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They are good and some have interesting character, but they cannot match the sound, realism and playability of Pianoteq, Ravenscroft or GSI own Just Piano ( which have some of the same samples from Genuine Sounds, but with the complete sample set, which together with the better engine makes a big difference, pity you can only load one at a time ).

Thanks so much, @@FaustoFerreira Enjoy this Christmas period

Fab filter for the highest quality compressors, gates, reverbs, and a wonderfull synth. Eventide for more exotic stuff. ERS, with the wonderfull ERS 250 and DimD. AudioDamage ( RoughRider, PhaseThree, Grind ) 4pockets. GSI has a wonderfull Rotary speaker. Cubasis has some basic but decent chorus; flanger, phaser,etc... WAVES plug-ins are all worth it. There's thousands other exotic stuff around, some cheap, some amazingly elaborated, but those I use the most and they work for me

@@nataliemeenakshithegreat7780 Not sure what you're asking here. All the apps are on the App store. Some apps might not be available in your specific country though. Latelly didn't have any issue here in Portugal.

@@nataliemeenakshithegreat7780 Thank you for watching!

Thanks! I would love to, but unfortunatelly not available for iPadOs

@@hansbertschler5141 Thank you for watching!

@@MatuOfficialTV Yes, I created them. Rarely use presets

@FaustoFerreira Anyway you can give us those presets please?

Some subscribers allready asked for the same, I'll make a video soon, when I have a break from work, explaining how to get to those sounds. Stay tuned!

Thanks! Now running on iPad Pro M2 16Gb Ram. But any iPad from 3 or 4 generations ago should work. Pianoteq is more processor intensive, and still works perfect on my iPad pro 2018, and all the others at the same time.

@@dariosensi6078 I'm sensitive to latency, and didn't have any issue with it, never with any ipad generation. Now using Volt, but even with the headphones dongle there's no problem. I use 256 or 128 as my default buffer.

Thanks! I thought it was just me...

@@FaustoFerreira Thanks for posting. Your reviews are great, in-depth and informative; very helpful. I ended up getting the Numa X 73, couldn't be happier...

@@deancol4080 Glad I could help. Enjoy your Numa X!

@@dmoss1285 It's true. But there is something special about all of them. In the end It's a question of taste and use case.

Thank you! I use the Numa sounds only on low responsability rehearsalls, where I want to go light and simple. Sometimes I just use a simple pad layer, for that it works well. As far as I know, you can only use Cubasis instruments in Cubasis itself, that's why I don't even consider them.

@ Thank You for your answer. Theo i think i will purchase some expansions from Module pro and Ravenscroft, wich are on Sale by now.

@ That will get fully covered, yes. Unless you want better/ more controlable Hamonds and synths.

Viscount sounds good indeed! But the XK5 is almost infinitely tweekeable. I've apent hours tweeking it and I'm ready to take it to the road. Even the leslie sounds now how I want it to. That's the part the Viscount has figured out better, right out of the box.

@ that’s entirely fair!! Wasn’t sure if you had been familiar with the Viscount so. Glad ya are, and thanks for the info there!

Thanks for watching!

@@JonesyTheCat TP40 wood is heavier, "spongier" ( cannot describe it better ) and more slugish. It feels better built, tighter. But it also feels less authentic in many ways. Take the positive points I mention in my video about the TP110 and consider that's exactly the negative points on the TP40 Wood, including glissandi, stacatti and very fast passages capabilities. Tp110 is noisy, although in most pratical situations it is negligiable. I understand it is difficult to have access to all the keyboards we would like to try, but ultimatelly only you can decide what works best for you.

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You are so right sir! 99.7 % of keyboard players would not bother with the pea under the keys, I'm such a sensitive princess😂. And it is a fabulous instrument, despite all the "peas" that I'm able to sense. And yes, the problem is me! And yes, that extra 5% qualitative increment is usually costing double or triple the price, in any pro gear, whatever area you are in. But did you notice that I actually bought the Numa x? That I really use it? That I really enjoy it, despite the flaws comming from my analytical mind, formed over more than 30 years professional practice? I think we should be on the same side here, and I consider that you could use a more friendly language to prove your point.

Got it! Thank you for pointing out this mistake. Solved!

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To be honest, the TP400W and TP110 are the only hammer keys I like from Fatar. They alone, with the bonus of good controller capabilities and audio interface make Numa X GT and regular Numa X worthy the price tag over the less expensive controller cousins. They are both noisy in the downward key movement, when the keys hit the bottom, as if the bottom plate serves as a resonating board. Upward movement is fast and silent. Both are on the light side ( key weight/inertia ), but TP400 is clearly better, with let off simulation and a more refined mechanism. But more important is that both allows a pianist to play them as they would play any acoustic piano, without any adjusting to the pianistic technique. Playing and singing in the studio with a condenser microphone is not really possible because of key noise, but I don't know any other keyboard that allow this, they are all noisy at some level, some on key down, others on key up. Numa x is on the loud side! If you use a dynamic microphone for live playing glued to your lips it will be fine!

​@@FaustoFerreira That's super helpful thanks! - I switched from condenser to dynamic mic in my studio for vocal recordings and it did make a big difference with my SL990, but I did also have to use a noise gate in Logic Pro X to suppress the noise of the keys bouncing up and down during sections of the song where I'm not singing. It's not an insurmountable problem in the studio - but would be nice if the keys were quieter. I know you mentioned the Kawai actions being much quieter - but I've got to say every time I have tried the Kawai actions I've not liked them. I've really tried to like them, since everyone raves about them - but I just found them very sluggish, then the key 'kickback' you get when you release a key (due to lack of real escapement) really bothers me. What I really want is an acoustic piano, but I can't have that and don't have space so I'll have to settle for second best. I mainly use PianoTeq - so my primary need is as close to acoustic piano realism in my Studio without breaking the bank and taking up too much space!

@@benjaminpeternorris Me too, cannot accept less then Pianoteq nowadays. It works very well with the Numa X. It's a match!

@@hungryformusik I didn't, will check it out when possible. But for the examples I was able to hear, they seem exactly the same samples and tech used on the Numa X. But Numa x got the Stage D recently, and it's now my favourite. Still not a match for other high-end hardware or software around but very effective for most band playing, as all the other Numa x pianos before, but with just a little better dynamic range, character wise ( tuning, beatings ) sits between vintage grand and German grand.

@@charliebarredafriends61 Thank you! I'll try to do worst next time😉

Yes. Stage D is now the best one, next to Vintage grand. 2.4 firmware doesn't really improve much in terms of string resonance and duplex resonance. Sympathetic resonance is new, but as with all the other resonances on Numa X, they are the worst that I've heard comparing to other hardware or software. Besides all these issues, its still a very effective instrument. Rhodes work really well ! And they improved the playability ( better repetitions ). It's still one of my prefered 88 keys controller!

5.3 ms should be allready a good latency. If you feel that is a problem, then there must be something else slowing down your system. Bad cables can be responsible for a lot of problems. Unnecessary apps openned, auto updates, and other things like that should be avoided. Usually the buffer limit is also Audio interface dependent. Or you are running it inside of a DAW that has allredy a fixed buffer.

Of course sustain prdal resonance is excelent on Pianoteq! I just love that on Ravenscroft.

@@FaustoFerreira Thank you Sir. God bless.

@@RichLunaMusic This is just the tip of the Iceberg!

Thanks! That's a trully great piano!

Close, 12.9 M2

Thanks for updating me . Will check it as soon as possible.

@@FaustoFerreira please give some feedback when you do.

@amitev I certainly will!

@@amitev Firmware 2.4 installed. String resonance got worst, with super short decay and buggy ( in long sustained passages it just quits ), although the notes sustain, the effect just vanishes. Sympathetic resonance is a nice thing, but not accurate at all, 8ve and 5th works, but the third don't. A real sympathetic resonance works almost with every interval, at different degrees, and harmonic results. Duplex resonance is not much better than before, sounding just like a short reverb through a high pass filter. Repeated notes got better, that is the best thing about this update, it saved the day. Playability is in the end the most important thing and in this aspect, the Numa X still delivers. But they should rework their sounds from the ground up, starting from the piano samples ( yes, they use samples, the modeled part is just for the resonances ) and going through its synthesys arquitecture, and finally through the moddeling part, that's why I consider it a great controller, but don't use its sounds. The Rhodes however, are completelly modeled, and they work very well!

@@FaustoFerreira thank you very much for the very detailed review! Offtopic: It's really amazing, what the Pianoteq guys have achieved. I just tested the sympathetic resonance there.

Good that I waited a bit before answering. There are new firmware updates, they might make me change my configurations. Soon coming back with this topic.

@@kevindorry2869 Never tryed it. However, based on my research, there is still a reason that Casios are not even considered as pro level instruments. It looks that they have pretty up to date tech, that they are getting there, but they fail allways on the extra mile. For example, sustain resonance: they have it, but it sounds so unrealistic, failing in the most basic part like decay time, and filtering of the effect, with weird harmonics being prolongued out of place. Sustain of individual notes, better now but still sounding like 2010 entry level digital pianos (even Roland's RD300sx with be better at this). Baddly calibrated sample transitions, with sample switching clearly on wrong velocity values ( extreme example: you are still playing piano, with piano intensity volume, but the sample allready transitioned to mezzoforte, it's a very common mistake and comes from an era where sample memory was scarce and expensive. Today it doesn't make sense anymore, showing only poor sound design, and lack of attention to detail ). Yes you are right, all of this and many other sound design mistakes makes it sound "plastic". The Numa also shares some of this problems, but I think they did a much better job managing the extra mile on sound design given the budget nature of the hardware they were working on.

@@FaustoFerreira Thanks Fausto! I thought so. The Casio is also $600 more expensive than the Numa. I'm going to try and find one to see how it feels. Thanks again for the great review!

@@jenslempke7883 Thank you! Hope it works for you as it does for me.

@@hdihiiehei Thank you!

Thank you! Not easy to keep up, with all other professional stuff, but there will be something comming soon!

@@FaustoFerreira Nice, I’ll be there! In the meantime I’ll dive into your previous videos ✌

Hope you enjoy them, and that they are helpfull!

Thanks!