Most piano like midi keyboard

thomasw88 · April 2023

Which ones have the best feel like a real piano?

ideally I’m after a 61 or 73/76 board at a push but ideally looking for one that feels similar . Don’t want an 88 keyboard.

I have an Maudio keystation mk3 61. which most definitely isn’t piano like

GoFish · April 2023

Most Piano like non 88 key? Most shorter boards seem to have synth action or Fatar keybeds at best. 88s are often the only ones in a manufacturer's line ups to have weighted or piano type keys.

Possibly a slab digital or stage piano with midi would be closest - eg: Yamaha do a p121 with 73 keys.

thomasw88 · April 2023

GoFish said:

Most Piano like non 88 key? Most shorter boards seem to have synth action or Fatar keybeds at best. 88s are often the only ones in a manufacturer's line ups to have weighted or piano type keys.

Possibly a slab digital or stage piano with midi would be closest - eg: Yamaha do a p121 with 73 keys.

Yeah had thought about the p121 but ideally looking for something lighter/smaller. I guess I’m really meaning 61 keys with the nicest feeling most user responsive keyboard.

equalsql · April 2023

The Roland A-800 Pro is good. It's very 'responsive' to the touch. I also really liked the feel of the Alesis V61 when I tried one.
My Nektar Panama is a great controller, but the keyboard is rather clunky.

thomasw88 · April 2023

equalsql said:

The Roland A-800 Pro is good. It's very 'responsive' to the touch. I also really liked the feel of the Alesis V61 when I tried one.
My Nektar Panama is a great controller, but the keyboard is rather clunky.

Does that not have smaller keys than normal?

stickyfiddle · April 2023

From this article it looks like there are a few - https://www.pianodreamers.com/best-digital-pianos-under-700/

I suspect it's not a big market sector as classically trained pianists want 88 keys and everyone else doesn't mind as much. I also wonder if a fully graded action might be problematic as a smaller keyboard means you shift up and down octaves in software, and then the feel at the top & bottom ends won't be quite right. But they do easit.

Otherwise a good middle-ground is something with waterfall keys - a lot of 73/76 keybeds have those. I'm very happy with my Roland VR730 and my classically-trained keys player also likes the Juno DS-76 that she got after finding the 88-key version too big & heavy to cart about

tampadragon · April 2023

My piano teacher uses a Studiologic SL71 and it is weighted keys, with after touch, and is so nice to play. It’s resulted in me buying the SL88 Grand for my home piano!

prowla · April 2023

I have a couple of full-size weighted keyboards: an Oberheim Viscount MC 2000 and a Roland A-80; they are bloody heavy!

Bod · July 2023

tampadragon said:

My piano teacher uses a Studiologic SL71 and it is weighted keys, with after touch, and is so nice to play. It’s resulted in me buying the SL88 Grand for my home piano!

I have the SL88, it's amazing

axisus · July 2023

I bought a Fatar about 30 years or so ago. Amazing at the time, 88 weighted keys. If Fatar are still going I'd imagine that they make good uns still.

goldtop · July 2023

Kawai VPC1 is worth checking out (although I have no idea where you check them out in person these days!)

https://www.musicradar.com/news/kawai-vpc-1-review

But 88-keys only, I think. So Studiologic.

paulmapp8306 · July 2023

The Studiologic Numa-X Piano GT is fantastic feeling, really well built. Not just midi capable, plenty of quality on board sounds - but is also dead easy to use as a controller too, as long as you dont need too many physical knobs.

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