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mer. 24 sept. 2003, 19:27
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I'm on the verge of purchasing a MIDI keyboard to learn how to play the piano. My question is, how many keys do I need to learn? A piano has 88, so I lean towards that. But there are 76 key, 61 key and 49 key controllers. Which would be a good one to learn on for someone who has never played before? I found this software for OS X that will be available soon: http://www.floridamusicco.com/pianokeyboard.htmWhat other hardware will I need to connect the MIDI keyboard to my computer. I have(or will have as soon as it delivers) a dual 2Ghz G5 with 2GB of RAM Thanks in advance for the help with this. -Kirk
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ven. 26 sept. 2003, 17:01
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Thanks, Synthetic. That's a good idea.
I'll let you guys know how it all works out.
-Kirk
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sam. 27 sept. 2003, 00:18
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As far as I know semi-weighted keys don't use any type of lever action weight as a mechanism. This would make them... well... not really weighted at all (in the sense of replicating a piano's hammer mechanism), and consequently don't really feel like a piano at all. It all gets back to what you want to do with it. If you learn on a non or semi-weighted keyboard and then one day someone askes you to play your new songs on a piano for them, your going to have a hard time.
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mar. 30 sept. 2003, 17:43
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I ordered the teaching software but haven't purchased the keyboard yet. My G5 arrived today. I'll send a photo once I have everything set up. -Kirk
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jeu. 16 oct. 2003, 15:02
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Still need to learn to play the piano keyboard, but the software is pretty good. Even teaches you to read music.
-Kirk
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