---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment In a message dated 12/26/04 12:50:24 AM, donmannino@comcast.net writes: > Kawai models also have variable tone quality on each note based on velocit= y=20 > - something akin to hammers sounding mellow when played soft, and have mor= e=20 > brightness and bite when played hard.=A0 >=20 Yes, and they have 127 variable steps max. That's the MIDI standard. 127= =20 steps. It is not possible under the MIDI standard to have more than 127=20 discreet steps of volume or tone on a single note. =20 This is akin to paying your bills in dollar increments. How much is that=20 doggy in the window? $27.35? Here's $28, thanks! Change on the dollar?= =20 What's that? Who wants to watch 4-cylinder cars with bald tires race? The Canadian Steinway artist who performed on a digital keyboard is simply a= =20 fool. Who would intentionally limit his expressive capabilities unless the= y=20 were limited in the first place. Maybe he can't tell the difference becaus= e=20 he doesn't have the ability to control a key well enough to take advantage o= f=20 an instrument capable of an infinite number of volume and tone changes. I have never heard him play but I have no respect for anyone who would make=20 this choice in a concert setting where a professional performance standard i= s=20 expected. =20 On the other hand, there is a time and place for such instruments. For=20 instance, pit orchestras for musical theater productions. Mic-ing an acous= tic=20 piano which sits in front of the brass and next to the drums and bass is=20 difficult, and keeping the instrument in tune when the environment changes s= o=20 drastically day to day (the theater is dark on Mondays and the heat/AC is tu= rned off)=20 and hourly (fill the house with 1000 people and check your hygrometer and=20 thermometer) is practically impossible. Furthermore, in context, i.e., wit= h=20 drums, bass, and other instruments in the mix, the digital piano sounds fine= . But on stage, in a solo situation, with your performance being listened to,=20 critiqued, and being paid for by an audience who expects to hear something o= ut=20 of the ordinary, choosing a digital keyboard is ludicrous. He seeks to bre= ak=20 new ground by sinking below it. Tom Sivak Chicago PTG Associate=20 ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/30/ca/f2/3a/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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