Digital Piano - Different Types & Looks

A Digital piano can come in various looks - upright, grand piano or the simple stage piano look, each targeting a different set of piano players, including beginners as well as professional pianists.

Here is your complete guide to digital pianos....

To begin with, here is an interesting article you may want to read about the practical advantages of buying digital pianos. It will help to set the ball rolling...

So, A piano with 88 keys is what you are looking for?

Have you decided what features your 88 key digital keyboard should have, in terms of musical styles, plain piano sounds, etc, etc.?

What about looks, do you want it to look like a real piano and with weighted, graded hammer action keys?

You still have some more options from which you will need to select your final 88 Key Digital Piano!

Digital Pianos usually combine the features of electronic keyboards as well as acoustic pianos, and that is the reason you get so many varieties of "88 keys digital pianos".

Lots Of Varieties

You will find piano keyboard models targeted towards beginners, as well as towards professional pianists.

You will find models which just have the basic piano sounds as well as models which are loaded with amazing sounds and musical styles.

Further, you will have varieties in looks, colors, sizes, keyactions and other features.

Basically, you will get lot of options to choose from!

The different digital piano models can generally be categorized as follows:

Synth Action Pianos

These Digital Pianos are extension of electronic keyboards; they come with 88 keys and have synth action.

They are meant for keyboard players who are not accustomed to playing with hard keys but need more than 61 keys.

These models normally contain numerous musical styles, sounds and effects.

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Stage Pianos

Looking for a Portable Digital Piano...88 keys with very good Piano action?

Go in for a Stage Piano - either weighted, hammer or graded hammer action!

Some of the models contain the basic piano sounds and a few other sounds like electric piano, organ, and strings.

You can consider these models if you are a serious Piano learner with a tight budget. Note that these may or may not come with built-in speakers.

These are even used by a lot of gigging pianists as they tend to be considerably lightweight, so a good option if you intend to gig around.

Electric Pianos for On-Stage Performances
Portable Stage Piano for Beginners & Performers

Upright Digital Pianos

These are the Digital Pianos with the traditional upright piano look!

They have a very good piano sound and are visually very appealing. If you like the Piano because of its looks as well then you will surely like some of these models.

Again, some of the models will have only the basic piano sounds and some additional sounds like the electric piano, organ, and strings.

You may also hear words like " Digital Ensembles" which are nothing but pianos with built-in musical styles, multiple sounds and effects.

Most of these models come with the graded weighted or graded hammer action giving it a very authentic feel. The keys tend to be heavier on the bass side and lighter on the right side which is how an acoustic grand piano behaves.

The samples used, the built-in speakers and the amplifiers are of very superior quality resulting in some truly amazing and authentic piano sounds.

Note: You may also hear some other words to refer to upright pianos based on their heights, words like studio uprights, consoles and spinets!

Digital Grand Pianos

This is the big daddy among all the 88 key digital pianos.

Designed to attract professional pianists, music conservatories, five star hotels and people who want nothing but the best, these pianos are the closest match to an acoustic grand piano.

With polished ebony cabinet, expressive grand piano sound, powerful speakers, and numerous instrument sounds, these digital grand pianos combine the features of acoustic grand pianos with the modern & flexible features available with digital technology.

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Yamaha Pianos
Casio Privia
Korg Piano
Roland Digital Piano.

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