Touchweight measuring on a weighted synth. RH2 too heavy.
Posted: Mon Mar 04, 2013 2:55 pm
http://www.pianofinders.com/educational/touchweight.htm
I just measured the downweight on an RH2, and it came out rather high, as expected. 68-70 grams in the highest register, and I ran out of coins anywhere lower than that, since even a bit over 70 grams wasn't enough to make the keys depress. While it's generally 50 grams that's considered normal, 30 on the lighter actions. I haven't measured the upweight, but it's probably rather sluggish as well.
The question is, when measuring the downweight on an acoustic, the important point is to depress the sustain pedal, and we don't have any similar impact from a digital pedal on a synth. However, if we're talking about static touchweight here, i.e. the smallest weight required to make the key go down, it still might be quite informative.
Have you measured the touchweight on your weighted synths? RH3 anyone?
I just measured the downweight on an RH2, and it came out rather high, as expected. 68-70 grams in the highest register, and I ran out of coins anywhere lower than that, since even a bit over 70 grams wasn't enough to make the keys depress. While it's generally 50 grams that's considered normal, 30 on the lighter actions. I haven't measured the upweight, but it's probably rather sluggish as well.
The question is, when measuring the downweight on an acoustic, the important point is to depress the sustain pedal, and we don't have any similar impact from a digital pedal on a synth. However, if we're talking about static touchweight here, i.e. the smallest weight required to make the key go down, it still might be quite informative.
Have you measured the touchweight on your weighted synths? RH3 anyone?