The M-Audio PRO KEYS 88SX is an 88-key digital stage piano with full-sized semi-weighted keys, offering Master controller functionality and a sound bank featuring 7 high-detail "meat-and-potatoes" keyboard samples led by a 2-layer premium stereo grand piano.
The PRO KEYS 88SX is equipped with split and layer capabilities, USB connectivity, built-in digital effects processing, and both sustain and sostenuto pedal inputs for greater freedom and nuance of expression. This keyboard offers a lot of value at a surprisingly moderate price point, and should satisfy the requirements of most professionals in need of a big sound on a small budget.
| Keyboard | 88-Key Semi-Weighted Action Keyboard with Velocity Sensitivity |
| Polyphony | 126 Voices |
| Multitimbral | 16-Part |
| Synthesis Method | PCM Samples |
| Presets | 7 |
| User Memory | No |
| Effects |
3 x Reverb 1 x Chorus |
| Sequencer | No |
| Controllers |
1 x Pitch Wheel 1 x Modulation Wheel 2 x +/- Octave Transpose Keys 2 x Sustain/Sostenuto Pedal Inputs 1 x Expression Pedal In |
| Expansion Slots | No |
| Sample RAM | No |
| Outputs |
2 x 1/4" TS Phone, L/Mono,R 1 x USB Port 1 x MIDI Out 2 x 1/4" Stereo Headphone |
| Inputs |
2 x 1/4" TS Phone Sustain/Sostenuto Pedal Inputs 1 x 1/4" TRS Expression Pedal In 1 x MIDI In |
| Headphone Output | Yes, 2 x 1/4" Stereo Phone |
| SCSI | No |
| Internal Storage | No |
| External Storage | No |
| Display | Yes, 3-character LED |
| Dimensions (WxDxH) | 57 x 13 x 5.9" (1447.8 x 330.2 x 149.9mm) |
| Weight | 17lb (9kg) |
| Specialties |
64MB Sampled Sound Bank Instant Access Grand Piano Button 88-Key Semi-Weighted Action Keyboard Mechanism Sustain and Sostenuto Pedal Inputs |
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Comments about M-Audio PRO KEYS 88SX - 88-Key Digital Piano with Semi-Weighted Action:
I bought this keyboard being a graduate student living in an apartment with not a lot of space and even less money. It is definitely good for the value. I would recommend buying some decent speakers though (it does not come with speakers so you'll need them anyway) in order to get the best sound from it. The keys are 'semi-weighted' so be aware of that. It's definitely better than non-weighted keyboards I've played before but know that semi-weighted and weighted are not the same thing! You still feel like you are playing a keyboard and not a piano. All in all reasonably priced and good for the casual piano player.
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Comments about M-Audio PRO KEYS 88SX - 88-Key Digital Piano with Semi-Weighted Action:
I purchased this keyboard for my 7 year old daughter who just started piano at school. It's perfect and really affordable. The weighted keys give her the necessary feel of a real piano for 1/3 of the cost. It also fits in her bedroom so much easier than a real piano. You just have to purchase speakers to hear any sound from this keyboard, it doesn't have built in ones.
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