SDP-2 Stage Piano by Gear4music

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The greatest elements of the tone can strike out and project across the room without you having to open a lid. Home and Away - Play On Stage Or At Home For me, the term ‘stage piano’ could also be defined as ‘portable’ or ‘put-where-you-want’ piano. This is because you can place this anywhere you want in the home and it won’t be a problem to move and assemble. Even if you wanted to constantly move it around the house every few weeks you can do so. Unlike a really heavy acoustic piano that you usually need two removal people to help get it into the house, let alone consider having it upstairs in your own bedroom – a stage piano is easier because it doesn’t weigh a great deal. The main disadvantage to having 88 weighted keys in a digital piano is cost; generally speaking, digital pianos with more than 61 weighted keys tend to be much more expensive than their 61-key counterparts. Additionally, if you are only playing shorter pieces (or don’t need all the extra range), then you may not feel like spending extra money for something that won’t get used often. Lastly, depending on the size of your living space or studio, you may not have enough room for an 88-key digital piano; this could mean sacrificing other elements such as sound quality or portability just so it can fit comfortably in your space.

Although I have not chosen the better brand, I think that I have made a wise choice (for a beginner). However, I must assure you that if I happen to migrate I will have to buy another piano because this one is a bit too big to travel with. Then, I will choose Yamaha. Graham, thank you for your piano information. I studied your “which digital piano”& set my heart on a Yamaha DGX 660, Clavinovas are out of my price range. I tried that & Casio Privia at Cookes of Norwich but when shown a Kawai CL37, which you didn’t think too highly of, I fell in love with it’s sound, very light touch , silent but weighted action & only 11 inches deep. While the not weighted keys are not typically used in digital pianos, they are still used in another type of musical instruments that use keys such as the accordion, organs, pipe organ (found in many churches) and other beginner type keyboards. These type of applications don’t require the same precise hammer striking to produce the desired sound. What makes today’s weighted keys more desirable? To help you get up to speed, there’s also an onboard metronome. Which lets you practise your timing. The SDP-2 also comes with a sustain pedal. So you can prolong notes, letting you experiment and learn with sustain techniques too. The Connections You NeedStill I would go for the Yamaha though. The touch is superb (close your eyes and you could well be playing an acoustic piano). The sound on the Yamaha has the edge over Kawai. If you’re looking for a digital piano with all the gear included at a reasonable price, then the SDP-2 Stage Piano by Gear4music is the best buy for you. It is a compact and lightweight digital piano by Gear4music ideal for home and stage use. This is a must for beginners, as being able to take your keyboard to school, lessons, and practice is a huge benefit – nothing puts you off from learning more than needing to humph around a heavy keyboard! I don’t intend to buy a digital piano at the moment, but I’m sure your article would be something I’d look at seriously if I did decide to. I’d rather go to buy one armed with a good idea of what I’m looking at than going in completely blind and having to play all the rubbish ones to find out !! The Yamaha P-45 sounds just as good as you would expect. It uses the Yamaha proprietary AWM stereo for its sound generation that provides astonishing, precise, and accurate acoustic-piano tones, two organ models, two electric piano sounds, strings patch, and classic vibraphone tone.

The hall and church reverbs add a lot more space to your piano, simulating a large concert space, whilst the room reverb creates a more intimate sound, making the piano feel like it’s in a smaller performance space. The final two reverb settings are delays; this is useful if you play in electronic ensembles. Thank you very much for sharing your opinion on the best piano brand to buy. I wish I knew you a long time ago before I bought mine. After looking at the different brands, I ended up choosing Casio. I thought it was better than Yamaha because it had a screen that beginners can see which finger is being placed on each note as a song is played from the song bank. Advice: Buy any model from the CLP range, (if your budget allows). Second best choice is the YDP range. For gigging, choose a P series stage piano.

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Advice: Kawai offer a vast range of pianos at different price points for beginners up to advanced level. Outputs included with the SDP-2 allow the keyboard to become quite versatile. For instance, it’s possible to connect to a mixer or amplifier with the stereo output, while the headphone output lets you practice in peace -and the headphones are included with the keyboard! Advice: Gewa, one of the largest musical instrument companies in Europe, are fairly new to the piano market. I remember seeing their first range of digital pianos in a music exhibition in Frankfurt, Germany. I thought ‘they’re mediocre pianos… they sounded alright and felt ok to play. Nothing special really. But that was 8 years ago! Today they have a complete new range of digital pianos that compete and even excel against the equivalent priced Yamahas and Rolands. All Gewa pianos are 100% made in Germany. They’re sampled on a Steinway concert grand. And their build quality is outstanding. Well, what else could you expect from the Germans? My favourite in the range is the UP365. This is the piano I do my daily practice on in the UK Pianos showroom. The SDP-2 Stage Piano by Gear4music features fully adjustable chorus plus reverb effects to add that unique finishing touch to any performance.