Casio Privia PX-100.

[NLAlston]

Hi,

At SAM's club, earlier this morning, I happened across a Casio Privia PX-100 digital piano ($500) that seemed to be very nice. It is a full - weighted/hammer action - 88 keyboard with a great feel. I am not an accomplished player, and what playing that I have done has been, for the largest part, on synths. However, one of my children is interested in learning how to play, and I desire for her to do so on conventional type piano keys. This board, being also MIDI capable, would serve a dual purpose, as it would afford me the opportunity to use it as a controller for my hardware sequencer (and software music applications, once I get a faster computer). And, speaking of the 'controller' issue, this brings me to a question: Aside from the 'Pitch/Modulation' wheels - what other issues (if any) would I short myself from by not going the route of a dedicated controller? I noticed that the polyphony of this digital piano is only 32-notes. Would the problem of 'note stealing' come into play when the unit is used to trigger the internal sounds of external sequencing gear? I am hoping that someone could answer with a favorable reply to my query. For, if so, I will purchase this digital piano with the quickness.

Advanced thanks.

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Blessings,

Nate

[Krakit]

I'm not a big fan of Casio, and I'm sure that for the same $500 you could get a used Roland RD-100.

As for using as a controller, you are not limited by any inherint polyhpony. That's the toy MAKING the sounds requirement, NOT the controller's.

Carl

[NLAlston]

Carl,

Yeah, I know what you mean - about the Casio brand. I, myself, have never really considered them to be the manufacturer of serious (or even near serious) 'boards. I do have a Casio CTK-541 unit, here, which I bought some time ago for my children to tinker around on. But one of my daughters really wants to learn to play, and I think it best that she does so on actual piano type keys. That this 'board (PX-100) is also MIDI capable, means that it would serve as a controller for me, also - and, thanks to you - I now know that I don't have to worry about its own limited polyphony capacity when sequencing. I really do appreciate your directing me to that used 'board that you mentioned, but I was quite surprised by the feel of those weighted keys, on the PX-100. Then too, there would be the full manufacturer's warranty on it.

Thanks again.

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Blessings,

Nate