How to Play Piano: Lesson #24 The battle of the boards

In this lesson i talk about the differences between a synth(keyboard), Digital Piano, and an Acoustic piano. I discuss what you might be best off buying etc.

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[dreammmo]

hmm, i was sleepy and over-reacted. Now having slept i don't think it's much of a deal =). I like your videos. I just think there is so much more to this. The reason you feel synths to be artificial is that most people using them don't really know how to use them, they do use them as knobbed "toys" or aim for them to sound artificial. It all depends on what you are using them for, if the synth is analog or digital, your monitoring system, the room, what type of synthesis theory you apply, etc.

[Lypur]

exactly, there's always more to a topic than meets the eye. Sadly, normally you can't cover a topic that much in depth.

[dreammmo]

Pure real sound? authentic experience? digital is toy? I'm so amazed with all you say. I started really young with a wooden board with the keyboard drawn to them and a pair of marbles glued to the back to simulate pushing down. Then i got a scolarship and a real piano. I'm not saying you are wrong.. a real piano is a real piano!!! (indeed) But putting pianos vs synths? To be answering this question over and over... it's amazing you don't really know what the differences are! Sorry =).

[Lypur]

well, to be honest I didn't want to do this video, since I don't really know a heck of a lot about the digital side of things. I just kept getting question after question about it so I decided to post something to point people towards. Honestly I'm biased to a grand piano, I just don't feel like I can connect to the music from synths it feels to "artificial" I also agree with you that they are different instruments. Maybe I should pull this video?

[Missing187]

wut are the pedals on a piano for is it a must if i get a keyboard piano? Srry i don't noe much about pianos.

[Lypur]

check out lesson #7 and #29

[joeliole]

Why can't people be serious and play synthesizers? Most synths I've played recreate the piano sound quite nicely, and even add more to the piano experience with additional sounds like the saxophone or an orchastral brass section. In my eyes, a keyboard can measure up to a piano, and it is not just a toy.

[dreammmo]

It doesn't matter if it's digital or analog, the whole idea is that keyboard=input, synth or piano= output. So to learn you must now how to input, the sound it produces is mainly the clay to make music. You wanna learn, learn anywhere. Want to appreciate...make good music for any output source. Even the "best" instrument sounds bad in the "worst" player hands. But the "worst" instrument sound "great" in the best player hands.

[Musiccritic1211]

i am going to purchase a grand piano would you recomend any good pianos

PS i NEED A PIANO WITH A VERY GOOD BASS

[falcord]

I don't really get why I should be called a battle.

I am lucky enough to own a piano, a synth, and a DP (two of them were already family "trasure"), and I have a lot of fun with all of them.

I think the definitive pianist should really make use of all the weapons at his disposal =)

[mrbrandon71]

You forgot to mention that the Yamaha Disklavier can be played with headphones and silenced as a result.....

[rjplaysmusic]

I agree, when keys is used in metal music most bands use the synth boards for all the different sounds they can use

[xytor500]

Excellent video! However, you didn't talk too much about upright pianos, and the difference between them and grands. I also think you need to tell people that they can buy used real pianos, too.

[roeldeman]

Just wanted to say that i really like your vids and they are really helpful. So thanks allot :D

[ScaryDoLL3587]

Well I definately would LOVE to have a piano but since I can't afford one I will have to buy a keyboard.

[sourcerror]

Obviously, he was talking about $150-$350 dollar syntheisers. Expensive analog syntheisers are a totally different breed.