Digital Piano Bundle - Electric Keyboard with 88 Semi Weighted Keys, Built-In Speakers and Sustain Pedal – Alesis Recital (White) and M-Audio SP-2

New -- check out the recent youtube demo video they posted:youtube dot com/watch?v=Wpbj9Mi4AAAThis is a super value, a full-size 88-key digital piano that works very well. Sound quality is excellent; the piano & other patches are solid. Key action is in between a keyboard & hammer-action; good spring action. It's full-size fun. At 15 pounds, it's solid and doesn't slip around, it's built strong and sturdy.I've been a lifelong keyboard player, since my Roland D-50 and Alesis HR16/MMT8 in the 80s (all of which still work fine).I was looking for a starter digital piano, and this one is a new release. I normally never buy new-release Anything with no reviews. but I thought I'd take a chance on this, and I'm glad I did. Just got it today and thought I'd write this to help anyone on the fence (and as a thanks to Alesis, I've enjoyed the HR16/MMT8 drum mach/sequencer for decades).The 2 main criteria I wanted are:a) piano sound: how realistic, the timbre and depth? This one is as good or better than my $1k pro keyboards. I'll likely make a review video soon so you can all hear. Much better than expected piano sound; pro-quality at a consumer price, super value.b) key action: how solid, responsive, playable? I'm impressed, very pro build quality, solid and fun to play. I've just played it 2 hours today and am thrilled. Solid, responsive and sounds great. And I really like they are full-size keys, a must.I like the ease-of-use in layering 2 patches (like piano/synth), for different sounds; for variety, though mostly all I care about is the piano sound, which is superb. . Walter, your product review video sold me; thanks Alesis team for an affordable high-quality dp. Also the velocity sensitivity is excellent, a must-have for a digital piano.Highly recommended, very good playability, tone, features & value. Bravo Alesis, thanks. Worth a lot more than they're asking, it's a very satisfying instrument at a great price.-Ken

After reading some of the one or 2 star reviews i had my doubts, but i still bought it because i really just needed a beginner keyboard to start learning on. It seems most of these people just got bad piano's are just out right lying...This keyboard is great for beginners that want something that sounds really good and is not going to be to much of a hit in the wallet. I play guitar, bass, and drums, and i also have a home recording studio . Just mentioning this because i would tell you if this was a bad product. The sustain pedal is a must get with this keyboard though. I would not know what i would be missing if i didn't buy it. Makes it just sound so much better.Now that i am practicing everyday, i wish there were other pedal functions, but, the key board has a usb port, so if you are like me, you can turn it into a midi controller and use other midi controllers to control anything about the keyboard you wish.The piano sounds great. It is dynamic so the harder you play the louder and more intense the sound becaomes. It will work with any DOS recording software. All the I/O work. The so called "semi weighted keys" though i think are basically not there. They keys feel good and do not feel like a cheep keyboard, but they are defiantly not weighted to where they feel like a real piano, even in the slightest.The volume is pretty loud. you can easily sing under it and over it at max volume if you wish... but if not, you can hook it up to a set of louder speakers if you want.My only complaint is that the other instruments, like the synth, bass, and electric piano, are basically useless. there is no decay in the sound. they are either on or off. And if you use the sustain pedal, they go on forever never decaying the sound... They are just not nearly as good as the piano sound. However, if you are buying this piano, you should only be buying this piano because the piano sounds great, and you want to learn piano. This is something you would practice on but still want something that will sound great.

Me parece un muy buen instrumento para principiantes o avanzados, cuenta con teclas semipesadas y teclado completo, además te da el extra de la conectividad midi el cual te da la ventaja de tener un sonido más realista y experimentar con percusiones u otros instrumentos virtuales, buena calidad y valor por el precio

So appreciate this keyboard piano. It feels like I am playing a real regular piano with keys being weighted. The sound is excellent and I really appreciated the free lessons that came with it for a period of time as I was very rusty not having played for years. Love that its all white color and so portable.

Comprei esse modelo especificamente pelo número de teclas pois precisava de 7 oitavas e não 5 que é os teclados... As teclas são bonitas mas eu não senti nada do peso que simula um piano acústico, mesmo elas sendo mais grossas eu me senti tocando em um teclado comum com teclas com um acabamento mais bonito. O Reverb é bem fraquinho, eu já esperava que fosse assim mas também esperava ser um pouco surpreendido com algo que fosse exceder alguma espectativa. Vi no anúncio só agora que vem suporte para partitura, mas no meu não veio, como não uso não me preocupei tanto, mas ainda assim é algo que deveria vir...

So first off keys are not really weighted. But for my wife who had zero experience and wanted to begin to learn. This was a great choice. If she likes piano in 6-7 months from now I’ll buy her a baby grand from our local store. This keyboard with stand and pedal cost me about 400 cad and gives her a feel for whether it’s something she wants to continue to learn. So far she’s learning well.

How good of a digital piano can you really get for $300? Not better than this. I bought it to upgrade from the Casio CTK-3000, which is basically a 61-key toy and seeing this is at half the price of the entry level for proper Digital Pianos, I figured I was getting an 88-key toy.Not the case at all. The feel of the keys, the quality of sound of the speakers, the features, the design.. all at a quality much higher than the price point would suggest. This is not only an incredible upgrade for me, but also objectively speaking a proper digital piano for beginners like me to practice on.Very happy with my purchase and would definitely recommend to fellow beginners with a limited budget. Bonus points for offering the ability to make monthly payments with no interest!