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Varholiaglimp
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May 16, 2017
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A Varmilo VB87M with Reds (my first Massdrop purchase) even though I wanted Browns or Clears. Trouble was, I'd been waiting for the drop to return for months and thought I might never see it again. This was just after MD's inception, so we hadn't seen the site's repeat cycles or known which brands and models reappeared. Still, Reds were a monumentally asinine switch for a piano player to choose.
Love the keyboard itself. Perhaps I'll look into switching switches.
May 16, 2017
StoneBone
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May 17, 2017
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VarholiaglimpCould you expand on why switch-type would feel different with piano experience?
May 17, 2017
Varholiaglimp
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May 17, 2017
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StoneBoneI'll explain, as long as you realize I would never presume to speak for all keyboard/piano players:
The alphanumeric keyboards I grew up with had light action, as do electronic music keyboards without weighted (or semi-weighted) keys.
Acoustic piano action ranges from moderately light to quite heavy.
I grew up playing on an Emerson baby grand with action so stiff that it seemed to prevent one friend of mine from even trotting out Bach's two-part invention in B-Flat Major. I used to play Hindemith sonatas, Bartok, Franck, various composers' etudes, and multiple kinds of music on that same Emerson, so it didn't pose any problems for me.
That's why I prefer switches with more weight.
It's very possible that another pianist who is also a typist might develop totally different standards for touch in each case, just as I have in using synths with feather-light action in the studio to play things like rapid-fire repetitions on the same key (isn't that why many gamers like lighter switches -- to do the same thing?). For specific kinds of work, light action can be fun.
However, now that I've tried mechanical keyboards, I find that clears and greens are more to my liking than even browns and blues. I might like blacks as well, but I have yet to try them.
Make sense, StoneBone?
May 17, 2017
TTheuns
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Jun 18, 2017
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VarholiaglimpI'm surprised Clears are heavy enough for you.
Jun 18, 2017
Varholiaglimp
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Jun 20, 2017
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TTheunsThey seem to be heavy enough.
I haven't tried anything heavier except an 80g grey switch intended only for the space bar. I didn't love it on the other keys because it seemed slow on the uptake.
I'd love to try 67g and 78g Zealios, though.
Jun 20, 2017
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