Is there a certain key I an push or a combination of keys that makes this toy piano play a song on its own?
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Yes, somehow our 5 month old set it off and it began playing music. I can't find any answers regarding this though.
718238
Oh yeah, no problem. It's very nice. Hold down three keys with left hand at same time, the sound is beautiful and play melody with right hand simultaneously. Works great just like a real piano. Very portable, not like my baby grand.
1294586
Hello!There is a free app called "P-255 Controller" available in iTunes. Here's their description:Use an iOS device (iPhone/iPod touch/iPad) for even easier and more convenient control of the P-255. This is a dedicated app that makes the compact and stylish digital piano, P-255, even easier to use. The app supports a wide variety of playing situations on the P-255, from piano practice to live performance or performing at parties.Hope that helps!-Andy's Music
748203
I'm not really sure but I know on ours you cant just press the button & let go or it will lag & not finish the tune. You have to hold the button until in finishes.
2209820
It has a demo mode with at least one pre-programmed song. There might be more...but I wouldn't classify it as a 'Player Piano.'
57225
Yes they do. On the preprogrammed songs that come on the top of the keyboard. You can choose the speed and part you want to play.
1513983
Hi, there is a button and it has to be magic becuase I just ask my 6yr old and 8yr old to change it back to piano and they do..... Go figure.
1717851
I'm not 100 percent sure I understand your question, but if I do, here is my experience with the model. They have tried to make the keys and their "action" as close to a real piano as possible. In "grand piano" mode, they work very much like a piano -- not like an organ. If you push them down faster/harder, the sound is louder, etc. Hope that helps.
1189502
A lot of these toys are manufactured with the same sound chip to save costs, they just wire them in differently to access the various features. The result is that in some cases you can accidentally press a certain combination of keys to access a feature/sound/song which is meant for another toy.
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If you have a keyboard or a piano at home, you can learn to tune it with those. Just Google it, there are tons of places on the internet that tell you how. Hope this helps. =)
981078
You can play more than one. It is great for very young children, but mine were older and were very dissappointed with this and it is limited. Overall we wish we had not bought it, "great toddler toy" for very young but more advanced piano students will not be happy, If your really skilled I am sure one could play anything, but a serious student might have some fun, but is "LIMITED" I don't really recommend it.
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I think it's a keyboard that play the sound quieter if the keys are pressed lightly, and louder if the keys are pressed harder. It's truer to the way a real piano is. The harder the the strings are struck the louder the sound. This keyboard play the note the same sound and quality regardless of how hard or fast you push on the keys.
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There's a switch on the bottom of the toy, I think for in-store displays to save batteries it only plays part of the song. Change the switch and it will play the whole song.
1416012
I'm not sure, but can tell you that there are 3 touch settings (F73). I use setting #1, which is much like a piano, but not quite as stiff.
87458
you can play SIMPLE songs on this piano. Therefore, if you buy books that have songs such as Mary Had A LIttle Lamb etc. These would be songs that you would only play with the right hand (the melody) but not the left hand as there aren't enough keys. I have bought two for my two year old grandson who loves it so much he wore the first one out (after about 8 months of literally continuous use!). If you have a child that is learning to read music, you may want to buy a more extensive, but cheap keyboard.
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Yes, that is correct -- the keys light up to show you which note to play for each song in the piano's recorded library. When you push "play" for any of the 110 included songs, each key will light up in turn to guide your fingers. Other information including the number of the finger on each of your hands that you should use to play each key also will appear in the small screen in the middle. In addition, you can slow the pace of the tune down using the "tempo" button if you want to learn it very slowly. The progressive "lesson" buttons also can help with that.
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Yes it does but only works while the song is playing so you either have to be very quick or put it on pause, change the key and then restart. I find this very cumbersome.