acoustic piano replacement

[folkert]

Hi everyone,

I'm currently looking for a replacement of my acoustic piano so I can practice on a more quiet place without disturbing other people. I was thinking about the Keystation Pro 88 (https://www.m-audio.com/products/en_us/KeystationPro88-main.html). It has realistic action and a full-size keyboard. I know I will only be able to play when there is a computer around since it's  actually a midi-controller, but that doesn't bother me. As long as it feels, sounds and plays like a piano and when it's within a reasonable budget.

Anyone has some other good options I could consider? Also, is there anything I should pay special attention to while buying one of those things?

best regards,
Folkert

[pantonality]

Hi Folkert,

Here are a few things to think about. All things computer have latency. I have a Yamaha P60 and several computers in my studio, one of which has Gigastudio 3 and some nice piano libraries. The sound of thosae libraries is far superior to the internal piano sound of the P60 through it's tiny speakers. Guess what? I never use GigaStudio when I'm just playing piano in there because there's latency. Even with the soundcard latency set at just 64 samples I can tell (and I get lots of clicks and pops), When I set the latency at 512 samples the clicks and pops go away, but the latency is unbearable. Get a stage piano with some sounds in it and you'll still have the option of using a computer with higher quality samples. The action on the Yamaha P60 is really very good, not as light as some stage pianos I've played (that's a good thing), just a bit heavier than our old upright (now gone) and still quite a bit lighter than our new grand piano.

Hope that helps.

Steve

[cy_shuster]

You can keep your acoustic piano, make it quiet, and have a MIDI controller too:
https://www.pianodisc.com/products/details.aspx?id=42381

--Cy--