76 keys vs 61 keys

Me Too!!!

Then I am certainly not one of the better players. I found myself compromising my play with 76 keys, as previously explained.
I seldom use OTS, and almost always play one sound at a time for lead.
This will probably be another mine is better than yours thread, but I'm finished with it.

I'm a lousy musician, can't make the music I read transmit to my fingers very effectively, though I did use a lot of OTS because they usually sounded good, at least to me. And, like Don, but not nearly as proficient, I only play one lead voice at a time as well. When it came to the number of keys, I have played with 61 key arrangers for so many years that when I tried a 76 my fingers got lost. And, also like Don, I found that I mostly played the 10 to 12 keys right in the middle of the keyboard, and rarely hit any of those higher or lower notes.

I'm too damned old to learn anything more complex than what I have been playing for the past 4 decades.

All the best,

Gary

I've always used 61, but I use all of it ...
But what ever works for YOU !!!

I'm not a pianist, although 76 has given me greater inspiration to explore more. Maybe I'm crazy, but I really believe the extra 15 keys give more 'body' to the overall sound - but no expert in this area JMO

Always been 61 for me... Although Nord's idea of 73 is interesting..

Zuki you wrote: Maybe I'm crazy, but I really believe the extra 15 keys give more 'body' to the overall sound - but no expert in this area JMO

I agree with you -- ya going crazy. The next thing that will happen is that you will begin to hear music form the keyboard speakers. (smile)

Zuki, keep enjoy your music and the keyboard. Sharing that kind of joy and excitement is a blessing, thanks!
John C.

Its not Nord's idea..
There is a Kronos 73 to
But i beleive this idea was all started with sequential instruments Prophet T8
what Nord does, by adding the pitch stick and wheel above the key and not to the side however makes a difference in size. And due to its position it feels actually very very natural..

Nord stage 3 compact with an SD40 Donny? its a perfect thing..


The big advantage of 76 and espescially 88 keys is having room for more then 2 parts (left right) on the keybed..
On my Kronos i prefer 4 parts when controlling an arranger
-Bas to the far left
-left hand chords..
-right hand voices(main)
-2nd voice (top right) for solo's
That just doesn't fit on a 61 key, probably not even on a 76 key

45 keys on the accordion worked for every song !!

Jerryghr

+1 ...

The Genos is my first experience with 76 Keys. I think going from 61 to 76 is a process and I plan to take my time making the transition.

I still have my PSR 970 if I want to go 61 which I do from time to time. However now, 61 Keys doesn’t always feel like I’m getting the most from my playing, especially after my time on Genos.

Then, once in a while, I play my DGX 650, 88 Keys and hammered action. And after playing the DGX, playing an arranger without hammered action doesn’t feel quite right.

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