>I think the fact that all the internal keys are imprinted with two >functions in addition to being color-coded more than makes up for the >inefficiency, if you want to see it that way. The PowerKeys overlay >only identifies functions on the periphery of the keyboard. Obviously you do not understand the Powerkeys concept. in the Logic Keyboard you only have one or 2 functions per key. In Powerkeys you get up to 5 functions per key (in some keys). The design of Powerkeys is like having 5 keyboards in one depending which modifier you use. Who is the inefficient?? >The PowerKeys overlays were designed for the old Apple ADB keyboards >that had a lot of room on top and in-between. These days, the only >keyboard they'll fit on to my knowledge is the Macally iKey, and they >don't fit that keyboard all that well (the labels along the bottom >will be crooked because of the bump by the Macally space bar which is >also inconvenient because it sticks out and won't let you slide a gel >pad squarely up to the keyboard. For your information the Logickeyboard uses the same keyboard (ikey from macally) The bottom labels fit well in my keyboard. Maybe you install them incorrectly. > >I believe PowerKeys was also designed before automation was beefed up >on Logic, so you don't have the nice convenient group of automation >keys (normally help, home page up, page down, and and del on a normal >keyboard). They have an update for Logic 6.x since long time ago were all the new automation, grouping and hiding features are included in very easy keystrokes. >Another thing I don't care for with PowerKeys is that too many >important functions are assigned to the "F" keys, with and without >modifiers. It was probably convenient to do that back with the old >Apple keyboard because there was ample space to stick the big label. >Nowadays, keyboards are more compact, so having the functions >imprinted on the keys is a better solution, IMO. Again, all the keys are used in the Powerkeys Keycommands. Not only the Fkeys but the Qwerty keyboard as well. And the concept that applies to the F keys applies to the Qwerty keys as well carefully organized per layer and so they are easy to remember (S-solo, R- Replace, etc) Emagic actually used the Powerkeys 80% of the powerkeys keys for Logic's default keycommands since 4.x. Maybe the Logic Keyboard adapts better to your way of working, which is ok, but the Powerkeys keycommands is designed for power users that want to take full advantage of the program and goes much deeper because it addresses every part of the program (midi, editing, audio, score) while the Logickeyboard address just the basics... -- Daniel Hamuy http://www.powerkeys.com