Donner DDP-80 Piano Review - Is It A Good Beginner Piano?

[@SamTheBeardGuy]

0:00 - Initial Thoughts 5:19- Playing 15:09 - Final Thoughts

[@topcat2033]

Forgets what the pedal is called then absolutely SLAYS with his playing 🥳

[@SamTheBeardGuy]

Hahaha. Yeah... it's the just the pedal that does the sustain thing, I always forget the name of it. I'm a jazz guy, they don't teach us a lot of the fancy lingo.

[@topcat2033]

@@SamTheBeardGuy You're very talented 👏

[@jiiljeon5451]

The quarter inch jack is stereo. Tip, Ring, Sleeve for left signal, right signal and ground respectively. You can use Y cable(TRS to 2 TS cable) to separate the stereo sound.

[@kenneth1767]

It would have been nice to hear other genres such as ballads or classical. But you let it rip and it sounds beautiful, even on my 5W speaker. Although I have an acoustic piabo, this would be great for the bedroom. Thanks for the demo.

[@SamTheBeardGuy]

haha, this is true. I don't know enough classical stuff off the top of my head to really flow, I've kinda forgotten all of it. Thanks for watching though!

[@DouglasRosser]

Nice to MIDI is included. For a beginner using something like Playground Sessions, it's a must-have.

[@SamTheBeardGuy]

yep, thanks for watching!

[@Vikboguh]

Hello, I've started playing the piano recently. I have a Kawai KDP-75 at one of my homes and I bought a Donner DDP-80 for the other. However, their sounds are quite different; the Donner's lower notes sound very unusual to me. Should I use a program or something to change the sounds, or is there something wrong with my piano?

[@circuitmoon1018]

how does it compare with the roland fp10 in terms of the default tone and speakers? i'm looking to get a digital piano and both of them are priced very similarly. i assume the key action will be superior on the roland with it's pha-4. i've been trying to get back into playing the piano after a very long hiatus of around 7 years and I've been using my old casio px-350 which is on it's last legs for the past few months to brush up on some sheet reading and playing a few pieces.

[@user-pb8sb8sp6l]

Is it better to buy or YDP-145?

[@WTG194]

Hi Sam, why do you love the korg d1 so much, what makes it better for you then say something like the roland fp10

[@SamTheBeardGuy]

I love the fp10. I wouldn't say I love the korg anymore than that, it's just what I have and it works. Thanks for watching!

[@jordandickerson7208]

Have you tried the Donner ddp100? If so, thoughts?

[@jaykay507]

nice playing bro

[@Guitaro.o]

is there program for pc and how many levels of touch sensitivity are there?

[@SamTheBeardGuy]

There's no program for pc, no touch sensitivity settings I'm aware of. This would work fine as a midi controller in a software, where you could then edit the sensitivity levels, but it's a pretty basic piano with basic features, just has a nice aesthetic look to it.

[@nikolaiakile]

Can you recommend me a 73 or 88 key MIDI keyboard with sturdy feeling keys and a good keybed with scaled weighted keys that has pitch and mod wheels?😅

[@SamTheBeardGuy]

M-Audio Hammer 88 was one of my favorite keyboards, had to get rid of it because it was too big for my desk. If I remember correctly it has pitch and mod well. Could be wrong.

[@nikolaiakile]

@@SamTheBeardGuy thank you!

[@rickobrien1583]

It's actually a stereo out mini plug FYI

[@lumpichu]

If it's a mini jack then it's standard that it's stereo. It's normally either a mini stereo jack or two mono standard jacks. Almost never something else, except the cheapest Yamaha children keyboards and some of the pro workstations which have balanced outs.

[@jackietiger5523]

Sir. What is the cost of this piano?

[@SamTheBeardGuy]

Between 500-600 I'm pretty sure

[@thaoho4996]

does it have transpose function?

[@srvtsk]

nope

[@FurtiveSkeptical]

Ugh. Lack of a standard MIDI 5 pin output on the unit makes it next to useless. Not everything involves a computer or plugin. 😬 USB midi out means BS midi host device and no easy connections to existing rack modules and keyboards I have. Why is it so bloody hard for companies to put a standard MIDI out on a keyboard. Gah.

[@SamTheBeardGuy]

I feel you. However, the average person buying this piano probably doesn't have rack modules nor do they need 5 pin midi. I've been using the same 5 pin to usb adapter on my Korg D1 for 3 years and I forget about it all the time haha

[@FurtiveSkeptical]

@@SamTheBeardGuy I get your point, thanks for the work you've done on the review just the same.✌ It's just a disappointing annoyance that can be cured by an extra bit of gear certainly. But bear in mind it's not just the inexperienced newbies taking fresh lessons that are restricted to this price point unfortunately. And I liked the wood grain look and color too. A decent, affordable hammer action controller is not as common as it should be unfortunately. Even if it only has just one mono piano sound onboard, at least it has some form of MIDI out. Cheers. And thanks for your reply. ( I wish I had rackmounts full of synths lol) just a couple vintage romplers with flimsy light synth keys and great patches.😅

[@CFox.7]

lost a SHIT tonne of hair in short time frame. You didnt want to stack Loniten with Fin ?

[@SamTheBeardGuy]

I am so confused by this comment hahaha

[@t.2240]

around 7:20 sounded like something from mario

[@SamTheBeardGuy]

to be fair I was addicted to that game as a kid, so that music lives in my head rent free 24/7

[@pjakobsen]

Holy cow you play well. Must be the player and not the equipment.