The New Hammond XK-1 is Hammond’s latest Pro Keyboard project. This amazing Pro Keyboard like the B3 and XK3 is powered by the critically acclaimed VASE III Digital tone wheel generator plus a host of other essential features familiar to the Hammond Keyboard Players, like ‘real’ drawbars, Waterfall keys, on board twin rotor digital ‘Leslie’ and many more.
The XK-1 features 61-note Waterfall keys keyboard with Velocity, and at only 15 kg it has becomes an essential for gigging keyboardists. If you have ever played a console before this is the original. The sounds are so close that it is like the sound of the real Hammond, if you have ever heard and experienced the power of a real Hammond. Leslie simulation and programmability is fantastic. As for programmability the draw bars registration are the same as the B and C, other parameters are all well laid out.
As the Hammond XK-1 is a single manual keyboard, the key split is nice and the bass to the lower keys give you that extra thump you need when you don’t have the midi foot pedals attached. Amazingly, the portable keyboard cost less than half the price of Hammond XK3. Unbelievable! but true.
The Kurzweil SP2X 88-note fully-weighted hammer action Stage Piano delivers a freshly created, incredibly detailed and refined Triple Strike Grand Piano sound. The SP2X incorporates only the best features and technology. Do not underestimate the capability of the instrument by the simplicity. It is akin to “wolf in sheep clothing”.
Kurzweil’s engineers spent thousand of man-hours editing and perfecting the sounds. But, most importantly, the end result is an amazing feels and sounds of a real piano. With 64 note Polyphony and world class effects to complement music professionals and demanding situation, the SP2X is a leader in the industry. The light-weight Portable Keyboard weight 22 kg.
The Kurzweil SP2X includes rhythms, 64 pre-recorded drum grooves and adjustable metronom, which are perfect for both song-writing and practicing. Additionally, the SP2X is also reasonably price.
The Roland Juno-G Workstation keyboard features 61-key velocity sensitive keyboard, incorporates “Fantom-X quality” sound engine, which is it’s key success factor, maximum 128-voice Polyphony, infrared D Beam controller, large backlit LCD display. The Juno-G has user friendly features and produces the finest sound quality, from grand piano sound, classical to contemporary sound.
Besides incorporating world-class sounds onboard, you can further expand the internal soundset via SRX expansion board, and songs can be created onboard with Audio/ MIDI Recorder. With so many features located on the front panel of Juno-G, life is still easy and “hands-on” for musicians, music producers and performers because the dedicated buttons, knobs, D Beam and all other functions are clearly labelled, and still at it’s amazing low price.
The Roland JUNO-G Portable Workstation Keyboard weight merely 6.2 kg. The beauty of this compact and contemporary keyboard instrument is that it can be use single-handed, creating complete song from start to finish.
