

The one major problem with investing in electric pianos vs acoustic pianos is the fact they’ll soon become outdated and you’ll be forced to invest in a new expensive digital instrument within just a few years. The First Evergreen Electric Piano in history However, there’s one important reason why I think this MIDI keyboard is the best investment you can make… Most pianist prefer traditional stage pianos because they are quick and easy to set up when performing and they have real physical knobs on the keyboard itself. I immediately knew that this would be my preferred live performance setup for many years to come. So I was admittedly surprised that this ridiculously low-priced alternative was much better than these very expensive digital stage pianos. I have had many expensive, top electric piano keyboards before, such as the Roland V piano ($7,000) and the Yamaha CP1 ($5,000). We will also cover this topic in my review. Since this is just a MIDI keyboard we’ll also need piano samplings to produce sound. What we have here is actually something like an acoustic instrument with real hammers inside, ultimately making the instrument feel much more like a real piano. This is actually just a MIDI controler but what makes this model so special, other than its clean design, are its keys. My Kawai VPC1, which stands for ”Virtual Piano Controler”.

Now let’s take a look at the instrument and here it is. Kawai VPC1 Electric Piano – What is this?īefore you continue reading I want you to listen to this demonstration of the instrument by the amazing pianist Ruslan Sirota playing this digital instrument with these great speakers so that you’ll know if reading this long article is worth your time. Digital instruments are much more affordable.You can easily transport them to your gigs.Now let’s quickly go over the advantages of digital pianos: Electric pianos are usually quite unattractive.(Later in this review I will reveal my secret on how to make any digital piano sound much more organic and alive.)

These instruments may sound okay with headphones but when you connect your electric instrument to speakers you will be undoubtedly disappointed every time.

