which Dimension piano program for early learning?

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2009/12/25 20:07:56 (permalink)

which Dimension piano program for early learning?

Hi,
I have Dimension (the original one that came with Project5, so it has more programs than the LE version but less than the Pro.  I'm not much of a piano player and there are several piano programs to choose from.  I'm starting some piano lessons with my little kids and I should choose a piano program to use and stick with it for a while.  Can someone please give me a recommendation?   I really don't know what the different names of the piano programs refer to.
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    Re:which Dimension piano program for early learning? 2009/12/25 21:33:23 (permalink)
    I think the Grand Piano 3v m3 sounds about the best.   None of them are all that great IMO, but it seems like the farther down the list you go the more realistic they are.  I think it's more important that the piano feels like a piano, or at least as close as possible.  Many of my students (and I) only have electric keyboards and that's fine for younger ones.  If they get into serious classical music, a real piano would be a big help.  Have fun!  ;-)

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    Re:which Dimension piano program for early learning? 2009/12/25 23:18:41 (permalink)
    None are really that  great and depending on the controller you have they will be less of an expressive feel that that I think is crucial when learning to play the instrument.  If you are serious about having your kids learn piano then I would buy them a real upright so they can do it right from the beginning.  If they are just going to tinker around then I guess it's ok but there is no substitute for learning on a real piano.


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    Re:which Dimension piano program for early learning? 2009/12/26 14:07:16 (permalink)
    The program names tell you a little bit about the program content:  the number plus lowercase 'v' is the number of velocity layers (ie 3v means three different multisamples per key layered at different velocity levels); the next item is the width or interval of a multisample (ie m3 meaning each multisample spans a minor third, 4th means each multisample spans an interval of a 4th, etc); RT indicates reverb tail (I think...); and finally, sim indicates pedal simulation/modeling is enabled.

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