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0:00 - Intro
1:08 - Playing Demo
1:28 - Video Overview
3:53 - Piano Sound
9:03 - E Piano & Other Sounds
12:27 - Graded Hammer Action
17:01 - Piano Features
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Welcome to the Merriam Pianos KZbin channel. It’s been a little while since we’ve reviewed a digital piano, so we decided to hope back over to the digital realm.
In this video, we’ll be reviewing the Donner DDP300, which is one of the top-selling digital pianos on Amazon. Given its popularity, we felt it was worth a closer look.
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Video Overview
Donner makes a few different models of digital pianos, but they actually got their start in the industry several years ago by making guitar accessories.
The DDP300 has been out for a few years now, and as mentioned in the intro, it’s been a very big seller on Amazon, largely due to its highly affordable price, and impressive feature list.
Considering that Donner is not at all a big name in the industry, we were very curious to see how the DDP300 stacks up against offerings from Kawai, Roland, Yamaha, Casio, and Korg.
The DDP300 features a weighted 88-note action, sample-based sound engine, and on paper looks to compete against something like the Yamaha P-45 or Casio CDP-S100.
Let’s start by checking out the sound engine.
Piano Sound & Tone
The sample is pretty darn solid once you get playing this thing. Now, it’s clearly not 88-note individual sampling going on here and instead features a series of 3 or 4 note blocks with stretching applied. It also sounds like a single-layer sample, but that would be expected for the price, and the sample itself is really quite nice.
It’s definitely a nicer sample than what you’re getting on the Alesis in this price range, but not as complex as the Yamaha or Casio alternatives.
The dynamic control is quite good, and the left pedal effect is well calibrated.
Moving onto the E piano, and it’s actually quite functional. The Rock Organ, less so, but the Strings aren’t bad except for an add decay. Bass rounds out the sound selection, and is pretty good.
The dual speaker system offers 20 watts of power, and that’s more than enough for home use.
Piano Action
Donner advertised the DDP300 as having a GHS action. This is not Yamah’s GHS action, so let’s get that out of the way.
The DDP300’s GHS action is actually quite heavy, which isn’t typically the case with action’s in this price range.
It’s definitely one of the better actions we’ve tried at this price point, as it feels fairly accurate in terms of it’s dynamic output.
The key surfaces have more grip than we would like, but they’re not bad. Repetition speed is pretty good and should be fine for beginner and intermediate repertoire.
In a lot of ways, this feels like the actions Roland was using in their HP series instruments about 15 or so years ago. All in all, really not a lot to complain about here considering the price.
Piano Features
There’s definitely a few additional features worth noting here. For one, it actually has an auxiliary ¼” stereo line output, which is quite surprising for the price. There’s also two headphone jacks.
It also has Bluetooth MIDI, which is also very unusual for the price. There’s a basic on-board recorder which could help as a practice tool.
There’s also Split, Metronome and Transpose.
Conclusion
On the whole, the DP300 provides a very good musical experience for the price point. If the DP300 is sitting at the top of your budget, it’s definitely a fine option.
Are you better off spending more on a Casio or a Yamaha? For a lot of people, we would say yes, as you’re getting an action and sound engine that will take you further through lessons, and provide a more fulfilling experience for hobbyists.
But again, it all comes down to budget and what’s ultimately important to you.
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