Hi everyone. I am looking for digital pianos that you feel you are playing in an acoustic one. I am not speaking about the sound but the feeling of the keyboard. Any suggestion is welcome. Thank you.
P.S. I hope I've been clear, english is not my native languaege,. Sorry for any mistake.

 

Regarding touch/action similar to acoustic piano (those can also differ) KAWAI MP11se is one of the best, then Roland RD2000, Yamaha CP88 and some others.

 

There is simply no match for KOMPLETE KONTROL S88 when it comes to nuanced performance and capturing the expression of real instruments. This full-range, fully weighted 88-key MIDI keyboard achieves a natural piano feel thanks to a hammer-action Fatar keybed, Smart Spring technology, memory-foam damping, and aftertouch. Light Guide indicators above each key are helpful for visualizing chords and scales, while high-resolution displays and full Komplete Kontrol integration keep you focused right here on the music.

www.native-instruments.com/en/products/komplete/keyboards/kontrol-s49-s61-s88/

 

hello, i will try to hijack this thread.. looking for budget digital piano for my firend. he wants to learn on it and then transfer his skills on real piano.

any suggestions (even for pricey instruments) are welcome

 

I have played Komplete Kontrol S88 and it certainly feels very nice, NI keyboards all do, but I've heard Yamaha, Roland, and Kawai digital pianos are also great and they sound good, but they are more expensive than just a MIDI keyboard, although not by much. If you have enough money, go for a digital piano (Yamaha?), otherwise NI S88 will do just fine and it costs a nice sum of dosh, too. If you can, go to a music shop and try them out, of course.

p.s. my advice is based upon what I've heard from people who play pianos, except S88, but I personally don't care much about how my keyboards feel that much. I prefer the classic semi-weighted synth action keys myself. I'm not a piano player at all.

 

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Yamaha P-145 B - 385 € --> www.thomann.de/de/yamaha_p_145_b.htm
- Graded Hammer Compact (GHC) keyboard with 88 weighted keys
- Sound engine: Yamaha CFIIIS with damper resonance
- 64-note polyphony

You can set the language at the top right of the website.

 

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thanks guys <3

 

Been using a Casio Privia PX-360M for the past 7 years. The on/off switch is shitting the bed, but everything else works great. Had it serviced once, though, I let dust ruin the key sensitivity. The reason I got this one in particular was because it has an aux input, allowing you to use the built-in speakers for anything. I would just route my mixer audio to the piano and then I was able to play any sound from Kontakt or other instruments right in front of me.

 

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Find a used Yamaha CP88 for under $2000, real wood weighted keys that does not break the bank yet sounds great with XLR balanced outputs. Has the ability to input audio aux from another source and can play vst's from an iPad or laptop, making it very versatile.

 

Best advice ^^^^^^

 

I thought AI responses require spoiler tags now? Or are you a marketing intern?

 

Anyway, OP. I own a Digital Piano, Kawai ES100, which I bought many years ago. I also started taking Piano lessons a few years ago, which I attend weekly and where I get to play on a very nice Upright Piano or a Grand Piano depending on my preference. I also had the opportunity to play on a $200k Steinway for a concert. Because of my Kawai ES100, which was my first Digital Piano, I'm used to fairly weighty keys, and even among real Grand Pianos and Upright Pianos you'll find a huge variety of actions. The only thing that imo seems to be universally true is that Upright Pianos tend to have much much lighter action than Grand Pianos. For me, it can be quite difficult to play P or PP dynamics on them because the touch required for that is so light that it requires quite precise control of the arms and hands...
Anyway, lately I've also been wanting to replace my Digital Piano, not because of the key action, which I personally think is really great even though it doesn't feature any of that new technology that is used for a realistic feel, but because of the pedal position on the Piano which is extremely unergonomic compared to a typical one, because it's a stage piano that is sitting on top of a dedicated stand for it. I recently went to a music store and tried out a variety of different Digital Pianos, and there are some very expensive ones I didn't like, and some cheaper ones I did like. In the end, the one that felt most comfortable for me was the Kawai CA 701. Unfortunately it's too expensive for me. Also, I really hate how all navigation of menus on it is done via a slow ass touchscreen.

All of which is to say that you might just want to drive to a store and try playing a few. My Kawai ES100 was a blind buy, and the CA 701 is a Kawai too, so personally, I would recommend checking out Kawai Digital Pianos. But there is a chance that the one for you would be a Roland or Yamaha instead. But nowadays, with modern Digital Pianos, there are honestly a lot of decent ones to choose from.

 

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I'm using a Studiologic Numa XPiano GT with a built in Fatar TP/400 Wood Keyboard - it has a realistic piano feeling. Nevertheless - my real grand feels better... ;-)
The sounds are very good, and usable for my purpose: Classical Lieder Concerts with Schubert/Brahms etc.
You should try it...I've paid for an used one, but nearly new: 1000€.

 

yea, music store where real pianos are together with those yamahas, kawais etc. would be ideal

 

I checked that Kawai hammer action digital pianos once and I was very impressed. I instantly fell in love with it.
(but couldn't afford it). I didn't even know Kawai was that serious about digital pianos. I used to think Yamaha is the best. Now I think its Kawai.

 

I have the predecessor of that Numa, don't ask how it's called, it was dirt cheap for what it was - those Fatar mechanics are not to beat for that price.