My MIDI keyboard is damaged again, two months after I last sent it for servicing for the same problems. The contacts for two of the keys have gone kaput. Thankfully they are not ‘strategically’ located keys, and I can still make do with the keyboard by switching the transpose buttons.
Probably my touch is unsuited for it. The keyboard is supposed to be sensitive such that fine motion suffices to coax varying velocities. However while playing the role of other instrumentalists (while sequencing I take on the roles of keyboardist, brass player, wind player, string player and drummer) – so you can imagine how I slam the keyboard while sequencing instruments such as percussion, especially where there are loud and wrecking passages of music.
I think I’m going to send it for repair where I can and then try to sell it off. I think M Audio’s Keystation 49e suits me better – the keys are harder and more inert and therefore less prone to damage like my current one (Edirol PCR-80). So hopefully somebody with a more delicate touch would like to buy my controller? Don’t worry I’ll get the malfunctioned contacts fixed first.
