Is this a good deal on a Kawai CA 79? - Piano World Piano & Digital Piano Forums
Buying my 1st digital piano: kawai ca 79 or wait for 701? - Piano World Piano & Digital Piano Forums
Getting a digital piano for the first time: Kawai CA79 vs Roland LX 705 vs others
For recording you will almost certainly use something like Garritan CFX via MIDI, not the build in sounds with audio interfaces. Easier, better, more control. Personally I prefer the Kawai touch but it is ultimately subjective.
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I'm a classically-trained piano player. Played it seriously for most of my childhood on both an upright and a grand, and now just play for fun whenever I can. I no longer have a piano since moving to a new country, so I was thinking of getting an upright.
But recently, I've had a lot of tunes and music playing in my head that I want to try and record. So now I'm thinking of getting a keyboard. I know *nothing* about recording. I have to familiarize myself with the concepts of MIDI, workstation, audio interface/sound card, etc. I still don't get all of it, but hoping to get the hang of it soon, especially once i have the keyboard.
I've been going to a few shops and so far, my top choices are the Kawai CA79 and Roland LX 705. Neither still feels like a grand or even an upright piano to me, but I could be happy with them and out of all the ones I've seen, these seem to be the best for my budget (admittedly, I've only tested maybe 10 keyboards so far). But my most important criteria is that the keys feel more like a traditional piano, then the sound, and finally having the ability to record, which would be a balancing act between simplicity and perfection. What do I mean by that last point? I can get more and more devices and better and more expensive ones to bring the latency down, make the audio out better, etc., but I'm a newb and that might overcomplicate things. So, for example, do I go for an external audio interface, or do I rely on a keyboard that comes with it? A keyboard with decent speakers, or a quality headphone? And so on.
Anyways, any suggestions/advice would be much appreciated. Thank you :)
For recording you will almost certainly use something like Garritan CFX via MIDI, not the build in sounds with audio interfaces. Easier, better, more control. Personally I prefer the Kawai touch but it is ultimately subjective.
I'm not classically trained or anything, but do love the feel of a real piano. In my research, back in the day they generally made better keybeds (this could be total horseshit).
So I got an Ensoniq ks32 from like 1992, lol. I really love the feel. If you're near a major metro, especially LA, there's probably a lot out there you could try. I'm into recording/songwriting/production so I'm using mine to trigger all kinds of vst's. Mainly "Acoustic Samples Vtines".
You'll probably want something 88 key. If money is an issue and you don't need onboard sounds, I've heard great things about studiologic SL series. In general, I'd say don't be afraid to go used, old, and try them first.
As for interface, you'll have a ton of options for something low cost with midi. If you need help ask in r/audioengineering or look on the sidebar thingy. And I would recommend using midi from keyboard to interface and not just usb to computer
I plan to play acoustic piano songs or accompaniments and looking for a natural sound with a realistic action and that led me to consider the CA49 and CA79. Clavinova is an option but heard it doesn't have wooden/realistic action.
I'm debating between CA49 and CA79 and idunno if I can justify the price difference when for me the main difference is:
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better acoustic piano sound samples - this may not matter as I may opt to use MIDI instead of the audio signal, but if I do choose to record the audio signal, this will matter a lot
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action - CA79 has longer keys and more realistic action
What doesn't matter:
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Speakers don't matter at all, as this would not be used for live performance
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All the fancy extra sounds don't matter
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other extraneous features that may appear on more expensive models - fancy UI, etc.
Given all of this, should I save the money and get the CA49 instead of CA79 or will I regret this?
I am trying to sell a used CA79 but I literally can't find any used ones online to see what they are going for. Anyone know what else I can do to get a listing price?
I’d take off 30% of what I paid originally
Prices are going to be different for different countries, so I don't think tossing out dollar or euro amounts is going to be fruitful. We'd have to talk in percentages.
What do you want to try to get?
I haven't sold any pianos, but I used to thrift and sold a few things on Ebay/Craigslist. My opinion is:
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25% off current retail price if you're willing to wait a while (weeks if not months)
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50% off if you want it to sell
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75% off if you need money real bad, rent is due tomorrow
That's for an item in good condition with no missing parts. If it's banged up, then discount it more. If it's missing parts, discount it even more. If it's busted, then rock bottom.