The icon has softer and less noisy keys they are good to play but the fatar keybed on the c2d is.
Semi weighted keys vs synth action.
Are some synth action keys nicer than semi weighted.
If you have a bit more money to spend you can acquire the casio privia px 160 digital piano.
Semi weighted keyboards are those that use two main mechanisms to offer that feeling one based on springs and one on weights.
Weighted vs unweighted vs semi weighted a few years ago when i was looking to buy my first proper performance keyboard i was almost completely focused on sonic capability and sound quality.
A fully weighted hammer action gets in the way of fast runs and arpeggios.
I have an icon ikeyboard 6 midi keyboard that has waterfall keys but the feeling and the action compared to my nord c2d s keybed are different.
Understanding fully weighted vs semi weighted.
You re probably familiar enough with synth action and weighted piano style keys.
Semi weighted keys are quite rare in the realm of digital pianos though we did see them on the 73 key nord stage but they strike a balance between versatility.
The result is a key that has light to moderate resistance when you press it with a rebound to the up position that is a.
That strength from hand training with weighted keys translates over to really nice synth keys with after touch and after touch is key pressure and dynamics at least for me and a few peers really helps because after touch is really an underused and understood mod routing as is breath control to a foot pedal.
This guy would probably disagree.
Semi weighted and fully weighted keys might sound the same but they really aren t.
A weighted keyboard can give you the feeling of an actual piano while still being portable.
There are several types of weighted actions to consider.
If you want to eventually play the piano you have to learn to play a semi weighted keyboard or synthesizer.
A keyboard key type developed by synthesizer manufacturers.
I wanted something that had a decent range of synth sounds and editing capabilities as well as realistic piano ep and organ sounds.
Semi weighted keyboards combine the spring loaded mechanism of synth actions with the addition of light weights attached to each key similar to those found in weighted action or hammer action keyboards.
If you want to do work as a synth get an unweighted keyboard.
It seems a little counter intuitive because weighted keys are harder to press but i find them much better for fast runs and arpeggios and the likes.
Waterfall keybeds don t feel all the same.
