Monday, August 22, 2011

Digital Keyboards: Make Beautiful Music For A Fraction Of The Cost

By Andrew Strauss Laeddis


Commitment to training, talent and a top notch instrument makes a great pianist. Even the greatest piano virtuoso will find it difficult to reproduce his award winning pieces on a piano that is below par to begin with.

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.

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. Arrangers are loaded with features that allow you to be a one-man band, that is, it can provide you automatic drum, bass and chord accompaniment. Those who perform onstage will require the richer tones of a digital stage piano. 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. More work can be done on these systems such as sequencing, recording or editing music as well as manipulating waveforms. Their professional extra features make them the most expensive among the five.

There are several digital piano manufacturers out there, but Casio pianos are one of the most sought-after primarily because they are feature-rich yet inexpensive. 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 beginners, getting the CTK-2100 is a wise decision. 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. Using AHL audio technology, these keyboards provide almost the same sweet tunes produced by a real grand piano.




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