That's a travesty, considering the identical pricing of the Polar and the 61-note TI.

I would REALLY like Marc to answer this one!


That would be terrible :(

I wouldn?t count on anything before someone from Access can confirm it :? Conserning the keys i think the TI P?lar should be compared to the Indigo II and the TI Keyboard to the KC. Does the Indigo II have semi-weighted keys?

access would be crazy to change the keys on the 61 TI. the keys on the VKC have the reputation as being the best semi-weighted keys available.

the indigo/polar is a different story - i don't think the key quality is a big deciding factor for people who purchase those. i think they're more seduced by the size and coolness factor.

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Hope it's exactly the same quality as that was one of the main things why I chose the TI keyboard version.

Can we have an update on this?

In that case the Polar should cost less to buy if the quality suffers comparatively. The old Indigos used to be, what was it, around 300 pounds less than the kB/kC versions? At the moment the Polars seem like a small ripoff. The Polar does have a mainly metal fascia, but the other TI's have walnut/mahogany wooden cheeks with the substantially better key-action, and a larger metal body/chassis surface area.

BTW, I was after a Polar due to its portability factor, but it's a steep ?300 incline from the desktop TI to the Polar (the difference being the colour, the synth-action keys, and the mod wheels), which puts me off. For that price, I think the majority of people would go for the TI 61-note if they have the space to house one....

... Indeed, early results show this: http://virusti.com/forum/index.php?a...413841e6b9667a

I think the Polar should cost ?150 or so less than the 61-noter.

i have heard that the indigo has a different key action than the keyboard virus. i assumed this would be the same with the polar and TI keyboard. as for the price of the indigo/polar being the same as their keyboard equivilants - i assumed that because the indigo started out as a limited edition thing the high price justifies a smaller and technically inferior product to the keyboard version. seeing as the indigo/polar seems to have been established as part of the virus family proper i do think they should drop the price slightly. but then again, you pay for looks and the indigo/polar series jsut looks so fucking cool. the keyboard virus looks a bit chunky for my tastes.

Yeah I agree the TI keyboard is quite big and bulky. I had a kc and it took way too much room in my studio. I LOVED the keyboard tho but I'm sure that even if the TI POLAR keyboard isnt as good as the kc's, its still going to be better than most of the competition.


I think I'll go to the store this afternoon and play a bit on a indigo to see if the feel is similar to a kc. If not, then I might change my preorder :)
But I like the portability of the indigo/polar

As far as I know, The Polar is not technically inferiour to the Virus Ti 61 key version. You are paying for portability and power as much as you are for looks.

DS