Most piano like midi keyboard

thomasw88

Which ones have the best feel like a real piano?

ideally I’m after a 61 or 73/76 board at a push but ideally looking for one that feels similar .   Don’t want an 88 keyboard.

I have an Maudio keystation mk3 61. which most definitely isn’t piano like

GoFish

Most Piano like non 88 key? Most shorter boards seem to have synth action or Fatar keybeds at best. 88s are often the only ones in a manufacturer's line ups to have weighted or piano type keys.

Possibly a slab digital or stage piano with midi would be closest - eg: Yamaha do a p121 with 73 keys.

thomasw88

GoFish said:

Most Piano like non 88 key? Most shorter boards seem to have synth action or Fatar keybeds at best. 88s are often the only ones in a manufacturer's line ups to have weighted or piano type keys.

Possibly a slab digital or stage piano with midi would be closest - eg: Yamaha do a p121 with 73 keys.

Yeah had thought about the p121 but ideally looking for something lighter/smaller.   I guess I’m really meaning 61 keys with the nicest feeling most user responsive keyboard.

equalsql

The Roland A-800 Pro is good. It's very 'responsive' to the touch. I also really liked the feel of the Alesis V61 when I tried one.
My Nektar Panama is a great controller, but the keyboard is rather clunky.

thomasw88

equalsql said:

The Roland A-800 Pro is good. It's very 'responsive' to the touch. I also really liked the feel of the Alesis V61 when I tried one.
My Nektar Panama is a great controller, but the keyboard is rather clunky.

Does that not have smaller keys than normal? 

stickyfiddle

From this article it looks like there are a few - https://www.pianodreamers.com/best-digital-pianos-under-700/

I suspect it's not a big market sector as classically trained pianists want 88 keys and everyone else doesn't mind as much. I also wonder if a fully graded action might be problematic as a smaller keyboard means you shift up and down octaves in software, and then the feel at the top & bottom ends won't be quite right. But they do easit. 

Otherwise a good middle-ground is something with waterfall keys - a lot of 73/76 keybeds have those. I'm very happy with my Roland VR730 and my classically-trained keys player also likes the Juno DS-76 that she got after finding the 88-key version too big & heavy to cart about

tampadragon

My piano teacher uses a Studiologic SL71 and it is weighted keys, with after touch, and is so nice to play. It’s resulted in me buying the SL88 Grand for my home piano!

prowla

I have a couple of full-size weighted keyboards: an Oberheim Viscount MC 2000 and a Roland A-80; they are bloody heavy!

Bod

tampadragon said:

My piano teacher uses a Studiologic SL71 and it is weighted keys, with after touch, and is so nice to play. It’s resulted in me buying the SL88 Grand for my home piano!

I have the SL88, it's amazing

axisus

I bought a Fatar about 30 years or so ago. Amazing at the time, 88 weighted keys. If Fatar are still going I'd imagine that they make good uns still.

goldtop

Kawai VPC1 is worth checking out (although I have no idea where you check them out in person these days!)

https://www.musicradar.com/news/kawai-vpc-1-review

But 88-keys only, I think. So Studiologic.

paulmapp8306

The Studiologic Numa-X Piano GT is fantastic feeling, really well built.  Not just midi capable, plenty of quality on board sounds - but is also dead easy to use as a controller too, as long as you dont need too many physical knobs.