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Keyboards/Piano Piano Noob, Trying to get himself a piano keyboard

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SUSMatrix
post Feb 16 2017, 10:32 PM

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QUOTE(JoshuaCYS @ Feb 16 2017, 03:52 PM)
Ahh another interesting topic to discuss about. Well, digital piano may not sound or feel 100% like an acoustic piano but they're much more versatile compared to acoustic piano. But my biggest concern with digital piano is that they tend to get outdated in a few years time and electronic parts are more likely to break down as time goes by smile.gif
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My Digital piano is like 5 years. No problem, unless you crash your piano with an electric guitar like some rock concert. "Outdated"?? Only kiasu people need to worry about outdated hardware. Music is music. There is nothing to outdate it. Every version of new digital equipment at similar price point usually only have moderate improvements not worth talking about. Great players can make even low-end equipment sounds great. Having a 100k grand piano also useless if your skill sucks. (I am tech guy btw, more than music guy).

Most important thing is your Digital piano has at least 64 channels, which will be enough for all purpose (unless you are some genius player at super speed or layering tons of tracks on it). Most keyboard have 32 channels, which is the minimum one should get.

I would still recommend to get nothing less than 64 channels which is enough for your sustain effect plus backing music without being chopped off due to lack of sound channels.

Of course, if can, get the 128 channels models...biggrin.gif

This post has been edited by Matrix: Feb 16 2017, 10:38 PM
SUSMatrix
post Feb 16 2017, 11:10 PM

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QUOTE(JoshuaCYS @ Feb 16 2017, 11:05 PM)
5 years is relatively new compared to acoustic piano which people usually play and keep for at least 10-20 years. I've worked in a music shop before and seen their showroom units having problems with the sensor under the keys when barely even 2 years old. Those sensors typically spoil due to wear and tear and can also develop problems if dust particles gets under the keys.

And yes, hardwares dont normally get outdated as most brand will retain most of their hardware from the previous gen. But one thing i noticed is older models typically hangs or freezes after certain capacity threshold is reached. And the OS and CPU requirements will increase as they add more features into the piano. That's where some kiasu ppl will wanna have the latest tech (like the advancement of phone tech) to keep up. But that generally doesn't happen cos piano are expensive instruments haha. The only thing manufacturers keep adding to the piano is the number of sound banks which may not be so useful for beginners as they don't really meddle around with other instrument banks.

And yeah i agree with you that music doesn't get outdated. The only way music is changing is through the style of music as time goes by.

I assume you're talking about polyphony rite. Yeah, 128 key polyphony would be the best if possible smile.gif
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Actually, phones are even worst than piano.

There's zero improvement for years. RM500 cheap phones can do everything high end phone can except for the cameras. The only game to play is camera. Nothing else really matters. LOL.
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post Feb 17 2017, 06:43 AM

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QUOTE(JoshuaCYS @ Feb 16 2017, 11:55 PM)
Disagree totally with u.Using android as comparison, RM500 phones 4-5 years ago only comes with 512 Mb RAM when RM 500 phone now comes with 2Gb RAM. Also not mentioning the CPU and android version.

And RM500 phones can never compete with high end phone. Just by CPU, GPU and RAM alone, shows the difference. Doesn't mean they can surf FB with both phones that they can compete with each other head to head. That's like you saying an i3 processor can compete with i7 just because they can do the same task.

Pls quote me which model of RM500 cheap phone that can compete with high end models with the same performance cos I also wanna buy.

PS: Coming from a user who uses both flagship models and cheaper alternatives at the same time
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If you want to talk about performance in daily usage, there is ZERO difference. Just like daily task on an i3 vs i7. Slap on an SSD to any i3 and there is no difference in web browsing or MS OFFICE work. Any RM500 can surf web and whatsapp with no differfence. Unless you want to talk about 3D gaming, then only there is difference (but phone games are rubbish anyway, regardless how powerful hardware, it's all pointless).

Anyway, we should leave this topic out of the music subforum.

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post Mar 13 2017, 05:50 PM

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QUOTE(chamelion @ Mar 12 2017, 10:21 PM)
Hi, any idea where can puchase a good digital piano?
Seems Yamaha music school (next to ldp / kelana jaya) only stock clp 545. Am looking for clp 575.

Thanks in advance.
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I think you can check out garage sales, some people letting go used digital piano. Could find bargains there!

 

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