Acoustic and digital piano- which is better

Acoustic and digital pianos - which better?

The acoustic pianos and pianos have their digital counterparts, not only in the form of highly mobile, stage piano, for stowage on stand, but also for heavier digital pianos in sleek wooden covers and quite substantial digital grand pianos. Digital pianos are often a cheaper alternative to costly acoustic instruments, but digital models can be found, even significantly more expensive than acoustic instruments. Are they better? This question can not be answered unequivocally. Both categories have their advantages and disadvantages.

The great advantage of the digital pianos is that you needn't tune it. This frees the user from the need to use the tuner service and allows for arbitrary shift of the instrument. Digital machines also have adjustable volume, enable a noiseless headphone gameplay, easy recording with audio out ports, MIDI support, and custom several sound options to choose from and the ability to record in internal memory. Better models, they can have better sound than many cheap acoustic pianos. All these advantages do not mean, , that digitals are ideal instruments. They also have numerous disadvantages. The most serious is the lack of sound realism. The lack of natural resonance makes digital instruments much less impressive than acoustic. They also do not control sound as acoustically equivalent. Their keyboards, though weighed, are devoid of wooden mechanics, do not give full feeling of mechanics natural instrument, and they also limit their ability to master this technique. This is not the end of the problem. Cheaper instruments, even those for a few thousand. Zł often do not have some sound effects, characteristic for the acoustic prototypes, such as the characteristic moan during releasing a pedal forte or sympathetic resonance. They also require power supply and may be damaged if they are not disconnected during a thunderstorm.
These defects , obviously do not have acoustic instruments. The natural sound source, the power of real resonance, and finally, the work of the real mechanism of wooden hammers, make playing on them is great experience, and they have great didactic and training value. Of course they have their faults. They do not like moving, require periodic tuning, and they require consistent temperature conditions (high temperature jumps accelerate distuning. This instrument also needs to be located at a distance from the heat source that can damage the disc and over-dry the instrument. As we have already mentioned, cheap models may also have a rather poor sound. Acoustic instruments are also loud, which can be a problem in the blockof flats , although it can be partially damping using of a silencing moderator.
Summary
Instruments of both categories have their advantages and disadvantages . Here are the most important ones:
Digital pianos and pianos
Advantages:
-the lowest prices of the cheapest models
-No need to tuning
- easy mobility
- sound selection
- the ability to adjust the volume and playwith the headphones
Disadvantages:
-No natural resonance
- not quite realistic keyboard work
- lack in some sound effects in cheaper models
- limited teaching value

Acoustic pianos
Advantages:
- Natural sound and effects
-great resonance
-comfortable keyboard
-full didactic value
-Longevity of the instrument
Disadvantages:
- the need for periodic tuning
- difficult transport
-the cheapest models may have poor sound

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