Hi Mac,
Yes you are right there are always trade-offs in keyboards especially when I cannot justify the expense of buying a top of the line RD700. Also I agree that the second generation of a keyboard is typically better and I still have the M-Audio keyboard on my list to re-evaluate. I must say I'm very happy with the solidity and keyboard action of the Studiologic VMK-188 Plus and the sounds from the Ketron SD2 all at a very reasonable price. The trade-off's in this case are the very "basic" MIDI implementation in the Studiologic.

Once we get a response from AJ and Ketron regarding the Fast Rotor setting for the Ketron SD2 I will spend some more time on getting this rig sorted out and let you know how I get on.

Best Regards

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Nigel Spiers
Blues and Views