Studiologic Numa X Piano 88

I've owned a lot of 88 notes and keyboards and this Numa X Piano has everything I need for production and live performance.

Keybed is amazing, I use to own the SL88 studio and based on that the Keybed for NXP8i is an improvement and they did a great work.

Audio interface! Second ill talk about the audio interface coz having one on board is a breeze and makes life easier. I like the idea that I can connect my iPad and have one of the four layers assigned to it opening up aendless possibilities of sound.

Audio inputs! You can also connect multiple keys via jack cable if you happen to have 2nd keys or more giving you total control of all the sound coming from your rig. You can just give FOH 1 cable or two and you're all set.

Internal sounds can be updated and I like the fact that they concentrated on Pianos and Rhodes coz this is what you gonna use this 88 keys anyway. Overall this keyboard is a dream!

I'm thinking of getting the GT version as well for the second studio

First off I really want to VERY strongly recommend that you do not judge the sound of the pianos until you have downloaded some of the additional sounds from their webpages. Particularly the new Stage D.

My first impressions out of the box, were overall very good - except I found the pianos to be a bit dull and uninspiring. Serviceable, but not great.
However, the new pianos change this completely. Stage D is so much more dynamic, responsive and fun to play. It's very easy to add with the Numa Manager, and I really feel this is so much more complete as an instrument now.

The keybed feels great, and it's overall a nicely built quality instrument. Solid metal chassis, controls, buttons and knobs feel reliable. Operation and the UI is very simple and intuitive.

Sound wise, this isn't like your typical digital piano where you just hit a preset and expect the best to come out, it's more something where I immediately start sculpting my own presets (which is a good thing in my book). It rewards a little time invested. And when you have your own sounds setup how you like, you always have immediate control over the parameters and master EQ and insert FX. Very nice.

I am still just enjoying the e-pianos and pianos from the onboard engine, but I will soon be having fun with connecting my iPad to use all kinds of different music apps I have there. This adds a whole other dimension to what you can play around with since you can bring in anything as a layer or audio in.

Of course, nothing is ever perfect, and I do have minor criticism, some of these may or may not be important to you.

One, on the physical design, is that you have a power supply with a thin little cable. Not the best for stage situations, and this is a stage piano.

Two, there are imperfections on the recording of some samples when playing piano keys (and this applies to several of them). Eg. some you can hear a tiny crackle of digital overdrive on certain keys/velocity levels when playing with headphones, where you hear every such detail. Which is a little distracting to me. However, on speakers or in a mix this isn't going to be very easy to notice, and it doesn't really bother me much when the instrument is so good overall. But it is something that could probably have been fixed with eg. Izotope RX, so while the sound is overall great, I will knock off a point here.

On the audio interface part the lack of ASIO may be relevant to some.
Not actually a concern for me, for studio/recording I'll use MIDI for a plugin, or record audio from line. But something to be aware of.

Overall, I quite love it, so I'm happy with my choice. It's great value for all it offers, and it has a lot interesting functionality to play around with. Also for 88keys, the weight is very manageable with a nice bag.

The Numa X Piano 88 is an amazing stage piano, with great key feel and amazing piano and electric piano sounds. The other sounds aren't great, but the X Piano works great as a MIDI controller as well.
In the first 2/3 months there were some bugs in the firmware, but after reporting them to the Studiologic team, they've been pached in other firmware revisions.
Also, each firmware update brings amazing new features and effects, all of this for free!

Also, on the Studiologic website every now and then, new free sounds come out, one more awesome then previous ones.


I'd really recommend this stage piano