Why are individual piano / synthesizer keys so long, when only a small portion of the key is used when playing?
In: 32
Because that way the player has a much bigger range of control over how quiet or loud the notes will be, because it takes a relatively large difference in key-strike force to effect any given difference in the intensity of the note sounded. If the lever (key) was shorter, the player would have to modulate their key-strike force a whole lot more precisely, over a much narrower range; it would be a lot harder to control.
Latest Answers