What a bummer, I already ordered a Hammer 88, it supposed to be my main controller, not only for Pianoteq or other VST pianos, but for various virtual instruments.
But because I'm a piano focused composer(I mean that I learned harmony and composition through the piano, not that I mainly compose pieces for piano), I wanted it to be a decent piano controller, and I mainly use Pianoteq, it's my favorite VST piano.
I also hoped that it is a decent piano controller for nightly silent piano sessions with headphones, because I'm moving now to a new studio apartment and meanwhile I'm leaving my Kawai MP11SE at my mother house.
I'm not excepting it to be as good as the MP11SE, but if it is as good as some entry level digital pianos that currently in the market like Roland FP10 or Yamaha P125 then I'm definitely going to be satisfied
I read a lot of positive reviews on this keyboard, and in terms of specs I don't know any alternative that fits to my workflow and my ergonomic preference I.E wheels at the side and not at the top, perfect MIDI editor.
But what bothers me now even more, is that I now read in some review that you can't use its MIDI editor at the same time that the DAW is open, I.E when I work with the Hammer 88 on Cubase, and I want to use the MIDI editor for reassign the MOD-Wheel or the expression pedal to different MIDI CCs, I have to quite Cubase first, reassign with the MIDI editor, and then enter Cubase again. And repeat this actions every time I want to change something on the MIDI editor.
If it is really so, then it's going to completely destruct my workflow, I mean, this is totally unacceptable.
I really really hope this is not the case because I chose the Hammer 88 over other MIDI keyboards mainly because of the convenient editor. Like, not sending note-off velocity is suck, but it's not a deal breaker, but this, this is a real deal breaker, if I knew it is like that I would not have ordered it. And I don't think I can cancel my order now.
But anyway if someone can confirm that there is such a problem please tell me fast so I'll try to cancel my order as soon as possible.
Last edited by hag01 (06-05-2022 20:00)