WHY TO CHOOSE 61, 76 OR 88 KEYS

[♔Chello]

WHY TO CHOOSE 61, 76 OR 88 KEYS

If you are a pianist, or have piano as your preferred instrument, you should consistently choose 88 keys.

Why?
Because you thus get a keybed that corresponds to a real piano with the same number of keys - you avoid transpositions, which limit your performance.
Secondly, the keys should be weighed in real piano, and here begins the uncertain choice - there are many types of piano weighting.
All have in common that it is never stated which reference weight has been used, which should have been imposed.

There are a number of different types of piano weighted keybeds, but Korg`s newer versions of RH3 are considered by many to be the best.

It is not only the weight moment (torque) that determines how the keys behave - there are also many different types of mechanisms.
At the same time, you should be aware that a credible piano weighted keybed has certain limitations when playing other instruments on them - fast trios may, for example, be impossible because the response to a piano is slower than many other instruments.
Here the difference between Kronos' RH3 and the keybed on the DGX-670 is very clear - DGX has its limitations, while Kronos does not.


Korg`s NH piano weighted keybed is a good alternative if you want 88 keys without the real feeling that you are playing a piano - the keybed has an incredibly good response; actually better than Genos, and allows you to play all instruments with the fastest trios brilliant.

So what is the difference between 88, 76 and 61 keys keybeds?
88 almost always has piano weighted keys, but for example Kronos 88 was also made in an LS version, which has light touch weighting.
76 keys are delivered as both piano weighted and semi weighted, while 61 keys are always regular or semi weighted.
Semi-weighted is known to be a little heavier than regular (unweighted), but far lighter than piano-weighted.