Monday, August 22, 2011

Buying A Digital Keyboard? Read This First

By Andrew Strauss Laeddis


Commitment to training, talent and a top notch instrument makes a great pianist. A pianist no matter how talented or how trained he is, will still produce unimpressive tunes if he plays on a substandard piano.

Some do not pursue a piano training simply because they think that pianos are expensive. If you are just starting to learn how to play the piano, you can get one that is reasonably priced, like a digital keyboard.

Digital keyboards have five general types. First of which are digital pianos, which are good for those who are still starting out, because they are simple and easy to use. Intermediate users will find arrangers more adapted to their skill level, and they can use the automatic accompaniment to simulate playing with a band. Stage pianos, as the term implies are made for those who intend to use it for onstage performances. While not as feature rich as an arranger, the sound it generates is much bolder. Advanced piano players can tinker around with workstations and synthesizers. These types allow you sequence, record, edit music as well as manipulate waveforms. Because they are the most feature-rich of the bunch they also command the heftiest price tag.

Among the many brands of digital pianos available these days, low-priced but feature-dense Casio pianos remain to be in demand. They are best known for their topnotch beginner pianos which come built in with step-up learning systems. Casio also incorporated a music challenge feature to most of their beginner keyboards to provide a fun learning experience. High-end Casio pianos also have tri-sensor scaled hammer-action and ivory touch keyboards which gives its users almost the same audible and aesthetic delight of a concert piano.

For those who are just starting out, the CTK-2100 is already a good piano. It is a good buy at $170 because you already get a 61-key unit which already feature-rich. Tutees will find the voice fingering guide on the CTK-2100 very helpful during practices. It also has the AHL audio technology which reproduces the rich buttery tones of a real grand piano.




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