Of course, the acoustic piano will never be beaten. But, considering several factors such as affordability, size, weight, mobility, etc... I would say that I'm more leaned towards digital pianos all together.
Once they're both 100% indistinguishable...it won't really matter either way. Same sound. Same feel. Same experience. Digital pianos will always try to replicate the acoustic piano....but once it does perfectly....then the digital piano wins all day and forever. Digital piano will always be more versatile. It's simply the best.
@@ProphetYodaYeah you don’t even have to tune it 😂 Still I appreciate acoustic instruments. The whole vibe they give out isn’t replicated as easily by the digital stuff and probably won’t ever.
honestly? The digital piano simply needed reverb and some equalizer, 10-band probably. Maybe a tiiiiny bit of chorus if you want that tonal imperfections but they're something the guitar world has figured out decades ago.
@@duartevader2709 That would be unless maybe your acoustic piano was converted into an 88 Key Celesta. Yamaha's Acoustic Pianos have gone under updates to make them play & feel like their acoustic counterparts over the last 4 decades.
@@LuisaDaalmer upright and grand piano are both acoustic... They're not plugged in, not digital... So when I say acoustic it includes both. The video asked if we prefer digital or acoustic and I said acoustic... Not that my preferences has anything to do with you... Perhaps reading is a challenge to you... I, like everyone, was replying on what MY preference is... Not yours... I answered for me, you answer for yourself, you bored turd
Acoustic, the feel of the keys the specific sound of the hammers hitting the strings and beautiful way those notes vibrate and echo off the wood ... Just nothing like it
@@santiagoo5953on some models you can click on the strings sound button while holding the piano sound button to combine both you can also do this with other sounds if it is a feature on your piano
Which Yamaha digital is that, and how did you record it? As someone who's played almost strictly Yamaha digital pianos the last few years, this is one of the cheapest sounding digital samples I've heard from a Yamaha. I don't think this is a fair comparison as that's clearly also a really expensive acoustic with a good mic setup. Also, on digitals you can change a bunch of settings like reverb and resonance and get a really nice sounding recording. You can also use a VST and use any of the best piano samples in the world to run through a digital piano. I still prefer the best acoustic sounds to the best digital sounds, but I think you can get a way better instrument overall for way cheaper through a digital piano.
They are using a used Yamaha U1 which is probably an 80s model. It is by no means a really expensive acoustic. At the most they will probably sell this piano for around $6,000 dollars which is not far off from the price of a good digital.
@@jacobneal5388if that's true that is surprising, but you can pretty much get the best key actions and acoustic samples for under $2000 nowadays in a digital keyboard. You also don't have to buy expensive recording equipment. The point about customizing the sound settings and VST's also still stands. This is just acoustic propaganda🤣 also I'm too poor to afford it even if it's a $6000 piano so... Let me cope lol
@@jasoncisney6366 I have a Kawai ES120 for the sake of its portability and consistency. I also have a 1984 Baldwin Acrosonic Spinet. I would like to get some VSTs for the ES120 if that is possible. The sound sample is good for an entry level keyboard but it still leaves me wanting more. The spinet is actually a decent piano despite its size. The Midrange is very warm and the treble even has a nice character. The bass however is terrible especially once you start getting into the lowest octave. The action is loose not the most precise. If I get the money I will invest in some hammer reshaping, voicing, and regulation.
Acoustic piano !!!!! But digital piano is great as well. I have both but because I play with my daughter minimum 300 hours a month and it's good to have both believe me. Acoustic piano also needs proper temperature and air humidity. It gets out of tune to. That's why I practice more than half on digital piano. But the sound of acoustic piano is something different it's alive it breathing and it vibrate everywere in the house It's just beautiful to listen.
I HAVE both as the digital was a first purchase.. I bought an acoustic and there is no comparison. I very very rarely use the digital - unless it is midnight and I want to do some sight reading using headphones.
I have bechstein bluthner bosendorfer steinway fazioli yamaha Mason and Hamlin pleyel grotrian steinweg grands all full size and a few digital. Roland kawaii nord. All top. But I prefer my grands in my houses worldwide
Acoustic will never be beaten by it's sound and touch. BUT!! Considering that a digital piano is more portable, customizable and affordable.. i am more leaned to a digital piano, the sound can be as good as an acoustic if you have great headphones. No digital can be beaten for features, but hybrids combines them both.. so this is a way to solve digital and acoustic problems, HYBRIDS!!!
is it just me or does anyone else think the electrical ones just sound dead its like they dont have a heart a acoustic piano has a beautiful heart beat but the electrical one its just sounds like has a heart of stone and dead to me or thats atlest what i think
it's just your a preconception. a digital piano is literally a RECORDING of an acoustic piano. if you were given two and not told which, you won't even be able to tell
Acoustic by a mile. But digital has its uses especially in popular music and as a tool for learning and practicing for people who cannot keep or cannot afford an acoustic piano.
I still have my acoustic piano that is a 100 years old now. I couldn't get it to hold a tune any longer as the pins holding the strings had slightly worn. It plays grade for ragtime or honky tonk but my 12 yr old roland is worth every penny.
@@alara_adnanif u can get an acoustic, it will serve you 100 times more. I bought Kawai digital...less than one year later I bought an acoustic... no compassion...
@alara_adnan Being a beginner, the yamaha P-series will suit you well. You can always work your way up to an acoustic once you reach that professional level.
We must listen the sound of the acoustic piano compare to digital piano around the player plays both of that instruments. Not the sound from this handphone speaker. But If the sound comes out from this phone,sure clean sound comes out better from digital pianos. This my pov, ignoring the maintaining acoustic, price of the pianos, touching, weighted tone, and durability of digital pianos if we play notes fortissimo .
The real difference is the action and how the piano feels. Digital pianos sound way better than 80% of acoustic piano, but most digital pianos simply lack the action that an acoustic piano has. Especially toward the top end of the keys
A digital piano is not a piano. A piano has strings. If someone claims that a digital piano is a piano, one can also claim that a guitar without the strings is a guitar.
I prefer acoustic. However, when you want to practice late at night, being able to plug in a headset and control the volume is pretty handy. Plus digital won't go out of tune, acoustic will.
Acoustic is better for the first hour until it’s out of tune somewhere then as someone who also plays guitar which I can easily bring back to tune I just want to smash it to bits.
an accoustic piano doesnt just go out of tune like that, they only need to be tuned about once or twice a year. my piano hasn't been tuned in 5 years yet still sounds great, though i'm getting it tuned which would probably make it sound even better.
@@cafolaadee5920 i guarantee it doesn’t sound great and you’ve just become ear blind. An acoustic upright is out of tune somewhere an hour after the tech leaves. People with acoustic pianos accept tuning imperfection and that’s fine. It’s just not for me
@@andybarker8787i got it tuned a few days ago and i don’t even hear the difference from it not having been tuned for 5 years. As a matter of fact even the technician said there was barely a difference after tuning it. Ask literally anyone and they will say it only needs to be tuned about once a year. I assume you don’t have an accoustic piano so whoever told you that it goes outta tune after an hour clearly doesn’t know what he’s talking about
@@cafolaadee5920 i grew up with acoustic pianos my dad to this day has an upright and a baby grand. He loves them (although they do need tuning) maybe you live in an area where weather is less of a concern but my experience is that acoustics always have some tuning inconsistency somewhere. Personal opinion only I’m not trying to argue one is better than the other just that one is better for me. Tbh the main disadvantage of an acoustic for me is that I play when my small children are in bed and I need to use headphones.
@@andybarker8787 That’s fair it’s not black and white indeed. I always keep a bucket of water inside my piano to keep the humidity right but i guess every piano is a bit different. Also there are accoustic uprights that allow headphones but they’re pretty expensive, adding maybe a couple grand i believe and that would kinda defeat the purpose of it being accoustic if you mostly practice in the evening so i get that a digital is more convenient.
its about preferences.... but there are attempts of digital pianos to get the sound of an acoustic one.... Idk if it would be posible one day on future.... but that day is considerably far.
I get that the electrical pianos can be cost effective- especially if your not quite ready to invest in an acoustic- it's quite a chunk of change to lay down for it to become a dust collector; they're easy to just pick-up and go that like to perform; easier if you have extreme limited space; and im sure other facets I have not even thought of. Ive had the electricity go out in my area due to storms and I just set up one of my battery lanterns (if its night or late evening)and continue playing- can't do that with the electronic pianos so I guess that has been one of the main things that has kept me from getting one and the second reason is I haven't found one yet that has the quality, richness of tone/sound that I would want to invest in- as some of those electronic pianos can cost a bit as well. I'm sorry, I do get there are some really great reasons for the electronic pianos but I'll stay with my old family studio upright- recently tuned but she's old, like me 😅
For me that has an 2 acoustic pianos one spinet and one grand acoustic grand pianos have that big high quality feeling and spinets sounds mellow and sad because two of my acoustic pianos are our of tune but one is just 11 cents away from standard pitch and one is 55 cents away from standard pitch
Acoustic. Maybe I’m biased, but the feel is so much more free to me. I have 5 pianos at my house altogether (piano lesson groups) 4 of which are digital. I definitely like acoustic better.
I mean yeah, what did you expect, but……, honestly, if you get some great speakers it can get better and also the other modern things u can do, and mobility
Advanced classical pianist. I am trading in my Yamaha digital piano which is around $4000 it’s a CLP 745 for a 6 foot 3C3 grand. It will take a year because the X3 grand is $25,000 but I get credit for the $4000. Here are the pros and cons of both- 1 Pro for acoustic the sound quality is unmatched for the true advanced pianist, they want perfection. Con you have to tune an acoustic piano, at least once a year, can cost $100-150 IS con- you might not be able to play late at nights, if you live next to neighbors; even if you are in a house. Pro, Due ability. A well built middle of the road Yamaha CF acoustic series could be $45,000 $60,000 but it could last you a lifetime. Pro it retains its value better. Digital pianos Pro; more affordable Pro more portable Pro more sound features Pro can play anytime; with headphones Cons Sound quality does kot match acoustic Con Price drastically drops on resale value That is why many piano stores for teachers, have a trade I. Policy for acoustic, For a lifetime but they give 1-2 years for digital. Reason is after a year, digital pianos half of its value because they always have new models for Yamaha, Rolland,, Etc I say if you are at a beginner or intermediate, learn on a digital. Once you get to at least intermediate-advanced and for most, by this time after 5 years, you should be playing intermediate advanced compositions, Such as Mozart Turkish Larch or Beethoven Fur Elise. Of course, I played that when I was 7 years old. Anyways, depending on your budget and playing. Level, these are things you should factor, before purchasing either one. Also, go to a piano store and see which you like better. Lost store owners are cool with you playing on their pianos. See which or buoy can afford and like better and make sure you can trade in for upgrades. They is the advantage of going to say a oicensed Yamaha store lime I do in Las Vegas or getting it at a garage sale. If you go that route yes it might be cheaper but what you get is what you et. When the computer went bad it cost $2000 but it was covered Ont he warranty. The store owner said,@ this was the first time I. 29 years that happened maybe you just got unlucky and got a defect but should be good to go now.” So go through a licensed dealer or a reputable store that is well known in your area or country.
@@muxeyy £2000 you were able to get a COP 745 my God that’s a killer deal though! Yoh got a great price man if you ship that bad boy to the 🇺🇸, even if you got to take a hit with shipping , yoh can easily make low end $3500 yo high end $4@. Of course I was smart enough to listen to my dad because he was an attorney for many years he said “get it in writing from the owner of the business so they can’t back out on it.” I have the receipt and I have it in the owners handwriting but within a year (now) I want to upgrade to a U1. You can get a good used one for about $7k USD so I am about 3000 usd or $2366 online sterling away. I figure if I put aside 200 pounds a month; I should get the piano. By the way I bet you didn’t think us Americans can convert your currency into our currency vice versa, did you? Yes, there are some of the s who put d do math. 😂
@@thebig12conference73 Damn US prices are high, are you getting that NX grand or are u sticking with that U1? Also, for 25k isn't it better to get a acoustic brand rather than an electric grand?
you only have to tune it once a year what are you talking about? mine hadn't been tuned in 5 years and i got it tuned yesterday and i can't hear thediffernce because it wasnt even out of tune really
