Klarinet Archive - Posting 000826.txt from 1998/05

From: Lee Hickling <hickling@-----.Net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Midi & keyboards
Date: Thu, 14 May 1998 19:10:58 -0400

John Joseph ONeill 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.

The answer to your first question is that they're cheaper, and the people
who play them don't feel a need for the bottom eight and the upper two
octaves.

I don't know a lot about electronic instruments (hate 'em, except for
Baldwin and Allen classic model organs) but I have played Baldwin's RP
series of electric pianos, and the RP-3 has all the electronic capabilities
you could want. The RP-2 is not as complex, not as expensive, but is also
MIDI capable, has a nice set of sampled sounds, and has the advantage of
pressure sensitive keys that come close to emulating a piano. Oh, and all
three have 88 keys, and pedals.

Lee Hickling <hickling@-----.net>
Cobb Island, MD 20625
301-259-4483

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