Monday, June 21, 2010

Digital Piano Keyboards

Digital Piano Keyboards are usually small in size compared to the acoustic piano. Usually they have keys from 20 to 88 keys and 4-5 octaves to 8-9 octaves. Most people prefer to buy this as they are portable and they have different variations or can say modifications of sounds.

The keys are smaller compared to the acoustic piano which makes the handling of the keys easier. This insturment also occupies minimal space compared to the acoustic Piano and they also come in different sizes suitable for any individual person. Compared to the acoustic Piano the Digital Piano is cheap and it enables one to use a USB connection to connect to a computer and sometimes even the MIDI format to connect to the computer.

In a Digital Keyboard one has to see to certain things which are a necessity as it is costly. We should check the instrument thoroughly before paying for it. Things like the speaker, chords, sound control, external chords, the volume control, head phones. Should also check the functions of each keys as some keys may not function properly, so make sure you play and see all the keys and the necessary buttons. Some cheap quality Pianos tend to have lack of certain off notes, they might have even the tempo problem so see to that what you buy is worth the money you pay. There is no harm in paying some more for the best quality and a long lasted.

There are many manufactures in the market, namely Casio, Yamaha, Roland, Korg, Kawai, Suzuki, Ketron, Kurzweil, Gem, etc. The Casio is the first and economical, and the Roland Company is the best among the Digital Piano Keyboards. Yamaha is said to be the most popular. Korg is said to be on the higher end and are cheaper but do not have the quality of Yamaha or Roland. Kawai Keybaords are light weighted and has a fabulous sound effect. Gem Keyboards are very visibly good but they lack the quality and sound performance. Ketron Keyboards are much more costly but they are good. Suzuki does not have good quality. Kurzweil also has a good sound effect.

The has six advantages compared to the acoustic piano, which are, the Digital Piano keyboard is affordable by many as the acoustic is very costly, the Piano keyboard is portable, it has various sound varieties like we can play the harmonica, guitar, drums, strings, vibraphones, bass, etc. The Digital Piano Keyboard has MIDI or USB facility to connect to the computer. There is no disturbance for the neighbors as one can use the headphones and listen to their play and finally and most importantly the Digital Piano keyboard does not need tuning of the keys as it is digital there is no chance of the tune setting changing but the acoustic piano need tuning to be done once in every two years.

Finally, the difference between the Digital Piano and the acoustic piano is that the acoustic Piano has hammers and strings to play. When the keys are pressed the hammer hits the strings to play the sound which delays the sound timings but in a Digital Piano Keyboard has sensor which is digital and the sounds are transmitted using an amplifier and speakers, and you can control the volume level from low to high.

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