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Old 07-04-2017, 07:58 PM   #8 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Stephen View Post
What model is it? My DX7s stopped making noise when the internal battery died. Now when I switch it on I have to initialise everything from the ROM cartridge before it works again. The funniest part was when the battery was on it's way out everything was getting glitchy and I got some really crazy random sound patches. Wish I could reproduce some of them.
I certainly didn't have that problem. I'm taking it in for servicing tomorrow.

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Have you considered getting a real piano? There are tons of cheap second hand ones that just need a bit of tuning. If you're playing actual piano repertoire an electric piano is very unsatisfying after playing the real thing. If you're using it hooked up to a computer to trigger synths and samples then obviously that's a different story.
I have one already. I agree that there's absolutely no comparison. You can't play Debussy or Rachmaninoff on a digital piano. But an upright is a little tricky to cart around.
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