Piano Keyboards Buyers Guide: This is the place where you should begin to know more about keyboard instruments. Earlier, cost would be deterrent as a piano was expensive compared to other instruments. But today, with so many options affordable available in electronic keyboards, it’s a great time to start playing the keyboards. In case you’re […]
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Piano Action – Synth, Weighted, Graded Hammer Actions Explained
On some piano keyboards, you have thinner keys whereas some pianos have thicker keys. So Action basically refers to the feel of the keys on the instrument. Learn about the various piano action – synth, semi-weighted, fully-weighted, Hammer key actions, ivory top keys. Synth action (spring loaded) is found in almost all the musical keyboards. […]
Touch-sensitive (velocity-sensitive) in keyboards / pianos explained
While most high-end keyboards and pianos come with touch sensitive keys, the cheapest (entry-level) keyboards may not have touch-responsive keys, even though the keyboard may have 61 keys. Music teachers recommend that you buy a keyboard with touch sensitive (also known as velocity sensitive keys) to begin your learning. Here’s why you need a music […]
Best Keytar Reviews: Keytars for beginners and pros
Best Keytar Reviews: Keytars look cool, hanging around the neck/shoulders giving you the freedom to fly around the stage and entertain. The earlier keytar models were more like a midi controller; a cable used to go from the Keytar to a sound module to trigger the sounds. However, recent models are wireless and can also […]
Yamaha Graded Hammer Standard (GHS) vs. Graded Hammer Effect (GH / GHE) vs. Graded Hammer Effect 3 (GH3)
Yamaha uses terms like Graded Hammer Standard (GHS), Graded Hammer Effect (GH / GHE), Graded Hammer Effect 3 (GH3), NWX to refer to the keyboard action on its pianos. Here’s more on the various actions found on Yamaha digital pianos. Introduction Every brand (Yamaha, Casio, Roland, Korg) uses different terms to refer to their piano […]
Touch sensitive vs weighted keys for piano playing, what’s the difference
In pianos and other keyboard instruments, the touch of the keys matter to the players. There’s a wide range of keyboard instruments available today, and its easy to get confused when you hear terms like touch-sensitive keys, velocity keys, weighted keys, hammer action keys, etc. Here we decode this concept and try to explain the […]