Klarinet Archive - Posting 000801.txt from 1998/05

From: Jim Harper <jharper@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] Midi & keyboards
Date: Thu, 14 May 1998 16:05:45 -0400

There are several 88 key midi devices. Roland, Pevey, Alesis, Yamaha, Korg,
Fatar, Kurtzweil and others make them. Check out http://www.midifarm.com/

-Jim

John Joseph O'Neill wrote:

> Does anyone know why keyboards associated with midi devices always seem to
> have fewer keys than a normal piano keyboard? I am interested in finding a
> full-size keyboard (88 keys) that will interface with my computer. From
> what I have seen so far, Yamaha has a keyboard with the most keys (61);
> some other units have as few as 41 keys. Maybe the answer is that you can
> change to octaves above and below a keyboard's actual range by means of a
> switch. I realize that this is not a clarinet-related question, but there
> have been several postings about midi devices. I hope that someone can
> help! TIA.
>
> J.O'Neill
>
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