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Music Appreciation

ProfessorGAC

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7. A Couple Synth Companies...

Reply to mopinko (Reply #6)

Wed Sep 10, 2025, 11:26 AM

Wednesday

...back in the 90s experimented with narrower keys to make 61 key synths take the space of 49.
I didn't care for the feel, and figured it would be tricky if the other keyboards were standard.
Would have to adjust to not only narrower keys, but narrower for only one hand on many songs.
Besides, these were lower powered instruments so I never really pursued one.
Few others did, which is why only Casio had such a keyboard for more than a couple years.

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yeah, it's supposed to b easy, but like i said, switching back and forth all the time... mopinko Wednesday #8