So you've decided to go with a digital piano instead of acoustic. Congratulations, you made the initial choice. But this is only the first step. The choice of a digital piano can be overwhelming. There are so many digital pianos on the market, you must ensure that the model is right for you. You do not want to pay for features you will never use, and do not want to omit features that are important to you. This article will help you find the bestDecision.
What is important to you?
What do you want with the digital piano that you could do with an acoustic guitar? Portability can be an important feature. If yes, go with a "digital stage piano." This is in contrast with the portable digital pianos in cabinets or in digital pianos that are stationary.
If you are just starting to play a digital piano that feels like a sound move. This is important so that you can use to be the feeling of a piano "true", if you contact yourInstructor home or in a public place like a church. I would also recommend, not too much. You may decide that the piano is not for you after a while ', and do not want to spend too much money until you are sure that you are here to stay. There are cheap (less than $ 600 or $ 500) digital pianos, acoustic pianos, such as touch and sound decent enough for the beginner.
How does it feel?
Most digital piano owners want the feeling of an acoustic piano. Many have weighedButtons that mimic the effect of striking hammers of acoustic pianos. But they can feel different from a digital piano to another. So try some out. There is no point in going into the details of how individual producers to simulate an acoustic sensation. The quick and dirty explanation is sufficient.
Acoustic piano with a hammer mechanism. Press the button, which causes a hammer to strike the strings. Some keyboards use digital simulation mechanisms hammer to emulate that feeling. These areweighted hammer-action keys. These digital pianos feel more like an acoustic piano. The nearest airport is easy with weighted keys. The keys have a weight in them, would have to simulate the resistance of an acoustic piano key, but the system does not contain striking hammer. Finally, there are no weighted keys. These are like a typical synthesizer or an organ. They feel nothing like an acoustic piano.
You play an acoustic guitar to get the feel of it, then you have something to compareif the right feel forgotten for a piano.In digital, plus the feeling of the keys, you do not feel the pedal. Many digital pianos with a pedal that does not seem cheap or as it is a real piano pedal. The pedals are cheap some difficulty and frustration, the players, because sometimes like pushing your foot movements. This can be very annoying. It is worth to invest in a pedal that is hard and firm. Make sure that if your digital pianodoes not come with one, that the manufacturer is one that is adaptable to sell your piano.
Some digital pianos supports multiple levels of pedals to simulate an acoustic piano. On an acoustic guitar, you can make the different levels of sustainability, achieving a sustain pedal to be more or less. Some digital pianos imitate this. The most economical are only allowed on / off sustain pedal, pressing means, and it is on. There is no halfway.
How it worksSound?
Digital piano makers use different techniques to sample sounds. Your digital piano plays the recording of sampled sounds. Since manufacturers use different techniques to use all the pianos sound a little 'different. If you are one who sounds like an acoustic guitar wants to play a beep in the store and immediately confronted with drag digital piano into account in the same shop.
Some questions to keep in mind:
1) How many speakers are used and what size are they?In general, the more the better.
2) How strong is the amp? Louder is better in general. Although there is no need to play very loud, the sound quality will be better if the charge amplifier is not of himself.
3) decay of the note lists. He hit a note and hold it down hard. Listen to how long it takes to "disappear" the note. Note disappeared as an acoustic piano is that?
4) How sound through headphones? If you are going to playheadphones to not disturb the neighbors or family members, make sure it sounds good in your headphones.
5) Does it sound like an acoustic piano? You have to hear both an acoustic and digital piano to see how close they sound to each other. If you can't tell much of a difference that's a good thing.
Polyphony
Polyphony is the number of notes that can be played at once on the digital piano. Mine has 32 note polyphony, but some digital pianos go up to 128 and beyond. We only have 10 fingers, but using the sustain pedal, you can hold out numerous notes. Thus, you need more than 10-note polyphony. You don't want to lose notes when holding the sustain pedal because your polyphony is too low.
If you get 32 note polyphony you'll probably be ok. Plus, newer digital piano models use advanced algorithms to determine which notes to drop off if the max polyphony is reached. This means that in the rare event you exceed your polyphony max, the keyboard will determine which notes could be dropped without anyone noticing.
If you are sequencing or doing different voices over recordings on your keyboard you may need more than 32 note polyphony since each new voice will contribute to the maximum amount of notes your keyboard will play at once. Of course, if you are doing more advanced techniques such as this, you are probably already aware of this and would choose a keyboard with higher polyphony.
Design and Display
Design is important if it will function as a furniture piece as well as an instrument. Very important for rooms that get a lot of traffic. If your piano will be in a room that gets little traffic, this probably won't be an issue.
Also, make sure the buttons are set up in a logical fashion. You want it to be easy to use. Make sure none of the buttons could be accidentally hit while playing the keyboard. This could change your settings in the middle of a performance. How embarrassing! Get a good look at the digital piano and the layout. See some videos of digital pianos [http://www.digitalpianoguide.com] Notice which ones have designs and button formats that are appealing to you.
You also want to make sure you have a good LCD display screen. It helps you know which features are being used. My digital piano does not have an LCD read out. This was frustrating at first when setting the metronome to a specific beat. However, a quick look through the instruction manual solved this. Plus, since it is a feature that is used often, I soon memorized it and no longer needed to consult the manual.
The point is, if you want to make sure you get to use all the features you paid for, it's easier to do that with a well organized LCD display. If you want to save money and get one without an LCD (like I did), then read your manual closely to learn how to manipulate the keyboard buttons to achieve the desired result.
Bells and Whistles
What other features are you looking for in a digital piano? Many come with extra bells and whistles, some you may need, some you won't, and some that you'll think are "cool" at first but never use.
Most will have multiple instrument sounds, or voices. You should get over at least 10 different voices with a typical digital piano. You can also get:
Recording capabilities
Keyboard splitting ability (half of the keyboard plays one instrument while the other half plays another)
Voice layering (plays two instruments at the same time)
Metronome
Pre-recorded songs
Teaching techniques (such as silencing the left-hand part of a pre-recorded song so you can learn it while the recording continues playing the right hand part)
And other features...I hope this has helped in your search for the right digital piano.
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