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The problem with digital pianos is that they can't fill a room with sound like a physical piano unless you have excellent quality speakers. Most of the digital

The problem with digital pianos is that they can't fill a room with sound like a physical piano unless you have excellent quality speakers. Most of the digital pianos with built in speakers are pretty weak and it while they are excellent for practice with headphones they won't replace the real thing if you're playing for others to listen.

fredley 14y ago
Yes. Performance is one area digital pianos will probably never be as good as the real thing. However for practise, a high-quality digital can actually be a boon, since you can set it up to match the acoustics of the instrument you're going to be playing (my housemate, a concert pianist, does this).
UrLicht 14y ago
Also, if you're at least semi-serious about becoming good at piano, you'll want a real one because of the action (and if you're really serious about it, you'll want a grand). Digital pianos, while having improved over previous models, are still not close enough to the feel of a real piano to give you good tactile feedback and therefore good technique.
- bryanlarsen 14y ago
  Actually, I find that real pianos tend to be more forgiving of sloppy techniques than fake pianos are. In particular, I tend to partially depress keys while my fingers are resting on them. On a digital piano, they will often sound whereas they do not on an traditional piano. That could be because I learned on a real piano, I acquired sloppy habits that a real piano forgives. Perhaps people learning on a digital would learn different sloppy habits that only a digital would forgive.
- marquis 14y ago
  I'll be building a special room for a grand in my new house, and I'm terrified of the things. I grew up playing upright and when concerts came around that involved a hall and a grand I simply didn't know how to manage the sheer force of sound that comes out. Quite majestic but I agree, if you want to be an accomplished pianist of any level it's the investment you need to make.

fredley 14y ago

Yes. Performance is one area digital pianos will probably never be as good as the real thing. However for practise, a high-quality digital can actually be a boon, since you can set it up to match the acoustics of the instrument you're going to be playing (my housemate, a concert pianist, does this).

UrLicht 14y ago

Also, if you're at least semi-serious about becoming good at piano, you'll want a real one because of the action (and if you're really serious about it, you'll want a grand). Digital pianos, while having improved over previous models, are still not close enough to the feel of a real piano to give you good tactile feedback and therefore good technique.

bryanlarsen 14y ago
Actually, I find that real pianos tend to be more forgiving of sloppy techniques than fake pianos are. In particular, I tend to partially depress keys while my fingers are resting on them. On a digital piano, they will often sound whereas they do not on an traditional piano. That could be because I learned on a real piano, I acquired sloppy habits that a real piano forgives. Perhaps people learning on a digital would learn different sloppy habits that only a digital would forgive.
marquis 14y ago
I'll be building a special room for a grand in my new house, and I'm terrified of the things. I grew up playing upright and when concerts came around that involved a hall and a grand I simply didn't know how to manage the sheer force of sound that comes out. Quite majestic but I agree, if you want to be an accomplished pianist of any level it's the investment you need to make.