August 2026 – Report – There are 12 Amazing Facts about good digital pianos that you need to know and will likely surprise you! These 12 things are also what a good quality Digital Piano can do that a regular traditional acoustic piano cannot do! Beyond that, these “12 Digital Piano facts” will save you time, money, make your music more enjoyable, and speed up the piano educational process if you are learning to play piano. If you already know how to play piano well, then these 12 Amazing Digital Piano Facts can make your piano playing even better.
Good Digital Pianos do not go out of tune! A piano needs to be “in tune” or it doesn’t sound good. Regular pianos constantly go out of tune and they don’t sound good that way. Tuning a real acoustic piano is expensive, takes a lot of time to do, and playing one that way is no fun. So a good digital piano never needs “tuning” b professional piano tuner so you save a lot of money, time, and effort and if you want to do what is known as digital “micro-tuning to slightly adjust tuning on some of the notes of a digital piano. So on some models you can actually do that yourself and it’s easy and only takes a few seconds to do.
So the advantages of a digital piano permanently staying in tune cannot be overstated when it comes to having an enjoyable piano playing experience. Some people don’t think about that aspect of a good digital piano model as an important fact for the various top name brands. But it is a fact and that fact gives a good digital piano a big advantage over a traditional acoustic piano in those many ways. That’s means you and/or your children will enjoy your practice and piano playing even more because a good digital piano will stay in tune and sound much better that way,
Good digital pianos can be played loud or quietly and anywhere in-between anytime day or night. Unlike regular acoustic pianos where volume cannot be controlled and they are always loud except for a felt drop-down bar on some upright or console models that can slightly reduce volume, digital piano volume can easily be controlled by a master volume knob or slider so that the volume can easily be reduced or increased like you can on any audio device such as TV’s, phones, tablets, etc. So digital pianos have a huge advantage there.
In addition to that you can play in complete privacy on a good digital piano because you can plug in and use stereo headphones so that no one else can hear you play your music except for you.Regular acoustic pianos cannot do that which means that in a home with 2 or more people in it, there will likely be times where you cannot play piano because it would “disturb” other people in your home who may be sleeping or doing other things. Being able to easily control volume output allows for more practice and playing time on the piano…and that’s a good thing.
Digital pianos are much easier to move. The average weight of a regular acoustic piano is hundreds of pounds to over 1000 pounds depending if the piano is an upright or grand piano. Furniture cabinet digital pianos can go from approx 75 lbs to 200 lbs depending on the brand and model. Digital mini grand piano can go from about 225 lbs to about 300 lbs. The large digital grand pianos can go up to about 375 lbs, so that means all digital pianos are quite a bit lighter than regular acoustic pianos.
Portable digital pianos, which can also be impressive for the piano playing experience, can start be at a weight of about 25lbs and go up to approximately 75 lbs. So when it comes to moving a digital piano not only are they significantly lighter than acoustic pianos, most of the furniture cabinet models can be disassembled which makes them even easier to move. These digital piano cabinets not only look good and offer different cabinet color options, but they are more practical to own and can fit in better.
Good digital pianos can do musical & educational things that traditional acoustic pianos cannot do. One of the most useful ways for a pianist and piano student to do a better job playing piano, is to be able to hear what you did. In other words, be able to play back what you just played and then be able to critique it so you can know what possible mistakes you made while playing the song and be able to more effectively improve in your playing skills for that song and other piano pieces.
With most (but not all) digital pianos, there is at least one recording & playback feature that allows you to digital record what you are playing and then play it back so you can listen to it. Some digital pianos have basic 1-track recorders, other digital pianos have 2 track recorders (separate left & right hand), other digital pianos have more than 2-tracks along with audio wav & MP3 file recorders and MIDI file recorders. The different recording features can allow you to do better or longer recordings and even save them to the piano memory or in a USB thumb-drive memory stick. A digital piano recording & playback feature is a great thing to have for various reasons and we definitely recommend it.
Although all digital pianos have specific physical weighted or unweighted keys that cannot be altered for size or weight, the “touch-curve” as it is officially named, can be altered and changed on many digital pianos. This is so the piano sound will respond to your touch in different ways depending on which “digital touch setting you have selected. Generally the touch setting options are called “light, medium/normal, and hard. If you select the “light” setting then when you press down any key, the piano sound will be triggered or heard more quickly and you won’t need to press the key further to hear the sound because the sound come in more quickly. That “touch setting” is light because you can press the key more lightly and the sound comes in more quickly.
For the medium/normal or hard touch setting, you need to press the key down further and push a bit harder to get and hear the piano sound. Most people like the “normal” touch, some people enjoy the “light” touch, and some people prefer the “heavy touch setting. There are also digital pianos that have more than 3 touch settings which are many in-between touch settings which can give even more touch flexibility. Acoustic pianos cannot do that.
Good digital pianos can allow you to “orchestrate” your piano music by adding additional instrument sounds to the piano sound or to use only non-piano instrument sounds. This is so you can play non-piano music such as using a harpsichord sound, string violins, vintage electric pianos, jazz, pop, or church organ sounds, synthesizer sounds, brass, woodwind, or guitar sounds, etc, depending on the piano. Playing music does not need to be limited to just piano sounds, although playing piano is the primary purpose of purchasing a piano of any type.
But being able to play more styles and types of music will enhance your ability to play various types of music and make you an overall better all around musician. Also, when you combine at least 2 sounds together such as piano and sting violins, this enables you to better reproduce an “orchestral” sound like a real orchestra, which is a good thing. Playing music can become that much more enjoyable and motivating when you are able to do these things which traditional acoustic pianos cannot do. We recommend good digital pianos for these reasons as well.
Good digital pianos actually have the organic tonal elements and nuances that many traditional acoustic pianos have. In other words, digital pianos don’t just reproduce volume variations when you play the keys, but many of the top name brands and models can reproduce the additional resonances, overtones, and natural string vibrations that digital pianos could not do in past models. There are some lower priced “off-brand” digital pianos on the market that sound more like toy pianos because they don’t have the ability to do more than touch volume changes when you play them. But the better brands and models can sound extremely close to actual acoustic pianos.
Of course, the more piano playing experience a person has, the more you will notice and appreciate the upgraded piano sound authenticity of the better brands and models of the new digital pianos out there. So don’t think that all digital pianos sound “fake.” They don’t and some brands and models of digital pianos sound truly amazing! There are some brands and models that are noticeably better than others so please ask us and we can tell you what they are.
Many good digital pianos now have Bluetooth wireless audio connectivity so that you can “stream” your favorite music from your external device such as a phone or tablet and hear that music coming into the digital piano speaker system. Maybe you have a music library in your phone or tablet or you have some favorite music from YouTube music that you watch and listen to on your external devices. For people who are motivated by the music they normally enjoy, playing along with your favorite music can be very inspirational and fun.
Whether you play along using the actual sheet music in the key the song is in that you’re listening to, or you are playing the song “by ear” which helps to get more experience playing “by ear” without the sheet music, either way playing along with the actual music is like being “in the band or orchestra.” For a lot of people doing tat can make playing your music extra enjoyable and rewarding, and if you have never done that before, then you don’t know what you’re missing! Being able to have your external music flow into the digital piano speaker system or through headphones gives many digital pianos a big advantage and we recommend it.
Many new digital pianos have a “transpose” feature which allows you to play your song or music piece in any key that you want to. For example, if the song is written in or normally played in the key of “C,” but you want to hear the song/piece of music in a different key like the key of “Eb” because you like it better in that key or there are lyrics in the song and you want to sing along because that Eb key fits your voice better, you can just use the transpose feature to automatically “modulate/transpose” to that Eb key without actually playing the notes in that key.
Maybe you cannot normally play in the key of “Eb” because you don’t read the notes in that key very well, or maybe there is no sheet music for that song written in the key of “Eb” because the sheet music only comes in the normal key of “C.” Or maybe you want to play the song in “C” but then replay it again and modulate/transpose to the next 1/2 step key which would be “C#/Db.” Whatever the reason and whatever the key, on most digital pianos you can have the song come out in any key you choose, and some digital pianos have better transpose capabilities than others. This is a big advantage for digital pianos. Regular acoustic pianos cannot do that.
Many, but not all digital pianos can be connected to an external speaker system whether it’s for home use or more professional use. The advantage in connecting a digital piano to an external speaker system is that doing this with the proper powered or unpowered speakers can enhance the sound of the digital piano in some significant ways. This is especially helpful to the piano sound quality and volume if the digital piano has a small or under-powered internal speaker system. Some less expensive or simply under-powered internal speaker systems in digital pianos can make the digital piano sound tinny and artificial and just not good.
If the digital piano already has an excellent built-in speaker system, then connecting to an external speaker, especially for home use, is definitely not necessary. But if the digital piano has a somewhat anemic internal speaker system or you are playing the digital piano in a large venue like a big church, school auditorium, or outside, etc, or the digital piano does not have an internal speaker system like some stage digital pianos don’t, then being able to connect to a better and more powerful external speaker system can be a huge advantage. Only some digital pianos have the ability to connect to external speaker systems.
Learning to play piano with good timing and rhythm is not always easy to do. Some people are “born” with natural rhythm and timing and others are not. Rhythm and timing is critically important to learn and use in music. Without it the song or musical piece can sound disconnected, distorted, or just out of step and not enjoyable. Without a piano player having good rhythm and timing, just reading the notes and playing the keys will not wind up sounding good. Many digital pianos have helpful rhythm & timing features which includes a built-in “metronome” that digitally counts or clicks the beats out-loud so you can get a better sense of the proper timing & rhythm of the song based on the rhythm/timing setting you choose such as 4/4 time, 3/4 time, 6/8 time, etc.
Another very helpful rhythm and timing feature that some digital pianos have is actual percussive drum beats like a real drummer would do. As an example, you can set the drum styles to be rock, Latin, Jazz, country, waltz, and many other types of drum rhythm beats. This helps people with their timing and rhythm, but in a fun way that makes the song more “real” as opposed to only using the clicking metronome feature.
We really do live in a digital world now with digital devices, AI technology, and now even digital technology robots. Digital pianos are no different although the new interactive educational and music technology apps are amazing. There are apps for your external devices that can wirelessly connect to the digital piano via Bluetooth MIDI connection or by way of a USB cable connection from the digital piano your your external mobile, tablet, or laptop device. There are a variety of excellent “self-teaching” piano lesson apps for all ages that you can get, and there are sheet music apps that let you read sheet music on your external device.
There are also “controller apps” that many of the better digital piano companies have which allow you to remotely control the many digital features in the digital piano from the color touch screen of your external device. The “controller apps” that the better digital piano manufacturers have created can make using the digital piano easier and more intuitive to do. Those apps are free and can be downloaded from the app store. There are also many types of music related apps in the “app store” for people of all ages and those music related apps have content that is very useful to a lot of people. This is also a big advantage for many digital pianos.
So why should you shop for and get a new digital piano? Because if you get the “right one,” they are amazing musical instruments and will give you an awesome piano playing experience. But be aware that not all digital pianos are built the same way. They can look good on the outside but not be good on the inside. Traditional acoustic pianos are the same way. They may look beautiful on the outside and maybe even be a “recognized brand,” but perhaps not be good on the inside and then produce a very poor piano playing experience. Getting a “name brand” is the best way to go.
So how do you really know which digital piano to choose for the “best bang for the buck” and the best value within your price range? You can do various types of on-line or in store research and see if you can figure it out that way. Most of the “good brands” make very capable digital pianos. But like with everything, there’s always a few models here and there that may simply not sound good or play good in “real life.” Just because there’s a recognizable brand name on the piano does not necessarily mean it’s good.
We have seen this happen many times before with name brands such as Yamaha, Roland, Korg, Casio, etc. So you need to be extra careful before you spend your hard earned money. That’s why we are here, Tim & Erik Praskins. We have played all the models of the best brands out there, and some of the models from the “other cheaper brands.” There are vast differences among these different brands and model and we can help you navigate the huge pool of choices in a way where you’ll be confident that you are making the right choice.
So please contact us direct and we can and will help you and never charge for our personal advice. We don’t work for or get paid by the digital manufacturers, we don’t have a retail store, and we support all the best brands as long as most of their products are worthy of that support. We can also help you save money and be able to purchase any of the new name brand digital pianos for less money than anywhere else if and when you decide to get one. We would be happy to talk with you and help you so give us a call or send us an email. tim@azpianowholesale.com or 602-571-1864.
