Weighted Keyboard - what do they feel like?

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Mon Mar 21 08:42:39 CET 2016


Good point Jay..  I always like my main controller to be more than just a keyboard but maybe I'll think about a cheap weighted keyboard should I ever have spare space..

Thanks for the tip..

Paul
London 
www.punkdisco.co.uk

On 20 Mar 2016, at 19:52, Jay Vaughan (ibisum) <ibisum at gmail.com> wrote:

>> I think I will not got for the weighted option as I have never had such a keyboard.  It might feel odd suddenly having a weighted keyboard as my main controller..
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> Its an interesting point, because indeed it does involve a different playing style, I have found.  When you have a surety that the keys rebound in kind to your pressure, it sort of implies a counterpoint.  Whereas the traditional Fatar-style keyboard is kind of ‘fire and forget’, with weighted keys you indulge a certain rhythm per digit.  I think, if you’re not into that, it might be a distraction - however for the case where you spent some time with a piano, of any variety, it may be a welcome respite from key plastic.
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>> ..Just wish the S61 was not so expensive...   :(
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> Never forget to look for weighted keys in the recycles/second-hand market; a lot of these digital piano keyboard beds are out there, waiting to be bought for a good price.  I’m quite content with my CLP, but if you ever get inclined to go weighted, you can probably do far, far better for cheap.  ’tis only a controller, don’t forget - you might spot a bargain that is a good physical device that sounds utterly naff, albeit MIDI.
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