The action in a weighted keyboard seems more to add weight to the keys so that you can produce more realistic dynamics. The action in a piano is designed to return the note to its original position as fast as possible so that a performer can strike the key lightly and still produce sound, as in a trill or tremolo or other ornament. Note Reaction: While the weighted keys do feel the same going down, they are nowhere near the same coming back up.I don't mind practicing on the keyboard but I notice there are two major differences: I am a pianist and have both a baby grand Koehler and Campbell and a Casio Privia for traveling/notating music on a computer. Used upright pianos are sold on the usual online lists if you're lucky, sometimes you can find one for a rock-bottom price ($100-ish) that requires only very simple repairs. (I've never heard the classic V42 -> I6 chord change with the rising fourth in the soprano, ^5 to ^1, sound quite as good as on a nice Steinway - and if he'd used a digital piano, my college professor's half-hour lecture on just how nice that change sounds could never have been as convincing.) (Of course, you may not care about getting to this level of subtlety with your playing for quite a while.)įrom a music theory standpoint (which sounds like it might be the critical element in your decision), the precise blend of overtones produced by a real piano is occasionally critical to deciding if a certain harmony or counterpoint works. For example, when playing very quietly (just barely touching the keys), I expect a very particular response that comes from years experience playing on real pianos, and I find it extremely difficult to reproduce the same delicate sound with even the best digital pianos.
In contrast to the other answers so far, weighted digital keys feel very different to me. There are many physical aspects of piano playing that are impossible to reproduce without actually using your finger to accelerate a wood and fabric assembly.
#CAN YOU USE A CTK 710 AS A MIDI CONTROLLER SIMULATOR#
This will allow for back and forth discussions about an issue or question and more points of view as to possible different approaches or workflows.Imagine learning to drive in a simulator and never getting in a car. We also encourage you to create a thread about this on the Presonus user forum. In regards to your question about replies, please create a support ticket if you would like to discuss an issue in more detail. Then check out this article on setting up to record using an External Device: Setting up to record with an External MIDI Device Studio One: Also, to monitor the sounds from the Casio, you will need to connect audio cables from your Casio to the audio interface of your computer. To use the Sounds of the Casio, you will need to create a New Instrument with the MIDI "Send To" set to your keyboard MIDI port. For the piano keys of your Casio, you will need to create a New Keyboard, with the MIDI Receive From assigned to the MIDI port the device is connected to, but don't need the MIDI "Send To." Set this to Default Instrument Input.Ģ. Please read these articles for setting up External MIDI Devices with Studio One 3:Īlso, make sure the keyboard is set to external MIDI clock.ġ. Sorry to hear about the recent issues you have been experiencing.