Again: Which Keyboard/Controller for Pianoteq?

Interesting question! There should be a sticky for piano controller reviews on the forum.

Kawai MP8 forever! 88-wood keys make the difference between any master keyboard and a real one.  I use the Kawai MP8 to record anything, from Piano to Harpsichord, from El. Piano to Clavichord. Check some of my demo I posted on this forum. Specifically, Pianoteq 3 and 4 work perfectly in combination with the Kawai MP8, great dynamic control and fine fine response, especially for Classical music, in fact with this combination I performed some of my music concerts. When you practice and play effectively a little on this kind of keyboard, you cannot switch back, totally addicted!

This said, on the other hand, I play and played Pianoteq with any kind of master keyboards, always getting a great response and control, from a 61-key to a 88-key (not wooded) as you can see here recording on a CME UF80: http://youtu.be/eIoPywSt0ZQ?t=1m3s

It does not matter which keyboard, the Pianoteq's sound and control make the difference!

All the best,
Mistheria / www.mistheria.com

Arc keyboard?  How about 360° . . the keyboardist for Lady (?) GaGa has one that is 88x3 in a complete circle.

Lanny

Sure, and even better...

Hey, this thread is very old, but as I got my MP-10 yesterday, I answer here instead of opening a new one.

I am still a beginner on the piano, I made my decision only on the basis of the keyboard action as I could try it out in the local music store (they have virtually everything there). Sound of the boards is very difficult to judge in a store because the sound quality of the headphone outs is very different from piano to piano.

In terms of keyboard action I found the MP-10 the best playable for me, maybe also because I am used to the partly worn out, but very smooth action of my Technics P30.

For the sound of the internal pianos I absolutely agree to the posting above: The sounds are ok, but have a nasty tonality and absolutely lack the aliveness of the Pianoteq I have become familiar with over the last months.
At home I switched back and forth between the Kawai MP-10 pianos (only the first one being really good), the GEM RP-x module and Pianoteq 4.5 (U4 upright) and while the Kawai versus GEM (highly praised) is more a question of taste (I prefer GEM by a slight margin), none of those 2 can match the authentic feeling and sound of the Pianoteq.

Now I haven't recently tried the tup libraries like Alicias Keys, Vintage D etc., but I yet need to hear a sample based piano that does not have that "dead Sample" sound, more or less prominent.
The only big advantage of the internal sounds is that you do not rely on a computer. Otherwise I am an absolute fan of Pianoteq and hope that they will come out with further upgrades and improvements of sound over the next years.

Question: Does someone play Pianoteq over the MP-10 and have an optimized vel curve?

Bernie

I got a chance to play a Kawai CA65 a couple days ago.  I believe it's their "cheapest" model to use the Grand Feel action.  They are wooden keys like the MP10 but they are longer and thus have better leverage.
I find their take on "ivory feel" keys to be much more subtle than Roland or Casio's and feel great to me. They have tri-sensor pick ups, escapement action and three pedals with half damping.
  The negatives for me are; price, lack of pitch & mod wheels and the fact it's a cabinet style piano and not portable.  Maybe the next MP10 will include the grand feel action.  It's too bad the VPC-1 doesn't have it either.  I'm using a Kurzweil PC3x which has a Fatar 88 note weighted action.  It is a nice compromise for playing pianoteq and everything else.  I don't work for Kawai and I couldn't afford one ( ! ) but it's definitely the best piano action I've played on any keyboard.   My wife gives piano lessons...maybe I can sell her Yamaha P2 upright. 
   -Perry-