digital piano (under $1000)

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tc4b said:
I love my Roland, so when a friend of mine (a guitarist) went shopping for a dp he bought a Roland because he knows how much I love mine. Well, I think the rd-100 might be discontinued because he couldn't find it, and the Roland he did bring home sounded like doody, way to bright, not like a real piano at all. I went back to the store with him and listened to everything there and I liked the p90 better than anything else I heard in that price range, though not as much as my rd 100. I highly recomend trying to find a used one.

oh yeah, things weighs a ton, in cace that's a consideration.
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I think the RD100 relied on the old Sound Canvas synth for it's piano samples....those were the best Roland has captured to date. Why Roland won't go back and use those SC pianos is beyond me. :rolleyes:
 
I purchased the Casio Privia PX310 last month - no regrets. (I don't play paino, just starting). I think that it makes a great addition to my studio.

mcmd
 
do people even read threads anymore? this was started over a year ago and he bought a piano before the yamaha party patrol came in.
 
jumbosilverette said:
Yamahas are good. I have the Korg Sp-200; it's an 88-key model. Key feel is excellent --that's the main reason I bought it. It was under a grand 2 years ago; now it's probably like $700. Check out Korg line; I think they make excellent stuff. Good luck.

p.s. take a pair of good heaphones with you when you audition these things; it really helps.
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I have the newer version SP-250 it has a great feel and even better sound.
But it is the loudest clunky sounding kb I've ever heard. They brag about the action but there is no way you could ever record a vocal while playing the piano. It's not a problem performing live but in the studio I play through another keyboard.
 
mikeh said:
I've just done a 180 on my opinion of my choice of a digital piano.

I was completely convinced that I wanted a Yamaha P140 (although the RCA outs did not make me all warm and fuzzy). Just before I was ready to pull out the credit card I decided to try a few more keyboards - some I had tried before and some I had not:

M-Audio Pro 88 - Once again I found the feel to be lacking

Korg PS250 - Once again I thought it had decent feel nad decent sounds, but I was not won over (I've never been much of a Korg guy)

Yamaha P70 - I was told it had the same feel and same sampled piano as the P140 for 1/2 the price. However, it has no audio outs (other than head phones) - which you would think the sales guy would have mentioned

Roland PD9 - (discountinued) This was a floor model (still over $1,000). I really liked the feel and the sounds were very decent - but at 80lbs I just could not make myself commit to something that heavy

So I was ready to buy the P140 when I decided to play the Casio PX310 - just to kill time until the sales guy got off the phone. Now I tried an older Casio previously (PX100) and was not impressed - and who really considers Casio for "pro use" - so I did not really have any serious thoughts about the Casio.

Surprise surprise - I liked the feel, the sounds were very decent, it has some decent system options and a set of GM sounds to boot - less than 30lbs. All for a little over $500. I almost hate to admit it - but I bought one!!!

Anyone looking at the M-Audio Pro 88 in the $500 range should at least try the PX310 - while the M-Audio is more of a controller (and if that's important then the M-Audio may be the right choice) - but I think the PX310 feels and sounds better. The PX310 could and should be given consideration by anyone looking for a hammer action digital piano
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I was going to suggest you try the casio instead of the M-audio pro keys , I liked it too. The action of the casio was really good and satisfying to play.

I bought a roland fantom 88 but only because I loved the keyboard action and wanted the synth and recording abilities of it. If I was looking for just a digital piano , the casio would have been my choice too.

Not bad from a company that built themselves on the pocket calculator. :D
 
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