Swissonic EasyKey 49 Reviews

Basic no-frills keyboard

This is a good midi-keyboard with all the necessary needed functions. For this price, it's a no-brainer. I would recommend this to anyone, looking for the keys-only solution to studio for (example) rack synths or VST-synths control.

Best midi keyboard

If you are looking for a nice MIDI and USB keyboard with crisp keys and great touch feeling, build like a tank and extremely cheap this is the one.

pros: built like a tank from aluminium and quality plastic. MIDI + USB

cons: this is heavy

Excellent for the price

I am not a keyboard player, but I like having some fun with it: however, I tried a few keyboards over the years, and this has pleasantly impressed me (and a friend of mine who really plays keys).

Pros: excellent key response for the price range, ease of use

Cons: a bit too heavy; the program change is not immediate

I love it

Solid build quality, no nonsense, basic but very playable keyboard.

[1] This is a "semi weighted synth action" kbd, the plastic keys are weighted with metal. I much prefer playing this to my M-Audio knobby controller kbd. The mod wheels also feel good.

[2] good form factor (suits me) short depth front to back and not too tall. Can be pushed underneath my desk when not in use.

[3] Comes with a load of music software licences. I am hooked on the Waldorf PPG Wave synth & Attack percussion Synth VSTs

which I use in Cakewalk.

I should also mention that the keyboard just plugged and played, no fuss.

Wow!

This keyboard is excellent value for money. The keys aren't weighted (what do you expect at this price) but they're full size and satisfying to play. What really surprised me was that the unit is really really sturdy and quite heavy. The casing is aluminium rather than the plastic you'd expect. The presence of real MIDI and USB (with powered USB) makes this a no-brainer. Brilliant keyboard.

It's smaller than you'd think

I was seriously surprised when I opened the box and found this keyboard is smaller than I expected. Yes, it has full sized keys, yes, it's 49 keys. Soft touch, nice response but you can tell it's a cheap keyboard.

Pros:

- small

- massive alu-cover

- regular MIDI output (yes, it's a pro nowadays...)

- stable operation

- soft touch and response

- price

Cons:

- it's basically always ON when plugged into a computer USB port

- build quality feels good and bad at the same time

Would buy it again? Yes. This keyboard is perfectly enough for regular music stuff and to control sound modules too.

Volume crash

After one week a volume fader start to live their own life and after go to max and freeze.

EasyKey

It is what the name says. Afordable and easy to play. Wach out: being cheep maby all keys do not respond the same when you put same amount of energy on them. When scoring in real time being soft keys it is easier to play sixteenth notes for non pianists, but for me the eight notes than don't track so good. So try it out i would say.

Budget price, budget quality, avoid if you're even semi-pro

Bought two of these for a virtual organ setup. I liked the no-logo and mostly metal construction. Keyboard feel is the typical uncongenial switch-on-a-spring that's so common now (and which is actually inferior to many Casio or Yamaha 'Portasound' instruments.)

The significant issue with these keyboards is that they suffer from touch sensitiviy bias on the black keys. I would have returned the items under warranty for this reason; but I was unaware of this problem for the duration as I was using them exlusively for organ (where t/s was not required).

It's a steal for the price...

Over the years i have purchased most of the low price midi keyboards (nektar gx61, novation launchkey 61, maudio keystation, etc) and i can say that in this price range here is nothing competing with the Easykey series as far as the key-action is the main consideration. The keybed is simply more accurate and dynamic than all the competition in the price range. I also has a classic midi port, while most of the keyboards in the price range do not. The pitch bend and the modulation wheel have a good feel and are sturdy. The usb connection does not feel flimsy and looks more sturdy than the competition. Integration with windows 10 is plug and play. The whole keyboard is rather heavy but the build quality is the same with keyboards 2-3 times the price. So overall, i would say this is a very honest product. The Price/Performance ratio is unbeatable, if your main concern is the keyboard action and built quality.

Amazing value for money

If you are beginner or just need the keyboard to add to your bedroom studio collection, this is a very good item. Comes with a pack with few extra bits and pieces to give you a heads up of its capability. Nice and sturdy and nice material considering the price you are paying for it.

I have bought this item to brainstorm a bit on my tracks and it has been working perfectly.

The only Con i can see is that I would prefer having heavier keys, but usually you have to pay a bit more in order to have that.

If you are in a similar position, look no more, you just found what you need!

Nice solid build.

Nice solid aluminium body. Very tactile keys for a midi keyboard. Worked as described.

Perfect and well built midi controller

When I got Swissonic EK 49 on my hands from its weight I thought oh my god it's heavy I like it.This one is not only well built it has also a nice looking.I believe is the best vfm midi controller in the market and it will do the work like other more expensive midis!It is simple with the basic functions on it,the keys are perfect in my opinion and you can even practice on it!It's a midi controller that will last long in extensive use.It has nothing to fear from other midi controllers.For a home studio it is ideal.

Sturdy and well built

Great value for money. Got this to sit on my desk in the studio and it works great. My only complaint would be that it needs to be plugged in to USB power to function, so using 5-pin MIDI cables is unnecessary as it will be plugged in via USB anyways. If you're short on USB ports I'd recommend buying a hub.

really good

Has all the features that i would need, very sensitive keys which i really enjoy, very comfortable to play. recommend for starters

Such a quality product for the money

I needed a 2nd keyboard with a good feel to practice at a 2nd location. And this keyboard fit the bill perfectly.

The keys are for me the best feature of this keyboard, it feels like a keyboard 5 times the price. And for me that is the most important feature because you spend 95% of your time playing the keys, unless you want lots of control.

It is also so solidly built that it will last you years. I deducted one star from the quality rating because the knobs are cheap and the features are limited with what you can do with the knobs. But for my purpose I will never use it so its not something that bothers me at all.

The keyboard is heavy. Much heavier than my Novation Impulse keyboard 61. But I would venture to say the keys on it is better quality than the Novation.

So happy with the purchase.

Good quality for this price range

Keys feel ok.

Quality knobs.

Got this midi keyboard for writing demos at home and I'm fully satisfied with the quality and features of this keyboard.

The keys felt a little light at the beginning, but I got used to them quickly.

Excellent

Very high quality MIDI controller, fits easily on workstation, heavy and well built. Nice range of octaves.

Great cheap MIDI keyboard!

Product is the perfect size to go on a home studio desk. The iPad/tablet/phone holder is a cool feature, however the inserts are a little flimsy.

This keyboard doesn't have many features, but if you need it mainly for just inputting MIDI data, it's great! Used it both as a USB MIDI controller (in Logic Pro X) and as a physical MIDI output to a Roland JV-2080, and it has worked flawlessly.

Perfect product for those under a budget for their home studio.