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Hi again. You did worry me when you said that stage pianos don't record well. This is the stage piano of Roland that I have: https://www.roland.com/global/products/rd-300nx/Sorry - I've confused you. The trick is the manufacturers who design speakers to have more bass response than their size should be able to produce. It means that they are able to be 'flat' response wise, but most people use the extra bass setting - and you just need to experiment a bit to acclimatise your ears. It's common to do the mix then discover on other people's systems it's a bit bass light!
Piano = Yamaha and Roland make some very nice stage pianos, but the emphasis is on stage use. They really struggle in my experience to sound real when recorded. Most people use VSTi instruments for realistic pianos. I like the Pianoteq despite having lots of nice Kontakt grands. My concert pianist collaborator has a lovely Yamaha in his house, but all our recordings now feature the in the computer piano sounds. The 88 note real action keyboard will work very well with any of the VSTis. You will obviously start by recording it through the interface, but you can do so much better. Rolands, Yamahas and Kawai all make these things and all are improvable, apart from maybe the very expensive ones. The ones that have speakers - like the Clavinovas are even worse. They sound nice in the room, but plugged in by the headphone socket they have as the only output - they're thin and weedy.
Be careful buying an upright - get a real expert to help you choose. Loads are on the market second hand but often have dodgy frames and rarely stay in tune - and some of them record dreadfully! Nice to have, but probably your Roland and a VST will sound better! Have fun.
Can you please tell me what VSTi instruments are. Are they the sounds each DAW have? So for instance, if my Roland doesn't record well, I can use the VSTi instruments from the software and it would be good? If I am getting this right....
When you refer to the bass setting because of how it may need more bass as you are saying, what is the bass setting? Where is it? Is it on the speakers themselves or within the DAW itself? Thank you once more.