Monday, August 22, 2011

Buying A Digital Keyboard? Read This First

By Andrew Strauss Laeddis


To become a pianist you need three things: talent, training, and an instrument. A pianist no matter how talented or how trained he is, will still produce unimpressive tunes if he plays on a substandard piano.

Some individuals who would like to learn how to play the piano are immediately dissuaded by the prices, especially on acoustic ones. If you are a beginner, getting a good quality but less expensive digital keyboard would be a much better option.

There are five general types of digital keyboards. 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. It typically has fewer functions as an arranger, but offer a more professional keyboard sound. 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. Their intuitive step-up learning systems make them popular choices among novices. 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. For less than $170 you already get a 61-key digital keyboard with a huge range of features and functions. 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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