From non-weighted keys to weighted keys

[ffox]

I'm planning to purchase a weighted 88-note keyboard. I only played non-weighted/semi-weighted keys so far. Are there big differences? Does it take a lot of time to learn playing on a weighted keyboard?

What's your opinion / advice?

Thanks in advance! :)

[ImaX]

Mmh, as I remeber me changing to weighted keys (without even experiences on a real piano) it was a lot of fun, because you begin to feel your instrument. Non-weighted keys are good for playing something fast or "just playing it", but with weighted keys you begin to develope a feeling yor your instrument... IMO :-)

It take some time to change, but not very long. Absolutely no reason not to get weighted keys - except the weight 8)

[Bastardo Demono]

all I would recommend is taking fast stuff you've been practising a little slower to help your hands get more adjusted.

[koma666]

well... cause i first learned to play the piano cant play realy fast on a non-weighted keyboard. On a weighted one everything just works better, faster and just as mentioned, you'll have a great feeling :)


marc

[ffox]

Thanks for advice guys! I will definitely go for one now :D

[Kirby]

You have much more feeling!

And what I noticed is that I play clearer on weighted keys.

[hephiroth]

oh yeah--get an weighted keyboard! You will LOVE it compared to non-weighted. It's SOOOOOOOOOOOO much better. I agree that you get a better "feel" for your instrument with it. Definitely try it--it'll change the way you play for sure! (for the better)

-Jeff-

[SirMaximus]

In my opinion,weighted keys are great for piano,but synth and organ needs un-weighted keys.Hammond on piano-keys is horrible,so is piano on synth-keys.

[hephiroth]

okay...well, you make a valid point. doing organ on weighted keys isn't the best, and you can go faster on non-weighted, which can be nice for leads, but...i dunno...overall, if i only had one keyboard it would be weighted...which is what i have: i play w/ a Triton ProX only...and honestly, I don't mind dealing w/ the weighted keys on an organ....you get used to it...but for everything else, it's SO much nicer that...i dunno...i think it's worth it. Although that's why you see a lot of keyboardists now who have an 88-key weighted stage piano with a 76-key non-weighted synth on top of it and a 2-tier organ off to the side. Best of all worlds! but too much equipment for me to buy or move around :D

_jeff_

[merijn]

Mmh, as I remeber me changing to weighted keys (without even experiences on a real piano) it was a lot of fun, because you begin to feel your instrument. Non-weighted keys are good for playing something fast or "just playing it", but with weighted keys you begin to develope a feeling yor your instrument... IMO :-)

It take some time to change, but not very long. Absolutely no reason not to get weighted keys - except the weight 8)

That sounds werid to me! But when I thought it over, you are completely right! The instrument gets a certain ''feel''. To get diffirent things, you have to play it diffirent, which was much less on 61 keys. I'm making this change aswell now, although I'm nearly done. Well you're never entirely done, but I get the ''feel'' for it. :)

[Kirby]

@ hephiroth: I agree with you that it becomes much nicer with weighted Keys.

I play organ and leads sometimes on weighted keys and sometimes on non-weighted. Organ glissandos are of course easier on non-weighted keys.
It's not much of a difference for me, I get the same speed on both boards.