How long are the white keys? Narrower than full-size? How much space below the black keys? Thanks! (PS: if you don't know pls don't post a reply)
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Definitely narrower then full-size keys. I think they make a new version with full-size keys now.
1004486
White keys are maybe 3 or 4 inches long and very skinny. About an inch below the black keys. This board is ok for synth solos and stuff, and as a general MIDI controller. I use it as a toy though, it sits at my desk at work and every now an then plug my ipod touch into it and smash a few chords out. ok for practicing scales and finger exercizes and such.
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The white keys are about .6 inch wide. A full size keyboard is about .8 inch. There is not as much space below teh black keys - less than half the space on a full size keyboard.
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White key length = 3 1/8"Yes, narrower than full size.Space below black keys = 1 1/4"White keys width = 3/4"Black key width = 3/8"My Granddaughter, an accomplished 11 year old pianist, has been playing this for fun for a couple of years with Garage Band and says she has no trouble moving from this to her full sized piano.
554012
The keys are shorter than most controllers. Synths/controller keys in general are a little smaller than piano keys (including better digital pianos), and A-500 and A800 are even smaller. That's why I sold mine. Really disliked the short keys. Disappointing, is superb controller for my DAW (Sonar), very good keyboard bed / action and quality (in my limited experience)... just... shorty keys.
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Chritine, I really can't answer your questions. Please read what the others have written. I know this is a very nice keyboard, looks nice, I like the white, and you will not be disappointed with it. I Love it too!
1931976
To nagappa...I'd like to ask if the layout of the keys of a Bilingual keyboard any different from the American standard keyboard? Basically, what I'm really trying to say is--do they have the exact layout? Please, let me know. Thank you.
529378
Yes, the space bar is a little louder than other keys. It doesn't bother me though - I rather like the difference in sound as it confirms i have entered a space when i intend to. Interestingly, I was actually unaware of the difference until you brought it to my attention!
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Has anyone had problems with the keyboard "sticking" on the last letter you typed? (Like thisssssssss)? It also will not do an upper case I--this just started today. Am wondering if I need to return this.
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The number and letter keys should fit just fine. It is just the outlying keys that sometimes have a different configuration. They are made for macs, but tend to fit a lot of PC keyboards as well.
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YIKES! I planned to get some color...only for the fun. I'll have to go in person and check the keyboards (black VS color). Thanks for this good info.
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It does have full size kb. Spacing seems standard to me. The only thing that really sucks about the pc is win 8.
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I love mine!!! The keys do not touch the screen at all. There is plenty of space between the keys and screen....The padding is great. Plus I use a screen protector. KATHY
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Hi, I bought the keyboard for my 7-year old daughter to practice and can only compare to a piano at her teacher's home. I would say that the keys seem the same width as the keys on a piano, but look a bit shorter in length. Hope this helps.
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Totally normal, but both keys are smaller than the ones on the right. I say normal because I don't notice it at all. Both appear to be about 2/3 the size of their opposite keys.
554010
From my experience and what I can tell, the keys are standard size. I used to own a Korg Tritan back in the day, and from a key size perspective, the keys appear to be the same size.
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Kent...UPDATE to my Post under C. Watts - I was able to reinstall the keyboard and get the F5 key to work. While the quality of materials is lower on the current generation of keyboards, mine is working fine and the quality is acceptable. As far as spacebar issues and such, I think it's just a break-in period you have to go through. And truthfully, this is the best layout of a keyboard I've ever used. I use it every day, all day long and just would not want to be without the split design.
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As others have said, the keys are full size. They're plastic and feel more like a low-end portable organ than a piano-- i.e., they aren't weighted or semi-weighted, and feel a little "springy" as you're playing. I'm used to playing this type of keyboard, so it doesn't bother me, but people who are more used to a piano keyboard may need to adjust to them a bit. There are 4 touch sensitivity settings, so you can set it to three levels of touch sensitivity (low, medium, or high) or turn the touch sensitivity off entirely (the fourth setting).
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thanks for the info... unfortunately i bought the stupid external keyboard before reading this :P
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The key are completely flat, with very little space between keys. When I tried it out at the store, my finger tips kept getting pinched between the keys. My AS1810 is coming next week. Being a former ThinkPad user, I think it's going to take some time for me to adjust to the Acer keyboard.