Studiologic Numa X Piano GT Stage Piano

I've owned lots of stage pianos and currently also own a Yamaha CP88. The Studiologic Numa X GT caught my eye when it was launched and I took the plunge after seeing it on Bax Music's site at a great price. I have to say I'm very impressed. The key action took a day or two to play in a bit - it was initially a bit sluggish, but is now a very nice feeling weighted action. In the same ballpark as the CP88 and certainly superior to the related Fatar action in the Nord Piano, which is to be expected as it's Fatar's top action.

The Numa is a rewarding piano to play because the connection between the keyboard and the sound engine seems very well judged - it is responsive and pleasingly linear, just as it should be. The piano sounds respond very intuitively to the editable parameters and it feels alive. My only criticism is I'd like the piano note decays to be a little bit longer. But I do feel like I have a piano sound for pretty much any situation.

I've downloaded the newest piano sounds from Studiologic's website and it was a totally straightforward process to use the Numa Manager etc. The piano's overall level of functionality is amazing considering that it is a substantially cheaper piano than comparable Yamahas, Rolands and, especially, Nords. The onboard mixer for the four analogue inputs means that the Numa X can be a standalone solution for singer players and actually allows for greater flexibility than that should you need it. I've tried using the USB audio interface and dabbled with PianoTeq and Garritan CFX. It works flawlessly but I really strongly prefer the Numa's own piano sounds because they feel so connected. No stage piano is perfect - they are all a set of compromises but Studiologic has come up with a strong contender with the Numa X.

I feel like this has been a great purchase, with an experience through Bax Music that was really easy and brilliant value.

Ik had al een Numa X met het TP110 keybed. Hoewel een flinke verbetering tov de oude TP100 , nog steeds tikkeltje clunky en lawaaierig. Maar de trade-off is gewicht. Die gewone Numa X is goed te tillen . Echter voor het betere toetsen gevoel ook de GT aangeschaft. Die mag dan blijven staan, terwijl de gewone X mee kan. Veel fijner keybed- veel stiller ook. En de ingebouwde audio interface is een zege, want eerlijk gezegd zijn de interne sounds snel hit & mis dus gebruik je snel een software instrument als aanvulling. Maar dat gaat dan ook reuze makkelijk. Inpluggen en gaan. Voor mensen met wat hogere eisen aan het toetsenbord is de GT erg fijn. Je moet alleen wel meer sjouwen, dat is het enige nadeel.