Wednesday, February 14, 2007

Casio Digital Piano - The Perfect Instrument

Getting a good electronic keyboard is really the best solution for almost all piano players. Ever since I got my Casio Privia digital piano, it has made my life as a musician so much better. Sure, everyone would rather have a full-sized grand than a Casio digital piano in their living room, but sometimes this is just not practical for some living accommodations.

Although nothing quite gets the feel of a good full sized piano, my Casio digital piano does come pretty close. The fact is that digital technology has really come a very long way in the past several years, and so we can all take advantage of its gains.

My Casio digital piano is fully touch sensitive like a normal piano, meaning that the feeling is close enough to be almost indistinguishable by an inexperienced player. Every note is just the speed and power that I want it at, and the sound is very nearly as good as that of a real piano.

Of course, there are many other advantages to a Casio digital piano aside from the fact that it is more affordable than a real piano. One of these is the portability factor. You can simply take it anywhere that you chose to, which is downright awesome.

If I am playing a show, I can get almost the same performance I would get without arranging for an upright grand to be rolled on to the stage. Honestly, I can just stick it in my back seat, and I am good to go.

Besides that, my Casio digital piano is great for midi. It is just simply so much easier to arrange by midi using the Casio digital piano than it would be to transcribe the notes by hand, and that is no joke. If you are a composer as well as a touring musician, as I am, you really will be hard pressed to go without a midi piano in your studio.

Of course, there are alternatives to a top of the line Casio digital piano. There are much cheaper Casio digital pianos which might be the perfect solution for beginning musicians who still want to get a start and do not have access to a piano.

Although it is always a good idea to rent time on a real keyboard when you are learning, if only to get the feel, the fact is that a beginner Casio digital piano can still give the new student the chance to practice at home.