(Through headphones, the sounds are, of course, identical). Playing the exact same VST with the exact same monitors in different locations sounds completely different, and I still haven’t found the right combination of velocity settings to get the sounds to match. (2) But room acoustics have an enormous effect. (1) For speakers rather than headphones, high quality studio monitors (I have Focal alpha 50s) are much better than a “keyboard amp” I used to have a KC-350, and the monitors are infinitely nicer. Occasionally I’ll use the VST with one of the Kawai keyboards to try something different from the Kawai built-in sounds.

The SL-73 is just a controller, though, and I’ve been using either the Ravenscroft-275 or Pianoteq as a VST. Only downside so far is that I have to explain to the gate agent that it’s a keyboard and not a firearm. I also have a StudioLogic SL-73 as a travel keyboard–it’s very solid and durable, unlike some other inexpensive keyboards, and with a pelican case for airline travel, weighs just under 50 pounds.

(I would be interested in anyone’s experience who has directly compared the mp10 touch/action to that of the mp11se). The action is lighter than the mp10 consequently slight inconsistencies in tempo or key engagement are not so noticeable on the mp7se, whereas the mp10 is less forgiving. I started off with a Kawai mp10 (predecessor to the mp11) about 10 years ago after moving from an acoustic Baldwin grand to digital, then earlier this year I picked up a Kawai mp7se because I go back and forth between two different homes. Hadn’t thought about contributing to this thread until just now after Prisca’s recent post, but I found the thread interesting and valuable.

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