Nektar Panorama P6

Wonderful!

Got this keyboard since it has aftertouch. Surprising how few keyboards have this feature.

However, this keyboard changed the way I work! It controls Cubase in such an intuitive way and the learn feature allows you to assign features to knobs effortlessly.

I cannot flow this keyboard.

One thing: I don't see the point of the 8 sliders when there is one motorised fader which follows the track I'm using. So far seems to me that it would have made more sense to remove the 8 fades and put the motorised one close to the centre. Who knows though - I only have it for a few days and maybe will find the point of these later.

Solid choice for Reason users.

Overall this was a good investment. The controls and mapping make Reason a lot more fluid. I've used seven different Rack Extension instruments and they are all mapped out fully. The build quality is good. After a few months, I get the impression it will last for years of heavy use. If the keybed were a little higher quality, I could see this being a MIDI controller used by professional studios. However, elite keyboardists will find that there are some things the keys just won't let you do.. Though I am only referring to the ultra-fast synth players and extremely delicate/precise piano players.. The drum pads are solid and accurate. A lot firmer than Maschine MK2, QuNeo and Akai MPC 500. Faders, buttons and pots all feel solid and the overall design is impressive. For the price and for what I need it to do, there is nothing I would rather have.

Just got my Nektar P6

READ UPDATE 2

Just received: Ok, just got the controller, so I yet have to learn the manual to give a correct assement of my purchase. But at first site I noticed the same thing I read in other reviews. The quality of the keys, knobs and sliders are not the best I've seen, but for the price this controller is totally worth it. The importante thing here is how good the integration is. I just upgraded to Cubase 7.5.20, and things are a little shaky, some tracks are not recognized by Nektar and you have to go back and forth a few times to get it to catch on. Buy it. It's worth it for the low price this beast has. Cheers.

Update: Now that I've had this keyboard for some time, I have to admit that the integration with Cubase is extremely sloppy and I have been forced to use it as a regular midi controller. It has frozen my work a few times, and it's just not a good product. They really need to update the software or something. It's practically useless.

Update2: If you are thinking about purchasing this keyboard, think thrice. I have had nothing but problems and to top things off, I was trying to figure out if anyone else was having the same issues as I before reporting the problems to their support department, and I was called a troll on their FB page. How profesional is that?