What is the best digital keyboard to buy?

The model that best suits your purposes needs to be considered before buying a digital keyboard or digital piano.If you rush out and buy something randomly, or worse still order something over the internet that you’ve never seen before, then you could be making a very costly mistake.The type of instrument you choose will also depend on your abilities and whether you are already able to play or a complete beginner.Someone who is already at a reasonable level will want the full 88 keys, but someone just learning from scratch might be better off with  a more simple and compact digital keyboard or digital piano.
 
If you want to be able to create new electronic sounds and replicate the different instruments of an entire band, then digital keyboards are more likely to fit the bill.If it is more important to feel and sound as if you are playing a real acoustic piano, then digital pianos are the way forward.A model that includes Touch Response should be chosen to get a more authentic sound.This feature ensures that similar to old fashioned pianos, the volume is adjusted in accordance to the pressure levied by your fingertips.
 
Then there is the question of portability – will your new keyboard or piano stay in one place or do you need to move it around?Different models differ greatly in size. So choose the right digital piano or digital keyboard to suit your lifestyle.Most models have a variety of features to choose from, so it is helpful to know in advance whether a metronome, a transposing function or automatic tuning will be useful, or whether they will never be used.It would be perfect to have an in built program that can teach you how to play a digital piano from scratch.
 
Polyphony and vocal harmony are both useful functions on digital keyboards if you are creating complex music where lots of different sounds and voices are needed at the same time.Also, what level of recording capability will you need?A simple 2-track may suffice for beginners, but for others, the full 16 track facility may be required.Also the desired electronic compatibility needs to be considered.Some models can be connected to computers, external microphones, amplifiers and a range of other instruments or gadgets.Also check out if internet connectivity will be required to download or upload music files from the digital keyboard.
 
The brand is also an important aspect that should be considered.If you choose a big name brand, you have the reassurance of their longstanding expertise and reputation, and solid guarantees.The Casio range goes from simple beginners’ keyboards to more expensive instruments, and Yamaha, Roland, Casio and Kawai produce the kind of high-spec digital keyboards used by professional musicians.It is preferable to try out a digital piano before buying as each brand has a different sound and feel to their products.