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Unique Features That Are Found Only in Digital Pianos


With their age old charm, acoustic pianos impress almost everyone. We have an upgrade in the market already. Digital pianos are a package comprising all the features of an acoustic piano and some more. With modern capabilities, these digital pianos lay the whole world of music at your feet. We have listed a few to make you see the wonder these can do.


Damper action


Well, you know how these grand and rich acoustic pianos work. They sound lovely, don’t they? Give all the credits to the super amazing damper action. Technology has allowed pianos with digital interfaces to be more versatile. These interfaces built into the pianos makes sure that the tone is preserved going into post-production. The sustain pedal and the other damping pedals make the whole musical experience more real and out of the world.

Thanks to the new age digital pianos, they come with sustain pedals and an incredible damper action! Could you have imagined? Apart from all the ease and portability that they gift you with, it just gets better with richer and more impactful sound dynamics to make it feel like magic.


Tempos and all that jazz

Moving on, digital pianos come with an in-built metronome system. Now you won’t have to worry about getting off beat or of rhythm. All you need to do is practice with metronome on and you’ll have perfected your rhythmic skills. Amazing, eh? Also, cross every level of the metronome and improve your memory. Mental or muscle, you’re all for the win.


Key split for the win

Digital pianos have this wonderful feature that allows them to split keys. Confused? Well, you are not breaking them like your super favourite Kitkat chocolates that would be a crime! To put it simply, the feature facilitates assign one sound to the lower end of the keyboard and another to the other end of it. Two is better than one, isn’t it? Well, now you can rock that jazz music that you’ve been so diligently working on.


Dual mode

Are you a fan of layering? Well, good news! Digital pianos come with a featuring of layering sounds. Commonly known as a dual mode, this feature lets you assign two sound to the keys. One on top of the other. Hard to understand? Well, imagine tapping those keys only to hear the lovely sound of a piano which fades into oblivion with the sound of strings. You get what we’re saying? Furthermore, this feature also comes up with an upgrade in some of the digital pianos. You can actually regulate the volume of either of the sounds as per your taste and requirement. Can’t get any better, can it?

Graded Hammer Action Keyboard


To simulate the musical experience of an acoustic piano, digital pianos now come with an interesting feature. This one comprises the graded hammer action keyboard. Wondering what that is? Well, just like an acoustic piano has, digital pianos also have weighted keys that sensitive to touch. Yamaha P45 is one such piano with GHS feature. Witness the movement of hammers on your piano just like a good old vintage acoustic piano also experiences.

Sound effects


Well, the sound of a traditional piano is to mainstream. How about simulating the sounds of various musical instrument on one. Exactly what digital pianos come with on a platter. Digital pianos come up with a myriad of sounds that you can actually mix up and create interesting music with. Also, this makes it all a one man show. Isn’t that incredible? Digital pianos bring the entire world of music to your doorsteps. Experimenting and music making becomes even more interesting with all kinds of features at your beck and all. Come on, experience a few on your own already.

In conclusion, we can say that Digital Piano’s have lot more advanced features than acoustics piano. However, when it comes to sound quality nothing can beat an Acoustic piano.

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