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Just wanted a battery-operated rig that I can take to small parties, gatherings & get-togethers. This more than fits the bill! This, along with the Roland KC-110 keyboard amp and Boss RC-30 looper (all battery powered) give me amazing power at my fingertips!!! As for the Lucina AX-09, it has everything I need in terms of sounds/patches! Some sounds are better than others and downright impressive, while others are just so-so. Piano (my forte') is just so-so on this... but for my type of use its acceptable. I actually plug in a damper pedal for use with piano! And while this is an awesome rig for what I just described, the AX-09 doubles as a controller for my soft-synth's... I put it on my desk at work when there's a break, and via MIDI, fire up the DAW and record my musical ideas right away! The keybed action seems better than my old Roland AX-1 but I'm still waiting for the day they come up with hammer-action on Keytar / Shoulder synth! I originally had my eye on the AX-Synth (the bigger brother version of this), but after playing for an hour or more, you start to feel the weight around your neck... sure glad it wasn't the AX-Synth around my neck for an hour as it weighs a lot more than the Lucina AX-09! For a portable Keytar / shoulder synth, the 3 octaves worth of keys does the job! Having the +/- to shift up/down an octave on the fly works well as its in a location that's easy/natural to get to. The handle area that you hold with your non-playing hand has controls near it that the handle makes a bit difficult to get to... but you get used to it. If you have big hands however, it may be a problem. Overall, I'm very happy with the Lucina AX-09. I can't rate support as I never had to deal with Roland support... so its really not fair that its a "required" rating for this review.

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I seldom post reviews as my schedule is very busy, but after spending a day with the Lucina, I feel I owe Roland my gratitude for creating such a great instrument! Right out of the box I knew this was something special; the black sparkle, multi-coat paint job was a surprise, this thing has a deep sparkle and gloss, good enough to keep it stock for live performances. The controls were designed logically and are easy to get to when the Lucina is strapped, the LEDs always show you your settings. The pitch bend and modulation bar feel sturdy, the construction of the unit is far superior to many of my other, more expensive synths. Where the Lucina shines is with the patches/sounds, I was blown away at the great quality, awesome selection, of bread and butter keyboard and synth sounds, so much that I will be using many of its sounds in upcoming studio work. A huge selection of very useable lead synth and lead guitar are included, you will never need an additional sound module with the Lucina! In summary I was pleasantly surprised with this buy, very high quality build, gorgeous multi-layer sparkle paint finish, and a very generous selection of high quality sounds, you can't go wrong here, don't even consider the other keytar in this price range, this is the better buy!

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In my anticipation waiting to receive this keyboard I was overwhelm or should I say stun by the luster and glitter 0of the black metallic on the AX09 Lucina keyboard. when I actually pulled it out of the packaging it was fantastic and then I strapped it on the sharp and crisp sound it maded was awesome, the variation of the different instruments it produced on this keyboard is great. The feel and size is excellent in my hands. As I continue to get more and more fimilar with it the freedom its gives me while playing this instrument is great. I think I made the best decision when I purchased my synthesizer, all I can say is Wow, thanks zZounds for affording me the luxury in purchasing this keyboard...

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a great litle keytar....lots of great onboard sounds...easy to play....nice and light... Very glad I got it...and very happy with the service I received from zZounds.

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This is a great little 37 note synth, it has many features that are very useful on stage, it is also a great value with a lot of bang for the buck... and on top of it all it's also a MIDI controller and with the right wireless system you can be literally be wireless hands free in seconds I love it, and I love zZounds.com

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I purchased this keyboard in hopes that there would be a good enough collection of sounds to select. Although it did not meet my needs, so I returned it, I still consider it a pretty darn good little synth. For the price, it is hard to beat. The key action and sound quality is quite good in this price range. Too bad you can't edit the sounds. That would have made it a keeper.

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