Can this piano be used as a player piano with music stored on a thumb drive or cpu ? Are you limited to just the songs included in the piano?
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Yes, it can. I have never done this but it is in the instructions. This is a great piano for a beginner or even someone that can't afford a real piano I am a Music Education Major and piano teacher. Now have I found some notes or things I do not like, yes, certainly it is not as good as three times as much money but neither is it so bad that I can' t use it for what I wish to do. What I do not like is that I am having some vision problems which will be corrected someday by operation not bad enough yet. And the stuff written above the keys are so faint to me and small I cannot fully see it so I have lite it well and marked it with masking tape the sections I use the most while playing no problem for anyone else. Any way for the portable mostly piano sound I want it is a wonderful price point. But if you are a pro and expecting more of it than what it is you will be unhappy. I am not. I use it with beginning students and they are happy and parents are too. I would prefer a grand piano but no room and certainly no money for such even a used one. It will do what you are seeking but I have never tried it. Have fun with it.
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You can use an SD card at least. I think it has it's own sound formatting, but I haven't gotten into that at all yet. I believe though, that you can only play songs that you recorded from the piano onto the SD card. You can directly into your computer via USB, but we haven't done that either, so I don't know what you can do with it if anything. We do record songs onto the on-board hard drive to replay, but it only accepts one at a time--as soon as you record a new song, the old one is written over. I am sorry I don't know more, we use this piano mostly for playing, not as much for recording or playback. You can use an SD card at least. I think it has it's own sound formatting, but I haven't gotten into that at all yet. I believe though, that you can only play songs that you recorded from the piano onto the SD card. You can directly into your computer via USB, but we haven't done that either, so I don't know what you can do with it if anything. We do record songs onto the on-board hard drive to replay, but it only accepts one at a time--as soon as you record a new song, the old one is written over. I am sorry I don't know more, we use this piano mostly for playing, not as much for recording... » Read More You can use an SD card at least. I think it has it's own sound formatting, but I haven't gotten into that at all yet. I believe though, that you can only play songs that you recorded from the piano onto the SD card. You can directly into your computer via USB, but we haven't done that either, so I don't know what you can do with it if anything. We do record songs onto the on-board hard drive to replay, but it only accepts one at a time--as soon as you record a new song, the old one is written over. I am sorry I don't know more, we use this piano mostly for playing, not as much for recording or playback. « Show Less
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Absolutely not! It couldn't even handle a single piano keyboard. It's alright for mids but terrible for lows and distorted for highs.
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You do not need 3 pedals with a digital piano; just a damper pedal. The functions that the other 2 pedals would do are done electronically.
1189504
No, doesn't play by itself. Doesn't have any music programmed (unless I missed a button somewhere). Just a piano.
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I am not a professional so please take it for what it is worth. I believe it has 101 sounds or more, I have the instrument packed away for the moment. I really p I've the piano sounds fantastic to me. I really am not qualified to give you the best advise pertainf this but all the instruments in the keyboard are close to what I know. Hope that helps, you probably better off soulistening to it yourself. If I get a chance to pull it out I will make a video of the sounds. Can't make promises .
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This is a great piano, for sure, but it may be a bit more than what you need if you are looking for an instrument on which to learn. I would suggest starting with a slightly less expensive "starter" keyboard, one with touch sensitivity, and then "graduating" to this instrument a bit later once you know that you are a budding pianist! :) Hope that helps!
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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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Yes, and the width of the keyboard and the touch of the keys are the same as a standard piano. Sustain as well as the other two pedals are included.
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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!
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If you are just talking about playing the melody, very few songs use more than one-and-a-half octaves, so that would be fine. Full piano accompaniments will be more problematic, although you should be able to, for example, ignore some of the bass notes while learning. If you are talking about beginning piano pieces, the early ones will fit within the range of this keyboard.
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I think so. A plus of this digital piano is that as you play you see the notes apear on the LCD window and you can buy teaching software to teach yourself. Changing the piano sound to other instruments is fun. This piano won't have the exact feel (in pressing the keys) that pianos costing several thousand dollars have, but I think that is unimportant.
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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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Yes. The music rack does a good job. Yesterday I went to my local music store and compared other digital pianos to my DGX-640C with the three pedal unit, and decided I could find no better instrument for my needs. To me it offers me the ideal home instrument from which to play other digital or acoustic pianos wherever I go.
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The piano isn't really true piano tuned. If you're asking if it is true tuned middle "c" then the answer is no. It's a toy not real piano sound.
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i bought this piano for the exactly same reason as you did, and it served my purposes well. They keys are digitally weighted, like you play on an acoustic piano. well, the sound won't be as beautiful as an acoustic, as the wooden sound board and all those, you know. but it definitely gives you what you need. this is not a keyboard, not gonna give you those fancy beats, it's more like a piano. Also, what i like about digital piano is that you can play during the night with your headphones on, no need to worry about bothering neighbors. This was a huge plus for me, especially when i lived in an apartment. the piano also comes with a sheet music book with those classics, with the pre-recorded play in the piano. you may find the song you're practicing actually have a pro-version in there, which helps too. go enjoy.
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theres about 5 pianos, several electric pianos, 2 organs i think, some strings, vibes, also a cool thing where it adds acoustic bass and drum hits as you playthe organ sounds are ok, i wouldnt buy this for that alone...you cant control the 'rotating speaker' speed sound or anythingyou could always control something like Vintage Organs in Kontakt with the Privia, but a midi controller with non-weighted keys might be better in the long run for that
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Yes you can. I have this model and I use a 64gb thumb drive for all my music. Works like a charm. Also can plug in an iPhone/iPod via USB for same results.