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Re:My First Piano: A Story of Hurt, Healing and Joy by reikonomusha on Tuesday November 01, 2022 @08:13PM (#33429743)
Technology has come a long way. Pianoteq is amazing. The Kawai VPC1 was a pleasure to use when paired with nice monitors and a sub.

But, in addition to the sound (like half-pedaling), I'm talking about the actual feel. A digital piano's pedal will always feel like a buttery spring. On an acoustic, you can feel the vibrations, the felts, the engagement of the dampers, etc. in your foot.

It's really minor, because a great pianist can do fine with these very good digitals, but you lose a sense of "one-ness" with the instrument.

Re:My First Piano: A Story of Hurt, Healing and Joy by iainmerrick on Tuesday November 01, 2022 @08:16PM (#33429777)
I wonder if anyone is doing haptic feedback to simulate that!

Of course, if they do it’ll be at a ridiculous premium price point where you might as well save money by just getting a real piano instead. :)