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Will it be recorded from an acoustic or a digital one?

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Opening post by Thesimon

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Here we are, I've done the 5 [o'clock] to prepare this nice post, since tomorrow we finally get to sleep. Let's see who does better...

Obviously, I haven't always used the same piece. I took fragments from different pieces; for some, I sat down at a digital piano to play them, while others are recordings of acoustic pianos—there may be more digital ones and more acoustic ones... Which will be the acoustic ones and which the digital ones? To both types of recordings, I added noises from the damper mechanics, rustling, different volumes, precisely to not make your life easy. Some files are equalized differently. Some are drier, others fuller...

You can write your answers below. You can use headphones and monitor speakers; in fact, I recommend using these devices if you have them, so that you can understand better.

Let's begin then!

Schumann - Traumerei

http://www.pianoconcerto.it/condivisione/test-traumerei.mp3

Mozart - Fantasia in C min

http://www.pianoconcerto.it/condivisione/test-fantasia.mp3

Chopin - Ballata in F min

http://www.pianoconcerto.it/condivisione/test-ballata.mp3

Beethoven - Adagio "al chiaro di luna"

http://www.pianoconcerto.it/condivisione/test-chiarodiluna.mp3

Satie - First Gymnopedie

http://www.pianoconcerto.it/condivisione/test-satie.mp3

Liszt - Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2

http://www.pianoconcerto.it/condivisione/test-rapsodia.mp3

You can start posting your answers.

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Reply 2 by giovannip

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Hi Simone, so I see it like this:

Schumann - acoustic

Mozart - acoustic

Chopin - digital

Beethoven - acoustic

Satie - digital

Liszt - digital

did I win the little doll as a prize or not?

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Reply 3 by Sergio

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I feel it like this:

Schumann: digital

Mozart: acoustic

Chopin: digital

Beethoven: acoustic

Satie: digital

Liszt: acoustic

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Reply 4 by Piccinesco

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Schumann - Traumerei - acoustic

Mozart - Fantasia in C min - digital

Chopin - Ballade in F min - digital

Beethoven - Adagio "al chiaro di luna" - acoustic

Satie - First Gymnopedie - digital

Liszt - Hungarian Rhapsody no. 2 - digital

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Reply 5 by Thesimon

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Giovanni wrote:

did I win the little doll as a prize or not?

Eheh, we'll see, I will publish the results on Monday evening, let's see what others think too...

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Reply 6 by pianista65

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Let's see if I can hear myself well... Let's hope

Schumann - Traumerei - Acoustic

Mozart - Fantasia in C min - Acoustic

Chopin - Ballade in F min - Digital

Beethoven - Adagio "moonlight" - Acoustic

Satie - First Gymnopedie - Digital

Liszt - Hungarian Rhapsody no. 2 - Acoustic

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Reply 7 by sisifo1987

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Mmmm I'm starting at a disadvantage, my laptop even with headphones produces a background noise like electrical current. Despite this, I am convinced that it is not the only element preventing me from deciphering the origin for two main reasons:

First of all, I don't know how to decipher the different characteristics.

Secondly, by digitizing and manipulating the sound, Simone has surely made them unrecognizable.

Anyway, in my limited knowledge, I think that the difference between the sounds produced (digital vs. acoustic) cannot be understood once they are recorded.

Who knows if knowing the solutions will change anything.... Waiting for Monday

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Reply 8 by Thesimon

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No no, I made the digital ones like the acoustic ones but not vice versa, the acoustic ones haven't been touched at all... With this, I have already given you a great help...

sisifo1987 wrote:

Anyway, in my zero knowledge, I think that the difference between the sounds produced (by the digital and the acoustic) once recorded cannot be understood.

Well, it's not like that; if you are interested, we will talk about it...

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Reply 9 by GnazzJazz

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My listening skills aren't the best either, but the more one listens, the worse it gets, so it's better to give a first impression:

Schumann - Traumerei

acoustic

Mozart - Fantasia in C min

acoustic

Chopin - Ballade in F min

digital

Beethoven - Adagio "al chiaro di luna"

digital

Satie - First Gymnopedie

digital

Liszt - Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2

acoustic

...mmmmh, my son and my wife said almost exactly the opposite...

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Reply 10 by Carlos

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TheSimon wrote:

You can write your answers below.

Let's begin then!

Schumann - Traumerei 50/50 I am torn. I lean towards acoustic anyway

Mozart - Fantasia in C min digital

Chopin - Ballade in F min digital

Beethoven - Adagio "al chiaro di luna" (I can't hear it)

Satie - First Gymnopedie digital

Liszt - Hungarian Rhapsody no. 2 acoustic (not 100% sure)

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Reply 11 by robertoaltieri

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Chopin and Satie are definitely with digital piano.

The others all seem to me to be with acoustic piano, although I have some doubts about Moonlight Sonata, because at those frequencies digital instruments are usually very realistic

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Reply 12 by Sergio

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This is the current situation:

SC A D A A A A

MO A A D A A D

CH D D D D D D

BE A A A A D

SA D D D D D D

LI D A D A A A

Chopin and Satie have been declared only digital so far!

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Reply 13 by pianoexpert

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Ha Ha Ha...I know the solution, but I'm not telling you!!!!!!! Anyway, Simone came to my house yesterday and let me listen to some libraries. We agreed on the "ranking" ...guys, there are some truly surprising ones...and from the quiz answers, you will realize it!!!!!!!

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Reply 14 by myhobbyispiano

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Schumann - Traumerei - Digital

Mozart - Fantasia in C Minor - Acoustic

Chopin - Ballade in F minor - Digital

Beethoven - Adagio "al chiaro di luna" - Acoustic

Satie - First Gymnopedie - Digital

Liszt - Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 - Acoustic

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Reply 17 by Ludovica

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Everything is digital, anyway it was nice to hear the same piece performed with both solutions

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Reply 18 by Thesimon

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Ludovica wrote:

All digital, anyway it was nice to hear the same piece performed with both solutions

No, not really... If I say I want to make a differentiation between acoustic and digital, at least there must be one acoustic...

We will also do that one of the same piece... Promised

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Reply 19 by sisifo1987

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TheSimon wrote:

Well, it's not like that, then if you are interested we will talk about it...

Talking about the difference between an acoustic and a digital sound to understand the differences perceptible by the ear interests me and I would like to talk about it.

In the meantime, I am reading something to understand more about the subject.

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Reply 20 by CromaDiBrera

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1. Digital

2. Acoustic

3. Acoustic (if it's digital and you added noises, you're a monster!)

4. Digital (Steinway Quantum Leap?)

5. Digital (Blutner Model Digital One?)

6. Acoustic

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