Alesis Recital – 88 Key Digital Electric Piano / Keyboard with Semi Weighted Keys, Power Supply, Built-In Speakers and 5 Premium Voices
Introducing Alesis Recital Digital Piano
Premium Feel, Stellar Sound
The Recital fuses 88 full-sized semi-weighted keys, 5 premium voices, Reverb & Chorus FX to customise your sound, and powerful 20-watt speakers.
The result is simple – sublime sound and a truly natural playing response. Looking to dive into a world of pro piano performance? Your journey starts here!
Includes Skoove Premium
Skoove is the easiest way to learn piano – featuring in-depth online piano courses that adapt to your needs and provide meaningful feedback.
Develop your repertoire on your own time, at your own pace with a curated catalogue filled with everything from current chart hits to classical music. Need a little help? Skoove’s experienced team of musicians is on hand with one on one support to answer any of your questions.
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Powerful Educational Features
With a fully adjustable metronome and an innovative Lesson Mode, Recital enables a student and teacher to easily watch each other, play together and play in time right from the keyboard!
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Built in Speakers
With powerful 20W built-in speakers and 128-note maximum note polyphony, Recital delivers the premium sound you demand with all the tools to deliver the perfect performance!
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All the Right Connections
Practice privately with the 1/4-inch headphone output, add genuine piano-style sustain using the sustain pedal input or connect to virtually any recorder, mixer/amplifier with Recital’s RCA outputs.
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Pro Sounds and Packed with Features
Practice and perform with 5 voices; customise these voices by combining any two at once in Layer Mode for a full, rich tone, or assign voices to only the left or right hands in Split Mode.
 Recital |  Recital 61 |  Recital Pro |  Recital Grand |  Prestige Artist | |
| Key Weighting | Semi Weighted | Semi Weighted | Hammer-Action | Graded Hammer-Action | Graded Hammer-Action |
| Number of Keys | 88 | 61 | 88 | 88 | 88 |
| Number of voices | 5 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 30 |
| Polyphony | 128 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 256 |
| Arpeggiator | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✔ |
| Display | ✘ | ✘ | ✔ | ✘ | ✔ |
| Lesson Mode | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Record Mode | ✘ | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Sustain Pedal | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ |
| USB MIDI Output | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Colour | Black/White | Black | Black | Black | Black |
| Weight: | 7.1 kg |
| Size: | 88 keys |
| Dimensions: | 9.14 x 29.26 x 128.32 cm; 7.1 Kilograms |
| Model: | Recital |
| Colour: | Black |
| Batteries Included: | 6 D batteries required. |
| Colour: | Black |
| Origin: | China |
| Size: | 88 keys |
The first one they sent was one of keys is not working, I asked
for a replacement and they sent me one right away and received
it the next day. It sounds pretty good for a beginners piano…
I originally bought this piano keyboard for my seventeen-year-old son who has Autism and loves music! This piano keyboard was the perfect fit for him...looking forward to him progressing in his piano skills. I am very pleased with the investment made in this specific keyboard and highly recommend it to anyone looking for a high quality and affordable keyboard.
I originally bought this piano keyboard for my seventeen-year-old son who has Autism and loves music! This piano keyboard was the perfect fit for him…looking forward to him progressing in his piano skills. I am very pleased with the investment made in this specific keyboard and highly recommend it to anyone looking for a high quality and affordable keyboard.
性价比高，音色好，体积小
The feel of the keys (semi-weighted) and sound quality are amazing, possibly because with this keyboard, you’re not paying for a millions synthesizers buttons but for a well developed keyboard. I’m sad I couldn’t fit the 88 keys in my house, but the 61 fits just right at the end of the dining table. Great features include the possibility to hook it to an iPad and headphones so no one struggles hearing your struggles as you learn to play very happy with this purchase.
Très bon produi
Such a great practice piano for a beginner! I have a large 88 key with weighted keys that I can’t just carry around and it takes up a ton of space. I couldn’t find any other keyboard this small and light with full size semi weighted keys except for this. It’s the closest you can get to an acoustic piano for the size and weight, and it sounds great! Great price too! Love it!!
Piano de très bonnes qualités
Ce piano est trs bien pour l’apprentissage le son est de qualit, j’ai ajout des stickers de notes de musique pour apprendre plus rapidement.
Il ya un support intgr trs utile pour mettre une tablette ou des notes de partition.
Le toucher est plutt agrable c’est trs bien pour dbuter.
Par contre la livraison tait impeu longue.
I purchased this for someone taking a piano class at school to have at home. It seems as though it will serve that purpose well. it is quite robust/heavy for the price, and seems well-made. It sits in a middle ground between those full-featured plastic keyboards from Yamaha and other brands with a range of sounds and buttons, and a lower-end professional keyboard. The keys are the right size, and the sound quality is very good. Nothing fancy, but it does what it is supposed to do very well. You could practice on this, entertain people, goof around, write music with it. I don’t think I’d take it on tour, but otherwise, it is a good choice.
Works perfectly + pc support for learning
The title pretty much says it all.
The software that you get a 3 month free trial for was receiving the input from the keyboard without me having to do anything, other than plug in the USB B to USB cable.
Like the smaller size and great sound for my needs. Was just wanting something for myself to practice on. Played piano years ago and decided to pick it back up again. Good way to get refreshed. And the smaller size doesn’t take up a lot of room.
Good Keyboard with Usable Features....
This is an excellent value keyboard aimed at beginners and above players….
I was looking for something lightweight and portable for gigging…..with a small number of usable sounds and minimal ‘bells and whistles’.
At this price point it will not have the durability of a professional instrument of 1000+ but for what it is looks well made with a comfortable key action
The option for AA battery power is a bonus……
Very pleased with this purchase……
You'll need a pedal for a nicer sound
PERFECT AND LIGHTWEIGHT
SOUNDS AMAZING WITH HEADPHONES..
PLUGGING INTO AN AMP WILL BLOW THE SPEAKERS BUT A GREAT KEYBOARD FOR ANYONE AT ALL LEVELS..IT IS WHAT IT IS AND THAT’S A PIANO TO TUCK AWAY.
Je le trouve super bien pour dbuter, je ne suis pas forcment d’accord avec tous les avis…
Points positifs
– Toucher dynamique trs proche de la sensation piano
– Beau design pur
– Son pur et dlicat
– Rglages faciles
– Prix imbattable
Point ngatifs
– Cble court (prise franaise donc OK)
– Les aigus (dernires touches) me semblent bien trop faibles par rapport aux graves
Excelle
My daughter is just a beginner and she finds it easy to learn, offers also a free online tutorial. Good sound quality and good value for money.
Fabulous
This piano is brilliant. It is rather long, but of course it is a full size piano. It’s not heavy and is easy to carry if necessary. It has a good tone and several features.
It is easy for young kids who want to learn to play the piano.
It is easy for young kids who want to learn to play the piano.
Antes que nada, dir que al precio al que lo compr, quizs s lo valorara con 5 estrellas (190 por black friday este ao), pero an en su precio medio de 250 euros es muy buena opcin como teclado para iniciacin o para tocar sin mayor pretensin que la de aprender y disfrutar un poco.
No hay muchas opciones de teclados con 88 teclas a precios ms bajos, y las que hay suelen ser controladores, como el de M-audio (los controladores requieren de conexin a un pc para ser tocados, siempre). Este teclado se puede usar como controlador pero tambin como teclado independiente, como instrumento que no necesita de ms que corriente elctrica (por pilas o por cable) para ser usado.
Recomiendo encarecidamente no comprar teclados de menos de las 88 teclas estandarizadas, ya que se quedara corto para la mayora del repertorio clsico, y an para muchas canciones pop, jazz etc. Si compones, perderas mucho rango de expresividad al privarte de los sonidos ms graves y agudos.
En este caso concreto, el teclado s tiene 88 teclas, dira que de tamao estndar al compararlas con pianos reales, lo cual es tambin vital para no forzar a los dedos a acostumbrarse a tamaos de teclas que luego, si algn da pasamos a otro teclado, nos dificulte el aprendizaje. Con respecto al tacto y sensacin de las teclas; a decir verdad no es para nada como el de un piano real o como los de teclados de mayor gama. Son de plstico, la resistencia de las teclas no es contrapesada (es decir, no ofrece distintos grados de dureza segn la octava del piano donde estemos tocando) sino ms bien simulada por la accin de muelles en cada una de las teclas. La resistencia baja, por lo cual si has tocado algn piano acstico te parecer de juguete, pero si slo has tocado teclados sin resistencia, te parecer hasta dura. La sensacin de tacto de las teclas negras es algo peor que la de las blancas.
Tiene entrada de jack gordo para poder conectar unos auriculares y no molestar (para el jack tpico de los auriculares hace falta comprar una clavija intermedia), tambin tiene entrada de pedal de sostenido, de jack gordo igualmente, salida a USB para usar como controlador…
Respecto a uno de los aspectos ms importantes, el sonido, es bastante decente. El sonido principal de piano, a pesar de ser muy electrnico (y de hecho no es grabado de piano de cola, tal como hacen otro pianos ms caros, sino generado electrnicamente) no es para nada desagradable. Los otros 4 sonidos extras son muy malos, para mi gusto suenan todos muy mal, pero como apenas los uso me es indiferente.
El volumen del sonido es ms que suficiente tanto en la salida de los altavoces incorporados como por salida auxiliar. Las teclas en s hacen algo de ruido al ser accionadas, pero es normal en teclados electrnicos. En el vdeo que adjunto mi piano estaba a mitad de volumen, sonando por sus propios altavoces.
Luego, las teclas tienen niveles de sensibilidad de volumen (un aspecto bsico para un piano – de hecho el nombre del piano viene de la simplificacin de pianoforte, que en italiano significa dbil y fuerte, destacando la importancia de los niveles de sonido que da el instrumento en funcin de lo fuerte que acciones una tecla). Pero es un nmero limitado de niveles, creo que 5 por tecla, nada del otro mundo pero suficiente para entrenar las dinmicas en las piezas que practiquemos y desarrollar cierto tacto musical.
No puedo hablar del apartado de durabilidad, lo llevo usando apenas un mes. No he notado ninguna avera ni empeoramiento del tacto de teclas o de aumento de ruidos ni nada parecido, pero no es mucho tiempo para afirmar que sea un artculo durable.
En resumen, es un teclado que por este precio rinde muy satisfactoriamente, pero que palidece mucho frente a opciones de la siguiente gama, por no mucho ms dinero.
Mi consejo es que si en verdad alguien tiene la determinacin de aprender a tocar el piano y no crea que sea un impulso momentneo que dejar al poco de no ver mejoras, se compre un teclado ms caro como el yamaha p45 o el roland fp10 (ambos se venden en amazon por 430 euros de media, aunque el roland es algo mejor, as que es el que escogera, pero ambas opciones son seguras y no defraudarn). Si no quieres invertir tanto dinero por lo pronto, este teclado es una opcin perfectamente vlida.
Cheap 88 note keyboard
This keyboard is great for the money. 179. Lightweight and as small as can be. The piano mode sounds great. The other sounds average in my opinion. Back to playing after many years. The one thing that’s not so good is the key action of the black notes. Need more force the further back you play them. This I feel is only a problem if you want to play some serious classical music. In the future I will consider getting the Roland FP-10 but it costs about 3 times more. Hope this helps.
Very nice indeed.
This is a serious piece of kit, it has weighted keys and the acoustic piano sound is superb, pretty much indistinguishable from the real thing, the other voices are similarly impressive.
Every bit as good as others at twice the price, I would recommend it in an instant.
Good value for price
This is the 2nd digital piano I’ve bought, and I don’t regret it. Sounds great, has sustain pedal support and a bunch of adjustable settings, like types of reverb and levels of touch sensitivity. Great for being relatively cheap.
Well, I’ve had this piano for two weeks now and I am delighted with it.
The sound quality is excellent, the keys have just enough resistence to give a genuinely piano-like feel to them, and the touch sensitivity is very welcome, so for anyone looking to learn piano rather than just keyboard I will defiitely recommend this.
I spent a couple of months over the summer umming and ahing over which keyboard to go for, eventually narrowing it down to the Recital 61 (I have limited space) or the Yamaha 373; deciding that, whilst the 373’s grand piano sound is gorgeous, it lacks the key-feel of a real piano. For anyone learning to play piano, as opposed to just ‘keyboard’, this feel, the combination of weight and touch sensitivity, is vital, and as the 10billion bells and whistles on the Yam did not interest me, the Alesis won out by quite a distance.
Are there any downsides to this piano? Only a couple of *very* minor ones related to the power cable. The wire for this is seriously short (a little over a yard in length) and the jack plug/socket connection feels a bit too tight (so much so that unplugging it from the back of the machine feels a little uncomfortable in case I may damage it in some way) so instead I unplug from the wall rather than from the piano itself. These are though, as I said, very minor quibbles and certainly would not have stopped me buying this piano if I’d known in advance.
So, summing up, I’d recommend this piano for anyone looking to actually learn piano rather than ‘keyboard’. It has everything you need to learn to be a decent pianist from scratch. All you need to do now is buy one and practise.
I love i
I’d always had a keyboard until about 8yr ago and I’ve missed it like crazy! This electronic piano is brilliant, very nice feel to the keys, slightly weighed so feels more like a piano. It doesn’t have loads of voices like a keyboard, it’s got piano, electric piano, synth, bass and something else I can’t think of right now haha but yeah it has a more professional feel to it but it’s definitely going to be good for beginners too considering it’s a full size 88key. I’m over the moon with this instrument, definitely recommend. Thank you!
88 key piano
Full size piano with slightly weighted keys. Good tone and speakers / volume. Metronome key for practice. Perfect.
Excellent piece of ki
Beginner here I think this is absolutely fantastic, really good quality for the price (I got it when it was on sale for around 150) I don’t think I would buy it at full price as a beginner, I would see this more of an upgrade but as I said for the price I did pay it’s well worth the money!
Keep Practicing
This has a good realistic piano sound and is perfect if you are tight on space and having the benefit of 88 keys which is always good to have if you are a beginner.
Great beginners keyboard
I bought this as a present for my wifes birthday as she had expressed an interest in learning an instrument.
I am really happy with this keyboard as a starter instrument for her. The sound is good, there is a jack for headphone connection for when she wants to practice during a busy time.
She tells me that the keys are responsive and the pressure feels authentic to the pianos she played at home as a youngster, and that it is easy to use and intuitive.
I spread the payments across 5 months as an experiment (i have not done this with Amazon before) and found it a very convenient way of doing things.
This is a definite recommend from me.
Just brillia
Just perfect for me and recommend for my by my teacher.
Love the semi-weighted keys. Battery option makes it so portable. great purchase!
Love the semi-weighted keys. Battery option makes it so portable. great purchase!
Keyboard
Now I am getting to know this keyboard, it is good, but as some of your reviewers say very good for beginners, but the organ voice is a little bit disappointing!
Good sound.
This purchase proved to be good value for money. It is sturdy and allows for different sound types. It took a bit of time to get used to firmer keys than in a normal piano
Ideal for Beginners
Amazing Piano the sound that comes out of this is really good considering it’s electronic.
Très bon piano
Idal pour dbutants ou musicien dsirant transporter sont piano sans difficult trs bon son trs beau piano il as tout d’un grand
Perfect piano beginners
I think that this Alexis is perfect for piano beginners. The sound is not too digital and the semi-weight keys help to get used to the real piano. Very easy to use! Not too many functionalities, but again for a complete beginner or for who wants to play it on an amatorial level is more than enough!
I am very happy with this purchase!
Good for beginners
For the price(at the time 179.99) pretty good. I Wanted to learn classical pieces and not spend 500++ on a digital keyboard.
Big difference from a small 40 something key keyboard I was using. Noticed the difference in weight of the keys(semi weighted) after a couple minutes of exercises. The sensitivity is fairly good but probably could be better. Haven’t any desire to use the USB-B port but it is there
Pros:
+ Pricepoint for full 88 key
+ Keys are Semi-weighted
+ Heavy with a decent quality material feel
+ Has USB-B connectivity(No cable provided)
+ includes stickers for keys(only white tho)
+ Included a 3 months free trial of Simply Piano(The app that’s advertised on almost every damn piano themed YouTube video)
+ Speakers are good quality.
Cons:
– Limited optional tones.
– Not super sensitive.
– Connection’s are loose.
– Power cable length(less only a meter long).
– Only semi weighted
– Stickers wear after 2 and a half months of daily use.(I suggest buying a key guide that sits behind the keys)
I love my Alesis Recital
I was looking for a digital piano to learn to play — and on Alesis Recital I found it — it is still a long way yet for me to be able to play it but I have the patient and the enthusiasm to achieve this goal
El piano suena bien. Tiene 10 voces y aunque habra echado en falta una tipo guitarra no est mal. La nica pega que le pondra es que hay algunos programas que devuelven un error de falta de memoria del piano cuando ll conecto. No s si realmente es cosa del piano.
A Keyboard that really feels like a Piano
Excellent for a beginner. The configuration of this electronic piano allows beginners to easily switch from using a classical piano to that of the keyboard. I recommend it to those who are now taking piano lessons and want to repeat at home the scores learned in the course. The two speakers play a clear and faithful sound but for those who want more can use a professional headphones.
Great value for what you ge
If you want an electric full size key piano, look no further for the price. presuming its still a good price , 179 at time of purchase. I didn’t need a full size keyboard but the price for its application in a home studio was fantastic
I like the fact it is merely an electric piano, not that i’m knocking the ones that have multi voices and drum track backing, as i dont need them. if you do want these additions, then this piano wont be for you, unless you use usb to host.
The sound of the piano voice is fairly accurate and as described, also it has an electric piano sound, organ bass and synth sound, and you can add reverb etc..
it is reasonably loud at max setting, but probably not loud enough for noise makers:-). this seems to be what some purchasers have had concerns about.
Ive read some reviews that the weighting isnt very good, i dont totally agree. it depends what you will be using it for, be it strictly standalone piano or midi trigger or both.
Outputs are as described for your choice of applications so look though product description info.
Whats very handy is the usb to host. NOTE usb cable not provided in the package! (its a type-B USB cable exactly like the ones used in most home printers)
For those not so sure about technology, this means it acts as a midi device when plugged into your computer and can trigger a whole world of other sounds in programmes (like cubase etc)..it becomes your drummer, your piano/accordion/orchestral strings/bass/guitar/sfx trigger as loud as you like running through connected speakers.
it isnt heavy to move around and isnt difficult to get around setting up. it worked straight away out of the box within a few minutes.
Good looking electric piano
Love my new keyboard, bought it as a lockdown hobby to start, slow to get going but the electric piano is fab, it sounds lovely, is easy to use and looks really good. Looking forward to building on my new skills
Every bit as heavy as advertised. Nonetheless still portable. I have mine in a fixed location. The sound quality is just a little less than I had expected but still very acceptable for a beginning student like myself. I would definitely say this is a great alternative to a full 88 keyboard if you don’t have the space.
Some of the reviews for this product are ludicrous, people complain that the keys aren’t weighted exactly the same as a piano, that the sound isn’t exactly perfect, it’s made primarily of plastic so fells like a ‘toy’, what exactly were these people expecting?
It’s less than 200 quid. If you wanted a piano buy one, if you wanted the Casio that’s 100 quid more then buy that. For it’s price this thing is great, the keys are weighted, the sound is fine, (in fact when I sent a recording of some music played on it to some friends, they didn’t even notice it wasn’t a real piano), the bad reviews are basically:
‘It’s not a real piano therefore I’ll give it 1 star’.
It has a headphone jack, it can be connected to a laptop or pc if you buy a cable, comes with a basic peddle, it’s perfect if you’re a beginner or on a budget.
The only negative I have to say about it is that the volume doesn’t go loud enough to deafen you. The volume is perfectly fine for me but it certainly doesn’t go as high as other keyboards. Other than that any ‘negative’ is pretty much nullified by it’s price. Am I really gonna complain about it being plastic??? No it was 170 quid and at that price we’re lucky it wasn’t made out of clay.
Loving i
Love it we are starting to get some tunes out of it now
Learning to play a piano has been something my wife and I wanted to learn
Can’t wait for our grandchildren to visit us
It actually sounds and plays like a standard piano.
This electric piano exceeded my expectations. It performs beautifully and the semi weighted keys add that confidence when playing.
A most excellent item. Very highly recommended to both beginners and professionals alike.
Thank you.
Great Keyboard
I really did like this keyboard, the size was really good and had multiple funtions. Unfortunately I had to return this for personal reasons but would totally recommend this product to anyone looking for a quality sized keyboard.
Alesis has a long history and a great reputation for sound quality and mechanical action. This Recital 61 deserves its name. Lots of stops, lots of ways to connect, midi compatible, great music stand. Industry standard interfaces. We use it at home for pleasure, but I think it would work well for a small band or a teaching application too.
A mi me gustó.
La verdad es que no se mucho de pianos, yo apenas estoy comenzando a aprender y esta muy cmodo, las teclas no son muy duras, pero tampoco estn muy blandas, el sonido es a mi parecer muy bueno.
Excellent keyboard with great sound
This keyboard is well built and robust with nice sound (comparable to a piano) and is large enough to play almost any beginner song. The keyboard is useful for not only beginners but also intermediates as it has a plug in for a pedal and controls such as reverb. Great price for what you get and would highly recommend for any user especially beginners.
Fantastic
Bought it for my beginner husband for Christmas 2019, and a year on he is uses it daily and is enjoying learning to play. Money well spent. A good sturdy item.
Got it as a gif
Got it as a gift for my girlfriend who wanted to learn to play and she’s been using it for 2 months almost daily – no issues with the quality – seems like the perfect choice for beginners.
I purchased this back in may 2020 have had no issues, this keyboard is a perfect fit for beginners!
I purchased this back in may 2020 have had no issues, this keyboard is a perfect fit for beginners!
I love it! The sound is very clean and the board looks cool as well. In perfect condition and it arrived super quick. Definitely worth your money :)
I love it! The sound is very clean and the board looks cool as well. In perfect condition and it arrived super quick. Definitely worth your money 🙂
Keyboard / elactronic piano
This instrument seems to be good value for money, it certainly plays better than similar instruments at around the same price, from other makes.As it was purchased as a gift I would need to wait for comments from the recipient.
Excellent for beginners at a reasonable price.
I’m really enjoying my new keyboard, lm playing more and of course my ability has improved. The only thing I don’t like about this product is the flimsy “music book stand “.
Like a lot of kids growing up in the ’60’s, I took piano lessons for a few years, but I was not gifted so I lost interest. However, I always thought I would try again as an adult. I decided that during the quarantine was a good time to try. Love this keyboard! The sound is great, the keys feel good, and I’m having so much fun being a basic player. Totally recommend this keyboard.
This keyboard is especially great for beginners. However, I noticed the sound from one of the speakers start to produce a fuzzy sound when pressing certain keys, so I don’t know how to fix that. In terms of its portability though, it’s very well portable; however it’s pretty heavy to carry as well. One thing I also want to mention is that headphones don’t seem to work when plugged in, so there’s that.
I’m actually a pianist and have been looking for something not too expensive that I could use to record some things for work. This works great! I don’t have a mac so I haven’t been able to figure out logic yet but I have been using bandlab and it works just fine.
I seperately bought an a to b adapter to connect it to my computer and also a sustaining pedal, as it is 100% necessary, of course.
It’s obviously not too sensitive in terms of weight for dynamics and such but you do feel like you do get more than what you ordered for such a price. I was between this and the famous Casio CDP but as someone else mentioned before, did not want to bet on that not sounding after a time so went for this one instead. I currently regret nothing!
I bought my Alesis Recital 61 keyboard having no previous piano or keyboard training, having decided in my mid-forties to finally put in the time to learn for fun. I have been using the keyboard now almost every day, following along with the included 3-month Skoove subscription, and have been enjoying every minute. I have not used some of the included features, but expect to as I gradually improve my skills. The keyboard is light enough to carry around easily from room to room, and solid enough to rest on whatever playing surface you choose with no wobble or bouncing while playing – I use an X-Frame stand and have no complaints. I would recommend this brand and model to any beginner looking for a sturdy keyboard to learn on.
The piano is very good for the price, I don't have any complaint. The sound is not the best, I find the virtual instruments that I have way better then the built-in sounds, but it does the job. The learning app that comes with it Skoove is not bad, but it doesn't recognize notes very well. I am just disappointed with Amazon, I bought the 61 keys instead of the 88 because this wasn't available, but in the end it took so long to arrive that if I had bought the 88 keys(that I actually wanted) it would have arrived at the same time. I understand we're facing a complicated moment but it's a bit frustrating.
The piano is very good for the price, I don’t have any complaint. The sound is not the best, I find the virtual instruments that I have way better then the built-in sounds, but it does the job. The learning app that comes with it Skoove is not bad, but it doesn’t recognize notes very well. I am just disappointed with Amazon, I bought the 61 keys instead of the 88 because this wasn’t available, but in the end it took so long to arrive that if I had bought the 88 keys(that I actually wanted) it would have arrived at the same time. I understand we’re facing a complicated moment but it’s a bit frustrating.
A beautiful clean piano with decently weighted keys. I haven’t explored all the sound options and effects but this is excellent for a beginner or someone with experience brushing up on their skills. Good sound quality and excellent value.
Received this yesterday and first impressions very good. It is a replacement for a very old Roland ep-7e that gave up the ghost and it compares very favourably. The only criticism so far is the included Skoove Premium trial – this only works on a PC, laptop or Apple product (iPhone, iPad) but not Android. Therefore Skoove is useless for anyone, like me, who wants to use an Android tablet. That negative aside I am very happy with this product and it appears to be excellent value for money.
I am the keyboardist for my church and I’m used to a high quality keyboard around $5000 quality. During Covid I have been doing worship videos from home with my piano but wanted to have a synth effect to add more ambiance I had ordered a slightly more expensive Yamaha let’s just say any of those under 1000$ sound like toys lol. This I am unbelievably Happy with. It’s still not as great as the churches of course but it has the sound quality any vocalists and genuine musician wants. My only complaint is I’m used to 88 keys and I can tell the difference but that’s something I can live with
Piano its self is good for the money paid. The keys have some weight to them and sounds alright. Unfortunatley mine didnt cinnect to any of my 3 PC’s through midi connection. The piano doesn’t have a record feature which was important for me, but i hoped to record it on my pc. Also if you can conect to pc you would have a lot more sounds other then the 7 built in. But if midi doesnt work the value of it plumets.
Amazing keyboard for the price. The keys are satisfactory, the sound is quite good for a keyboard at this price, build quality feeling very solid, and the midi works as expected. Haven’t used the metronome as I have other devices for that., as such I can provide no feedback on how well it functions. All in all for a $200 keyboard it is a great buy. I will definitely consider this brand for future purchases.
very nice keyboard
I am an intermediate piano player, I wanted a simple keyboard with enough range, I am very pleased with my purchase. Looks nice, good feeling too. The power cable could be a bit longer.
Love it so far. Beginner to Piano
I love play it so far. A good size and sound.
Came with a free 3-month trial for an online lesson platform. Perfect for corona virus lockdowns. I’ve been playing it everyday so far.
The only thing i don’t like is how to change the metronome tempo etc. Its not straight forward enough, but an extremely minor criticism.
Great value for money!
I never left review comments, but this piano I must say is a great value for money, its quality is better than I have expected, every key notes are perfect. For I have played piano for 20 years now, still I am satisfied with this one as its quality is a great value at its price, and I definitely recommend buying it!
Great selle
This had a very good sound for the price. For me the keys were a bit too resistant and I decided to return the item. The seller was VERY good and made it easy for me to do so. Would use this seller again.
Digital piano 🎹
It’s great, I bought it as a beginner so obviously I can’t compare it to other products but I’ve found it great. For the price I don’t expect it to have any competitio
Recently bought to try to learn the piano as a young adult (20), enjoying the experience so far and couldn’t have asked for a better keyboard for it. So glad I went for a full 88 key piano for a starter and would recommend that anyone else starting out does the same, If you’re willing to commit you won’t regret it.
Excellent purchase, with a fast delivery there was a massive gash in the box it came in so the courier need to be careful especially as there is a massive sign meaning handle with care.
Fortunatly and credit to Alesis, the electric piano is working well and I am very pleased with it.
I used to play the piano 40 odd years ago. I had to sell my piano when I moved to a small house and I missed it!!! I have bought a couple of electric organs trying to replace it but they never sounded like a REAL piano and I grew disheartened until I discovered this! Make sure you get the pedal as well (it makes all the difference). It arrived late afternoon – I set it up and couldn’t leave it alone for 5 hours solid!
Amazing student piano!
I have just started learning piano on this and i love it! It’s easy to carry, not too heavy even for me (considering i am a 20yo girl with no muscles) and sounds nice. I also practiced on an upright yamaha at school and i have not noticed any significant difference between the feel of the keys. It’s a full sized keyboard at 88 keys so if you do want to move on to an actual acoustic piano it’ll be easy to orient yourself. I like that i can adjust volume or use earphones, something not possible with an acoustic piano which is really loud to me so i can practice anytime without worrying I’ll wake people up.
This piano was going to replace a midi keyboard which had broken. The size and semi weighted keys along with the midi ports made this a great option. The piano is great to learn with, whilst the advanced settings can get a little complicated without the guide it surely has a lot to offer.
Great, especially for your first keyboard
Looking for my first full size keyboard, having previously had a smaller keyboard. This one is of excellent quality and for the price sounds great. Make sure you buy a pedal too.
This digital piano is perfect for beginners. If you’re learning a piece of music or just getting used to the physicality of 88 keys, then this baby, as I call my Alesis, is perfect. The sound quality is very good. You must of course get a sustain pedal. The chrome pedal from M-audio feels just like the real thing.
When learning a piece, when you’ve got the notes down and the rhythm perfect then you’re going to want to add expressiveness, feeling and dynamics. This is where baby Alesis gets left in the living room while you go and find a real piano. Don’t get me wrong, you can still play wonderfully on Alesis’ semi-weighted touch-sensitive keys. But your little pinky-finger delicately hitting a note on Alesis and on a real piano (especially a grand) are two different experiences. It’s like comparing restaurants. You can fill your belly and get a satisfying meal at a takeaway or upmarket restaurant. If you want to play beautiful piano music, I would highly recommend learning with Alesis. Once you’re happy with how you’re playing the piece, go experience it on a real piano for maximum realness, pleasure and satisfaction.
I’ll keep Alesis for many years. I’ve had mine two years now (2017-2019) and she’s been a faithful friend. 2am in the morning or 2pm in the afternoon, always there, ready to be played and explored. I’ve learned and continue to learn so much about music and piano with my Alesis.
I’ll be looking to upgrade, only when I reach a level, where the nuances of expression are so prominent to me, that I need a real piano (or the closest thing I can afford to it).
Nonetheless I am very very happy with my Alesis does what it says on the tin and a real pleasure to play.
I purchased reconditioned, so cheaper than advertised and I really like it. The item looked brand new to me. I like the simplicity of the keyboard. The keys are perfectly weighted for me. The keyboard is not overly loud, but I like this. For practice I prefer the gentleness of the sound. I know they call this a beginner keyboard, but I think it would do well for all levels. For such a reasonable price and quality, it seems mad to pass this up to buy something more expensive. Very happy sooo far.
I’m only leaving a short review as its all that required. if you want a decent sounding solid digital piano, then buy this. you will not be disapointed. If you want the real feel of a clasic piano, then do not buy this and go for the next model up with fully weighted keys. I’ve used both and i am an amature, but even I can feel the dramatic difference in flow of play with full weighted keys. This model to learn, the next one up to love. great company, so you won’t go wrong with whatever you choose
Nice simple full-size keyboard with ports for headphones (via audiojack adapter) and 1 pedal.
Limited voices (Piano, Electric Piano, Organ, Synth, Bass) but features a ‘Split’ function which I imagine is for lessons, so probably a good option for kids. I like the aesthetic and it meets my needs for a good price so couldn’t be happier.
As I’m starting to progress I only wish the keys were more sensitive so I could play gently or more heavily, and that makes me want to bankrupt myself on an upright piano, but for what it is I can’t complain. (The keys are pressure sensitive, just not to a realistic piano-level extent).
Lovely piano sound and good weight for price - worth buying.
I have enjoyed ours but the sound has now gone too quiet to allow me to play it – not sure how I get this repaired or what could be wrong – we have not done anything to cause this fault? Please advise…
After a 9 year break from starting grade 5 piano.
I decided to get back out all my old books and start again and this is perfect.
Everything is in the box to just plug and play, you will just need the bigger type of adapter for the headphones as the ones used in your phone would be to small.
My sustain pedal fits perfectly, it also has a good metronome and the 2 demo songs are beautiful.
Highly recommend and arrived a day earlier than expected.
Brilliant keyboard. Our daughter was sick of not being able to play tunes as per this full keyboard on her previous one as she was missing essential keys. Her playing has come on leaps and bounds with the Alesis Recital. Great for her to be able to mix/record through a laptop too.
Excellent if you are limited to space, good value for the money. Only downside, the adapter doesn’t plug straight into a UK standard socket, you need a mans electric shaver style adapter ………..
If it contains sustain pedal and 3.5mm earphones can be used on this keyboard, I think that is much more perfect.
The weight of its keys is too light maybe less than half of piano’s.
SOMETHING I HAVE ALWAYS WANTED WAS A PIANO WELL AT 78 I NOW HAVE ONE DO NOT CONSIDER IT A KEYBOARD AT ALL TRUE PIANO SOUND KEYS NICELY WEIGHTED FITS BEAUTIFULLY ON A TABLE PLUS THE HIGHEST OF A NEST OF TABLES + CUSHION AS A SEAT JUST PERFECT YOU ARE NEVER TOO OLD TO LEARN SOMETHING NEW !!
Arrived nicely packed but unfortunately did not work, could have been adaptor or the unit, not sure but amazon were able to replace using Hermes courier within 48 hours. Very pleased and the new one be works fine.
Bit annoying that the advanced functions are a combination of two buttons plus certain keys but guess that’s to keep the aesthetics uncomplicated.
This keyboard is as close as I can get to a real piano, which I hope to be able to afford one day. I use it as such and it fills the need for now. I have taught myself to play, starting with a smaller keyboard. For the price, this is brilliant.
Good for the money, nice tone and uncomplicated to sort. Generously sized music stand. Imperative, however, to get a sustain pedal as sounds hollow without. Keys a bit on the light side as not weighted but all in all, a very satisfactory instrument for learning on or for amateur playing.
Fantastic keyboard, but should have probably saved myself some money by buying 2nd hand. It’s now leaning against my wall rather than being used. I did use Yousician which made the experience awesome – but you have to pay for that. The reviews I read told me that the supplied training sofware was awful; hence why I chose Yousician instead.
I bought this to get back into piano after several years of not playing. I did many grades when I was younger, mostly learning classical style music and eventually got out of the habit of playing after University. A few years on and I wanted to relearn playing by ear so I can accompany singing at parties etc. I didn’t want to spend too much and I live in a small apartment so I wanted something that wouldn’t take up too much space.
Having only played a real piano before, I was surprised how similar this is as I was concerned it would feel like playing a keyboard. Having gotten used to this, switching back to playing a real piano took about 10 minutes to get the swing of again. I usually use headphones to practise but it has a decent sound on its own too. This has been great for getting up to speed again but I suspect I’ll want to upgrade in the next few years to a fully-weighted digital piano with a better sound. I really like the ability to connect it up to the computer, but I got bored with Skoove pretty quickly.
A couple of recommendations as I had to do a bit of work to find the accessories etc:
– I bought this stand and it fits fine https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000LUFTWS/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_dp_T2_tYFCzb3BPDTBK
– You will probably want a sustain pedal, I got this one https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00IOEQQTS/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
– You will need a converter if you want to use normal headphones with a 3mm jack; I got this one https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0086P5F4M/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_dp_T2_h0FCzbK79V83M
– If you want to learn to play chords so you can accompany and play songs by ear (rather than reading music which, despite reaching grade 6, I was always rubbish at) then this book is awesome https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0571539025/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I read many reviews and thought long and hard before I purchased this piano. I am just learning to play and needed something other than my small yamaha keyboard with all the bells and whistles!! This is so lovely to play and I am learning faster than I imagined. There are some negative comments regarding the semi weighted keys and their ease of use. They are slightly hard to get used to as unless you press each key evenly then your volume will be up and down. I have arthritis in my hands and found it easier to switch the weighted keys off so that every note sounds the same. Much has been said also about it being difficult to access the advanced functions. If you simply take the diagram supplied in the instruction booklet and count the keys from the left than this is easy. The tone is lovely and the volume is great. All in all I am really happy with this piano and looking forward to spending more time playing.
Loved this Piano, had to resell due to relocation. Very tough and great sounding digital piano, with semi weighted keys its 100% perfect for beginners!
Absolutely a pleasure to play – Highly recommend!
My mum in law bought this for my daughter’s piano lessons. It sounds great like a real piano. The weighted keys give the feel of a real piano but the controls make it much more. My daughter loves it and enjoys practising at it.
Very happy with the keyboard, nice sound to it. Can reccommend. I am disappointed with the 3 month Skoove trial, they need credit card details to sign up to get the 3 months free. Paypal is not available. A free trial should be free, no need to give payment details unless you decide to carry on with subscription.
I have just started lessons and was looking for a piano to practice on between lessons. I have only had the Recital two days but I must say I’m really impressed. It sounds great and has great functionality.
This is great value for money and very well constructed.
Good piano sound and key action, we got it to learn keyboard skills. Its simple and free of daft unnecessary play sounds and faddish features. I think its great.
I picked up one of these to do some writing at home and it’s perfect for what I need it for. Nothing better at this price point for sure! Very easy for beginners to set up and learn. Arrived in a sturdy box and no damage.
I’m overjoyed with this purchase and have been wanting to own a full scale piano for a long time.
The compact portability allows me to set up the Alesis Recital Piano wherever I want, whilst the inbuilt speakers save me from having to connect it to an external audio source, although the line outputs enable you to perform this if you wish to. The headphone port allows me to practice whenever I wish to (which is normally in the morning and of an evening), without disturbing my housemate and neighbours.
Now that I have this intuitive learning tool, i’m going to take full advantage of the 3 month Skoove Premium Subscription (interactive online piano lessons) that’s included in this package. I’ve always wanted to delve further into improving my music theory skills and now this is finally possible with Skoove’s expansive range of Beginner/Intermediate and multi-genre lessons – the USB connection functionality not only allows me to play along with the computer whilst receiving realtime feedback, but it also enables me to control VSTs within my DAW – Logic X when producing my own music.
The inbuilt metronome and onboard effects also add to the compactness of this learning package and the ‘Lesson’ function will be perfect when being taught by friends. Who knows I may even use this to teach someone else when i’m a fully fledged keys player!
Great value for money here on Amazon, highly recommended. 5 Stars!
It’s not very often that I can say that I am pleasantly surprised by any product but with the Alesis Recital Digital Piano I am very impressed.
Upon opening and removing the Recital from its packaging and setting up with the supplied power adapter(it even takes batteries) all I can say is WOW, very nice!!
If you want an easy to use digital piano then for the price this is a very good option.
It has an 88-key, semi-weighted keyboard which although not on par with more expensive digital pianos it feels great to play and would suit anyone who wants to jump in and learn to play piano.
Also included in the pack is a 3 month Skoove Premium Subscription(an online teaching course) which is great to get you started.
There are quite a wealth of features on the Recital which I see as being useful for any user be it a beginner right up to a pro user who wants a no fuss keyboard to use in the studio.
It has stereo RCA outputs to connect to your external speakers, a sustain pedal input and USB MIDI connector for linking up to your favourite music software on your PC/Mac or even iPad(which you can see pictured running GarageBand).
The internal 20 watt speakers also sound great and don’t distort at high volumes and although they aren’t overly loud they are adequately suitable for playing in a small/medium room setting.
The speaker output is also cut out when you use the headphone output socket. It would have been nice if there were two headphone outputs for teaching but this would be easily solved by using a headphone splitter jack on the output.
The piano sound(although only one type of acoustic piano) is really nice and in full sounding stereo
(low notes on left up to highs on the right) and having a polyphony of 128 notes you certainly won’t get any note stealing here.
There are other sounds onboard(Electric Piano/Organ/Synth/Bass) and it also has a nice mode to layer two sounds and also split mode so you can play say a bass in the lower half of the keyboard and a piano in the top half.
I do have one small complaint though, there isn’t a String type sound to layer in with the Piano but that’s just me though(I’m a sucker for Piano/String combinations).
There is also a cool Lesson mode that splits the keyboard range in two with the same notes/pitch so that two people can play along with each other side by side.
This would certainly be a great keyboard for the school music room.
All of the main sounds and options are accessed via the nicely lit blue buttons on the top panel along with a reverb and chorus to add to your overall sound.
You can also access more advanced features on the Recital by holding down the Metronome and Teaching buttons and by pressing the relevant keyboard key(as detailed in the supplied manual).
These features are things like the Click an Resonance of the pedal sound, the Velocity envelope of the keyboard, MIDI channel, Reverb/Chorus level, Metronome tempo and many more(described in the manual)…
So, the Alesis Recital is a nicely built and featured Digital Piano for anyone looking at learning to play but also a nice addition for anyone that wants a no fuss 88-key keyboard to add to their studio.
It won’t stand up to the more fully featured more expensive ones on the market but I highly recommend this for anyone who wants a low cost starter Digital Piano. And to be very honest it is really a steal at below the 300 price point!
Nice one Alesis, very impressive at an affordable price!!
Great value for money! I am super glad with this, it is the ideal choice for learning and practising at home. I had been looking for a little while to get the right digital piano and feel confident I made the right choice. It has been very easy to set-up and with it’s full sized keyboard of 88 semi weighted keys I get a sense of playing the real deal. The piano is also exceptionally responsive as a MIDI controller and I have used it to control a number of instruments within Logic.
I have had a few lessons but found them to be too costly to have as regularly as I would like. I have started and am enjoying the Skoove lessons and will complete my 3 month premium subscription and expect I will continue or go have a few lessons alongside. The speakers sound good but I am trying to play as often as I can so when it’s late or early in the morning the headphone option is a welcome choice in my house!
The piano has features that I am excited about exploring as my ability develops such as The Layer mode and I will look into getting a sustain pedal.