Yeah, but a fine player can get a LOT more out of wood and steel in the
way of expression and nuance. I do a lot of live music and electric
keyboards are never as real as a well played and well mic'd piano. One
genius-level professional performer I work with will bring only the synth
for organ parts when there is a real piano in the room. The electric
piano is only for touring... and she is in her thirties too.
Business week is not about music, only profit... (as far as I can see,
only having read it abotu twice). Plus people who would rather use canned
pianos instead of hiring a player have their own agenda. They can sound
better, but rarely are played better.
I'll believe this is truth when I see a classical piano performance using
an electric keyboard.
<L>
Lou Judson ? Intuitive Audio
415-883-2689
On Mar 13, 2006, at 10:25 AM, Scott Phillips wrote:
<gag> How painful that is.
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After reading this in the Feb 27 Business Week, I'll believe anything
when it comes to people's hearing.
"The familiar acoustic piano, with hammers that hit strings, seems
almost quaint. As a piece of furniture, it's still impressive. But
unless you spend big, it won't sound half as good as even a low-end
portable keyboard that stores digital samples of actual notes played on
a grand piano."
Marcos (in his 30s)