Question on the microbrute keys

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Question on the microbrute keys

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Quick question on the microbrute keys. I know they are mini keys. I don't like mini keys (I grew up as a piano player). However, the worse thing about them are how hard it is to press them down on the black keys and the top parts of white keys. I haven't had many instruments with mini keys, so I don't know if this is something that all mini keys have, or just certain ones. If all mini keys are like this, never mind. However, if its just certain ones, then here's my question. An example of these hard to push down keys are on the minilab midi controller. If anyone knows what I'm talking about, then are the keys on the microbrute like that, or not?

P.S. (maybe the minilab keys are like that so they can be velocity sensitive? in that case, would the microbrute, since its not velocity sensitive, not be that way?)

I'd like to be able to get a microbrute for size, price, and features (sequencer+mod matrix) but the keys might force me to get a mini.
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I just got a microbrute, and I'm not really much of a keys player but I'll try to answer. The top of the white keys do get hard to press down, but the black keys all seem alright to me. Not the response of a piano or nice weighted keys but responsive enough for me to play to my limited ability.
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Re: Question on the microbrute keys

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I am not a traditional keys player either, and I understand adjusting technique is a pain, but since it is a monophonic synth I never found myself hitting the top of the white keys.
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