How are you guys liking the track stick on this keyboard? is it frustrating or pretty usable? I played with one very briefly and it felt very slow.
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It works, but not on par with the IBM track stick. Keyboard works well with some minor caveats. Over all it is a very usable keyboard.
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This was a gift for my wife, she says that she doesnt care for the cursor stick. But she really doesnt have much need for it i think her issues with it could be fixed by adjusting the tracking speed... The keyboard is really nice though, ive used it and it does have the feel of a regular keyboard.
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Eric, Thanks for a well thought out review. It's nice to hear from someone with playing experience who has lived with one of these keyboards over time.I have to ask, what did you think of the Korg? How did it compare with the other two?
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This answer is from a previous review which they initially gave 1 star... The following is a fix for the sticky keys..In a last-ditch effort, I pulled all the primary keys off and used a Q-tip and petroleum jelly to lubricate the slots where all the keys are installed. Once I snapped all the keys back in place....WOW....THIS WAS THE PERFECT KEYBOARD. It now works very smoothly and I still enjoy the benefit of the back-lighting and easy read letters. I wish I had done this easy fix when I first received it.
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I'm sorry, I only have a PC, but, while it was a beautiful product, the key action was very stiff and sticky and cut my typing speed down to nothing. I had to send it back. To be fair, I suppose it may only have been that keyboard, but I ended up getting a different product at a nearby store instead.
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Do you mean on-screen smoothness? I find it smooth, but unfortunately it has excessive drift after acceleration. This could just be a problem with mine, but it's pretty annoying on a larger screen. This is well beyond the 'standard' trackpoint drift that corrects itself quicky.
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Track pack is not the best, especially if you are used to Mac's superior track pad but its doable. Just use it with light touch, heavy force tends to make it jumpy. I just light touch and slight tab instead of pressing down seem to resolve the jumpiness issue.
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I am really happy with the keyboard. I recommend getting the pedal. I've been playing a keyboard for quite a while and enjoy this one very much. Hope you will too.
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My son says he has never encountered this problem ... the keyboard sounds defective to me. I would ask for an exchange or refund. Is it fully charged? Are there any keys sticking perhaps? Has anything spilt on it, or has it been dropped prior to malfunctioning? If none of these scenarios apply, contact the seller for a new one. Good luck!
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on the site it says expected shipping 1/15/12 also does anyone know if this will be a special limited release or do we have time to save up a bit for such an expensive keyboard? :)
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I'm sorry Jean. I don't know the answer to your question, but I can tell you that it is very slow. I am a hunt n peck typist and even with my slow speed, it would miss letters because it was still sending the previous character. I liked the big, easy to read keys but gave up on it because of it's speed. Haven't had the speed problem with any other keyboards. Good luck.
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For me they are sticky. the space bar, shift and other keys have to be pressed fairly hard and sometimes stick.
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Not sure about the first question because we midi through the keyboard. Second question, 1, we are a duo and we both have one. I would recommend it. Nice clean sound and not computerized.
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It's not great. The keyboard has to be on an absolutely flat surface, and even then, often I found that I would either not get anything when I typed, or if I pressed harder, would get multiple letters. You have to get the hang of it, and type very deliberately. I haven't used mine much, frankly.
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Hi. The black keyboard feels like a real keyboard. You get the feeling of depressing the key, and the sound and response of a regular keyboard. There is no delay and no "did I press the key?" thoughts. The pink keyboard ("touch") is a less expensive option, but there is no keyboard feel, and I found myself having to carefully type each letter, then checking to make sure it was recorded. The bottom line is that black=touch-typing; pink=slow-typing. Go with the real keyboard.
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This is a mechanical...as opposed to electronic...keyboard. That is the reason it feels and sounds different. For a gamer, according to my sons...all three of them...this is kind of a 'purist' thing. For me, it is a matter of perference.
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I am not an Apple guy, so I do not know about those. It does work well with Cakewalk Sonar and Window 8.1 x64 Pro. The only disappointment for me was the key action. I misunderstood what they meant by Synth-weighted keys. the keyboard feels like a child's toy, but the controls and sounds are professional quality. As good as any of mu keyboard players ever carried no the road. and much lighter than a Rhodes 88 or Yamaha Electric Baby Grand!
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Any updates? Does this keyboard now allow for the mapping of a "Start" and "PS" button?! Please advise, I'm thinking of getting a keyboard but I don't know which one to buy for the ps3. The $80 doesn't seem to work that well (well, it's imperfect without any way to overcome its flaws).