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stigolsen

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Hi,

I want to learn to play piano from my sofa. Any small sofa piano/synthz available? I have heard about Yamaha Reface. Any I should look into? I want it to be as small as the midi boards but they dont have internal microphones and that is a must.

Best, Stig

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hfmadopter

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Re: Sofa piano suggestions

Reply #1 on: August 22, 2015, 09:43:35 PM

Do you mean internal speakers or did you really mean microphones ?

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Re: Sofa piano suggestions

Reply #2 on: August 22, 2015, 10:12:51 PM

Why not a grand?

Or something like this?

Half joke, half serious. I've been looking for a small keyboard with its own bullt-in sound, full-size/weighted keys for years. Haven't found anything. Still doesn't look like it...
https://www.synthtopia.com/content/2015/07/07/yamaha-debuts-four-reface-mobile-mini-keyboards/

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stigolsen

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Re: Sofa piano suggestions

Reply #3 on: August 23, 2015, 08:42:43 AM

Internal speakers

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stigolsen

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Re: Sofa piano suggestions

Reply #4 on: August 23, 2015, 08:44:32 AM

Could something with less keys be an alternative you think?

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hfmadopter

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Re: Sofa piano suggestions

Reply #5 on: August 23, 2015, 10:34:30 AM

The YDP 235 Yamaha has 76 keys and internal speakers. But most all 61 key pianos/synths have headphone output on them. Add a set of headphones and buy any one of those. You did say must have speakers though, so I wasn't mentioning that till now.

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stigolsen

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Re: Sofa piano suggestions

Reply #6 on: August 23, 2015, 02:24:36 PM

Thank you, but that is way to wide for a sofa piano. Do I need as much as 60 keys?

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hfmadopter

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Re: Sofa piano suggestions

Reply #7 on: August 23, 2015, 09:29:01 PM

Quote from: stigolsen on August 23, 2015, 02:24:36 PM

Thank you, but that is way to wide for a sofa piano. Do I need as much as 60 keys?

They make smaller synths from pro grade to toys. You probably would have to use headphones.

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Re: Sofa piano suggestions

Reply #8 on: August 25, 2015, 01:26:17 AM

Market niche.... Market niche....

Or it's too small of a niche and they won't make any money off it.

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Re: Sofa piano suggestions

Reply #9 on: August 25, 2015, 01:32:08 AM

I'm getting sucked back in....

What I found before (and again now) are MIDI controllers. But they don't have internal sounds.

Which leads me to synthesizers...

https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20150223006329/en/Elektron%E2%80%99s-Flagship-%E2%80%9CAnalog-Keys%E2%80%9D-Professional-Analog-Synthesizer#.VdvEr_-FNDw

https://www.akaipro.com/product/miniak

https://www.zzounds.com/item--KORR3

Which are probably more expensive but still don't have a piano sound... because they're synthesizers.

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