Originally Posted By: DonM
My point in another thread was that I'd rather have the PSR keys than Tyros keys. Has to do with speed, arthritis in the fingers, and years of playing organ, plus zero years of playing piano.
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DonM


Don, aren't the keys on your PA3X a little firmer than PSR or the lower priced PA-series like the 500 or 600?

I only played a PA3x for less than half an hour with a lot of interruptions, but I found the action to be comparable to the Tyros2/3/4.

Thinking back, one of the nicest feeling actions I played was on my old Polymoog, one of the first synths with touch sensitivity.

Unfortunately, it wasn't a paragon of reliability.

For a player coming from an organ background, PSR keys would be very comfortable, yet still give great control over expression.

When I go from playing my Tyros4, to a PSR-S910/S950 it takes several minutes to adjust, the throw in the PSR keys being a tad shallower, as well as being less resistant.

It's no worse than coming from an 88 note weighted action to a Tyros4's semi-weighted keyboard.

Ian

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