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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.

@@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!

Thanks a lot!

Thanks for watching and for the compliments. It motivates me to continue doing this.

Thank you for watching!

Yes, like allways, two audio interface in a system = confusion! My Volt 475 is also a MiDi interface, so I use Midi out from Numa to Midi in to Volt. That solves the problem. And no noticeable latency added. But it is a big problem for those who don't have Midi interface. It should be possible to turn audio interface off , not just the sound, but hide it completelly so that the computer/ipad does not even see it.

@@FaustoFerreira I see thanks!

Gee, thanks, I hope that was a compliment. But you're right, any of this will work well on a live context, just as long as you take the most out of it, in terms of expression and placement in its especific context.

@@PeterJensen7 That's a very, very bold statement, Thank you! I will continue doing my best.

@@paulyllow You can adjust volume individually for every app, and also inside AUM, Audiobus, Camelot or any other Daw, they have a mixer inside them, or just a simple per track adjustment. Every app is different from their output, so equalize them internally on setup. With some simple setups ( for example, just piano and Hammond gig ) I just use a keyboard with an easy way to change MIDI channel to change sounds, so they have to be equalized to start with. Or just use two keyboards with different Midi channels. Or just use a single app, like Korg Module. In this case you can create a Set List, with several predefined sounds, including simple Layer and split functionality, with independent volume settings for each. Some instruments on Korg Module have steep velocity curves, unfortunatelly the piano type are the worst. Play with the velocity curves in Module Pro to make it more suitable for you and your controller. And tou might sacryfice one effects slot and use a compressor. Some audio interfaces bypass the overall iPad volume, some don't. In that case, the iPad volume should allways be maximum. Finally, on sound check, talk to the sound guy or stage guy to find the correct DI settings. They usually have it on 0 DB, they might need to reduce it.

@@paulyllow Camelot Pro

Go to Advanced Settings. Turn audio latency ( buffer ) to 256. Turn voice number to 88 or more. Don't use auto. Turn off key animation. Kill every other app running in the background. Enable flight mode. Make sure there's no automatic update going on. I allways do it manually, when I want. Korg Module standalone is power and processor hungry, if you use it as a AUV3 you won't have this issues. If you use it in a Daw, make sure the induvidual Midi tracks polyphony is set correctly ( at least 64 notes for piano playing )

@@FaustoFerreira Thank you so much!!! I will try all your recommendations and report back on them.

@@FaustoFerreira I followed your instructions. Set iPad to flight mode. WiFi off. Went into adv. settings of Korg module: buffer = 256, voice #=88, key animation=off. American D was immediately playable! Even in standalone mode. And I even could set buffer=128 (lower latency). Thank you very much!!!

Glad I could help!

Obrigado! Vai haver mais em breve

Pianoteq even worked on an old iPad mini 4, although with a higher buffer size, and latency. With iPad pro M2, 1T, 16 Gb ram, it performs flawlessely, even with 128 polyphony, at 256 buffer. That is inside a Daw or a host like Camelot, with a lot other things going on. Buffer 128 works the same, no difference at all. By default I allways use 256, there's no noticeable latency and it is safer. On iPad pro 2018, 1T, 6Gb, it performs the same, although with less room or other tracks or instruments at the same time.

@@FaustoFerreira thank you !

@@Claudio_Cunha Thank you!

There is no overall sound quality to differentiate. The quality of the audio interface might make the most difference here. Any Class Compliant USB interface will work. In some iPad models you have the headphones Jack, that might not be the best, but the cheap Headphones dongle from Apple is really good, if you don't want to carry an audio interface. The ones included on some USB hubs are in general very bad, and might not work well with your good interface, so, use a Hub without headphone jack. As for the apps, the sound quality is different from eachother. In all cathegories of sounds, you will find better on the iPad than in any hardware instrument, including Yamaha, Nord, Korg, Kurzweil, Roland, etc... but you will have to pay the right price for the right apps. You will have to configure your rig, explore and set it up the way you need it. It can be more powerfull and versatile than any hardware synth today. But also much more complex and time consuming. The Yamaha is very good, soundwise. But for me the main attaction of those synths is the simplicity and controll part. You have everything at hand, you have a fixed arquitecture which you need to master, but then it gets very easy to navigate. The iPad possibilities are almost endless, you have to decide for yourself what you want: the convinience of a workstation/stage keyboard or the complexity and extra power of the iPad. Both are good choices, depending on your needs and your character profile.

@@FaustoFerreira Thank you very much for your comprehensive answer! I am already using Cubasis on iPad together with my MODX, and mostrecently Montage. I prefer that very much to alternating between instrument and mouse-clicking on a PC DAW, which seems to destroy my music flow. Korg Module is on sale right now, so I will try that. Would you say Earthy EP rather than Scarbee 88? I already have Pianoteq (though not the Rhodes model) on iOS, which is a lot more responsive than keyboard internal sounds.

@@followyourpassion8378 You're welcome. Earthy EP is much better, in my opinion.

@@agsteclas A primeira coisa é mudar o slider "Condition" para cerca de 30. Depois reduzimos um pouco o reverb. Em Action, subir um pouco "Damper noise" e "Key release noise". Em "Note edit", alterar aleatoriamente o parametro "Unisson Width" das notas mais agudas para um valor ligeiramente superior. Ficamos assim com uma afinação um pouco mais imperfeita com um pouco mais de release e um som um pouco mais seco e intimista. Vai depender muito do modelo e do preset.

Hi. Never had any issues with latency, since iPad 2, when Android was impossible to use for performance purposes. I'm very sensitive to latency, that's why iOS was and still is my only choice. iPad Pro 2018 can still handle a full production with 70 plus teacks. The 2018 regular iPad is sure able to handle Korg Module, and some other apps simultaneously.

Thanks 👍. Is it possible that iOS has a completely different sound design and architecture? interesting. Android and pure windows don't get sound like that.

Yes they work differently. The closed system from Apple has a big advantage here. Every part of the hardware and the OS are designed to work together. Android and windows have to deal with severall layers of software and deal with different components from device ro device.

Thanks for watching!

@@pianobis777 Here you have my review about the Numa X 88 ua-cam.com/video/dfH4qiCwCoQ/v-deo.htmlsi=SZqf_nG-UEYUzwcg But for a short answer, here it goes: weight ( 14 kgs vs 20 kgs ), usb audio and the keys on Numa X just works for me. It is personall choice and subjective. Also, the SL grand uses the TP40 wood, which I don't like, while the Numa X GT uses the new TP400 wood, which is very good, but the weight rises to a back breaking 22 kgs. 30 years in the business destroying my back and my fingers, Numa X 88 ( with iPad runing Pianoteq and other goodies) and Nord Stage compact just saved me.

@@FaustoFerreira as I’m not an professional pianist as you, I changed my Numa X for Dexibell S10 (also TP400w). Since I don’t have to care around. But I wish I could learn how to play like you. Do you teach? How can I get there?

You can have Pianoteq wherever you want, I have it on my two iPad Pro, it works for me. Good that we have choices, no?

@@FaustoFerreira it’s no option on MacBook, just for iPad or windows

@pianobis777 "Pianoteq is an award-winning virtual instrument for PC, Mac, Linux and iOS. It can be used both in standalone mode and as an instrument plug-in in VST, AAX, and AudioUnits hosts." It's in their webpage www.modartt.com/pianoteq_overview?ref=cGFnZT1waWFub3RlcSZleHQ9

@@FaustoFerreira I think you are right : )

Thanks for watching!

You need to watch the complete video. I did try and used them ! They are featured in this video. And yes, they are very good.

@@FaustoFerreira I watched, though I missed that it was those libs you tried... I use those two libs and have created a cpl of different style Rhodes with variations from those.

I agree about Numa Player, I don't even understand why they bothered. About Pianoteq, I don't see why they would do it, they don't need that, they have their own amazing thing.

@@FaustoFerreira But not in their app... 🤪

Studiologic I mean... Pianoteq definitely have their thing together, that's my goto for acoustic pianos.

I've used the Numa player and it's decent when you dial in your own sounds. I find it somewhat sterile and very clean. It doesn't have a great deal of character.

Yes it does, but so does some real rhodes, it depends on the model, the work done on them, the amp used, the hammers etc... I also like my Rhodes with more bite though.

@@FaustoFerreira I should have kept at least one of the three I owned back in the 90's, one of them an amazing Mk I that I wouldn't mind having around today... 🤪

@jfn467 Personally never had one, allways played with friend's Rhodes, hired ones for big concerts or studio ones. That was enough to scare me off as I understood how fiddly it is to maintain such a sensitive animal. Kind like a dog that requires all of your attention. But hey, now I finnaly have my own dog, maybe it's time to finally get my own Rhodes:) And then my own Hammond B3, and my own leslie, and my own CS80, and why not, my own Steinway concert grand😅

@@FaustoFerreira Haha!! I have a dog too, much easier in maintenance than a B3, which I never owned but back in the days we were two keyboards players sharing the jobs and the other guy had a B3 and a 122, though I mostly used my ACE Tone GT7 and a 760 solid state. The MkI that I had was in great condition, sold it to a jazz drummer (stupid me..) hahaha!! I have played CS80 too, and CS60, back then as well, talk about high maintenance, and soundwise imho, not worth it! But it is for sure a great investment!! One day when I own a house, I will get myself a Grand Piano too, probably not a Steinway though unless kidneys would increase in value... :D

@jfn467 😂 Jokes aside, a Rhodes might be the least scary investment in vintage gear, it's on my near future wish list, with the help of my dog everything is possible!

@@jfn467 Control freak! 😂

@@FaustoFerreira All midi setup and processing done in Midiflow, using virtual midi ports to communicate with AUM, and then AUM becomes a synth rack... Super slick!! (Midiflow has more processing options than AUM, like velocity curves etc.).

Right now I am sketching on a set up for all my hardware, where AUMs midi router grid will be used as a midi patch controller for my ESI M8U eX midi interfaces, kind of like a Conductive Labs MRCC...

😂

That would be self sabotage. Do you think Hammond Susuki/ Ik multimedia today are honouring Hammond's vision, making a bad leslie simulator? I just think some do it better than others. That being said, the Leslie simulator on new Hammond clones are not bad at all. The one on the XK5 is quite good and effective. Then there's the matter of taste, and the infinite variation in Leslies today, as well as recording techniques and acoustic environments. Don't think they are neglecting it for tradition's sake. They where far behind when Nord, Crumar, Ventilator competitors came up, but now I think they are just as good. Just each one is unique. As is each lealie and leslie recordings.

@@FaustoFerreira Not to the point of self sabotage, but Hammond was never keen on doing the best hammond ever. They adopted it later for popular demand, but not for the belief that it was a key part like leslie himself did since the beginning.

Thank you! Latency is not an issue. For me, anything above 5ms is allready unbearable. Yes, I did sync audios/video manually, because I record everything individually, and for editing purpuses, but I can assure that latency is not a problem. That's why I started with iOS, and not android. 10 years ago Android was impossible to use for me. Don't know about how it works today, but iOS was since the beginning performing extremelly well.

It would be nice! Motif based even better.

@@FaustoFerreira I agree, the "only" was just put in, because there is a new generation sound engine (Montage). But I would think, the Motif XS/XF engine could be more easily transported to an iOS plattform and would still be a great performers or composers tool. If the app would also feature the Motif sequencer, wow 🙂 What do you think is the reason, that Yamaha didn't do it, yet? - they don't believe in the financial prospects? - too difficult? - they don't want to jeopardise/cannibalise their hw synth sales? And why did Korg come to different conclusions?

@followyourpassion8378 I see Korg as an inovative company, driving music technology forward. Although yamaha have done it in the past, it's for me a more conservative company. That being said, Yamaha is incredible bringing the highest standards in every area, from boat engines to the most exquisite concert pianos. Korg is allready deep in the iOS business, you can have all of the 90's and 2000's Korg synths on your iPad. Yamaha sees the ipad as a secundary device to help manage or control their hardware.

@@FaustoFerreira Thank you very much for this interesting inside. For me and my simple DAW needs, iOS Cubasis (which ironically is Yamaha 🙂) + iOS sound modules have become the solution I use most, though I have Cubase, Kontakt, ... on PC. I just hate switching from mouse/clicking to instrument, when recording.

@@followyourpassion8378 Exactly my feelings about iPad. Many complain about the price of the Apple, keyboard, how big and bulky it makes the iPad, or about the pen. I went iPad only because I just love to use touch screen. And it must be exclusive, with my fingers, or it is a big mess: grab the pen, leave the pen, grab the mouse, leave the mouse, type a few words on the keyboard, manage them on the screen, return to the Midi Keyboard... And many functions you can only access with two or more fingers on the screen, no pen or mouse can do it so easily. For typing long text ( which is rarely) I use an external keyboard, either usb or bluetooth, and it is just fine. People looking for an iPad to use it like they use a MacBook are misliding themselfes: buy a laptop instead. Or have both, for different applications. Me? I only need my iPad Pro for 99% of what I do

Thanks!

You must be talking about Numa X GT. My review is about the Numa X 88, with the TP110 keybed, it doesn't have escapment . And mine is absolutelly fine since I bought it. Anyway, if that really happened to you, I agree, it's not right to treat a paying costumer like that, I would do the same, shouting out how bad their service is. I never had to deal with them, so personally I don't have an opinion.

Thanks! And it makes all the difference, noted and corrected for my future performances. Unfortunatelly it will just stay like this in the video...

With all due respect, you've never played a real Hammond obviously. The B-3X & its Leslie simulator sound more authentic than ANYTHING on the market. This from a guy with 14 Hammonds & 11 Leslies under his belt & a destroyed back. lol.

I also have a destroyed back, from carrying 25+ kgs Rolands, Yamahas, Kurzweils, including flightcases, cables, pedals etc... by myself. Not a specialist on Hammond by any means, but have some experience, as many blues festivals had one for all participants. Love to play on blues festivals because of that! Did some shows with hired Hammonds and recorded on some Hammonds on studio. You see, where I live a real Hammond is an exotic thing, with very few qualified people to maintain it. But I do know about Hammond clones, 30 years on the road. I watched closelly the development of those, and allways thought that the dificult part is the final stage, the amp, the drive, the rotary effect, the propper reverb, the controls, etc... not the dry sound of it. And I still do, although many clones fail immediately on the Chorus/vibrato part, not to mention the percussion, at those the B3x excells. The effect of a real leslie spining on our back is dramatic thing. I really cannot find this drama on B3x. Although I agree it is the most realistic thing out there, I might prefer other less realistic but that comes closer at the final stage to the drama I feel with the real thing. It will allways be a subjective thing. I'm a pianist, what I really know about is pianos, both real and digital, and it's the same thing: there's no consensus among my coleagues, about sound, expressiveness, playability, keyboard feel, etc... You can never get it all with a clone. So you have to choose what you value the most, subjectivelly.