm not sure if it was the controller or the VST I used it with), no issues.
However, the build quality is not great:
- The silvery cap on the middle knob came off at first touch. Does not affect use (purely cosmetic), but this does not inspire confidence.
- I may not have much experience with good synth actions, but I don't think this is one of them. Very "unresponsive" and mushy feel. Maybe my expectations just were too high.
- The entire chassis flexes when playing (I have mine on a table, so the ends are supported by pads and the middle part is a few mm above the table). You don't even need to play hard to see this. I don't really see the "built like a tank" thing that some reviews online say.
- The pads require a lot of force to register a tap. This makes playing them lightly very difficult, as often the tap is not registered.
- In general, the tactile feel of buttons etc. is mushy.
-Looks nice otherwise, but I don't like the jarring RGB lightshow this thing gives when it is not used for a while. But I may just be a grumpy luddite here.
So: Works pretty well. Is cheap. Feels cheap.
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