As a result, even the cheap models can have better keys than fairly expensive synths.
Producers focus attention on the key mechanics.
Keys are virtually the only significant detail in a MIDI keyboard. You cannot buy a synth for this amount of money. A keyboard with four octaves with full size active keys costs $100 and allows you to solve most studio tasks. A MIDI keyboard is cheaper than a synth with the same keyboard. What is better: a MIDI keyboard or synth?Īfter we found out that MIDI-keyboard is a "stupid synth" which is unable to reproduce any sounds, a reasonable question arises: is it worth to buy it? Or can you make a home synthesizer, because it is easy to connect it to the computer, and the built-in auto accompaniment helps compose music? What are the advantages and disadvantages of each issue? The pros for a MIDI keyboard Therefore, it is more correct to use the term MIDI controller referring to a controller of a piano type. There are controllers in the shape of a guitar, accordion or flute. A MIDI controller does not necessarily have to be in the form of piano keys. The name emphasizes that it performs management functions. You should agree, it is much more convenient to have 10 different synths and a keyboard than 10 keyboards.īy the way, the keyboard is called a MIDI controller. This led to the development of separate sound modules (synthesizers without keys) in the future – programs that synthesize sounds. After that users got an opportunity to connect devices one to another without fear of incompatibility or damage. However, in the early 80-ies, the manufacturers of musical equipment decided to end the "tyranny" and met for the first time "at negotiating table".Īs a result, they got a joint standard called MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface). 
At first, it was not successful: there were no standards. It could be connected to nothing but the amp or mixing console.Īs soon as the number of models of synthesizers on the market increased, various manufacturers began to try to provide a so-called "dialogue" between devices. In fact, the synthesizer was a self-contained device, the "thing-in-itself". When one contact closed, the current passed through the respective variable resistor tuned to a certain note, and the sound was generated. In those days, when you could see The Beatles live, and synthesizers were analog ones, the keyboard was a set of contacts that were electrically connected with sound generator. Firstly, let's talk about MIDI in general What is the difference between MIDI, how to connect it and which one to choose – all these you can find out down below. Entering notes with a mouse takes much time and it is very dull. MIDI keyboard greatly simplifies the process of creating music.
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