Keybed Comparison (Fantom g8 or M3 88)

OMG! If you have played each of them, you'd clearly know the answer. I suppose it's a matter of opinion, but I've personally never felt a keybed like the G8 / RD-700GX. . . nothing else quite compares to it. Everything else feels like a soft and flimsy piece of plastic next to it, which, when you play the G8/GX, you can close your eyes, and really feel as if you are playing an actual piano. IMO.

While I dont have the FG8 only the FG7, the M388 keybed is the same on SV-1. I find this to be great for piano and electric Piano sounds, but a real pain with synth and organ sounds. I've been playing non-weighted keys for so long, the weighted keys tend slow down my playing and they are more forgiving for sloppy finger techniques.

I do find it hard to compensate for key force when jumping around -- After play a weighted version for a while, I'll tend to get extreme (127) velocities on the non or semi-weighted keybeds. And when I move the other way, I'll have extremely low velocities (0 to 65).

Here again I prefer non or semi weighted keys as I have better velocity control and faster finger motion.

if you find yourself playing with the orange keys more than the black and white keys, stick with the synth non-weighted keybed. if you're more like me playing piano/EP's then definitely get the G8's weighed keys. i auditioned M3/Motif/Kurz when i bought the G8 about 2yrs ago. the G8 has a nicer touch response. not as good as the RD700GX (GXF) and VPiano's keys but it's nice.

actually i like triggering my nord stageEX off the G8's keys. so much easier to play.

get the G8 and an M3 module.

>>>get the G8 and an M3 module.

exactly, G8 action is probably the best in workstations world.

I came from a baby grand so this was a no brainer for me.

The G8's keybed is the best I've used in a carry around form.

+1 to Flumpster