| There are different ways to save recorded music on | | | | The pros of using an SD memory card are that it |
| a digital piano. Some pianos have built-in space for you | | | | gives you instant portability of your recorded music in a |
| to record songs. This works well if you only use that | | | | device that is very small. The downside of it is that if |
| one digital piano, or if you don't need to take the | | | | you want to save the music from an SD card to a |
| recorded file to another keyboard. | | | | computer, it is less likely for the computer to have an |
| Of course you could just hook up through a MIDI | | | | SD memory card outlet. Many computers do have |
| device and store the information on a computer. You | | | | them, it's just not as common as a USB port on a |
| could save as many songs as your computer would | | | | computer. |
| hold. You could also email the file to wherever you | | | | Another downside is that the SD card is so small it can |
| needed it. | | | | be easily lost. Some USB flash drives come on key |
| But what if you don't want to go through the process | | | | chains, and even the ones that don't are still big enough |
| of putting your recorded piece of music onto a PC? | | | | to not be easily lost. It may not be a problem if you |
| What if you just wanted to record a lot of songs and | | | | use the SD memory card in your digital camera, since |
| put them into a portable device that could fit in the | | | | the camera is big enough to not be lost. But if you use |
| palm of your hand? | | | | the SD memory card to save music on your digital |
| Then you'll want to get a digital piano with a USB outlet | | | | piano, you will pull the card out of the piano and carry it |
| or an SD Memory Card Slot. | | | | alone. |
| You are familiar with USB outlets on your computer. | | | | The best way to handle this is to put the slim SD |
| Some digital pianos have a USB hook up so you can | | | | memory card in your wallet. It might not be the best |
| attach a flash drive to save your recorded songs. The | | | | solution, but it works for me. There is another solution |
| only limit to how much music you can record and save | | | | to this portability problem. When you use an SD card |
| is based on the memory capacity of your USB flash | | | | adaptor that allows the SD card to be plugged into a |
| drive. This is a great way to get your recordings from | | | | USB port, the entire device is the size of a USB flash |
| your digital piano into an instantly portable format. You | | | | drive. So it's easier to keep up with. SanDisk makes |
| can take it with you wherever you go, hook it up to a | | | | these adaptors. |
| different digital piano that has a USB outlet, or transfer | | | | So if USB ports are more common on computers than |
| it to any computer without the headache of cables | | | | SD memory card outlets, then why would anyone |
| and wires that hook the digital piano up to the | | | | choose the SD memory card outlet as the preferred |
| computer. | | | | method for saving data on their digital piano? |
| Another plus to using a USB outlet on your digital piano | | | | It depends on what you want you use your digital |
| is that USB is very common on computers. Every | | | | piano for. This will affect which one is best for you: |
| computer has them. So if you save your digital piano | | | | Whether you want other people to bring their files to |
| recordings on a flash drive you are pretty much | | | | your house to play through your digital piano or you |
| guaranteed to be able to put them onto any computer. | | | | want to take your files to someone else's digital piano. |
| Please note that some digital pianos will say they have | | | | Let me explain. |
| a USB hook up, but it might not support a flash drive. | | | | If you only have a USB outlet on your digital piano and |
| This is because there are 2 types of USB connections | | | | someone brings you an SD card, you can still plug their |
| on digital pianos. The first is a USB connection to a | | | | SD card into your digital piano with an SD adaptor. If |
| host. This connection allows you to plug a cable into | | | | you only have an SD outlet and someone brings you a |
| your digital piano and hook that cable into a USB outlet | | | | USB flash drive there's no way to play it in your digital |
| on a computer. The second connection is USB to | | | | piano. |
| device. This allows you to directly plug a flash drive into | | | | So the USB outlet lets you accept other people's |
| your digital piano. If you want instant portability, then | | | | recorded files onto your digital piano the best. But is |
| choose USB to device. | | | | that the most important thing for you? Most of the |
| Some digital pianos use SD memory card slots. SD | | | | time you will use your digital piano to record music so |
| memory cards are common, and they are used in | | | | you can take it somewhere else, such as a different |
| cameras, video game consoles, cell phones, and other | | | | computer or keyboard outside your home. In that case |
| electronic devices. The most popular memory cards | | | | if you have an SD card you could play your files on a |
| are by SanDisk. These disks are little at only 32 | | | | friend's digital piano that has an SD outlet or a USB |
| millimeters x 24 millimeters, but they can hold a lot of | | | | outlet (through the SD/USB adaptor). |
| information. Right now the standard SD memory card | | | | I think most people would use their digital piano for the |
| will hold up to 4GB. So you will have plenty of room to | | | | purpose of taking the recorded files out of their home |
| record a lot of music off your digital piano. | | | | to a different place. In these cases SD cards give you |
| Casio has some models that use an SD memory card | | | | the most flexibility. But if your needs are for your digital |
| outlet. A few models that use this are the PX575R, | | | | piano to be as flexible as possible in accepting other |
| PX200, PX320, PX800, and others. | | | | people's portable files, then the USB port is the best. |