Hello everybody.
Im beginner and i have two major questions.

1.When connecting a DP to a PC via midi, can you actually use another sound machine than the one in the piano??

2.Is there gonna be a big difference learning the piano on a weighted hammer action instead of graded WHA ?

When connecting the piano to a PC, the whole point is that you intend to use another sound machine (a piano library) instead of the one in the piano.

The difference between a graded vs. non-graded action is not very big at all. It's more important for the manufacturer prestige than it is for the user.

Yes, as Mac says, this is the desired effect. To assist this, most DP's have an option to disable its own internal tone generator; although if not sending the external sounds back to the DP speaker you could just turn the volume down.

Thanks a lot!!!
Also, which is the easiest way to connect MIDI to a PC?
Will i need a new soundcard or just a cable?

That depends. If your piano has a USB connection, you can plug directly into the PC. USB cables are very cheap. If it has only a MIDI connection, you'll need a MIDI-to-USB adapter ... $40 to $50.

You might need a new soundcard, or you might not. The internal sound card quality might be adequate. But it might introduce latency ... a short delay between the time you press a key on the piano and the time you hear the sound. The freeware ASIO4All will often fix this problem, but not always.

In the latter case, you'd need a replacement sound card. For a desktop computer you could use a plug-in card. For a laptop you'd use an external sound card.

Most of these sound cards also have a MIDI connection. So if your piano has only a MIDI connection, the sound card can serve as your MIDI converter ... saving you from buying the MIDI-to-USB adapter. You'd only need a plain MIDI cable ... perhaps $15 retail, or even less online.


Here's the simplest case ... making a USB connection to the PC, and using the PC soundcard:



Here is a more complex view, showing several alternative ways:
USB connection to the PC
vs.
MIDI-to-USB connection using an adapter
vs.
MIDI connection using an external sound

Okay!
Thanks for the info!