Monday, August 22, 2011

What Is The Best Starter Digital Keyboard?

By Andrew Strauss Laeddis


Commitment to training, talent and a top notch instrument makes a great pianist. A pianist no matter how talented or how trained he is, will still produce unimpressive tunes if he plays on a substandard piano.

Some do not pursue a piano training simply because they think that pianos are expensive. If you are a beginner, getting a good quality but less expensive digital keyboard would be a much better option.

Digital keyboards have five general types. First of which are digital pianos, which are good for those who are still starting out, because they are simple and easy to use. Arrangers are loaded with features that allow you to be a one-man band, that is, it can provide you automatic drum, bass and chord accompaniment. Stage pianos, as the term implies are made for those who intend to use it for onstage performances. While not as feature rich as an arranger, the sound it generates is much bolder. Advanced piano players can tinker around with workstations and synthesizers. More work can be done on these systems such as sequencing, recording or editing music as well as manipulating waveforms. Because they are the most feature-rich of the bunch they also command the heftiest price tag.

Among the many brands of digital pianos available these days, low-priced but feature-dense Casio pianos remain to be in demand. Their intuitive step-up learning systems make them popular choices among novices. These portable keyboards also have music challenge feature which gives an element of fun to the learning process. Tri-sensor scaled hammer-action keyboards which have an ivory feel similar to concert pianos are common features of pianos made by this company.

For those who are just starting out, the CTK-2100 is already a good piano. It is a good buy at $170 because you already get a 61-key unit which already feature-rich. Tutees will find the voice fingering guide on the CTK-2100 very helpful during practices. It also has the AHL audio technology which reproduces the rich buttery tones of a real grand piano.




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