FATAR STUDIO 900

[Ignacio Lopez]

I am thinking on buying a Fatar Studio 900 midi keyboard controller. I
was unable to find good information about this item.
Can anybody tell me something about the quality of the keys?
I think it have a good weighted hammer action, but what about the keys
themselves ? Are they wood or plastic keys?
Are the keys of digital pianos comparable to those of real pianos ?
Is the sustain pedal input just on/off or not?
Please post and mail.
Thank you in advance

Ignacio Lopez
nlo...@cesga.es

[Tord Kallqvist Romstad]

Ignacio Lopez <nlo...@cesga.es> writes:

I have a Fatar Studio 900 myself. The keys (plastic) are a bit noisy, but
apart from that, I am very satisfied with the keyboard. It feels very much
like a real piano, IMHO. A sustain pedal is not included, it has to be bought
separately. I don't have one, so I can't comment on it.

Tord

[Alexander Grigoriev]

Ignacio Lopez <nlo...@cesga.es> wrote in article
<33807F...@cesga.es>...

> I am thinking on buying a Fatar Studio 900 midi keyboard controller. I
> was unable to find good information about this item.
> Can anybody tell me something about the quality of the keys?
> I think it have a good weighted hammer action, but what about the keys
> themselves ? Are they wood or plastic keys?
> Are the keys of digital pianos comparable to those of real pianos ?
> Is the sustain pedal input just on/off or not?
> Please post and mail.
> Thank you in advance
>
> Ignacio Lopez
> nlo...@cesga.es
>

I own such a thing for some time. As far as I know, it is no more
manufactured, but there are other types. It have hammer action, that feels
much like a real action. Keys are plastic, but it does not matter much.
Sustain pedal supported is just on/off. Unlike real piano, depressing
sustain pedal does not change keys feel. If you are looking for good
substitution of a real piano, you will need really good syntesiser module,
not crap like Sound blaster, Yamaha SW60, TB Tropez.

--
Alex Grigoriev

[Steven L. Adams]

Tord Kallqvist Romstad wrote:

>
> Ignacio Lopez <nlo...@cesga.es> writes:
>
> > I am thinking on buying a Fatar Studio 900 midi keyboard
> > controller. I was unable to find good information about this
> > item. Can anybody tell me something about the quality of the
> > keys? I think it have a good weighted hammer action, but what about
> > the keys themselves ? Are they wood or plastic keys?
> > Are the keys of digital pianos comparable to those of real

> > pianos? Is the sustain pedal input just on/off or not?

> I have a Fatar Studio 900 myself. The keys (plastic) are a bit
> noisy, but apart from that, I am very satisfied with the keyboard.
> It feels very much like a real piano, IMHO. A sustain pedal is
> not included, it has to be bought separately. I don't have one,
> so I can't comment on it.

Couldn't say for sure about the Studio 900, but the sustain pedal
of my Studio 90C is only on/off. It did cost extra, about $26.
BTW, most ditigals have plastic keys, the higher end models might
have wood. And you are right, there is no good info available.
Their web site is poor, (http://www.musicindustries.com/fatar_.htm).
The owners manual of my 90C consisted of one only a single sheet
of paper showing a picture of the unit on one side and minimal
specs on the other. I guess they figure that somebody buying a
controller knows how to hook it up. How hard can it be, it only
has two midi outs, an on/off switch, and plugs for the sustain
pedal and a/c power cord. I was concerned when my unit arrived
in that the power supply with unit had a different amp hour rating
than the unit specified or the spec sheet stated. Not to worry
they said! The tolerances are wide enough. All in all, a nice
unit.