Hi all,
I am looking at a replacement for my now defunct Alesis Fusion workstation to play in a band. I mostly use Piano/E pianos, organs and some synth sounds for solos.
I discounted the Korg Krome 73 because of its poor keyed (although I liked the sounds).
So in my shortlist are now either a Nord (but Electro hasn't pitch bend and Stage is very expensive) or an Artis which on paper seems to tick all the boxes (the sounds I need, drawbars, pitch bend and not too heavy).
However, I don't find much information or demos about so wondering what are people's experience with it.
Any opinions?
note: I had a K2000 in the past so am reasonably familiar with the Kurzweil sound and operating mode.
Hi,
Check out Tiquinho Santos in Facebook, he had several Artis 7 videos.
Not sure if the links would work or not but here they go:
https://www.facebook.com/tiquinhosantos ... _video_tab
https://www.facebook.com/tiquinho.santos.3
Regards,
Fran
Thanks.
I did check his videos but they seem to be the only ones available... 
Is there not other Artis 7 players other than in South America??? 
According to the feature comparison chart, there's no difference (except for the keybed) between Artis 8 and Artis 7, so my suggestion is do not stick to A7 videos and listen to A8 ones also.
Hi,
Yes, Artis and Artis 7 are the same except the keyboard action and the obvious physical differences, but functionality is exactly the same.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJFxz62860U
Regards,
Fran
Ok will do, thanks.
The Artis 88 seems to be a lot more popular. Guessing that people in the market for that sort of instrument may prefer 88 keys or hammer action over the short, lighter keybed...
In general, 88 keys sell way more than any other size.
Regards,
Fran
In general, 88 keys sell way more than any other size.
This doesn't surprise me, a stage piano is mainly seeked for by pianists who, by definition, want 88 weighted keys.
The fact that all Kurzweil stage pianos are indeed more than simple pianos may attract some musicians from different categories, but it's not their core business. But I suspect you at Kurzweil know this very well 
