In fact, I'd say that the quality isn't that much of a step down from a low-end, but not cheap, digital piano from Casio or Yamaha. I had expected the Smart Keyboard Pro to feel cheap and plasticky, but it's certainly not. Priced at $800, it's roughly in the same price bracket as Casio's low-end Privia range of digital pianos for beginners. And if you want those pedals, you'll have to buy the accompanying stand from One for an extra $150. Interestingly, there's only the one 6.35mm port 'round back for the sustain the soft and sostenuto port is hidden under the keyboard's body. The big difference is the lack of a wooden stand, and consequently, you'll need to buy an aftermarket sustain pedal. The Keyboard Pro is closer to the Smart Piano, packing 88 hammer-action keys and 128-key polyphony. And, for $30 less, you can pick up the Hi-Lite, which is just a light-up strip you can retrofit to your existing digital piano. At the lower end, you have the Smart Keyboard, a 61-key portable keyboard for $269.99. At the higher end, there's the $1,350 Smart Piano, with 88 hammer-action keys and built-in soft, sostenuto and sustain pedals. Of the three-and-a-half models in One's range, I've been using the $770 Smart Keyboard Pro, which I believe is the one most people should opt for. It's funny because I don't suffer from stage fright: I perform improv and stand-up in front of hundreds of people without worry. As soon as I know someone's listening or watching (or that I'm being recorded) my aptitude deserts me. I'm just not one that's capable of playing music under observation. To be fair (to myself), I'm not a terrible pianist. ![]() That is, of course, if you've connected it to a device (it's obviously intended for a tablet) that sits on the stand. It's an otherwise-ordinary digital piano with a strip of lights running above the keyboard that light up when it's time to play. If you've ever seen Guitar Hero, DDR, Rocksmith, Synthesia and its kin, then you know what the deal is. Devices like these teach novice musicians to play in the same vein as most rhythm games. But then I wonder if it's because I didn't have the right tools, like One's Smart Piano. ![]() That might be because I've never been one to practice too much.
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