I bought this for my daughter to practice piano. Is here a way to do that??? I thought I was getting a piano keyboard.
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The Q88 is a very nice synthesizer. It will sound like several different instruments. Set it on stereo piano at the "00" setting and you have a real nice practice piano. This unit has to be plugged into an amplifier with speakers or you could use an old stereo receiver with an auxiliary input for your sound system. Again, the Q88 is a professional sounding band instrument and is still used by many recording artist! There should be a headphone jack on the back for private practice. I would start there! I owned one of these keyboards for years!
306740
This is a midi keyboard, what this means is that you need an interface to produce sound, you can look for a software for your computer and plug the keyboard to it, or use an iPad but you will need the camera adapter for it
306741
The keyboard you bought, doesn't produce sound of it's own. You will need a software and the one I personally use is synthesia.
306742
This is a midi interface, you need to connect this to a "brain" that can be a computer or even an ipad or iphone with the correct usb cable. Remember, without a computer this is only a device with a set of piano like keys that won't make any sound.
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No. It's just a controller keyboard. It's made to be used with any midi sounds module or a computer running music software. There may be general midi sounds in your computer that you could trigger with the keyboard. This is all very complicated for a beginner. Yamaha and Casio make very good low cost pianos. Roland and Korg are also make great keyboards.
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this keyboard is a type that has no "on-board" sounds. That's why the price is so low. It is only a controller that must be connected to either a sound module (like from Roland company) or a computer that has software with sound samples. It also has a very light action, very much unlike that of an acoustic piano. Even with the proper added sound source, it is not a good keyboard to learn piano skills because of the light action.
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You can increase pressure to change volume, but it is not like a real piano, it is more like tapping on the keys, and they do make a noise. This is a great instrument for learning to play and for jamming with others just for fun. It is not a performance keyboard, but it does have lots of accompaniments and voices to play with.
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Yes. You may be able to find one cheaper, but this is a good piano for practice if you don't want to spend the money required to buy an actual acoustic piano. It has 88 keys and sounds terrific for a digital piano. I'm in the same boat as you - haven't used the electronic features at all; I just turn it on and play. It also has a headphone jack which is nice for playing when you don't want to disturb the rest of the house.
674144
This is not a weighted key piano and does not play like a real piano. If you want weighted keys you need to go purchase the higher priced model.
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Hi, I bought the keyboard for my 7-year old daughter to practice and can only compare to a piano at her teacher's home. I would say that the keys seem the same width as the keys on a piano, but look a bit shorter in length. Hope this helps.
2141275
Look at some of my other answers and you will see the name of the keyboard that I bought to go with mine (I don't remember the name right off hand)...but, once you buy the keyboard...you just plug it in when you want to use it! It works very easily.
1901700
This is super unstable. I'm a classic piano player. You can't hit the keyboard hard while playing. I can't recommend this. You should choose stand made by keyboard producer. I bought Yamaha stand after I found this can't be used even for basic use.
985903
There are 4 switch positions: Off...Learning Time....Music Time...Let's Play. Piano keys, when pressed on Learning Time, count up to 8. My 4 key gets stuck sometimes but still works. If yours is not counting past 3 and is just not getting stuck on that number; it could be defective.
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Download everything, but that is not the best piano course out there. There is no music to play, only suggestions, which for a beginner can be confusing, but besides that it COULD BE an excellent way of learning to play the piano.
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You have to buy it. This one has worked very well for my daughter: http://www.amazon.com/Yamaha-Single-Adjustable-X-Style-Keyboard/dp/B000VJ2VCK/ref=pd_sim_MI_2
2234691
I don't know what those things are. I got this to learn how to play on something that didn't soung like an awful keyboard. I know it has a pedal outlet, but you should probably email the manufacturer to get specific information.
441708
This is not a electronic piano. It's just the keyboard part of that. You have to connect it with your computer and use a software and the audio system of computer to hear the sound.
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There are a couple different USB places, but I'm not finding anything else. I would recommend getting in touch with manufacturer though as I'm not at all tech savvy and could be missing something. Sorry I can't help more. We love the piano and it's been a purchase we are incredibly satisfied with!
52363
Yes all keys work & I'm not home right now to test it yet I do believe they can be played simultaneously. It legitimately sounds like a real piano/keyboard.
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I don't know if you can transpose on this keyboard, since I bought it for my now 9 years old daughter. It has many functions she still is not using. Sorry for not being of much help.
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I bought the Yamaha Piano Style Sustain Pedal. It plugs into the back of the keyboard and works just like the pedal on a regular piano. It's heavy, does not move while using it, and I'm extremely happy with it.
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yeah its a complete midi keyboard, so you plug it in to a computer with the cord that comes with it. You can get a solid piano synth program for free, and i love the fact that it's a midi since i use a program called playground sessions which acts as a virtual piano teacher