Are 88 Keys Essential

Keyboards are probably the most useful instrument when it comes to music creation. You can make any sound with a keyboard using the proper software, something you cannot do with most any other instrument. So why invest in a 88 key keyboard? To most they are considered to be to large and a waste of space when you can use a 25, 49, or even 66 to do essentially the same thing. Even though it is true you can do essentially the same thing with a 25, 49, or 66 key keyboard what is not always thought of is how much faster you can do it when using a 88 key keyboard. I have a 88 key Yamaha standard keyboard that I use quite often especially when trying to lay down that complex piano track that changes octaves two or three times. The 88 keys give you such a broad spectrum of control whether playing a piano or laying down a synth bass track, instead of switching octaves two or three times while you are trying to record the entire surface of keys are right in front of you. Now of course its not the same as my Axiom 25 and I am not going to pick it up and take it with me when i am on the go it is a especially useful instrument when I am recording in the studio. So next time you are looking at buying that new keyboard for studio use only why not up it to an 88 key and see how much you can really use those extra keys.