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Bodyportableportable
Keys
Number of keys88 шт88 шт
Sizefull sizefull size
Mechanicsactivemalleus
Sensitivity adjustment
Rigidityweightedweighted
Specs
Polyphony128 voices128 voices
Built-in timbres20 шт20 шт
Auto accompaniment
Accompaniment styles50 шт50 шт
Metronome
Sequencer (recording)
Built-in compositions
Effects and control
Timbres layering
Keyboard split
Octave shift
Reverberation
Chorus
Transposition
Pitch controller
Fine tuning
More featuresequalizerequalizer
Connectors
Inputs
Jack (linear)
 
Jack (linear)
Card reader
Connectable pedals1 шт1 шт
Outputs
USB to host (type B)
MIDI out
USB to host (type B)
MIDI out
Headphone outputs2 шт2 шт
Linear outputs1 шт2 шт
General
Built-in acoustics60 W60 W
Number of bands22
Displaymonochromemonochrome
Dimensions (WxHxD)1365x137x366 mm1365x137x366 mm
Weight10.7 kg12.3 kg
In box
pedal
PSU
pedal
PSU
Color
Added to E-Catalogjuly 2019october 2017

Mechanics

Type of action used in digital piano keys.

Hammer. A mechanic that mimics the feel of playing a real piano as closely as possible. Hammer action keyboards not only provide velocity and force-dependent sound dynamics, they also provide a distinctive response with each press. These mechanics are complex and expensive, but they are considered the most advanced and suitable for digital pianos, and therefore are used in most models.

Active. In the case of digital pianos, the active keyboard can be described as a simplified version of the hammer action described above. The sound produced when pressing such keys also depends on the force and speed of pressing, however, the keys themselves have less rigidity and do not give the full feel of a piano keyboard. On the other hand, such mechanics are cheaper. As a result, it is found mainly in low-cost models, as well as some professional instruments, positioned more like electric organs.

The third type of mechanics — passive — assumes that each time you press a key, the volume will be the same, regardless of the strength and speed of pressing. Such keyboards are not used in digital pianos — they are too primitive and not very functional for this class of instruments; however, models with adjustable sensitivity may provide switching the keyboard to a "passive" format (see below for more details).

Inputs

— Mini-jack (linear). Any line input is designed to receive an audio signal in analogue format. Such an audio signal can be played back by the instrument itself through the built-in speakers, external speakers or headphones, switched to external equipment (for example, an amplifier or audio receiver), or recorded (if you have a sequencer, see above). In digital pianos, the most popular is the first option — playback; typically, the line-in sound either serves as an accompaniment to the main part or provides additional effects. As for the mini-Jack standard, this is a miniature plug, also called "3.5 mm" and known to many as a standard audio jack on a smartphone, laptop or computer. However, this standard is also very popular in digital pianos — among external signal sources, mini-Jack plugs are generally more common than full-size Jacks.

— Jack (linear). Line input using a Jack type connector (aka "6.35 mm"). In terms of purpose, such an input does not differ from the mini-Jack type input described above. As for the connector, it is almost 2 times larger than the mini-Jack in diameter — however, given the dimensions of digital pianos, this cannot be called a serious drawback. At the same time, the Jack socket provides a better and more reliable connection, with less likelihood of interference. At the same time, for a number of reasons, this type of connector is used somewhat less frequently in digital pianos.

— MIDI in. An...input that allows the Digital Piano to receive MIDI signals from external equipment. MIDI is a standard signal format in electronic musical instruments; such a signal (MIDI-event) is created for each keystroke and contains information about the note number, strength, speed and duration of pressing; these signals can then be recorded and/or played back in a specific tone. The ability to receive MIDI events from external devices can be useful, for example, when playing two keyboard instruments at once (to play all the music on one of them, with better sound quality), or to use the digital piano as an adapter for another instrument that does not having the desired tones. In addition, technically, a MIDI signal can be switched to other devices (see "Outputs — MIDI thru").

— USB to device (type A). USB connector that allows you to connect various external devices to the digital piano. However, most often the range of such devices is limited to "flash drives" and other drives. However, even this functionality can provide very extensive additional features: you can play backing melodies from a flash drive, update user timbres and auto-accompaniment styles (see above) or even instrument firmware, and copy materials recorded by a sequencer to a flash drive (or even write music directly). ), etc. Specific features in different models may be different, this point should be clarified separately.

— Card reader. A device for reading memory cards — usually, the popular SD format. By purpose, this function is similar to working with a USB flash drive (see above), adjusted for the fact that memory cards will be convenient primarily when exchanging data with a laptop — almost all modern laptops are equipped with card readers, which cannot be said about desktop PCs.

Linear outputs

The number of line outputs provided in the design of the digital piano.

The line output allows you to send the sound from the instrument to external audio equipment. In this case, the sound is transmitted in an analogue format, and to play it, it is enough to pass it through a power amplifier; and active acoustics can generally be connected directly to the line output. The outputs themselves can use different types of connectors, but most often they are 3.5 mm mini-Jack or 6.35 mm Jack, compatible with most audio equipment either directly or through the simplest adapters.

Multiple line outputs allow you to connect multiple signal receivers to the instrument at once — for example, speakers with an amplifier for playback and an external recorder for recording. However, digital pianos rarely have more than 2 line outputs — more, taking into account the specifics of the use of such instruments, is simply not required.
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