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On the tri sensor, each sensor has a function : 1/ damper control 2/ starting a chronometer 3/ stopping the chronometer and triggering the note.
When the key is at the bottom, it has to come at the 2nd position to restart the chronometer... hitting many times only the 3rd won’t provide a time, then the DP won’t have any clue about the velocity.
On usual 2 sensors DP, the sensor 1 and 2 are the same then we have to damper the note in order to restart the chronometer for the next note.
I do remember a view about a Kawai (NV10?) with only 2 sensors on the key, but the optical setting enables 3 threshold positions (as if we have 3 sensors) :
Before 1 : off off Between 1 and 2 : off on Between 2 and 3 : on on After 3 : on off
But this can easily be made with optical sensor... an electric sensor which switch on then off when we press it can be difficult to produce economically.
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On the tri sensor, each sensor has a function : 1/ damper control 2/ starting a chronometer 3/ stopping the chronometer and triggering the note.
When the key is at the bottom, it has to come at the 2nd position to restart the chronometer... hitting many times only the 3rd won’t provide a time, then the DP won’t have any clue about the velocity.
On usual 2 sensors DP, the sensor 1 and 2 are the same then we have to damper the note in order to restart the chronometer for the next note.
I do remember a view about a Kawai (NV10?) with only 2 sensors on the key, but the optical setting enables 3 threshold positions (as if we have 3 sensors) :
Before 1 : off off Between 1 and 2 : off on Between 2 and 3 : on on After 3 : on off
But this can easily be made with optical sensor... an electric sensor which switch on then off when we press it can be difficult to produce economically.
Agree. The claim that the new action outperforms the previous three sensor could only be true if they introduced a different sensor technology. But not with on/off switches.
I will not believe these claims until I see a test comparing the repetition detection ability of this new two sensor action against other three sensor actions from other major manufacturers. And I want to see the log of the generated midi messages... not sound demos...
On the tri sensor, each sensor has a function : 1/ damper control 2/ starting a chronometer 3/ stopping the chronometer and triggering the note.
What do you mean by damper control?
The third sensor (first in key path) triggers the Note Off which equals the damper in a grand piano.
In a two sensor action, the second sensor (first in key path) has to be used to both start the chronometer and trigger the Note Off on the way back. To make this work, the sensor has to be placed in a compromised position to serve both functions.
BTW: Retriggering notes is perfectly possible with a two sensor action, because the damper effect is not instant in a well implemented piano simulation. Pianoteq fixed their implementation few years ago, after I reported it, while many digital pianos incorrectly kill notes, which have been retriggered immediately. Maybe Casio changed that? Who knows...
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Find 660 of Harry's solo piano arrangements for educational purposes and jazz tutorials at https://www.patreon.com/HarryLikas Harry was the Technical Editor of Mark Levine's "The Jazz Theory Book" and helped develop "The Jazz Piano Book."
I think we are hearing just the internal speakers in this video. It really sounds like a top notch piano. Add a small sidekick amp for a little boost and it's good to gig.
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Find 660 of Harry's solo piano arrangements for educational purposes and jazz tutorials at https://www.patreon.com/HarryLikas Harry was the Technical Editor of Mark Levine's "The Jazz Theory Book" and helped develop "The Jazz Piano Book."
It sounds like the best digital piano on the market right now.
Casio FTW!
across the stone, deathless piano performances
"Discipline is more reliable than motivation." -by a contributor on Reddit r/piano "Success is 10% inspiration, and 90% perspiration." -by some other wise person "Pianoteq manages to keep it all together yet simultaneously also go in all directions; like a quantum particle entangled with an unknown and spooky parallel universe simply waiting to be discovered." -by Pete14
It sounds like the best digital piano on the market right now.
Do you mean the best in its price range? It's difficult to see how it could be considered the best available at any price!
Pretty sure CyberGene had his tongue in his cheek, since he personally owns one of the best digital pianos on the market right now, the N1X
across the stone, deathless piano performances
"Discipline is more reliable than motivation." -by a contributor on Reddit r/piano "Success is 10% inspiration, and 90% perspiration." -by some other wise person "Pianoteq manages to keep it all together yet simultaneously also go in all directions; like a quantum particle entangled with an unknown and spooky parallel universe simply waiting to be discovered." -by Pete14
I see rintincop is very enthusiastic, praising the new Casio pianos a lot, and eagerly waiting for his to arrive, so I wanted to make him feel even better about his piano.
Yes, there seems to be an entire science behind sarcasm. One of the things that bothered me tremendously by my Russian wife of 20 years is her routine use of sarcasm - with others and with me. It seemed that it was a natural to her as breathing. Then a few years ago, I took a Coursera course to learn to communicate with her (LOL): "Understanding Russians: Contexts of Intercultural Communication." In this course, I learned that there is a cultural context for communications and that sometimes, there are cultural reasons for such things as sarcasm - that is, sarcasm is part of their communication style. The course taught me that different cultures view sarcasm different - the Japanese, for example, view it as insulting, yet Russians and the British, for example, find it to be more normal in communications. Understanding this made me much better able to tolerate my wife's sarcasm
across the stone, deathless piano performances
"Discipline is more reliable than motivation." -by a contributor on Reddit r/piano "Success is 10% inspiration, and 90% perspiration." -by some other wise person "Pianoteq manages to keep it all together yet simultaneously also go in all directions; like a quantum particle entangled with an unknown and spooky parallel universe simply waiting to be discovered." -by Pete14
Not sure if it’s the Russian influence on Bulgarians but sarcasm is an everyday thing, it’s part of our communication and is rarely meant to insult. I guess same for British people. But I guess Americans don’t think the same way
Not sure if it’s the Russian influence on Bulgarians but sarcasm is an everyday thing, it’s part of our communication and is rarely meant to insult. I guess same for British people. But I guess Americans don’t think the same way
I suspect that at least some Americans would view sarcasm (when they understand it) to be passive-aggressive and might fight against such in a more aggressive-aggressive fashion. I've certainly witnessed this myself. Sometimes though sarcasm can be confused with irony, parody, and satire. Fine lines.
across the stone, deathless piano performances
"Discipline is more reliable than motivation." -by a contributor on Reddit r/piano "Success is 10% inspiration, and 90% perspiration." -by some other wise person "Pianoteq manages to keep it all together yet simultaneously also go in all directions; like a quantum particle entangled with an unknown and spooky parallel universe simply waiting to be discovered." -by Pete14
BTW, we’ve got intercultural education in our company and we learned there that the way we Bulgarians speak English (the constructs in particular) may sound rude, direct and even offensive for native English speakers. For instance we don’t say something like “could you please bring me thatâ€. We only say “bring me thatâ€. That’s not rude, it doesn’t imply it’s an order We just speak like that.
With that in mind, I apologize to anyone who might have felt offended by my way of expression in English. In most cases it’s been unintentional
Not sure if it’s the Russian influence on Bulgarians but sarcasm is an everyday thing, it’s part of our communication and is rarely meant to insult. I guess same for British people. But I guess Americans don’t think the same way
Americans are kind of inherently multicultural (essentially a nation of immigrants, after all), so it varies, and related, I think there is a regional component. In the New York area, I'd say sarcasm is a way of life. But in Kansas or Arizona? Not so much.