Piano Like Keyboards.

[Coldkilla]

Piano's have Hammer's inside and are pressure sensitive. I was wondering if they make keyboards that have this programmed inside yet. As if it was a piano simulator that would continue to fade the sound out after you let go of the key. Do they make these? Any info appreciated. Thanks

 

[ShotgunSteven]

Various keyboards have that feature, if I remember right. Been a while since I did anything in that area.

 

[revnja]

A lot of electronic keyboards nowadays have pressure-sensitive keys, so you can play loud or soft depending on how hard you strike the key. You can also equip electonic keyboards with sustain pedals and such.

 

[Coldkilla]

What should I hit up on? What should I look for? By chance, does anyone know of a:

Piano like, pressure sensitive, lights that show under the keys when learning 'tones' or 'songs' provided on the keyboard. I can look this up, but I dont know any of the terms that I would include on my search.

 

[jamesbond007]

Start by looking here. I have researched the Yamaha professional keyboards, but I don't recall their high-end models having 'lighted keys' or anything of that sort. That feature would be left to a beginner keyboard/digital piano.

What you are looking for are weighted keys or 'graded-hammer keys'. Check out Yamha's pro-series for that.

 

[Shawn]

yeah, a few of them have that feature.

 

[Coldkilla]

Here's the thing. I am dead on serious with piano's/keyboards. I havn't even started to learn, but the thing is. I'm a senior in high-school with a lot of time on his hands. I've been saving for a while and I want a keyboard/piano that can teach me, and keep me going 10+ years down the road without having to buy another keyboard. I want a piano, but in these times, money doesn't grow on trees (yet anyways ). So I figured I'd save a little money and go this route. I know I wont stray off my goal with the keyboard, so I don't feel the need for a cheap 40 dollar playset thing. I want something that I can use for years to come.

For learning purposes, I suggested the lit keys so I could learn at a slightly faster pace. While having it be somewhat a professional keyboard still.

 

[Coldkilla]

Perhaps a suggestion?

 

[Literati]

Tons do. Personally we use Motifs in the studio.

THEY'RE SUUUUPPPEEER!

No really, outstanding.

http://www.motifator.com/

 

[everman]

I have never used a keyboard with lighted keys, but I can't see that being a good substitute for having a good teacher. Especially when you're learning, you need someone to teach you the basics. The keyboard can't tell you that your hands are sitting on the keys improperly, your bench isn't the correct height, or you're misreading something. I know it's probably what you don't want to hear, but a real teacher is very important.

Good luck learning the piano, it takes a lot of work but it's a lot of fun too I'm sure your university should offer something.

 

[Rastus]

Velocity sensitive keyboard is what you want. Most piano teachers will not take a student with an electronic keyboard unless it is velocity sensitive.

 

[BS911]

I recently purchased this keyboard and have been very happy with it.

http://www.samash.com/catalog/showitem....board%2A&Search_Type=SEARCH&GroupCode=

It does not have lighted keys but it does show you on the LCD which keys to hit when you are doing the built in lessons and such.

 

[johnjohn320]

Many keyboards/digital pianos have these features. I'm not a snob about keyboards, but you must realize that a keyboard is never going to feel or sound like a real piano to an experienced player. With as much as you would spend on a decent digital piano, it might be worth your time to look into a real, used, upright piano. If you shop around, and bring a pianist with you, you could get a good instrument for as much or less than you would spend on a digital.

<--piano performance major.

 

[mercanucaribe]

Originally posted by: Coldkilla
Here's the thing. I am dead on serious with piano's/keyboards. I havn't even started to learn, but the thing is. I'm a senior in high-school with a lot of time on his hands. I've been saving for a while and I want a keyboard/piano that can teach me, and keep me going 10+ years down the road without having to buy another keyboard. I want a piano, but in these times, money doesn't grow on trees (yet anyways ). So I figured I'd save a little money and go this route. I know I wont stray off my goal with the keyboard, so I don't feel the need for a cheap 40 dollar playset thing. I want something that I can use for years to come.

For learning purposes, I suggested the lit keys so I could learn at a slightly faster pace. While having it be somewhat a professional keyboard still.

Spend the money on an english tutor!

 

[Coldkilla]

Spend the money on an english tutor!

Find something else to do besides make fun of other people.

 

[kogase]

Originally posted by: Coldkilla

Spend the money on an english tutor!

Find something else to do besides make fun of other people.

I have a Yamaha P-90. Even after using it for a couple years, it is still a very heavy keyboard to play. I recommend finding something lighter (Korg or Kurzweil maybe).

Edit: By the way, use proper fvcking English you slug.

 

[Coldkilla]

So ya help me and make fun of me? That's real productive, I can see our country is going in the right direction. A few mistake's in grammar one post, and ya have to drag it on and on. I'll look into them kogase, but you could have done that without editing it.

 

[kogase]

Originally posted by: Coldkilla
So ya help me and make fun of me? That's real productive, I can see our country is going in the right direction. A few mistake's in grammar one post, and ya have to drag it on and on. I'll look into them kogase, but you could have done that without editing it.

By the way, you're not going to find a serious keyboard with lighted keys.

I'm 18, I've been playing for 2 or 3 years, and am completely self taught. I can play stuff like some of the Goldberg Variations, Preludes and Fugues out of the Well-Tempered Klavier, and various other Bach keyboard works.

However, I'm definitely looking into getting a teacher. Although I can play these things, I ofter feel very uncomfortable while playing, my fingers often slip and hit wrong keys, my tempi modulate in, out and all over the place, and I cannot read music very well. Get a teacher now, don't wait until you've learned a bunch of bad playing habits for yourself.

With that said, if you want a taste of self instruction check out Bach's 2 and 3-part inventions (inventions and sinfonias), and Hanon's "The Virtuoso Pianist"--a book of exercises.

 

[Stealth1024]

Absolutely,

The Yamaha Clavinova Series is very highly regarded in the digital piano world: http://music.yamaha.com/products/main.h...hierarchyId=1&groupId=16&productId=816 (~$4k)

And if you want a digital piano in a baby grand piano case with high powered speakers, nothing beats the Kurzweil Mark152: http://www.kurzweilmusicsystems.com/products.html?Id=1436 (~$9k)

Personally I own a Yamaha Clavinova and take it to college, its great.

 

[Ornery]

Roland Pianos:

• Intelligent Pianos
  
  Digital Pianos
  
  Stage Pianos

 

[Raincity]

I have this one in my home studio as my weighted controller Roland X8 I play guitar but my old lady plays and is classically trained. She likes the action on the Yamaha's but prefers the samples on the Kurzweils go figure.

 

[CMC79]

Originally posted by: Ornery
Roland Pianos:

• Intelligent Pianos
  
  Digital Pianos
  
  Stage Pianos

I think Roland digital pianos have the best feel of any digitals. I have soured on the Yamaha's considerably.

 

[Tremulant]

Whoa. I thought you were talking about computer keyboards from the title. I was trying to picture a keyboard, with letters on it, that looked like a piano.

Then I decided to read the thread.

 

[CrimsonChaos]

Originally posted by: johnjohn320
Many keyboards/digital pianos have these features. I'm not a snob about keyboards, but you must realize that a keyboard is never going to feel or sound like a real piano to an experienced player. With as much as you would spend on a decent digital piano, it might be worth your time to look into a real, used, upright piano. If you shop around, and bring a pianist with you, you could get a good instrument for as much or less than you would spend on a digital.

<--piano performance major.

:thumbsup:

For the amount of money you'll spend on a keyboard that sounds like a real piano, you may as well get a real piano. You can buy cheap keyboards ($500 and less) that have a "real-touch" feature on them. But the sound pales miserably in comparison to a real piano.

 

[oboeguy]

I've had a cheap (<$300) Radio Shack model for a zillion years (OK 8-9 years) that senses the velocity (IIRC) of the keys to get the effect you describe. The keys aren't weighted, though, so it's not really the same as a piano. I hook it up to my PC via my Audigy Live Drive (whatever it's called) and some MIDI cables from time to time when I write a little bit of music (nothing special, trust me).