Do all 24 keys (black and white) function? Also, can you play more than one key simultaneously. Or only one at a time?
52362
Yes, you can play it like a piano ... you can even play your own notes to make music
52363
Yes all keys work & I'm not home right now to test it yet I do believe they can be played simultaneously. It legitimately sounds like a real piano/keyboard.
52364
Yes, all keys work and you can play more than one key at a time...I was playing chop sticks from the movie big (tom hanks) and it sounded great!
297764
It doesn't respond well to the dual modifier keys test about 60% work, but with a single modifier key and multiple normal keys including F keys it works fine not including the number pad. Modifier Keys + Z + XCVBNM&lt;&gt;?ASDFGHJKL:"}{POIUYTREWQ!@#$%^&*()_+| | F1-F12 Up Down Left Right Apps Right/Left Windows Alt Ctrl Modifier Keys + Many keys as I can hold down and type still works as well Normal char keys many as I can hold down and the rest of the keyboard works as long as it's the first keys are not modifiers. If you tell me what you need to work exactly I'll try it for you and even download the game if it's not giant like 20GB. I already I have a huge lib of mmorpg, fps, rhythm, and bullet hell. If your game is of that genre I most likely have it installed. As for the keyboard itself it's a bit banged up today, but still going strong and I've hit over the 10 million press mark alone on the Q W A S D E keys and over 8 on Up Down Left Right. What can I say I'm a gaming junkie and I've wore the rubber off lol. -Andrew
2218597
Yes, you would hit all three keys. It's not difficult. This may not be the best keyboard if you plan to use F keys a lot or a number pad. It is ideal, however, if you plan to write on it. It's still my favorite keyboard after many years of extensive use. You can also reassign the function and control keys easily.
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Yes, it does. I'm using the 64-bit version of Windows 7 Home Premium. I can't play MIDIs through my current keyboard (a Casio CTK-900) with it (though I've got every confidence that it will be 100% compatible with another keyboard which allows for doing so), but I have been able to play melodies on it by pressing certain keys on my main laptop (a Compaq Presario CQ57).
439156
Maybe there are less expensive higher-function keyboards out there, but I have not found them. I used my first digital keyboard (61 keys) for 15 years.... the only reason I moved up earlier last year was to get a 77-key model. As I recall, most sounds and ryhthms were the same. The biggest change was a shift from a MIDI interface to a USB. I think this model is good for another dozen years.
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Shortly after asking the question I found the answer. It wasn't the drivers, nor the operating system. The problem was that while the computer may have a whole lot of midi drivers on it if we use a lot of different midi devices, let's say we have 20; well the Korg nanoKontrol will only be recognized if it's one of the first 9 to be installed. Kind of like Justin Beeber at Disneyland....if he can't be at the front of the line, he won't go. BUT the fix for it is in this YouTube video. The guy shows all the steps to take: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9OfwDr8oYQ
1491829
I'm using one right now. The media keys for next/last track, play/pause, stop, and mute all work. The volume knob doesn't, nor do the programmable keys along the top above the function keys. I like the way the keyboard types and I don't use those other keys at all so it isn't much of a detriment to me. I do wish the volume knob worked but that's about it.
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It mostly works out of the box in Ubuntu 14.04.2. The play/pause and volume keys work but the rest of the media keys seem to be a no-op, and only a few keys on the detached numpad work (calculator shortcut, clear, backspace, enter) and I can't figure out how to make the rest work (numlock, 0-9, ., and the operators)
1004916
I can press 10 keys simultaneously and get them all down, so practically it should be as much as you need.
1803885
It can be set to any of 24 different colors. Or, it can cycle through the colors in a sort of light show. You can even set the display and the keys to two different colors.
1019949
I've used it with Komplete 9. Unless 10 is radically different, it's pretty much just a matter of opening KOntakt and choosing Triple Play as your midi controller. Velocity isn't going to be as controllable as with a keyboard, but it does work, amazingly. Latency is non-existent as long as you have your buffer settings correct. I've had to make readjustments with successive OS X upgrades, but that's a Mac problem. The Triple Play software is mostly used for calibration and playing with different sounds, but it's not required just to function as a controller. I play it through my iPad with Sample Tank as well. I've used it with Komplete 9. Unless 10 is radically different, it's pretty much just a matter of opening KOntakt and choosing Triple Play as your midi controller. Velocity isn't going to be as controllable as with a keyboard, but it does work, amazingly. Latency is non-existent as long as you have your buffer settings correct. I've had to make readjustments with successive OS X upgrades, but that's a Mac problem. The Triple Play software is mostly used for calibration and playing with different sounds, but it's not required just to function as a controller. I play it through my iPad with... » Read More I've used it with Komplete 9. Unless 10 is radically different, it's pretty much just a matter of opening KOntakt and choosing Triple Play as your midi controller. Velocity isn't going to be as controllable as with a keyboard, but it does work, amazingly. Latency is non-existent as long as you have your buffer settings correct. I've had to make readjustments with successive OS X upgrades, but that's a Mac problem. The Triple Play software is mostly used for calibration and playing with different sounds, but it's not required just to function as a controller. I play it through my iPad with Sample Tank as well. « Show Less
1273214
no you can count your key's not the F key's. Top row is 1-10 so if it say's key 3 you just countin 3 key's and you got it
17990
The sounds are as described by the last answerer. There are not that many, but you can mix any two of them at once (and split the keyboard additionally) to get some good layered sounds. You can also alter the ambience and reverb to further refine the sounds. All sounds are good, the pianos (which is really what most of use the keyboard for) are quite good. The lack of choices of sounds is a positive aspect in my opinion. You turn it on and just start to play, as opposed to fiddling with a hundred settings, as I find myself doing on my Motif XF. If you need more sounds, the unit has Midi USB and DIN functionality, so the sonic possibilities are endless as a midi controller. The sounds are as described by the last answerer. There are not that many, but you can mix any two of them at once (and split the keyboard additionally) to get some good layered sounds. You can also alter the ambience and reverb to further refine the sounds. All sounds are good, the pianos (which is really what most of use the keyboard for) are quite good. The lack of choices of sounds is a positive aspect in my opinion. You turn it on and just start to play, as opposed to fiddling with a hundred settings, as I find myself doing on my Motif XF. If you need more sounds, the unit has Midi USB... » Read More The sounds are as described by the last answerer. There are not that many, but you can mix any two of them at once (and split the keyboard additionally) to get some good layered sounds. You can also alter the ambience and reverb to further refine the sounds. All sounds are good, the pianos (which is really what most of use the keyboard for) are quite good. The lack of choices of sounds is a positive aspect in my opinion. You turn it on and just start to play, as opposed to fiddling with a hundred settings, as I find myself doing on my Motif XF. If you need more sounds, the unit has Midi USB and DIN functionality, so the sonic possibilities are endless as a midi controller. « Show Less
2022907
Yes. Polyphony depends on the software you're using, however the LaunchKey is capable of sending multiple MIDI messages simultaneously.
693480
Yes, you can play more than one note at a time. Pitch is tinny but relatively true? I don't know about carpet.
2021519
Keys are full-size. Unfortunately if I play more than 2 keys at once, i.e. a simple 3 note chord, I get a very ugly sounding 4th note. Can't figure out if its a defect in the unit or if it's supposed to do that. I use it to practice choral music so I'm mostly a one note at time musician but sure would be nice to hear a chord without it sounding dissident.
1791235
No, its all or nothing. They can be any color you want but not individual keys. The WSAD keys are physically different colors on mine though (Grey wsad vs black).