The other major component is, of course, the sound. The RC needs a controller to match if you want to make a comp between it and, as I did, a Steinway).
Somehow the RC made my Casio "feel" more like a real grand ( though it couldn't accomplish a miracle. But with each AB the two were further and further apart.
At first I kept feeling the iGrands were a close second. I made all the same adjustments to the iGrands re feel and EQ. There is a depth to the sampling that is almost undefinable until you compare it to another iOS piano. It sounds and feels like a real f&$ piano! If I had a Kawai VPC1 controller or MP11 I am sure I would be hard pressed to say which I preferred, my Steinway or the RC 275. But I want you to know my experience because I think my opinion carries some weight on this subject (and not many others). I, have released five CDs of piano improvisation on a jazz label founded by Max Roach and have played at the Blue Note and Birdland in NYC, arguably the two best clubs in the city. When you open the lid, press the sustain pedal and shout or sing into it the strings respond almost miraculously with a vibrant resonance that lasts and lasts with a clear and clean tail. Though I am reluctant to say what my playing experience is in depth, I feel it is necessary here to explain that I have spent thousands of hours playing acoustic pianos, the last thirty years on a restored 1915 Steinway B, and while even Steinways are different from each other in quality, mine is a particularly rich and sonorous iteration with an incredible bass end, fulsome mid range and slightly shallow top end. Now it was even better! This was like being home to me except for the actual physical feel of the shallow keybed and the noise of the keys themselves. Then I equalized a bit to my taste which is a low end boost and slight high frequency cut.
When I adjusted this finely I found myself in a wonderful playing groove and even though I am playing on a relatively crummy Casio AT5, it still felt great and I wanted to play!
I recommend you do this first on any piano you try as you will find that groove feel (if it is possible on the app) that makes you want to play. OK! I just downloaded RC275 and played it for an hour, first adjusting the velocity level and attack (which always gives me the type of feel I like).
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