In our article, we will tell you in detail about digital pianos and synthesizers, the difference between them, and what is better for a beginner musician to choose according to the advice of an expert from the online store Muzline.
What can a synthesizer do?
If you are a beginner in the world of music and want to play keyboard instruments, the first and fundamentally important thing you should know is that a synthesizer and a digital piano are different instruments. Synthesizers are a broad family of electronic musical instruments, and not all of them even have keys. Their main property is the ability to generate sound and modify its parameters – waveform, frequency, dynamics, and so on.
Entry-level keyboard synthesizers designed for learning are mostly digital instruments with a primitive dynamic keyboard and built-in speakers. They do not generate a sound wave as such, but produce simple sampling using built-in sample libraries. They can play several built-in timbres; record short segments of performed pieces; generate simple drum parts.
More expensive analog models are synthesizers designed for full-fledged sound work in the studio and on the concert stage. They generate sound and provide the musician with extensive possibilities for transforming it using hardware methods.
Digital piano – better or worse?
In essence, it is the most realistic analog of an acoustic instrument. This applies not only to the sound but also to the physical properties – we are talking, of course, about the keyboard, which in technical parameters and tactile properties fully corresponds to the keyboard of an acoustic piano.
Actually, if you want to master the piano specifically, a digital model can fully replace an acoustic one. Moreover, in addition to the pure piano sound, it also has a number of additional and very realistic timbres of other instruments. In addition, a digital piano can be connected to a PC and used as a MIDI keyboard. If you are interested in a synthesizer rather than a piano, it is more reasonable to buy exactly that – the assortment of stores includes dozens of excellent models from reliable brands at affordable prices.