Best digital piano - Factors to consider before you buy one!Factors to consider before you buy one! Cost - Now this is relative and depends on your budget. If you are an absolute beginner, I would still recommend you to probably buy an entry level keyboard costing around 100-150 USD and learn for some time before going in directly for a Digital Piano. This way you are less likely to give up on your digital piano. The cost of the pianos normally starts at around 1000 USD and the best digital pianos can cost up to 4000 USD. A lot of people who buy a Digital Piano have taken music lessons before or would be playing after a long break. But as mentioned earlier, this is your choice and depends on how much you have to spend. Keyboard Action - Another area which takes some time to decide is the action of the keys. This can get confusing as you will hear various terms to denote a key action. The most commonly used terms are synth action, semi-weighted, weighted, hammer and graded hammer action. Out of these synth and semi-weighted can be avoided if you are serious about piano playing. The best digital pianos use Graded Hammer action as it emulates the action of a grand piano but it will cost you more. Please go through this article to know more about the various key actions. Looks - This is again an important factor but will vary from person to person as the color, finish and look can only be decided by you. There are so many types – upright, grand piano or the simple stage piano, and within each of these there are so many models that deciding which one to buy will take some time. Just remember that for some people, the Digital Piano is not just a musical instrument, it is also an important prop/furniture in their living room. It adds to the aesthetics of your house and a lot of people are attracted towards a Piano because of its looks. Sound - When you are paying in excess of 1500 USD, the sound you get has to be good. The sound is of good quality because they use better sound samples and better amplifiers. Though all these models sound good, if you observe very carefully, you will find that some of the models in the lower price range have a slightly muddier sound in the bass region. This is not a matter of great concern, but if it is, then you will have to look for a slight better model. The best digital pianos are able to replicate the sounds perfectly in all the registers Besides a set of different piano sounds, you can also expect some guitar and string sounds in your Digital Piano. Of course, if you are willing to pay more you will get a lot of sounds and effects just as in an electronic keyboard. Portability – I am sure you must have seen an upright piano and a grand piano and will be aware of the space it occupies. It is even a bigger task if you have to move it for some reason or the other. Besides, the cost of these Pianos starts at anywhere from around 1200 USD to 4000+ USD. If these are a matter of concern to you, then you can have a look at the stage pianos. Stage pianos look like an electronic keyboard and normally do not have built-in speakers. Theses are your best bet if you are looking for something that is affordable and easily portable. They are designed to be lightweight but at the same time give you 88 keys and a very good piano action. Other features - The Digital piano is also going the electronic keyboard way in the sense that you can get all those styles, effects, sequencer, layer and split functionality, USB, MIDI and expandable features in your Digital Piano. Though MIDI and a set of basic piano sounds are provided in all the models, you will have to pay more for the models with built-in musical styles, effects and the other features. If it is not overshooting your budget much, go in for a model with musical styles. You will definitely enjoy the experience of playing along with the musical accompaniments. Go back to the Digital Pianos page
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