Piano acoustics Puns

I have not heard/played many acoustic pianos but one time I stood next to someone playing a baby grand piano at a store.

He played Liszt Liebestraum No.3 and when he played a little bit louder, about mezzoforte, my ears started ringing instantly and hurt and I was standing 5 ft away from him.

I wonder how much noise pianists ears have to endure during their lifetime.

Can't imagine they won't get some type of tinnitus/hearing loss when they get older.

Aside from the need for upkeep this is the main reason I dont buy an acoustic.

Hi guys, There is a piano song I really really like but the only instrument I can play is the guitar. So I wanna find people to translate piano songs into the guitar tab. I check on the Pateron but can't find anyone doing this. I am definitely very glad to pay money for the translation. Does anyone knows where to find this kind of people or services, Thank u gratefully!!

I’ve no musical experience but want to start. Can’t decide which I should pick up first.

In the future I’ll be getting an acoustic piano (small upright) when I move to a bigger place and im wondering if a neighbor might be able to hear me. It’ll be a non attached house. Not sure on the neighbor distance yet. With new homes being built less than 15 feet from each other nowadays.

Wondering how far from your neighbor you’d have to be for them to not hear you.

Have you had problems with your neighbors hearing you play (or you hearing a neighbor) ? What type of piano was used and distance between y’all?

I have an acoustic guitar and a piano, wanna do a cover of a famous song, obviously wont play them at the same time so dont worry bout that

Better if the songs are popular and if the tune is relaxed, a tango would be nice (even better if u have the tabs)

I wasn’t sure where to post this, but I really don’t have anyone to tell, so I figured this would be the best place. This is also my first Reddit post! Was talking to my friend, who happens to be the girl I like, about all sorts of music and exchanging songs to listen to and whatnot. I ended up saying she should listen to Dunno, both versions. She promised to. A few days later, she says she has been listening to the Spotify sessions version nonstop, and even learned to play the opening on piano. I’m pretty sure my heart melted at that moment. It’s always been such a special song to me and to have her love it too… is just amazing. We have now gone on our first date with many more hopefully on the way. She recommended we listen to Dunno in the car. I also found out she likes me back. I wouldn’t trade that night for anything. Anyways, thanks for reading and letting me open up here!

Not sure where to ask, but I'm looking for any songs you may recommend two people learning - one on guitar, one on piano (no singing). I'm looking for songs anywhere from beginning to intermediate/intermediate-advanced for both parts. Anything that is particularly fun to play, or sounds great on that combo?

Thanks!

Hi! I'm trying to make my upright piano less loud so as to not disturb my apartment neighbors with my excessive practicing.

Would putting some acoustic panels behind the soundboard be effective in decreasing the volume? Or is there a better solution?

Thanks!

Seriously man. I’ve deep-dived into live Taylor Swift performances on YouTube over the past few days. I must have watched dozens of performances of her, and only her, on either a guitar or piano.

Her 1989 performances at the GRAMMY museum, at Bluebird singing Better Man, the Lover concert in Paris, some of her Rep era live stuff. I could go on and on. Absolute, goosebump-raising magic.

Long Pond Sessions is amazing, but just imagine all your favourite Taylor songs, stripped right back to nothing more than her and a single guitar or piano.

I just rented a restored Yamaha u3h and am having a bit of a hard time adjusting to the action compared to my YDP-164.

The action here is normal, right? However I find it difficult to imagine how to play soft repeated 8th note chords such as those in the Chopin E minor prelude. It's not a piece I'm playing, but it just seems like something that's much easier to do on a digital piano. Is this true? Or is something wrong here?

Any tips on adjusting to an acoustic piano action? The hammers (I assume) hitting the inside of the keys with a slight delay is also something that's throwing me off.

https://reddit.com/link/r1s7r5/video/crkoey2sep181/player

Like the title says. I named the playlist soul-crushing despair, if that gives you any idea. The song that inspired it is Hello by Evanescence.

When i transcribe a song can i play the Piano part on my acoustic? And can i play only lead or only Rhythm? Sorry im very new to guitar

So I bought a Roland FP-10 piano and a Behringer 3D FX2000 effects unit, and this is new ground for me, so expect some beginner mistakes here. Really, at the moment I just want to spice up the Rhodes sounds with some DSP - phaser, flanger, chorus, delay, etc.

I have a stereo 3.5mm to 6.25mm male-to-male lead to connect the Roland to the outside world. This is the one I bought.

If I connect the Roland piano straight to my Roland KC-350 amp using that cable, all is well.

However, if I introduce the FX2000 into the signal chain, something weird happens that has me scratching my head. Everything works fine if I use an acoustic piano sound on the Roland. But if I switch to the Rhodes sound ("Electric piano 1"), the sound becomes extremely quiet and I have to really push the volume controls to hear it. To the extent that I'm not willing to do that in case I forget and switch back to the acoustic piano and deafen the neighbourhood or damage speaker cones.

The cable I'm using to connect to the FX2000 to the KC-350 amp is a standard 6.25mm mono cable. (I suspect this might be the problem).

What on earth can be happening here? The FX2000 doesn't know or care what sound I select on the FP-10, so why would one sound be normal level and another be almost inaudible?

My thinking currently is in two areas: one, the fact that I'm not using balanced cables. RFI isn't really likely to be the issue here, but maybe the wiring of the signal path is affected somehow.

But what seems more likely to me is that I'm taking a stereo 6.25mm from the Behringer and using that as a mono input to the KC-350 amp. Perhaps I can get away with that for the acoustic piano sounds but not the Rhodes because of how they're generated in terms of the stereo spectrum? Like there's some kind of destructive interference between L and R on the Rhodes that's cancelling most of the sound?

How can I find out? If I have to buy another cable to connect the FX2000 to the KC-350, such as a stereo male to two mono males (the KC-350 has the usual "L/Mono" and "R" input jack sockets), where can I get these (they don't seem to be common), or should I be using something else?

I know I should really put the FX2000 into a mixer's send/return loop, but I don't have a mixer and I'm on a very restricted budget.

Thanks in advance for your help.

I have grown up learning and practicing with a normal piano, wasn’t sure what the technical term for it was in relation to the electronic counterpart, when i was younger I used to have to use a keyboard (with weighted keys) at my dads house to practice and I found it very difficult to control speed and volume etc. and i found that when i would go back to my regular piano it would take a day or two to play normally again. I have noticed a lot of people on here play on keyboards, do you guys find it easier and more enjoyable to play on a keyboard? Or do you find it easier to play on a regular piano? I know it’s hard to have an acoustic piano, especially in apartments etc, but i was just wondering what everyone’s experiences were on either and what they preferred.

I am a beginner and I have an upright acoustic piano, but there are times when I would like to practice and do not disturb anybody in my household. So I have been thinking getting some digital piano for practicing at those times. I have tried a few in the store (kawai es920 and casio px-s3000) for their action and I can tell that all digitals they had had different feeling in key action in comparison to acoustic pianos. (I would like to try Roland FP-90 but it’s hard to find them in stores. All in back order).

Would it make sense to get a digital piano and practice along with an acoustic one or it’s preferable to stick to one type for beginners? Would I develop some sort of an issue in my technic? Thanks.

Hi, the university wont allow me to pop in to play on their grand anymore, since classroom is being used.

Any idea where I could play acoustic piano?

I am classically trained and miss playing acoustic sometimes.

Thanks.