Customer Reviews
Beautiful and great quality! 
2007-03-14
This digital piano is beautifully designed and has a good baby grand piano sounding and touching quality. Given the cheap price, you really get all your money back with its value and benefits delievered. The only con: Volume is not high enough.. even at max volume.. it is only good for in house performance.
The next best thing 
2007-01-11
When I moved I couldn't take my piano with me. Paying someone to move it would have cost me more than it was worth. This keyboard is so close to the real thing though, that I'm never looking back. The action very closely represents that of a real piano, and in some cases is actually more comfortable to play. And another thing I like is that because the weighted keys are more sensitive than the mechanical action of a real piano, you can add a whole other level of depth when you play softly, without losing notes because you didn't play a key hard enough to strike the strings. So far it's holding up to the abuse very well and I beat the heck out of it. Plays like the real thing, sounds like the real thing, and a whole lote more portable. Plus it never needs to be tuned.
One thing to be aware of though is that it's intended to be a portable piano that plays and sounds good. So don't expect a thousand different sounds like those toys they sell for a hundred bucks at best buy.
If you are looking for a reasonably priced and maintenance free alternative to a full sized piano, this is the product for you.
Jobbing made easy... 2006-11-15
I had previously reviewed this product, edited the review, and low and behold -- it ~vanished~. Amazon??? My former review gave the PX310 a 5 star rating. Having driven it around the block for a couple of months, I think I need to dock it a star.
The strengths of this 'board far outnumber its weaknesses. It's portabilty (weight), feel, and price have made this active musician's life much easier. Most digital pianos are still cumbersome affairs, and keyboardists suffer the grunt work involved with these to insure a comfortable feel or sound. Shortcuts have been made by way of abbreviated keyboards and non-weighted actions, but these are, at the end of the day, unsatisfactory compromises. When it's time to perform, one can't be contending with an instrument that feels or sounds lousy. The PX310 goes to bat righteously as a light-weight (26 lbs), firm hammer action dig-piano at a *killer* price. I more than paid for mine in 4 and a half gigs.
While I was initially quite taken with the 310's acoustic piano sounds, I now have some reservations. In a group application they really work quite well, soaring in all the right ways in the mix. But that strong suit becomes something of a liability in solo or small group work. While the sound is broad and dynamically sensitive, it is a bit over-cranked and *slightly* cheap sounding. I find the "Mellow Piano" sound from the 'Advanced Tones' to be helpful here, but it still isn't quite right. I would add that since the action is properly firm, there is a tendency to exert a bit too much energy with one's technique to get the job done. This really isn't necessary, as the 310 is, as previously mentioned, quite responsive and sensitive to dynamics. FWIW, the 'brilliance' of each sound can be adjusted, which is a useful option. I just haven't been able to quite tweak the acoustic pianos to find my own sweet spot. This isn't a *huge* issue, but I have found it to be distracting at times.
Many of the other onboard sounds I have found to be pleasing and useful. The Rhodes nicks are pretty doggone good, and the Wurlie is passable in a crunch. The synth pads are as I luv 'em: warm and old school. The 'Analog Synth Bass' is killin', and the 'Square Lead' is great (if only there were a pitch-bend mechanism). The general midi stuff is average, but hey, when ya need an accordian sound, who's complaining? The layer and split features are fantastic. Even though 'EP with Pad' isn't my highest ideal, it comes in mighty handy on variety and church gigs. The 32 slot memory bank allows the user to store favorite sounds and combinations for easy access. Hint: write a little chart to jog your memory when searching for GM Shamisen, or whatever.
I can't speak to the ~two-track~ sequencer feature, because I'll never use it. The auto-accompaniments and so forth are not of interest to me. Neither are the 'grooves'. These are, of course, home-use teasers. The on-board speakers are Ok, and suitable for duo and trio gigging.
In conclusion, the PX310 is an *excellent* offering for jobbing, church applications, or home use. It isn't a workstation, and doesn't claim to be. It's strengths lie in its splendid action, light weight, price, and reasonably good sounds.
Oh, yes -- Kase III makes a KILLER gig bag for this instrument for about 80 bucks. Wheels, many pockets for peripherals, sturdy... wonderful.
Greate piano sound and action 2006-07-03
What I'd like to say is that this model (px-310) and px-110, px-700 of the Casio Privia series used a new sound technology called "Tri-element ZPI". Compare this with other models (px-100, px-300, px-400R, px-500 and px-555R) and you'll immediate feel the difference. Somebody said the keyboard action improved (feels a bit heavier) too. I was not being able to tell much difference. I bought it for the purpose of private practice and it serves the purpose perfectly. Other comparable model/brand would be much more expensive. It feels like an acoustic piano and it sounds like an acoustic piano. I am pretty happy with the product.
Compared with px-400R and higher models, this one lacks some features. The most desirable feature for me is an USB interface to connect to a computer. But it does have MIDI in and out and with a MIDI to USB adaptor cable ($40.00 value), you can still make the connection using USB interface. Another kind midi cable is much cheaper (under $20.00) witch can only connects to PC's Joystick Port.
Privia px 310 2008-06-21
This instrument is like a wood piano in its sound and its have a good hammer. However, the rhythms are very poor in the real sound and its do not has metronomo.
Great piano for the price 2008-01-15
I got this piano for my daughter to start lessons on. I have used it almost every day since Christmas. It has a piano style feel and great sound. Haven't used the computer options yet.
Great Value 2007-11-10
Having owned and played many different digital pianos over the years I can confidently say this is near the top in feel and sound for 88 key weighted action. Sure, you will get a lot more flexibility and function for 2 to 6 times the price but if you want something simple with good feel and basic sounds I doubt anything else comes close at this price.
Good features, but compare before buying. 2007-10-26
I'm still pretty much a beginner and haven't touched anything better than an upright accoustic so I won't claim any expertise in evaluating the quality of the samples, but it sounds good to me the way I use it with the line output run into a mixer and listening on headphones. If I didn't need the extra connectivity I probably would have gone for the 110. I compared it mainly to a Yamaha P70 at the same price and while the Yamaha may have had a higher quality feel, this board had better features, better connectivity and maybe even better sound. I'm sure the sound is a matter of preference and I was only able to compare them through the built-in boom box speakers, which are the weak point of most 'stage pianos'.
My one real complaint about the Privia's is the lack of a felted board for the keys to stop against when you release them. Most piano's have that and it's a quality touch. The lack of it means the keys tend to bounce and rattle when you release them. A few have developed some side to side motion at the bottom as well, so there is more key noise from this board than from most others. If you use headphones or are actually playing it on stage through a sound system you probably won't notice, but if you have a microphone over the keyboard and try to sing while playing quietly it might be an issue.
One other thing to be aware of is that while the specs indicate 32 note polyphony, it is actually only 16 for the stereo piano voices, such as grand piano. I don't have the enough skill for that to be a limiting factor yet.
Excellent weighted keys, very poor interface, appears overpriced in hindsight 
2007-08-24
I'm an amateur musician, and I play mostly for enjoyment and occasionally with a band (once or twice a year). I purchased this keyboard mainly for its weighted keys and low price. The keys are a joy to use, and the weighting feels like the real thing. The keyboard comes with a large set of capabilities (for a list see the keyboard description) which is quite useful, and has MIDI in, out, and thru ports for you to export the music for later processing.
However, there are some serious shortcomings to this keyboard. The built-in speakers are very low quality... you will definitely want either an expensive set of headphones or an external speaker. The only screen on this keyboard is a three-digit number display, which is woefully inadequate for a keyboard of this quality... the keyboard has over two hundred voices, various DSP choices, and many more options which should require an entire screen to display. As it is, you control the various settings by holding down a "function" button and pressing the appropriate key ON THE KEYBOARD. Since there are very few labels, this requires memorization, which is completely absurd for an $800 keyboard.
All in all, unless you have the money to burn or can get this keyboard for a serious discount, I would not recommend this product.
