Fun & Exotic Digital Keyboards 😸
Well "play" is a big word... though I toyed around with quite a few instruments since they were always readily available. Bane of growing up among musicians and never really becoming one
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I would love a keytar!
this is the closest I can get
Wow! That's incredibly clever!! It must have taken you ages to develop the hand independence. I have seen people play harmonica and guitar or piano simultaneously but never guitar and piano like that.
Now you need to add the challenge of playing the drums with your feet
thepianoplayer416 I actually have a first gen (not touch sensitive) one of these. I got it when I was expecting to be away from home a lot. Definitely more of a toy than a serious instrument, but I've kept it because it is kind of fun to get it out once in a while and play with a few things.
TLH21
Got the new version of the Folding Piano 88 about a month ago with touch-sensitive keys but...
There are still shortcomings. The biggest are the small size keys. It's not easy to move to a keyboard or piano with regular size keys learning a song on the Folding 88. The keys that have very little depth means it's hard to control the loudness. When you play chords especially there is not a lot of room for your fingers to go down slowly to get a soft sound. It's easier to play soft & loud when doing single notes than intervals & chords. Look under the bottom of the blue box you see "THIS IS NOT A TOY". On the other hand don't think anybody would use it for professional performances either.
The keys are more solid. When playing the plastic noise is hardly noticeable. For travelling this is still the smallest keyboard found. There is a 49 version of the keyboard. a keyboard that is already very compact and under $200, don't know why people would get the 49 instead of the 88.
Found a listing on Amazon for the Carry-on Folding Piano 88:
Brand Carry-on
Colour White
Number of keys 49
Skill level Beginner, Professional
Special feature Portable, Recording
Size Piano only
Age range (description) Adult
Item weight 2.2 Pounds
Style Portable,Professional
Connector type 3.5mm Jack
In 2 places you see "Professional". Anybody who tried the keyboard would think this must be a joke. The ad is for the 49 key version, not the 88.
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Well, the search continues for a cute and fun little keyboard. What is your opinion on this one?
Requirements:
- Rechargeable (preferable) or battery powered
- Lots of voices and rhymes
- Polyphonic (more than two keys for sure)
- Affordable (below $/Є/£ 200)
Preferable:
- Between 40 and 60 (give or take) keys
- Lightweight and portable
- Touch sensitive keys
- Mini keys (just because)
Would the above tick some of those boxes?