im looking for a lap keyboard...

[naer1]

Hi, I currently have a yamaha portable, but the sound isn't punchy or any umph to it. I tried the kawai x30 for a while and I liked that better

 

Looking for a lap portable that's lightweight, has cool sounds and a good piano sound. Probably 49 keys. And it has to not need a sustain pedal

 

Anything? Thanks

[Daniel Heslop]

Korg Kross maybe? It is feather light and has some decent sounds in it.

[naer1]

The weight is OK on the kross, but I want something not so lengthy that I can play on my lap. The Yamaha I got is the right size, but I need a sustain pedal for it and the sound is weak. Open for more suggestions

[Brettymike]

Any keyboard without a sustain pedal is quite limiting of course , piano would almost be out of the question for a start.

 

Brett

[Tom Williams]

I'm not sure of the phrase "Not need a sustain pedal." No keyboard I know of requires the pedal. If you leave the pedal unattached, the notes only hold while you push the keys, which I assume is the goal.

 

The Roland Lucina is quite small. It's likely the most lapworthy pro keyboard out there at this time.

[16251]

There's a lengthy thread about this if you search. I bought a Korg microSTATION for this very purpose, among other uses. Used it a few times, ended up selling it.

 

Now I'm looking for a sofa with wheels that will raise and lower. This way I can stay on sofa and with remote control can move to piano without leaving sofa.

[Sven Golly]

My take on this, if I may interject, is that our new member is, perhaps, confined to a wheelchair, so is unable to use a sustain pedal.

 

There are a number of 'beginner' keyboards that have a Sustain button that turns sustain on and off for just such a situation. Unfortunately none of those are 49 keys, nor do they have 'oomph'.

 

At this point, it will undoubtedly be a situation of picking what is absolutely necessary and what you can live without. 'Oomph' may have to fall in the latter category, I'm afraid.

 

(alternatively, you could get yourself an external speaker, like an IK Multimedia iLoud that has plenty of 'oomph' when you need it).

[CEB]

I use the Gaia as a laptop board with headphones. Write right a lot if patches from my bed or couch while watching football.

 

How about a yamaha MX49 and headphones?

[naer1]

Does the Lucina have the sustain button?

[Annuello]

Could you use a Push To Talk button as a sustain "pedal"? It just a switch after all, assuming no half-peddling. Velcro/2-sided-tape the PTT button to your keyboard of choice where it ergonomically suits you. The only thing to look out for is whether the sustain pedal (and PTT button) is Normallly Closed or Normally Open.

 

Annuello.

[WesG]

The PTT button is an interesting idea. It is better than the only other good alternative -- excellent legato technique.

 

Many keyboards (yamaha in particular) auto-detect the sustain switch type during power up.

 

Wes

[Tom Williams]

Does the Lucina have the sustain button?

Horribly, no. You can configure the pressure bar to do that, losing any expression otherwise available in the pressure bar.