Casio PX110 Privia Digital Piano
Since this digital piano has 32 notes polyphony, notes don’t get lost
during damping pedal operation. A good Bass Reflex speaker system
improves low frequency sounds. And this digital piano even allows you
to select your own touch sensitivity. So you can configure the keyboard
for different play, touch and feel, a really good feature. Other
instrument sounds such as pipe organ, strings and others. A Split
feature lets the keyboard of this digital piano be split into two
different tones. The Layer feature allows the keyboard to double up
tones so two tones can be played simultaneously. So there are many
important features, but sound quality is the fundamental reason why
this digital stage piano is rated so high.
Digital Piano Sound Quality:
Our research led us to an interesting source of the high quality,
virtually identical acoustic grand piano sound. The Casio PX110 Privia
digital Piano uses a combination of Stereo Sampling and a Tri-element
ZPI Sound Source. What this approach does is break up and separate
waveforms for strong key pressures, medium pressure and light key
pressure. The net result is an accentuation of differences between the
sounds produced by each. To further enhance the sound quality, multiple
stereo-sampling of Grand Piano tones are employed. The blend of
multiple samples, therefore, delivers just that much more real acoustic
piano realism. So this digital piano quality is peculiarly genuine and
very different from other digital stage pianos. The 32-note polyphony
is lower than many other digital pianos, but it seems to hold the
natural sounding reverb enough even on faster played pieces.
Playing this Digital Piano:
Because separate waveforms are used for light, medium and strong key
touches, it’s more like playing a true acoustic piano. The same goes
for how it feels when a key is first touched all the way through until
the note decays. Therefore, the natural sound quality matches nearly
one-to-one with the natural touch and feel quality. So the play
experience of this digital piano is extremely nice and robust. Notes
remain natural and feel natural end-to-end and thus the identical
acoustic grand piano sound effect. The fact that touch sensitivity is
selectable means you can fine-tune the keyboard to individual
perfection. We found this could enhance playing skill through this type
of configuration.
Other Digital Piano Features:
A very nice feature we found was a 2-track song memory used for storing
and building songs. You can replay for review and composing. There are
11 Preset tones and 20 Rhythms. In addition, there are 8 special
digital effects for unique musical enhancements.
Digital Piano Accessories:
This digital piano comes with MIDI In/Out. There are 60 Built-in Songs
and Auto Accompaniment. A sustain pedal. Dual headphone jacks for
private and teaching sessions. AC Adaptor is included and 2 Stereo
Speakers.
Conclusion:
Great sound quality achieved by the combination of multiple stereo
sampling, Tri element ZPI and separating waveforms for strong, medium
and light pressures. This state-of-the-art approach and strategy not
only introduces virtually flawless grand piano natural sound, but
synchronizes the touch and feel to have the same effect. Adding to this
effect is the ability to configure keyboard sensitivity for an
enhanced, personalized outcome. Different tones such as pipe organ,
string and other tones can be played individually or two can be
layered. Split operation allows the keyboard to separate the keyboard
and divide it between two tones as well. In all, these powerful
features and the fundamental and different approach for sound quality
makes this digital piano our #4 pick. |
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Acoustical
Grand Piano Sound |
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Solid Bass
Reflex System |
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Split Tones
Keyboard Feature |
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Layer Tones
Keyboard Feature |
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Stereo Sampling |
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ZPI Sound Source |
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Separate
Weighted Waveforms |
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Keyboard
Sensitivity Configurable |
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11 Preset Tones |
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2-Track Song
Memory |
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32-Notes
Polyphony |
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8 Special
Digital Effects |
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20 Rhythms |
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60 Built-in
Songs |
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Dual Headphone
Jacks |
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MIDI In/Out |
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