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Piano vs keyboard - their different touch

Let me answer you guys with my experiences on the different touch between a piano and a keyboard keys.
 

On a piano, the strength comes by the hammer hitting the string, and it is how hard you press the keys down.
 

On a keyboard, the strength comes from how fast you press the keys. Try pressing the keyboard keys slowly but hard, against fast but soft.
 

On a keyboard, you will realise that if you press it slowly but hard, it will still be soft, while if you were to press it fast but soft, like a tapping motion, it’s gonna be very loud. This is completely different from a piano hammer head mechanism.
 

I’ve tried playing almost perfect classical pieces in terms of dynamics, but I can never achieve that same results with a keyboard, be it a $1000 or a $10,000 keyboard. When I played, due to the different sensitivity of the keyboard, it is sometimes loud and soft, making it totally different though the strength of pressing on a piano is the same.
 

So that’s what you get for the quality of a keyboard. As for pop genre music, since pop piano is not about playing proper dynamics and expressions, a keyboard should be enough for normal playing.
 

I hope this explains most of the queries you guys wanted to know!

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