Why I buy this one ?
- Premium stage piano loaded with 14 world-class instrument samples
- Designed with split and layer capabilities
- Doubles as a great master controller keyboard with a built-in USB interface
- Connects to your PC or Mac, communicates with other MIDI gear, and more
- Measures 13 x 5.9 x 57 inches (WxHxD)

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What our customer's say!

"This keyboard is great", You don't need a pedal for this keyboard -- it's perfect for someone like me in an apartment -- now with my headphones on I can practice 24 hours a day and never disturb my neighbors. The sound is very realistic.

"Causes cancer and birth defects?!?!?", Purchased this keyboard wanting to learn how to play the piano. However, on the inside cover of the instruction manual there is a big sticker saying there are chemicals used to make this keyboard which cause cancer and birth defects "so please wash hands after using". Is this for real?!?!? I cannot believe Amazon would sell such a product.

"nice keyboard!", playing this is close to real piano, and price is very reasonable. Sounds it has isn't that great but I should say it's fine unless you get some from other instrument.

"Can't go wrong at this price even if it's essentially a "toy"", Anyone who purchases a $400 piano expecting it to perform with the touch and sound of a Steinway is terribly naive or bluffing. No electric is fit for playing Liszt, Chopin, or Rachmaninoff--even the fully weighted and graded (heavier touch on bottom, lighter on top) models at ten times the price of this M-Audio. A keyboard like this one is OK for use with computer programs, midi work, and learning something about the lay of the keyboard and how to "flesh out" a lead sheet. You don't require more than 76 keys for jazz and pop music, or 61 for computer programming (88 keys is to impress the consumer). By all means pass up the keyboards with built-in rhythm sections, several hundred instrument sounds, recording capability, pre-installed songs and styles, auto-accompaniment. They're counterproductive. (You may as well play your stereo.)

As for touch, if you're a jobbing musician, you'll soon be all too happy to sacrifice weighted action in favor of the lightest, most decent -sounding keyboard available. Unlike an actual piano, you learn how to let the electrical contacts of the keyboard do the work and to use "finger" technique (instead of deriving power from the weight of the arm and shoulders). Moreover, if you occasionally want to use an organ voice, weighted action will simply drag you down.

For those expressing disappointment: never buy a keyboard without trying it, and don't expect it to sound the same at home as in the store--or on the job as at home. (So much the better if the seller has a return policy.) A previous reviewer is partially right in insisting touch is all that matters--but only because 50% of an electric's tone quality is dependent upon the amp. I've been looking for many years for electric keyboards that come close to delivering what they promise (above all, a musician wants to have a sense of "control" of his instrument at all times), and I can't say we're closer to the goal (Kurzweil was almost there in 1988 with the K1000, but then the company was bought out by Korean giant Young Chang). Just be patient, stay with it, and don't let the "gear" become more important than the music. And bear in mind that electric keyboards are merely a "necessary evil" for us lowly, week-end jobbers. The real pros--from Oscar, Ahmad, and Bill Evans to Jarrett and Mehldau would quit music before playing a concert or even a 30-minute jazz set on an electric.

Warning: Amazon advertises this instrument as being capable of splits and layering. I frankly don't recall it having that capability (check with the manufacturer). Even so, a mere seven instrument sounds would make either feature pointless unless you were midi-ing the keyboard with a another keyboard or an external tone generator. Still, at Amazon's current price, this 20-pound instrument is a useful and affordable controller, computer accessory, and even occasional jobbing ax (e.g. big band dance jobs, where the pianist, at most, gets a couple of Basie fills or Peter Duchin arpeggios).

"Decent piano; good as a midi controller.", I'm using this piano for two purposes -- regular old playing and also as a midi controller for use with Propellerhead Reason 4.0.

As a piano, it's a good full-sized keyboard for the price. It's a light unit (17 lbs) which is good for convenience sake, but sometimes it's nice to have something a little more substantial. The action on the keys is fine -- it's not like a real piano but for 300 something dollars, it's not bad. The action on this piano is lighter (keys push down more easily) than on some of the other M-audio keyboards I've tried, btw.

As some reviewers have noted, in order to hear the piano, you'll need to buy either a pair of headphones with a 1/4" jack or external speakers.

I'm using this keyboard as a midi controller with Reason, and it's worked perfectly well. The software and drivers are easy to install, and it's really just plug & play. Very simple.

One last thing, this unit comes with a sustain pedal, so don't make the mistake I did and order a sustain pedal, b/c you'll just end up returning it. You should, however, probably buy a keyboard stand (I bought the World Tour Single X Keyboard Stand which is working great) and music stand.

Read this reviews before You buy...

"Make sure you know...", When we first received this product I was upset to learn that it did not come with speakers. But after purchasing adequate speakers, I really feel that this product is worth the price. Its sound is rich and it has the most keys available.

"it's good for the price", The black notes are a bit shorter in lenght then needed for confort.
The sound samples are indeed good but are not uniform - for all of the 7 sounds i can clearly hear the changes between samples in every octave. For example Piano 1: Eb and E natural in the second octave sound like they were played on two different pianos. This may be a little distracting sometimes. The organ sound has a lot of that as well.

"Great but not for high speed playing.", I play pieces such as chopin's fantasie impromtue and ballade op. 23. This piano simply wont fly for such high speed songs, so I returned it. I got to this piano because I was on a search for the most realistic and portable piano out there. By realistic I was focusing on the touch. Like steinway touch. Because when you practice professionally, the sound isn't as important compared to the touch of the keys. Any pro would agree with me on this (yes, sound is important but again, NOT as much as touch). Also by realistic I mean full sized. I can't play pro piano pieces without the whole 88 keys available..
So I got to this one, and judging on the reviews I thought it was a safe bet. It isn't if you're looking to play fast on it. It isn't if you want the best key touch on it. My search continues from here. I hope someone comments on this again to tell me if they've found that perfect touch and portability keyboard out there..

"Good quality for the price", I've been using this keyboard for about a month now. I was pleased that it comes with a USB cable to let you port your masterpieces to your computer as well as a sustain pedal. The sound quality is surprisingly good: when you hit a high note, you'll swear you can hear the hammer hitting the cord. If I have a complaint with this piano, it's that the included pedal isn't very responsive and will often fail to recognize that you are standing on it. Perhaps this is because I'm using it on carpet? In any case, the pedal was free, so I can't complain.

First-time keyboard buyers should be aware that this does not come with speakers of any kind. You'll need to buy headphones or speakers separately to hear what's being played.

"a lot better than what i had", First of all here a few things you need to consider before buying...there's no built-in stand for sheet music so you'd have to go out and buy one of those stand alone ones. Second, there's no built-in speakers so you have to buy separate speakers or an amp. That being said, the quality of sound is superb. I had a 61-key Casio non-weighted keys. Now I can finally practice whatever I want because I'm not limited by the number of keys. It's great for practicing but I wouldn't perform on it because I prefer the real thing to a digital piano