http://www.comeandplaypiano.com/learn-to-play-piano-on-pc-keyboard/
How playable is a four octaves keyboard?
Hello. I’m planning to buy a Keyboard/MIDI controller for my PC, but I also hope to learn to play piano on it. I’m between the M-Audio Oxygen 49 and 61:
http://www.m-audio.com/products/en_us/Oxygen49-main.html
http://www.m-audio.com/products/en_us/Oxygen61-main.html
I previously owned a shitty organ that I never used because at three octaves it was just a toy. The Oxygen 49 has four i.e. only one more, but this digital things also feature octave traspose up/down keys. Should I buy the 49 (cheaper) or save for the 61?
Also, what means “semi-weighted” and “hammer action”? (Neither of these have it)
You should definitely save and get the 61 key version. Every piano teacher I ever spoke with told me you should have at least 5 octaves, and after playing for 12 years, I agree. Keyboards with fewer keys can be useful as well, but those are usually better suited for synth sounds as opposed to piano. Octave transpose can be useful in some applications, but will be of no help while you are actually playing.
Semi weighted is basically the cheapest method of giving a keyboard a piano-like feel. The action is always light. Hammer action is where the keys actually share similar mechanical qualities to a real piano. Neither of these are important at first, although you will probably want something with touch sensitivity. All this means is that the loudness increases as you play harder, but the key action is not necessarily realistic feeling.
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