Are any D1 owners here? Have you compared this model to other brands? What can you tell about it's touch and sound?

By the way - looks like this guy made something like DIY cabinet using computer table



Looks nice and convienient and there no more need in console pianos )))

I haven't used the on-board sounds since the day I got it. They were ok but noticeably inferior to VSTs. I think this and the cdp-s100 are the best value midi controllers for their price. Yamaha keys are subjectively the worst out of casio, korg, kawai, and roland for entry/mid models.

Not an owner. But I have tried the RH3 action present in the D1. I had to use a G1 to do it as the D1 was not available on the shop floor.

I don't want to repeat everything I said in the linked (and previous) comments. So here's my conclusion:



Just so you know, I decided to pick up a Casio CDP-S100 because I wanted something that could also function as a midi-controller. If a D1 had been available, I might have picked one instead. However, there are people who don't like the Korg RH3 action for some reason.

Sound is often easy to compare with digital pianos, but I sometimes feel talking about touch quickly takes you to territory inhabited by audiophiles and their thousand dollar gold-plated cables. Because, in the end, beyond mechanical aspects that you can actually test, it comes down to feeling.

For touch, I only care about weighted keys and the ability of the keyboard to reliably handle 8-10 levels of touch response and communicate the same in terms of midi velocities. And this isn't something you can necessarily test in a store. Capturing the midi messages on a computer is a much better way to test this. So you have to take a leap of faith.

Pianists might care about other things as well. But I am not one.

When I was shopping for a DP i just brought my MacBook Pro with me and hooked it up to the DPs I was interested in and tried it out - both by playing a VST and looking at reported midi velocities using a midi monitor application - I did end up taking a leap of faith and getting a VPC1 but that’s besides the point

Well, I couldn't even find the headphone ports on a couple of DPs I wanted to test. Turned out you had to crawl under them to access it. Between the dark consoles and bar-like subdued lighting, I passed on the chance.

If the conditions are such that it is feasible for you to test these things, then great. Ideally, you should.

I agree with Johnyw. My past setup, had a Cdp100 but this one was the first model out in the market more than 10 years ago and used it as a controller for my Vst and had an excellent action. It happens that all keys with time will cause the action to become loose. Had some time ago a Yamaha P80 that I had to open and grease it inside to stop it from sticking. Had its final moments so I sold it. The Cdp100, sold it too after a couple of months after using the D1. With so many years playing with wobbly keys and having the D1 RH action is a fresh experience with the touch, it is close to certain acoustic pianos (played in piano store where again, are new and don't have a "beatin' up action"). Sounds are good enough to trick any non keyboardist that cannot have a sound judgement between a 9 foot grand or an upright sound. I use Vst's and would only use the D1 internal sounds as a backup. I wouldn't care for other plastic body keyboard since the construction of the D1 is solid which is a plus. It is safe to carry through narrow doors to a gig and not worry of having an accident and crack a plastic body like many other keyboards brands that use plastic. Last is weight factor. Maybe more pounds over plastic body but it has an advantage: it holds its weight down on a stand.

In this price bracket I’d go for the CASIO Privia PX-S1000, with a much better piano sound than the CDP-S100.