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Topic: CASIO CDP-130 only 48 polyphony  (Read 1136 times)

Offline trickybily

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CASIO CDP-130 only 48 polyphony
on: September 23, 2021, 03:53:37 PM
                                              Hi all,
I am new to this forum, nice to be here  :) i am an adult beginner who want to play classical music on the piano.
My question is:
Will I be able to play classical music with my CASIO CDP-130 which has only 48 polyphony?

Offline lelle

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Re: CASIO CDP-130 only 48 polyphony
Reply #1 on: September 23, 2021, 09:54:45 PM
What do you mean, 48 polyphony? Are you talking about instrument sounds? To learn piano, I'd say you only need a good piano sound :)

Offline lostinidlewonder

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Re: CASIO CDP-130 only 48 polyphony
Reply #2 on: September 24, 2021, 12:28:49 AM
48 polyphony is quite poor, it is the maximum number of notes that a keybord can sound simultaneously. If you play with a lot of sustain pedal you will hear notes instantly vanish unnaturally as you add more notes. If you don't use a lot of sustain pedal you won't notice it. Aim for polyphony around 128 and more it should suffice.
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