renjull posted:
How do you call the keyboard action of a Yamaha DX7 which feels it has a spring, a Roland XP-30, or a Yamaha PSR series keyboard? What I read in reviews say they have synth action, but it really is not very specific enough since obviously their feel is very different from each other. Thanks.
Learn To Play The Guitar
Tags: keyboard action, Keyboard Actions, Keyboard Yamaha, Roland Xp 30, Yamaha Dx7How do you call the keyboard action of a Yamaha DX7 which feels it has a spring, a Roland XP-30, or a Yamaha PSR series keyboard? What I read in reviews say they have synth action, but it really is not very specific enough since obviously their feel is very different from each other. Thanks.
Learn To Play The Guitar
δίφθογγος says:
weighted keys
July 10, 2008, 3:59 amBitstreem says:
Roughly speaking, you can divide keyboard actions in three variations; non-weighted (“synth action”), semi-weighted and weighted (“piano action”). Like you say, there’s plenty of variation in feel from different models and makes, but in general these are the three main types.
Keyboards and synths like the PSR series and the XP-30 have little to no “resistance” in their keys, and are thus labeled non-weighted. Digital pianos and stage pianos (and larger workstations like the Motif ES8) have weighted keys, which feel like those on a regular acoustic piano. Some controller keyboards and synths (like the Alesis QS6.1) have keys that are lighter than a piano, but heavier than synth action – these are called semi-weighted.
Cheers,
Arne
July 12, 2008, 11:44 pm