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Subject: Influx: Digital Piano
Original Message Date: 04-Nov-02 @ 09:25 PM - Influx: Digital Piano
My girl wants a piano. We live in an apartment. So we are looking at digital pianos, something with weighted keys, pedals, and good sound. New or used, somewhere between $500 and $1400 is acceptable.
We played on at mars that she liked, a roland mdp-311 or some such, but its gone now. Any suggestions?
Message 12/23 23-Nov-02 @ 08:28 PM - RE: Influx: Digital Piano
not like I play piano
Message 13/23 23-Nov-02 @ 09:43 PM - RE: Influx: Digital Piano
At least that's my understanding of it.
psy
Message 16/23 24-Nov-02 @ 12:30 PM - RE: Influx: Digital Piano
Aftertouch is also needed so you can strike the key twice without letting it decay - like in the start of "fur elise".
Also you need proper aftertouch, not just channel aftertouch because each piano key has separate felt. Problem with running this form of aftertouch is that it clogs the midi-channel.
Another thing, she will need pedals one the keyboard, most keyboards have this offering.
Regards, BJT.
Message 17/23 24-Nov-02 @ 01:41 PM - RE: Influx: Digital Piano
A bad keyboard would mean she would develop bad habits from it and do poorly on practice exams.
I'm assuming she's seventh grade or something.
Message 18/23 24-Nov-02 @ 02:55 PM - RE: Influx: Digital Piano
probably done her grade 7 by now.
i don't get the aftertouch though, "when you release the key the felt touches the string and the note decays. The pressure you keep on the key controls the felt -> aftertouch"
then surely it should be a note off velocity, you'd have to learn some freaky skills to press harder/softer on the keys after you pressed them first in order to control the speed of the felt going back to the strings.
Message 19/23 24-Nov-02 @ 05:34 PM - RE: Influx: Digital Piano
The expression you use after you hit the key is critical to playing concert piano.
And she will need 88 keys.
Message 20/23 24-Nov-02 @ 07:52 PM - RE: Influx: Digital Piano
...ok apparently not. Just did a search and I guess it's not so rare nowadays. So yeah, that's cool. I want a new controller now.
The weighting of the keys is very important though. At Berklee I was too lazy to go over to the piano practice rooms so I would do my scales and etudes at home on my Roland A-33 (unweighted) controller. Needless to say by the time proficiencies came around my wrists couldn't handle the weight of the piano hammers and they turned to jelly by the end of a tune. I had wussy little girly hands So yeah, weighting is quite important.
psy
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