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Ah okay, so main point of having midi in is to add some background track from your computer to your playing.

Thank you for clearing that up, doesn't seem like something I need to worry about in my purchase as a beginner then.

Hello everybody.

I am a beginner in this forum, although I have been reading its threads a long time ago. It’s a fantastic forum. Congratulations.

I bought a SP-170 two months ago. I like this piano. It looks nice, and the sounds are good, although much better with headphones than through speakers.

However, since some days ago, I’ve got a problem with the keyboard. In this model, the keys don’t directly activate the sensors. Actually, the keys press a mechanism, which really activate the sensors. The keys and their mechanisms are attached with some kind of glue, under the surface of the keys.

In my piano, some keys have got unstuck from their mechanisms. So, while I’m playing, these keys make a strange sound. I don’t know how describe it. These keys sound and feel so unpleasant. I’m very disappointed. The piano would be fine without this trouble.

I’d like to know if other users have this problem.

Thanks for reading, and sorry for my English. I'm from Spain.

I have just found a video on youtube, where I can hear this sound produced when I’m pressing those keys.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hQDocovU3I

Although I cannot know if that piano has the same problem. Any suggestion?

Sounds like you should return it under warranty.

Thank you for your answer,BazC.

I think you’re right. I’ll have to send the piano under warranty. This one is not the first SP-170 that I have with my purchasing. The first piano had a noticeable “clunk noise” with the black keys. I had to wait one month, but the piano was finally replaced. Now, there is other problem in the white keys.

I’m absolutely beginner. I only can play some minuets by Bach and other easy scores. My playing is necessary very soft. On the other hand, I like this piano very much. So I’ll have to be patient.

Cheers.