What are Digital Pianos?
Acoustic vs digital piano: A digital piano is a type of electronic keyboard instrument designed to serve primarily as an alternative to the traditional acoustic piano, both in the way it feels to play and in the sound produced. Digital pianos use either synthesized emulation or recorded samples of an acoustic piano, which are sounded through an internal loudspeaker. The digital pianos do not need to be tuned, and their tuning can be modified to match the tuning of another instrument.
What are acoustic Pianos?
An acoustic piano produces sound with felt-covered hammers hitting steel-wire strings. It features electronic speakers to playback high quality recordings taken from the very best acoustic pianos. It gives you an authentic, acoustic sound that has a warmer, more resonant tone. You also have better control over the articulation and expression of the musical notes.Quality acoustic pianos have a resonance, warmth, and space to them that simply cannot be recreated by any digital means.
Acoustic Piano VS Digital Piano
An acoustic piano produces sound with felt-covered hammers hitting steel-wire strings. A digital piano doesn’t use hammers; instead it features electronic speakers to playback high quality recordings taken from the very best acoustic pianos.
The touch of a piano is important to the player. Playing on stiff keys can be frustrating as can keys that are too light with no resistance. Digital pianos are able to simulate the weighted keys of an acoustic with seamless lifelike hammers. There is even the option on some digital pianos to adjust the touch sensitivity of the keys to suit a player’s preference. A low touch sensitivity means the player has to press the keys harder to make them louder. High touch sensitivity means you don’t have to press as hard for the same loud result.
Digital pianos have a range of sounds available so you can switch between strings, church organs or harpsichord at the touch of a button. Some digital pianos let you split the keyboard so a certain sound is played at the bottom with a different sound at the top. This can make for a more expressive and varied performance, and learners often have fun experimenting with sounds.
Some Facts
- Acoustic pianos need tuning on a regular basis as well as general maintenance and restringing. Digital pianos don’t require tuning.
- Acoustic pianos are larger than digital pianos and need much more space to get the optimum sound.
- Digital pianos generally weigh less and can be moved around and transported with little hassle.
- Digital pianos incorporate features that allow for experimentation in playing, can be motivational to practice and lets players explore composition and recording.
- An acoustic piano offers just one sound; a digital piano gives you a broad choice of pianos and other instruments.
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