Members boy#152 Posted October 14, 2005 Members Share Posted October 14, 2005 I dont have a piano.I currently play guitar, but I am not knowledgeable about theory, but know chords and the fret board somewhat.I have played in band settings, and recorded songs and such. I want to learn piano. I am looking for advice generally, and specifically, about a piano to purchase for learning on. I dont wish to invest in an acoustic piano at this time nor spend a lot of money on a really fancy electric piano. But, I think I should get something that has a similiar touch to a real piano, and 88 keys and can be plugged into my edirol monitors for sound if necessary. It should also be good enough to interface with a mixing board for recording. I am more interested in a good sounding 'acoustic style' piano, not necessarily a synth with tiny keys and no touch. I understand that a certain amount of 'polyphony' is required, but I just dont know where to go, honestly, in my quest. There are a lot of cheesy sounding boards out there. (I dont want to run it through my computer, honestly.)I would like a stand alone device. I will be shopping for used or new - best band for buck. Tone is important, but so is touch. I maybe can spend 400-600 dollars MAX. Any ideas and experiencial thoughts are greatly experienced. I will be looking to take some lessons to go along with this, but dont expect my own paino will be necessarily required to bring to a class. Advice here is appreciated too. Piano newbie boy#152 dreaming of Fats Waller tunes:cool: thank you. PS- I did read through the kind of FAQ section, but there's no Intro to Keys section like some other forums have on their topics. Might be helpful to consider one? Again, thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members boy#152 Posted October 14, 2005 Author Members Share Posted October 14, 2005 http://www.harmony-central.com/Synth/Data/Yamaha/DGX_500-1.html I am thinking of this.But there are a lot of them used on Ebay, which makes me wary. This is another, but cost a lot more.Maybe I can find it cheap, used.http://www.harmony-central.com/Synth/Data/Yamaha/YDP_113_Digital_Piano-1.html lastly, this one is portable, has better 'polyphony' and seems more 'realistic... http://www.harmony-central.com/Synth/Data/Yamaha/P90-1.html more expensive too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members program_insect Posted October 14, 2005 Members Share Posted October 14, 2005 just to let you know, there are dozens of these topics here...you might find the info you're looking for if you go to one of the other pages of this forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members HCarlH Posted October 14, 2005 Members Share Posted October 14, 2005 I play guitar and am teaching myself also. Whatever you do, buy a digital piano with weighted keys....not a synth with plastic keys. Maybe a lower cost Roland or something used. I bought the Roland RD-700SX because I wanted something to last for life and top of the line. You may not want to sink 2G in something like that yet. (Or maybe you do. ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members HTFYC Posted October 14, 2005 Members Share Posted October 14, 2005 Go with something from the yahaha P series (P90 etc.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members xman911 Posted October 14, 2005 Members Share Posted October 14, 2005 Originally posted by program_insect just to let you know, there are dozens of these topics here...you might find the info you're looking for if you go to one of the other pages of this forum. In case, that he's too lazy,http://acapella.harmony-central.com...highlight=piano Yamaha P120Yamaha P90Yamaha P60Roland FP2Roland FP5Roland RD170Roland RD300SXRoland RD700SXYamaha DGX-505Casio PX-300M-Audio ProKeys88Korg sp200 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members boy#152 Posted October 15, 2005 Author Members Share Posted October 15, 2005 Originally posted by xman911 In case, that he's too lazy, http://acapella.harmony-central.com...highlight=piano Yamaha P120 Yamaha P90 Yamaha P60 Roland FP2 Roland FP5 Roland RD170 Roland RD300SX Roland RD700SX Yamaha DGX-505 Casio PX-300 M-Audio ProKeys88 Korg sp200 that link is busted..and I'm not lazy... I tried a yamaha Yamaha DGX-505 today, but it has NO interface for a mixing board, just a USB port...sounded damn nice, the grand piano did. thank you for you help gang. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GigMan Posted October 15, 2005 Members Share Posted October 15, 2005 Originally posted by boy#152 that link is busted..and I'm not lazy... I tried a yamaha Yamaha DGX-505 today, but it has NO interface for a mixing board, just a USB port...sounded damn nice, the grand piano did. thank you for you help gang. The DXG505 does have a headphone output - that's what you'd have to use to run to a mixer - see Pg 12 on the manual: http://yamaha.com/yamahavgn/Documents/DGX505E.pdf ...which reads, "The PHONES/OUTPUT jack also functions as an external output. You can connect the PHONES/OUTPUT to a keyboard amplifier, stereo system, mixer, tape recorder, or other line-level audio device to send the instrument's output signal to that device." So, it's cheesy that there's no L/R outputs but you can use the headphone jack instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lakelanddude Posted October 15, 2005 Members Share Posted October 15, 2005 I recommend newer Casion PX series digital pianos like PX105/305.Very reasonable priced and quite decent piano action and you don't need to have external amplifier and speakers. It has 88 keys as opposed to DGX. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GigMan Posted October 15, 2005 Members Share Posted October 15, 2005 Originally posted by lakelanddude I recommend newer Casion PX series digital pianos like PX105/305. Very reasonable priced and quite decent piano action and you don't need to have external amplifier and speakers. It has 88 keys as opposed to DGX. The Yamaha DGX505 does have 88 keys. But I agree - the new Casio lines - the PX305 & 550 I think - are a more professional, substantial instrument. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jazzed Posted October 15, 2005 Members Share Posted October 15, 2005 For what they are, I would recommend the Casio over the DGX. Last time I tried that Yamaha, I wasn't very impressed. Not that the Casio is great, I just think it's significantly better. If the P90 is too expensive, I'm thinking the Casio, Yamaha P60, Roland RD170, M-Audio Prokeys 88... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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