Remember that “wooden” horse dad made you?
Remember how the arse was flat, the head squared, the legs short, and the “member” missing?
That’s the Vidal: a dad-gineered, skewed, crossed-eyed, dead horse; and yes, I do look a gift-horse in the mouth, and that there Vidal horse is ugly as heck!
Disclaimer: I don’t always agree with one by the name of KFB, but when he’s right, he’s right!🤣
David B Although, I'm partial to the polished black look so I might have to put an ebony/poly stain on the nice wood.
I must say the blonde wood is growing on me -not literally. 😀
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That's because it's vidal sassoon.
+1 for the build in speakers.
If they combine that with a build in usb-audio interface it would be awesome.
Yes, an audio interface would be great!
I remember having to purchase a separate interface, monitors, stands, cables, etc. for the VPC-1, you know, because it’s “the best” controller in the world, yet somehow I was still underwhelmed despite its so-called ‘authorized’ velocity curve(s) for Pianoteq!
“An authorized curve,” I thought, “surely, it can’t get better than that;” well, it turns out that it can get better than that + a bag of chips; sans the cumbersome cables/interface & overall expense associated with the VPC-1 setup.
Pete14 Remember that “wooden” horse dad made you?
Using a work bench such as ….. kiyola. Versatile! Can play piano and do some nice woodwork on it as well!!
Wow, the Kiyola must be the ugliest thing I’ve ever seen, and here I thought the Vidal was ugly!😆
Pete14 This is not a joking matter Pete. Well, it is …. but … when we combine it with superNATURAL technology, which Roland does a lot ….. it leads to cases like below, and we all have to start sleeping with the lights on. And that's what I will be doing starting from tonight. Lights on for a week.
A better design option I guess? just strip away the plastic bits of your midi controller (or DP) and swap it in there….
Pete14 Wow, the Kiyola must be the ugliest thing I’ve ever seen, and here I thought the Vidal was ugly!😆
Forgot to mention too -- both the piano stand and the chair stand aren't height adjustable hahaha. It's a goldilocks scenario. On the other hand - maybe it is height adjustable. Some woodwork would be needed hehehe
https://playvidal.com/blogs/news/how-our-magnet-action-works
Maybe it’s not that bad. They put magnets on the bottom to pull the keys when they are near the bottom to eliminate the high pushback of the typical digital actions without escapement 👍🏻 I like that. Hopefully it feels good too and is not just a gimmick.
Hello,
Tom from Vidal registered on PW and has already gotten input from several people, myself included.
@Jane courteously referred him to our 'Clack as well, maybe he'll come and visit/participate.
I think it is great that finally people are trying to address the upweight issue, where the big players thus far totally neglect this (which seems rather strange…).
The attention to other aspects such as sustainability and user-serviceability are lovely too.
Still, Vidal could be sharper as to who their target customers are in conjunction with the requirements of serious piano players, because there are aspects that aren't quite there or even a step back from what we're used to finding in a digital piano/piano controller these days. I wrote some notes about that on PW, and others including @Jane did too.
Cheers and happy developments,
HZ
I wish them well; however, it seems like it’s easier said than done (getting past the distribution barrier created by the big three). Several promising projects have ‘died at sea’ (never reaching the big markets, like the USA).
Now, I’m no engineering genius, like CG, but I do wonder about the magnets kicking in ‘when the keys are near the bottom’, and whether this would feel somewhat unnatural to the player. Of course, the proof is in the pudding, and if they get it right, it would be groundbreaking, and it would prove just how little effort the big three have made in reinventing the ‘digital action;’ something we’ve discussed in the past; wherein, they simply keep making them pivots longer instead of truly innovating, and as I’ve said before, there’s more to an action than just the sum of its pivots.
HZPiano Tom from Vidal registered on PW and has already gotten input from several people, myself included.
I see that he registered here as well 2 days ago. Hi and welcome, @tom_vidal 🙂 Hopefully he wasn't offended by some harsh comments in this discussion, including mine.
Pete14 I’m no engineering genius, like CG
Thanks but I'm not either 😀 Just a restless guys with a lot of energy and spare time.
The mechanism in the vid looks like it's working well. Nice to see people putting in hard yards to achieve objectives like that.
You’re too humble, CG, and I assure you, if I came across a huge bag of cash, I’d give it to you and Del Vento to develop the holy grail of digitals; heck, I’m not waiting to ‘come across’ that bag; I’m headed to the bank right now to make them an offer they can’t refuse: fill that there bag with cash, or I’ll blow your face off!💰😉
Pete14 fill that there bag with cash, or I’ll blow your face off!
I do like traditional, proven methods that guarantee success (even if it renders a mere short-term result 😲).
Cheers and a happy "Hands Up!"
HZ
HZ, it turns out it’s not so easy, robbing a bank (I googled it), so I ask, would you join me in this noble endeavor?
Surely, there are others ‘round here willing to join in on this mission to “take from the proverbial Pete to give to the proverbial Paul” (CG & Del Vento)!
I will need one driver/lookout, and several guns/ammunitions (no hand-grenades, please); also, masks, police uniforms, badges, dark shades, and gloves 🧤 (no DNA left behind). 👮♀️
Who’s with me? (It’s for a good cause: to build the holy-grail of digitals):
