what is the diffirence between a weighted and non-weighted

[keyboard hunger]

hi,

I have never been classically trained on piano or anything i have never really practiced scales or any other techniques i just seem to know em.


My fingers runs much faster they just glide on the keyboard then the piano, does that mean you can play much faster on a keyboard much easily without much training and on the piano it takes a lot of time.

I do know keyboards are non-weighted keys i seem to like em because of that because i can handle difficult passages very easily in no time.

[Scrap]

Read the FAQ. :P

[Bastardo Demono]

read the faq but heres a quick comment:

some keyboards are non-weighted (think casios), some are semi-weighted (think most 76 key keyboards), and some are fully weighted just like a piano (tihnk jordan's kurwiel k2600). You seemed to be saying that all keyboards are non-weighted which is not true.

and you might be able to play faster with non-weighted keys, but you have less control, its easier to get lost...like slipping on ice. it is also harder to play expressively/ dynamically with non-weighted. The only real benefit no-and semi-weighted keyboards have is that they are usually lighter (for giging) and cost less

[ImaX]

... :roll:

[Shreddy]

I have non-weighted, semi-weighted and weighted keys on my boards.

The way I see it is;

Weighted keys on a piano are the ideal keys and you should be able to play equally fast on them as normal keys provided your used to them. Different pianos have different feels as well as fully weighted synth keys as found on most 88key instruments. There is a difference with Pianos, they use balance and key/hamer weight vs springs on a synth. With synths you have more of a range in feel, key pressure and return speed. My Roland XV88 has a good solid pressure but its return speed is a bit sluggish, I cant do some of the riffs like single note trills like I used to with semi weighted keys. I think I might be able to do them on a Yamaha S80/90 thats one of the best feeling keyboards I've played.

Semi weighted keys are the typicaly found on 61 and 76key synths (there are a couple 88 key semi weighted boards but not many). These keys have a low weight to them and dont go down as easy as weighted keys but more than likely the key return speed is almost instant. There are some cases where you could play faster on these keys vs certain weighted keys but keep in mind all the insanely fast classical and Jazz tunes that are played on the piano.

Non-weighted keys are found in many of the beginer type keyboards and some lower costing name brand synths (Korg X5). These keys have terrible feel, the key pressure / return speed. These would be the hardest keys for me to play fast on, my guess for others as well. There is a big difference between non / semi weighted keys and the non weighted dont win in any category.

Ed

np The Mars Volta

[Over The Edge]

I would recommend starting out on weighted keys if
given the option. Going from weighted to unweighted
is much easier than vice versa.



FL
www.franklucas.net

[Kirby]

I mostly play on unweighted ones, but i can play equally fast on a weighted one. I love playing on them in the store. Weighted ones are so much dooler!