A Negative Review of VPC1

David Lai · 2025-01-07T15:22:01+00:00

Hi everyone, This is David. Happy 2025 to all! Haven't been on these parts for a while. Today I want to talk about one aspect of the Kawai VPC1, which, in my opinion, is a negative because of action limitations. The VPC1, as great as a piano controller is, is not good at playing repeated notes. It lags in the articulation of short note repetitions. Now, partly this may be technique related, but there's a section in Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue with repeated notes with both hands at the keyboard. On the same tempo as I play on an acoustic piano, I can't get the notes to speak clearly using the VPC1. However, the notes respond very well on an acoustic Steinway I played last week. So far, in the 4 years I've been using the VPC1, this is the only negative issue I've encountered in the action which limits me from effectively playing a musical passage. That's all for my review. Stay warm and take care!

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