So: What would the benefit of a digital piano be over a MIDI controller, if I get a full-size MIDI keyboard with weighted keys and everything? The single advantage a digital piano would have is the ability to play on-the-fly without a computer, which in my case isn't a concern ever.
I'm thinking that a MIDI controller should be cheaper (since it would lack all the piano samples, extra buttons/settings etc), and with it I have the option to chose from various sound libraries that I can download or purchase. My real headache is whether a Digital Piano is the way to go, or just buying a MIDI controller as my original plan was.
The impulse really comes from expanding my studio gear and buying a MIDI controller, but then I got lost in the rabbit hole and ended up here. I'm having an impulse of buying either a Digital Piano or a MIDI controller. 'No Stupid Questions' thread (twice/month)ĮPierre's weekly composition/improvisation challenge IMSLP provides access to free, public domain sheet music. is a great website to learn the fundamentals of music theory. commenting on someone's appearance), and the like, are not welcome and will be removed. Off-topic posts, spam, advertising, blog posts with little contentĪlso, please do not submit more than 3-4 posts per week, and you should not have more than 2 posts on the front page.Ĭomments that contain personal attacks, hate speech, trolling, unnecessarily derogatory or inflammatory remarks or inappropriate remarks (e.g. Requests for transcriptions, identifying chords/notes in a song (use /r/transcribe), what song is this?, requests for sheet music (see FAQ, use /r/musicnotes, /r/transcribe)Ĭommon generic questions covered by the FAQ such as "What's a good keyboard?", "What's my piano worth?", "How do I get started?", unless your question has specific details. (use /r/musicpics, /r/classicalmemes or /r/pianomemes)
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