 88 Keys? 61?, What size keyboard is good for learning? |
  Wed 24 Sep 2003, 19:27
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 Newbie Group: Members Posts: 12 Joined: 18-Sep 03 From: Crofton - US Member No.: 24,987  |
I'm on the verge of purchasing a MIDI keyboard to learn how to play the piano.
My question is, how many keys do I need to learn? A piano has 88, so I lean towards that. But there are 76 key, 61 key and 49 key controllers. Which would be a good one to learn on for someone who has never played before? I found this software for OS X that will be available soon: http://www.floridamusicco.com/pianokeyboard.htm What other hardware will I need to connect the MIDI keyboard to my computer. I have(or will have as soon as it delivers) a dual 2Ghz G5 with 2GB of RAM Thanks in advance for the help with this. -Kirk 
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Fri 26 Sep 2003, 14:49
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weighted keys is nice... fully weighted is like playing a grand piano with nice feel... semi-weighted is ok but of course not same as real piano and non-weighted is still ok especially if you never played an actual piano so you are not used to weighted keys but its all a matter of preference... you should go to a music store with keyboards and do a comparison to see which you prefer to make the best choice
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Fri 26 Sep 2003, 17:01
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 12 Joined: 18-Sep 03 From: Crofton - US Member No.: 24,987 |
Thanks, Synthetic. That's a good idea.
I'll let you guys know how it all works out. -Kirk |
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Fri 26 Sep 2003, 20:50
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Maniac Member Group: Members Posts: 821 Joined: 25-Jun 01 From: Springfield - US Member No.: 1,082 |
cool... yes we like to see a run down of your final setup when you get your G5 and controller etc. because it sounds like a really sweet setup so far
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Sat 27 Sep 2003, 00:18
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 15 Joined: 08-Jul 03 From: Cherry Hill - US Member No.: 20,991 |
As far as I know semi-weighted keys don't use any type of lever action weight as a mechanism. This would make them... well... not really weighted at all (in the sense of replicating a piano's hammer mechanism), and consequently don't really feel like a piano at all.
It all gets back to what you want to do with it. If you learn on a non or semi-weighted keyboard and then one day someone askes you to play your new songs on a piano for them, your going to have a hard time. |
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Tue 30 Sep 2003, 17:43
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 12 Joined: 18-Sep 03 From: Crofton - US Member No.: 24,987 |
I ordered the teaching software but haven't purchased the keyboard yet.
My G5 arrived today. I'll send a photo once I have everything set up. -Kirk 
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 Thu 16 Oct 2003, 07:09
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 12 Joined: 18-Sep 03 From: Crofton - US Member No.: 24,987 |
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 Thu 16 Oct 2003, 14:02
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Maniac Member Group: Members Posts: 821 Joined: 25-Jun 01 From: Springfield - US Member No.: 1,082 |
sweet... you finally got your G5 eh and now your cinama displays have something to do
that's a really cool setup Kirk
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Thu 16 Oct 2003, 15:02
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 12 Joined: 18-Sep 03 From: Crofton - US Member No.: 24,987 |
Still need to learn to play the piano keyboard, but the software is pretty good. Even teaches you to read music.
-Kirk |
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