Hello,
My name is Jim.
This is my first post here, and have decided to edit it in all fairness, including changing the title.
I was considering upgrading my smaller of 2 keyboard controllers to the 49 or 61 Lab, but boy oh boy, what a bunch of headaches it looks like people are having.
I'm no stranger to forums, as I belong to quite a few by now.
Nor to music, gear, DAWs and software, as I have owned a number of computers, built [assembled] my own computer recently, loaded them with tons of software, [soft-synths, plug-in FX, etc.], been a professional musician since 1983, have owned 13 keyboards, have 2 DAWs going, a V-drum kit, 5 guitars, a few sound modules, and sang for a living through most of the '80's.
I am looking at the LAB 49 or 61 to replace my Novation ReMote SL 37.
Thank God for these forums and the ability to have user input.
The very last thing I need or want is yet a bunch more headaches, and from what I can see here, and elsewhere is that there are many with countless issues, and 'zero' to 'almost zero' technical support and/or replies.
Days, weeks, months for technical replies - just what kind of a company expects to exist, thrive & survive when they don't help the very people who spent good money on their products, and are keeping them alive - [for now].
Thank you all for your posts and reviews.
I welcome anyone that would like to try and sway me back into considering buying this keyboard.
I don't really need the 3500 sounds, although they would certainly be nice to have.
I really just wanted more keys, but not more additional headaches.
And no 64 Bit? This is 2012.
The Americans landed on the moon over 50 years ago, [or faked it really well according to a well known movie producer who's name currently escapes me, to keep up with the Russians];
George 'Dubya' Moron Bumble Faack is long gone
- thank God;
The 9/11 inside-job hoax has been well exposed;
The greedy oil-barons & pharmaceuticals are rolling around & dripping in their dirty money, largely immune to lawsuits;
The cure for Cancer is a not-so-well-kept-secret anymore;
Global warming may not be anything of what we thought;
- So with all this going on, the
real concern in today's immediate world
is this:
What are you waiting for to go 64 Bit? lol
Or, if you plan to, can you give some idea when?
Jim