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Piano Keyboard features and other music related information! Find answers to your questions regarding features/functions on digital keyboards/pianos.   Using the Various Features (FAQ)     Input, Output, Jacks, Connectors on Digital Pianos & Keyboards How to connect a music piano keyboard to Laptop/Computer/iOS Device (iPad, iPhone)? How to playing standard MIDI files on Musical […]

Introducing Electronic Piano Keyboard: The Musical styles & accompaniments is what makes the portable electronic keyboards so popular. How to be a One Man Orchestra! Styles Are Fun to Use The presence of hundreds of built-in accompaniments and sounds is what makes the musical keyboard a very popular instrument. The built-in accompaniments, also known as […]

Best digital pianos for students who are serious about learning to play the piano or are preparing for exams or performance. We have listed options that are close to thousand dollars. These have nice action, excellent piano sounds, easy to use (access the various features), and most of these come bundled with a piano bench […]

Best 88-key synthesizers: Though it takes more space, several musicians prefer to use 88-keys, when on stage or in the studio. Some of these come with fully weighted keys (hammer action keyboard) that will appeal to piano players as well. These music-production powerhouses, loaded with tons of sounds and sequencing tools help you create music. […]

While most high-end keyboards and pianos come with touch sensitive keys, the cheapest (entry-level) keyboards may not have touch-responsive keys, even though the keyboard may have 61 keys. Music teachers recommend that you buy a keyboard with touch sensitive (also known as velocity sensitive keys) to begin your learning. Here’s why you need a music […]

Roland RD-64 Portable Digital Piano: Features Roland’s expressive SuperNATURAL piano engine, 64 fully weighted keys with escapement. Its easy to use, and does not take up much space. Highlights 64 Weighted Keys Compact. Lightweight (weighs only 28 pounds) Equipped with Roland’s signature sounds. The Roland RD-64 keyboard comes with weighted keys, feels like a Roland […]

The Williams allegro-2 plus 88-key digital piano comes with a hammer action keyboard, offers you a real piano-like feel and sound in a portable solution, at a price that is hard to resist. Before this option came out, buyers had to consider a Casio or a Yamaha, but not they have this option, which is […]

Caster Kit, wheels, sliders for moving music keyboard stands. Its common for gigging musicians to use multiple keyboards on stage, placed on multi-tier keyboards (it could be in the studio too). It becomes a bit of a challenge to move such a setup around, in case you have to make such adjustments/movements. Instead of removing […]

Review of various Casio keyboard accessories including Casio digital piano stands, Power Adapters, Pedal Board, Sustain, Bench, Gig Bag and other keyboard accessories. Casio not only produces popular keyboards and digital pianos, but they also make quality keyboard accessories for their digital keyboards. Here, we take look at all the useful Casio keyboard accessories/parts. Top […]

Designed by synth pioneer Dave Smith (considered to be the father of MIDI), Dave Smith Instruments (DSI) makes cutting-edge analog and digital hybrid synthesizers. Dave Smith Sequential Prophet X Synthesizer Dave Smith Sequential Prophet X synthesizer is a bi-timbral, 8-voice-stereo (16-voice mono) synthesizer that combines samples and synthesis. Powered by two simultaneous 16-bit, 48kHz sample-based […]

Yamaha Piano & Keyboard Stands / Racks: Find a range of X and double-X stands, as well as furniture-style stands for home pianos. Introduction A keyboard stand is an important accessory to help you maintain the correct posture while playing. For portable keyboards, X-style stands are extremely popular. To be able to maintain the correct […]

Kurzweil SP1 Stage Piano is a mid-range stage piano, its part of their “Just Play” range of keyboards designed for “students/schools, light gigs, home recording and music lovers. German D Grand Piano and a range of electric pianos, 256 note polyphony, 88-note keybed, 16 great-sounding presets and onboard FX, split and layer functionality, and more. […]

Piano care, cleaning, polishing & maintenance: tips to ensure your piano keyboard works smoothly! Fixes to the most common problems that piano & keyboard owner’s face. To ensure that your piano-keyboard stays in shape and gives you consistent performance for a long time, you need to take care of it. It does not matter if […]

Here’s a video where this guy compares acoustic pianos of different prices. He starts with a $600 upright and then plays a few more, including a $360,000 Yamaha CFX grand piano. Lets see if you can hear the difference. Brazilian pianist Fabricio Vinheteiro begins his test by playing Debussy’s Clair de Lune on a $600 […]

Yamaha LP-7A 3-Pedal system includes three-piano pedals that allow you to get authentic sustain/damping, sostenuto, and soft pedal sounds, commonly found on grand pianos, with half-damper effect on your digital piano (grand piano keyboards). Features It comes with a lead which plugs into the sustain port on the Yamaha Keyboard Damper, soft and sostenuto pedals […]

Yamaha PSR-EW400 keyboard is the latest model in the popular PSR-E range of keyboards. This keyboard brings in certain features that didn’t exist in the previous PSR keyboard models, while maintaining the price point (that users expect from PSR keyboards). Yamaha PSR-EW400: Pros & Cons Pros: 76 keys. Powerful loud speakers for a portable keyboard. […]

Korg Synthesizers are known for their unique, fat sounds, and still continue to dominate the market for electronic music making equipment. Korg make a wide range of both Korg analog synths as well as Korg digital synthesizers (for professionals as well as hobbyists). Introduction Professional musicians looking for the most powerful and versatile synth will […]

Reviews of the best 88-key keyboards, available for beginners and experienced players. You can choose from a wide range of Digital Pianos, Synths & Midi Controllers. 88-key keyboards are suitable for those who prefer to play the piano and/or for recording purposes. Introduction An 88 key keyboard is perfect for those: Who want an affordable […]

The ONE Smart Piano 88-Key Home Digital Piano features 88 weighted keys but its the multiple learning options available on this piano that makes it so attractive. While the One Smart Piano makers claim that it can teach you to play your first song in five minutes (probably a bit exaggerated) but the fact is […]

Best digital pianos without bells and whistles for those who want to just practice and perform. They just want a few select features and sounds. Digital pianos and keyboards come with lot of features nowadays. While most buyers prefer such digital piano keyboards, there are some who are sure they won’t be using all those […]

How to connect a musical/midi piano keyboard to the computer or iOS device (iPad, iPhone) so that you can work with various music software, including recording software such as Cubase, Reason, FL Studio. You can also easily download or transfer midi song files between your PC/Mac and your music keyboard. You can connect your piano […]

A Digital Keyboard usually comes with various digital effects including pitch bend and modulation wheel. Here’s what you should look for in keyboards if you are an improviser. If you are an intermediate to advanced player, your choice of keyboard instrument should have a good set of digital effects. More so if you are a […]