Strings and Piano Keyboard

Synth Strings Music Keyboard is a simple Android musical keyboard app that features realistic sounds for the following instruments: Orchestral Strings, Violin, Cello, Pizzicato, Orchestra Hit, and grand piano. The musical keyboard app features five (5) octaves and a maximum of thirteen (13) note polyphony, where users can play thirteen notes simultaneously without loss. The sounds are generated using audio streams and sound parameters cannot be changed as compared to real synthesizer keyboards. The tuning is preset at 440 kHz standard tuning or ISO 16 and cannot be changed. While it is intended for personal entertainment purposes or as a pocket musical toy, Synth Strings Music Keyboard can also be used to tune physical instruments, to identify notes while studying unfamiliar tunes, and possibly perform with other users as an ensemble while using the app.

Device Compatibility and Features:

Synth Strings Music Keyboard is optimized for 4 inch and larger screen size smartphones, 7 inch and 10.1 inch tablets in both portrait and landscape modes. The layout of octave and instrument selection controls is designed for one touch quick access while changing preferences and parameters and achieved by simply touching a button. Changing octaves is simple and is achieved by touching the corresponding octave number at the octave buttons array located at the left side of the keyboard. Changing instrument sounds is also a one touch event and is achieved by touching the corresponding buttons located at the top of the keyboard.

Synth Strings Music Keyboard features two keyboard layouts to choose from. One row keys layout which is the default layout which consists of seventeen (17) keys with a default instrument set to Strings, and default octave set to play from C5 to E6. The other layout is two rows of keys consisting thirty-four (34) keys and octave can be set to play a rage of notes from C2 to A7.

Staccato playing style for Strings, Violin, Cello, and Grand Piano is not supported but can be achieved using Pizzicato instead. Sustaining notes for Strings, Violin, and Cello is not one touch/long key press events compared to using real keyboards but can be achieved through successive touching of the particular key or keys in focus and still not a one touch event for the current version of the app. The Grand Piano sounds are preset with certain amount of sustains and cannot be changed for an abrupt stop as in Staccato style.

With all the simplicity mentioned above, the app is easy to use and also enjoyable in a certain way.