A non weighted keyboard on the other hand provides no resistance when you press its keys and is similar to the feel of a computer keyboard.
Non weighted piano keys.
The keys can be pressed down instantly without resistance and they also spring back instantly.
Keyboard keys are designed to spring right back up and they can be depressed with less force than you need when playing a piano.
That is not all.
Semi weighted keyboard is designed with portability in mind as it somewhat copies the weighted feel of a piano though the resistance offered may be the same throughout all the keys.
This is something that guarantees you get that true piano feel.
It s a slender design but still retains the full 88 keys of a normal piano.
On the other hand weighted keys will be much heavier since they will offer resistance with the help of inbuilt hammer action.
This digital piano from casio provides a genuine acoustic guitar sound and feel with extras.
Simply think of an ordinary non weighted keyboard but with a twist of added resistance to the keys.
The roland fp 30 digital piano features 88 weighted keys each with an ivory feel providing players with the feel and dynamics of an acoustic piano without breaking the bank.
For most students generally i don t recommend one over the other because in the early stages students are mainly developing their timing coordination learning to find the keys on.
Playing piano parts on unweighted keys is like driving a car with boxing gloves on.
One attraction of non weighted keyboards that some users like is that a non weighted keyboard is obviously lighter in weight.
It is quite easy to tell if a keyboard is non weighted.
In terms of whether a digital piano weighted keys is something i would recommend over a keyboard unweighted keys it really boils down to personal preference.
Bear this in mind when buying a board because it ll save you a lot of problems and even injury in the long run.
The keys are hammer weighted.
Similarly playing organ glissandos on a weighted keyboard is like trying to swim in treacle.
If you ve ever played a keyboard without weighted keys then you ll know that the absence of the weighted feeling of a genuine piano can be confusing to you at first.