Yeah, I look at the vast majority of workstation keyboards released in the last few years and ask myself just exactly what kind of gig would I use these on? The answer seems to be that they aren’t designed to gig that much any more...

The collapse of the band scene (happening long before Covid) seems to leave the majority of keyboard purchases going towards stuff you’d really only use in a studio, and most gigging keyboard players seem to be going back to Nord type stage piano/organs and older workstation stuff (legacy Fantom’s or Motif’s etc.).

I look with bemusement at the shift towards modular analog synths and all that weird stuff and wonder just how you monetize any of that stuff, or is it just for bored bedroom players with limited playing skills but happy playing simple phrases and widdling the knobs to create sci-fi sounds?!

It’s a confusing time for keyboard players... 🤯😂