Another transportable 88 keys-keyboard, but even smaller !
A modular keyboard in 10 small pieces :
https://www.hsyho.store/products/factor...-piano-one
(At first glance the price could suggest a decimal point error ... )
Hmm, an interesting concept, but the key depth looks very shallow. Is it even velocity-sensitive? It doesn't say so!
]]>A modular keyboard in 10 small pieces :
https://www.hsyho.store/products/factor...-piano-one
(At first glance the price could suggest a decimal point error ... )
]]>Luc Henrion wrote:Why not... isn't it just a matter of adjusting the springs under the keys ?
No, the effect is different. As a weight starts moving the feeling of weight decreases as it gains momentum (assuming you don't keep accelerating it). With a spring the more you compress it the stiffer it gets so the feeling of weight increases.
Weighted keyboards also have a simulation of the effect of the hammer releasing on real pianos. I've never looked at how weighted keyboards do that, but I assume if there was a good way to do it without weights someone would already have done it.
Regarding action, there are basically three types of keyboards:
Synth action, Weighted action, Hammer (or Graded hammer) action :
Why not... isn't it just a matter of adjusting the springs under the keys ?
No, the effect is different. As a weight starts moving the feeling of weight decreases as it gains momentum (assuming you don't keep accelerating it). With a spring the more you compress it the stiffer it gets so the feeling of weight increases.
Weighted keyboards also have a simulation of the effect of the hammer releasing on real pianos. I've never looked at how weighted keyboards do that, but I assume if there was a good way to do it without weights someone would already have done it.
]]>The solution for a nomadic Pianoteq setup ?
Here's my most recent "nomadic" Pianoteq setup - the Casio CT-S1 keyboard + MacBook Air. I'm pretty happy with the portability. It's still a US$199 keyboard action, but the dynamics are decent for travel / home playing. Pianoteq in stereo thru the Casio's "surround sound" effect/speakers, sounds better than you'd expect.
Not as good as a weighted keyboard with large speakers, but a nice small step-up from the Roland Go Piano or Yamaha NP-32.
