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From: boris@tornado.Berkeley.EDU (Boris Chen)
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Subject: Re: Recommendations about digital keyboards
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Date: 13 Sep 90 06:57:13 GMT
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In article <1014@tcs.tcs.com> swami@moonwalker.tcs.com (Venkates Swaminathan) writes:
>
>I have been learning how to play the piano for the last couple of years,
>and am considering buying one. One of my options is buying a digital piano
>so that I can hook it up to a computer and use both of them to compose
>music.
>
>I'd like recommendations from people on the net about
>
>(1) How does the feel of an electronic keyboard compare to a real piano?
>(2) How does the sound of an electronic piano compare to that of an
>acoustic one?
>(3) What are the advantages/disadvantages of both choices

I have played the piano for most of my life, and have always found it
difficult to really play a synth. The feel is totally different. On
a synth there is no feel. There is no action.

If you want a keyboard that is playable, I recommend the Yamaha Clavinova
or other similar keyboard. One with weighted keys that simulate piano
action.

If you are serious about playing the piano, IMHO, nothing replaces a
grand. Weak action destroys technique.

As far as sound goes, the Clavinova's sound is digitized off a grand,
but I have heard that other keyboards come closer to a real piano. But
nothing can replace a piano, since there are too many tones possible
to be digitized. Everything played on a electronic keyboard is too
uniform in tone, and often times far from realistic.


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