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#489846 - 02/21/20 04:46 AM How important is keyfeel to you?
Dnj Offline
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How important is keyfeel to you?
getting the RIGHT keeyfeel to play could be a make or break situation no matter what else the unit has going for it...
Are you happy with your keyfeel or just settling with it......
It certainly can effect the way you play and sound.
Sometimes I'd love the keyfeel but displiked the keyboard..
Thoughts...

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#489847 - 02/21/20 04:57 AM Re: How important is keyfeel to you? [Re: Dnj]
Bernie9 Offline
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Since I am an organ man,the light touch of PSRs and controllers don't bother me. The Pa4X is fine too,but the SRX900 in between,is my favorite. The keyfeel to me, is less important than the features. Now, if I was a piano man I would be singing a different tune.
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#489849 - 02/21/20 05:06 AM Re: How important is keyfeel to you? [Re: Bernie9]
Dnj Offline
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Bernie thanx for the reply.....
for me the Genos, Tyros, and Pa4x, and SD1+ were some of my favorites besides my old B3 also...
it surly effects your playing in many ways.
I do not like wobbly, plastic, hallow, clicky, keybeds,
especially when your slide up and down frown


Edited by Dnj (02/21/20 06:08 PM)

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#489856 - 02/21/20 05:50 AM Re: How important is keyfeel to you? [Re: Dnj]
montunoman Offline
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Key feel is not a big priority. I’m not a concert pianist or anything. I just play simple melodies, improvisations, and chords. I can do that on any keyboard. But yes, some feel better than others, but I can easily adjust to whatever keyboard I’m playing, weighted or not.
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#489858 - 02/21/20 06:32 AM Re: How important is keyfeel to you? [Re: Dnj]
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I'm happy with the SX-900 keybed, I have had lots of different ones, from 1970's Thomas organ's to SX-900.....including a couple piano action synth's (Kurzweil) and all have been real nice. All of those instruments were higher end, so the keybed was always nice. The SX is my first PSR, and one reason I didn't have a previous one was the keybed was not what I was looking for.

Now, my big challenge is to find a 61 MIDI keyboard I can live with the action on for the lower. CME made the best, but they don't make them anymore.
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#489859 - 02/21/20 06:45 AM Re: How important is keyfeel to you? [Re: leeboy]
Dnj Offline
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Originally Posted By leeboy
I'm happy with the SX-900 keybed, I have had lots of different ones, from 1970's Thomas organ's to SX-900.....including a couple piano action synth's (Kurzweil) and all have been real nice. All of those instruments were higher end, so the keybed was always nice. The SX is my first PSR, and one reason I didn't have a previous one was the keybed was not what I was looking for.

Now, my big challenge is to find a 61 MIDI keyboard I can live with the action on for the lower. CME made the best, but they don't make them anymore.


Lee why not look for a used CME controller if you have to use two KB's?

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/2514668325268520/


Edited by Dnj (02/21/20 06:48 AM)

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#489862 - 02/21/20 07:40 AM Re: How important is keyfeel to you? [Re: Dnj]
leeboy Offline
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Donny,
Good idea.....I'll look used...not in a hurry...
Meanwhile...I'm working on learning 'Somewhere in time'
Thanks...
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#489882 - 02/21/20 11:42 AM Re: How important is keyfeel to you? [Re: Dnj]
rikkisbears Offline
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Hi Donny,
I didn’t like the keys on my psr s950. I don’t mind the keys on the sx900, the Pa4x keys were better though.
My preference for playing piano sounds , is still fully weighted, so pleased with my p121/ sx900 set up.

P.s. Lee, what style are you using for Somewhere in Time? maybe answer on a different thread so we don’t hijack this one.
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#489887 - 02/21/20 11:59 AM Re: How important is keyfeel to you? [Re: Dnj]
Bachus Offline
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Very important.....

Its the reason,i stick to high end instruments
Its the reason i sold my yamaha modx
Its thereason i can’t find a good 76 key midi keyboard for under the Genos
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#489888 - 02/21/20 12:06 PM Re: How important is keyfeel to you? [Re: Bachus]
Dnj Offline
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I can understand the importance of a quality keybed...
it really does matter. Although I guess I just got used to featherweight keys before I am slowly developing a better concern for something a step up in feel.

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