The Grand arrived today. Having the 2G for Pianos is brilliant. But let’s talk about feel.
Before turning it on I just had to “play” something to see how it felt and I was concerned - it didn’t “feel” like a grand to me. Then I connected headphones and played and dang....in my brain, it’s like sitting at the C7. Why is that happening in my brain? When I play it (listening to what I’m playing) it seems to feel different than just pressing the keys without sound. And by the way - “without sound” is a misnomer. There is still plenty of mechanical sound coming from the keys - thumping and such you’ll never hear playing in even a small room but solo you can still hear it. I’ve lived with it to one degree or another in every digital piano I’ve ever had - don’t know why I was expecting this Kawai bed would be noiseless - still - the physical connection with the instrument is quite stunning!
Also the weight is really not noticeably different than the P3. Don’t know how they’re going to top this...quite the accomplishment!!
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Grand feel - what’s happening in my brain?
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Re: Grand feel - what’s happening in my brain?
Interesting... Theres probably some deep scientific answer to that, anytime I play it without the sound I just feel lost and confused hahah. I agree the actual weight is not much different from np3 or 4 but for me the touch and release was way different and better. That could also be my imagination.
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Haha! I wasn’t really playing it without sound - I was just dying to get a sense of how it felt as soon as I got it out of the box! I don’t know if the feel is psychological either and I don’t care - the sounds have always been the holy grail and now this keybed just seals the deal for me!
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SteveNordP3 nailed it in his comparison of playing the keybed without sound, and then playing with sound. My Nord Grand arrived last week. It's a killer Kawai action. It's not their RM3 action but it's excellent nonetheless. 'not so keen on the piano samples though. I think they could use some good EQ but for use as a stage piano it's the bee's knees.
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Re: Grand feel - what’s happening in my brain?
If all the pianos need EQ... I'm wondering what amplification you're using?boxerdad wrote:SteveNordP3 nailed it in his comparison of playing the keybed without sound, and then playing with sound. My Nord Grand arrived last week. It's a killer Kawai action. It's not their RM3 action but it's excellent nonetheless. 'not so keen on the piano samples though. I think they could use some good EQ but for use as a stage piano it's the bee's knees.
They pretty much all sound like a real piano to me, and only need EQ to the extent you would (or wouldn't) EQ that.
Some other brands of keyboards have more processed and EQ'd sounds - it could also be that is your reference, I guess?
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Are you using Heavy touch setting? I found Medium to be too light for me and it took me some hours to get accustomed to the Heavy setting, although I was using NP4 with the standard (heavy) setting anyway. The action in the Grand is just superb.
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