![]() Within reason, weighted keyboards can be extremely useful for playing all instruments, and moreover, not everyone has the space or the money for two controller keyboards. ![]() However, I've never been convinced by this argument, especially since many modern Gigastudio libraries require keyspans of 76 or more notes to easily access the keyswitching functions used to move between different articulations. ![]() Photo: Mark Ewing Some musicians assume that 88 weighted keys can only be used for playing piano and other percussive sounds, and that they aren't suitable for synth sounds and orchestral instruments. However, the UF8 keyboard controller from the Beijing-based Central Music Company (CME) is something I've been searching for for several years - a budget MIDI controller with 88 keys and aftertouch. There are also lots of semi-weighted synth-action controllers with spans of 25, 49, 61, or 76 keys, most with mod and pitch wheels, and some with aftertouch. ![]() There's certainly no shortage of 88-note weighted controllers available for the pianist on the market today. The price of controller keyboards has fallen sharply over the past few years, but whoever thought that we'd see an 88-note weighted-action keyboard with aftertouch for under £500? Enter CME's UF8.
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