Casio, 88-Key Digital Pianos - Home (CDP-S150)

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You should note that beginners shouldn’t have effects active at high intensities during practice, as these could end up masking certain mistakes that may end up becoming habits in the long run. Some will provide a long tail, some shorter, but enough to take the harshness of a sound, like a harpsichord, for example.

As a professional pianist, I’ve played and tested everything from a Bösendorfer Imperial concert grand piano to budget-friendly beginner keyboards. All in all, these speakers are more than sufficient for personal practice or when entertaining at a small venue. The Casio CDP-S150 comes with 64 notes of polyphony and 10 tones — 3 different grand piano tones, 3 electric piano tones, a harpsichord, strings and 2 organ voices. You’ll rarely need all 192 or 256 voices of polyphony at once, but there are cases when you can reach 64 or even 128 note limits, especially if you like to layer several sounds and create multi-track recordings.

Hi Fabio, indeed, the sound engines are different, and the default piano sound is different as well. One of the main differences is that the CDP-S100 has a slightly “quieter” key action compared to the PX-160. Sweetwater's Sales Engineers are regarded as the most experienced and knowledgeable professionals in the music industry, with extensive music backgrounds and intense training on the latest products and technologies. at the same time, i realize how unrealistic this is, and it's addictive, because you get back on the acoustic grand, even good ones, and it feels like they've cut your legs off, and now you're only a stump on a skateboard with only 3 wheels.

Both the Yamaha P-45 and Casio CDP-S100 are excellent beginner options and one of the most affordable digital pianos out there.

It works with all the newly introduced Casio pianos including the CDP-S100, CDP-S350, and the PX-S series. I wouldn’t worry too much about that, it’s not something that can hinder your playing/learning experience in a meaningful way.

While they’re slightly lighter than those found on acoustic pianos, they are a decent approximation of the real deal and work great for practice. Piano sounds and key feel are subjective matters, and while I’m satisfied with the CDP-S100 in that regard, I recommend that you test things out before making your final purchase.On some passages where you are playing multiple notes with (say) your right hand and certain voices need to be emphasized due to the melody, it’s more difficult to do this than on an acoustic piano. on my es520, i can control such a soft and low volume tone, you could never hear something like this on an acoustic piano, and i can control it so precisely and repeatedly with the RHC action, the control tuning is just phenomenal. You may wonder how it is possible to have 32, 64, or even 128 notes playing at the same time, if there are only 88 keys and we never play them all at once. In my opinion, a beginner will have lots of trouble controlling a P45, even if it has a narrower dynamic range than the CDP-S150. There is also the ability to layer 2 voices easily just by holding the function button and holding the 2 corresponding keys of the tones you want to layer with no feature to adjust the volume mix of the layers .