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Conference napalm::commusic_v1

Title:* * Computer Music, MIDI, and Related Topics * *
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Moderator:DYPSS1::SCHAFER
Created:Thu Feb 20 1986
Last Modified:Mon Aug 29 1994
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:2852
Total number of notes:33157

2825.0. "Looking for electronic piano!" by MLCSSE::BENOIT () Thu Jan 16 1992 18:40

    I am looking for an electric piano. I have a keyboard but I don't like
    the 61 keys nor the organ-like action. I want real piano type keys.

    I like the Yamaha Clavinovas. I think one would be perfect for me. I
    need MIDI, 76+ keys, and headphones. And weighted keys are a must.

    My question to this notes file is what other brands and models would be
    comparable to the Clavinova. This is so I can look through the WANT-ADs
    and recognize some other brands that I might consider.

    Thanks,				Peter
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2825.1JANUS::CWALSHThe Man Who Knew Too OftenFri Jan 17 1992 05:4310
I'm also interested in picking up a digital piano, because I'd like to take
some lessons. The Yamaha Clavinova does look interesting. I'm also considering
the Roland FP-8; I picked up a brochure for this in a music store in Reading
last week, and I'm looking for somewhere that will give a demo.

Has anyone tried the FP-8?


Chris
2825.2FP-8 is really good!!!!ULYSSE::BLASSINFri Jan 17 1992 09:3126
Hi,


I've bought a FP-8 last month, and the feedback I can give on it is :

	- the piano sounds are good (5 acoustic +3 electric)
	- you have also some very good strings and choir
	- there's a new mechanical system to reproduce the feeling of the keys 
	of an acoustic piano; no more lead, and very realistic.
	- 88 keys 
	- and it's only 25kg, and around 12500FF (2200$)

the only current problem (in France, I don't know if it's the same elsewhere...)
is that the demand is very important and you may have to wait a little to get 
one.


	So if you ask me, I'll recommend it; I think that for this budget it's
the best choice.


	Eric


Remark: It's a real piano : no rythms and so on... Anyway you can plug for
instance a real time arranger like the RA-90 (I've already ordered one...;-)) 
2825.3mr. mod, please feel free... *8')EZ2GET::STEWARTthe leper with the most fingersFri Jan 17 1992 13:501
    
2825.4;^)MANTHN::EDDDaze of the weak...Fri Jan 17 1992 14:253
    ...to shoot on sight.
    
    Edd
2825.5What's wrong?MLCSSE::BENOITWed Jan 22 1992 15:433
    Excuse my ignorance, but I don't understand the last two replies!!!
    
    Peter
2825.6SALSA::MOELLERWork. Worry. Consume. Die.Wed Jan 22 1992 16:2115
    Peter, the last two replies were definitely tongue-in-cheek and address
    the ongoing issue of how to deal with new queries in this conference
    when the answer to those queries would have been found using keywords
    like GETTING_STARTED or doing dir/title=piano.  This is one of the few
    conferences anywhere that uses keywords.  As you might imagine,
    there have been tons of "I'm interested in finding an electronic piano"
    notes in this conference since its inception.  Does the moderator
    delete the note and post it in one of the many existing topics, delete
    it and send mail to the originator, pointing them to the existing
    topics, or what ?  And realize that sometimes no matter what the
    moderator does, some folks might take offense.
    
    The info you seek IS in here, and welcome !
    
    karl
2825.7Dir by keyword of PIANO & GETTING_STARTEDDYPSS1::SCHAFERWill Rogers never met Metzenbaum.Wed Jan 22 1992 19:11136
KEYWORD
 Topic  Replyz Title

PIANO
 305      5    Need Help Tuning Rhodes Piano
 440      10   Roland MKS20 Digital Piano - Not Realistic
 582      7    Wanted: Good synthesised Rhodes
 629      7    portable pianos
 631      15   The NEW Electronic Pianos
 686      2    Roland EP50 Digital Piano
 724      13   Anyone played with Technics Pianos?
 763      13   Roland HP4500 Digital Pianos
 811      5    Yamaha PF70/PF80 Electronic Pianos
 957      19   Fender Rhodes Owners Speak Up
 984      3    Korg DP80 Consumer-oriented Digital Piano
 1119     13   Roland Digital Pianos - Any Updates?
 1136     5    Recommendation - Portable Synth w/ Piano Sound
 1183     29   Recommendation - Rackmount Digital Piano Modules
 1238     4    Korg SG1D Sampling Grand "Piano"
 1244     6    Sampled Pianos and Sympathetic Resonance
 1297     30   Recommendation - Synth w/ Piano Keyboard & Sound
 1742     28   Roland Digital Pianos
 1760     11   Piano Overtone Generator SGU
 1804     18   Internal speaker/headphone defeat
 1810     6    Casio CPS700 Digital Piano - Sustained Notes Distort
 1817     2    ?? MIDIfying an old Rhodes ??
 1870     71   Simple electronic piano recommendations needed
 1931     20   Recommendation: Looking for Electronic Piano
 2002     2    Add midi to acoustic piano?
 2109     8    Fender Rhodes, thinking of buying
 2135     41   Roland P330 Piano Module vs. ???
 2142     1    Pianet-N, parts needed
 2150     11   Roland Rhodes...new stuff?
 2186     8    Yamaha pf85 as MIDI controller
 2209     16   Roland RD200 Piano distorts at high volume setting
 2212     3    Ensoniq Acoustic Wave Piano
 2216     5    Yamaha Disklavier Digital Piano
 2218     11   Kurzweil Mark III Piano
 2225     0    Yamaha YPP50 Piano
 2285     0    Price of Yamaha CLP 350 electronic piano in USA
 2393     10   E-Mu Proformance Piano Module

GETTING_STARTED
 197      17   MIDI basics?
 290      28   Basic Studio Setup (dated)
 302      11   First MIDI Network - Hooking it all up...
 317      5    Chaining Sequencers?
 330      11   Question on touch sensitivity
 343      78   Help me spend my money... (dated)
 409      1    Getting FM Synths To Sound Fat
 410      29   Need to Upgrade Recording Gear - Help (dated)
 525      25   Lend me your experience
 526      4    Mail Order Warranties
 551      10   What Is A String/Synth 'Pad'?
 553      10   MIDIing Synths - 8 Voice to 6 Voice - Problems?
 590      9    Help Buying a $1000 Synth
 603      40   Still Seeking Sampler Assiduously
 608      5    MIDI Sustain Related to MIDI Note ON Command?
 610      6    Advice needed: Mac + CZ101 Marriage
 659      30   Hardware Sequencers vs. Software Sequencers
 660      9    Upgrade Advice Sought, (also Assiduously)
 695      33   Discussion on Polytimbral MIDI SGUs
 697      23   Starting a basic home studio
 728      8    Velocity sensitivity?
 828      27   Connecting Pro Synth Equipment to Home Stereo
 845      13   Which Apple Macintosh Computer To Buy
 888      28   Which Synthesizers are Multitimbral?
 894      7    Description of Roland's LA Synthesis
 920      17   Sequencing Basics and Tips
 923      54   Glossary (or MIDI/Synth Terminology)
 932      19   Differences Between Digital Recording & MIDI Sequencing
 956      33   Glossary of PA Terms (db, voltages, impedance, etc)
 1029     10   Building BIG $$$ Home MIDI Studio - Help
 1037     38   Recommendations - Which Synth To Buy
 1056     8    Recommendations - Setting Up MIDI Home Studio
 1060     53   Recommendations - Effects (FX) Unit for Home Studio
 1136     5    Recommendation - Portable Synth w/ Piano Sound
 1154     12   Computer Stuff for Scoring & Sequencing
 1159     9    Recommendation - Roland JUNO106 For First Synth?
 1208     11   Recommendation - Used Casio CZ1 or Roland JX3P
 1233     17   Recommendation - Keyboard for Child Learning To Play
 1276     12   Recommendation - Building MIDI Home Studio
 1297     30   Recommendation - Synth w/ Piano Keyboard & Sound
 1311     3    Looking for intoductory MIDI book or course
 1313     27   Recommendation - Consumer Keyboard For Jr. Higher
 1315     4    Patch Mapping Using Various Types of Synths
 1345     24   Wanted: Cheap Keyboard For Sequencer Data Entry
 1408     20   Is this Roland setup a good deal?
 1425     27   IBM MIDI choices: Interface? Software?
 1442     7    Recommendation: Which Drum Machine to Buy?
 1476     10   Dinosaur seeks new toys/advice on old toys
 1567     3    MAC+sequencer+printer+MIDI??
 1606     11   Got an Ensoniq EPS and a Mac - Now What?
 1615     27   Rackmount Multitimbral SGU (D110 emphasis)
 1625     3    Electronic Equipment Buyer's Guide ?
 1640     72   Sequencer + Expander =? Drum Machine?
 1646     41   Drum Machines < $300?
 1651     5    MIDI scratch-pad techniques?
 1654     3    What would you tell a first-time buyer?
 1667     7    Looking for Small Synth for Church
 1682     36   Yamaha KX88 Controller - Should I?
 1706     20   >8 note polyphonic. How important?
 1711     25   Need Info. on Low-Price Mixers
 1714     19   MIDI on PC,AMIGA or D20 ROLAND??
 1733     3    What's a decent price for a Poly 800 ?
 1742     28   Roland Digital Pianos
 1823     10   Pingponging (bouncing) Tracks on Multi-track Tape Deck?
 1825     23   Recommendation: First MIDI Keyboard
 1837     26   Need advice on tape decks
 1847     8    Looking for Documentation on Various Aspects of MIDI
 1867     8    Yamaha MT100 Mixdown Loses Stereo in Boombox
 1870     71   Simple electronic piano recommendations needed
 1884     4    Help Using Compressor/Limiter Effects (FX)
 1893     27   Recommendation: Keyboard Synthesizer For Under $600
 1915     24   Recommendation: $400 to Spend on Recording Gear
 1925     10   Recommendation: Computer For MIDI System
 1931     20   Recommendation: Looking for Electronic Piano
 1938     9    Roland E20 L/A Keyboard
 1966     9    Advice for a new boy?
 1980     21   How do I get my MT32 to work?
 1992     11   Just curious! I think!
 2006     19   Advice for someone starting ...
 2102     11   Want Cheap SGU w/aftertouch for Wind Controller
 2118     14   Looking for 1st Synth - $350 Limit
 2136     11   Beginner music with AMIGA?'s
 2139     7    Got a Mac & Digital Piano - Now What?
 2145     5    Looking for Reverb Unit to use with Roland U110
 2155     25   Help Recommending Bass module
 2169     49   Sampler Questions (degenerates to EMAX II)
 2183     67   What Needed To Be a One-man MIDI Band?
 2203     8    Back to basics - calculating frequencies
 2204     7    Ode to Harmonics (desc. of even/odd)
 2205     11   Frequency and Significance of Concert A?
 2220     13   linear .vs. non-linear scale
 2224     6    Vocal Effects for Live PA System - What To Get
 2407     24   Composition, not performance