Yamaha CP33 Digital Piano Demo

[FiberoptikReality]

what is the polyphony on this?

[paaghi]

what's the name of first song?

[januszunge]

sehr gute und leichte demontsration

[visipower90]

have you used any pedal in the video??

[HammernHeads]

Is there a setting on the keyboard to control the touch sensitivity beyond the 3 options button?

[96szilder]

@HammernHeads Yes ,you can chose:Hard Medium or Soft

[blondmexicanh624]

the kurzweil sp2 is soo much better

[olymyoted]

you r very skill'd man , your playing was a true relaxing tune's ,,, thumb up and favorite.

[armlacoste]

KoOoL my MR. have one of that the sounds are very beauty but u need an amplifier but anyway is a perfect stage piano

[PilotShihan]

Hey, how much did you buy this piano for at the time??

[spjohnf77]

I am selling one of this pianos, almost brand new..07/28/10

[animedrawer84]

Hi I am going to buy a piano and my two options are this one or the p155, which one would you reccomend I just want the one with the most realistic piano sound-

[TFSBird]

@animedrawer84 this one, i first wanted the p155 but trying them out side by side the decision was made within two minutes.

[DustinNesom]

@TFSBird I thought the P155 sounded better?

[phazonxl]

@DustinNesom I have a P-155. The p-155 is the latest portable by yamaha. They have the stereo sampling, the sustain pedal harmonics, and all the other good stuff. It really does sound authentic. the CP-33 is slightly older and has 3 piano samples per key. The P-155 has 4 piano samples per key. On all models they modify the samples that are recorded (in this case 3) and make them sound like they are striking harder or softer. Its fluent but the P-155 has a more authentic sound that I see.

[adamriccinto]

I went down to Sweetwaters in IN with my Roland KC500 and played all their digitals next to each other. I have gigged on the CP33 in clubs and it's good. Test it against the p-155 and you'll hear the difference. Even the on board P.A. on the 155 isn't bad at all for a small room it beats the CP33 for sound and sensitivity for sure and is only another couple hundred bucks.

[tnflightinstructor]

i really liked the "picking" on the guitar setting. nice!

[Korttimies]

No harpsichord?

[gospelmusician100]

I love this piano.

[atamanu2006]

wonderfull sound of piano..

[nickbissel1]

Just ordered one of these today. Psyched!

[PHPV123]

NIce sound! I was suprised for the guitar. Usually those guitar-voices sucks. Very well!

[JimmyDiggs87]

sounds good

[squiresuzuki]

I believe that you need an external amplifier for this piano, no? If so, what amp do you use?

[shinjiemisato]

i still prefer a real piano, or a Midi controller + a top notch sampler like The Grand, Pianoteq, or Ivory.

[Vostrau1]

in my oppinion, i would still go for a Roland, its not that Yahama got a bad piano sound, but i think roland has the better piano. "

Agree, but many of Yamaha's non-piano sounds are softer.

[idleminds1]

i am amazed how yamaha managed to sample realistic sounding acoustics. honestly i would go for a Yamaha when it comes to their acoustic presets. im not saying their piano sucks but its just that Roland pianos were better. But of course we all have different taste in music so i cannot push you for a roland. Im sorry for being subjective. lol

[Vostrau1]

Hi, I must add that the accoustic qualities of Yamaha's music styles (samples) are also closer and more authentic (to my ears). But yes, we all are subjective. :))

[idleminds1]

in my oppinion, i would still go for a Roland, its not that Yahama got a bad piano sound, but i think roland has the better piano. i compared both digipianos and surprised that Roland 700gx is way better than yamaha. one more thing, Roland offers their piano at very reasonable price.

[Boboua]

thing is...Roland 700gx is too light compared to a steinway or even bosendorfer. For actual piano playing the Yamaha works better (but not the CP33, the CP300) but for doing other things including jazz, performances, etc. the 700gx might be better.

[UDun8]

Great demo. Thanks !

[slacker437]

Hell, I saw it at a music store. I want it! Nice demo!

[MyPassionsss]

Should I buy this over Kawai ES6? It is a hard decission, I really love the sound and look of Kawai piano + it has a nice speakers on board...Help me:)

[calleclarinett]

If you will play mostly at home I think the Kawai is the best!

[MyPassionsss]

Thx, I've just bought Roland FP-4 barely used for something like $1,230 (with dedicated Roland stand!) and the market price is $1.8K here in PL( no stand!).

[calleclarinett]

Wow that's a bragain!! Great choise of keyboard aswell!!

[adelgado75]

I want to learn how to play. Would this be good?

[Pianda]

I would say so! The keys are seen as very well, some the the best under all stage pianos.

The sound: I prefer always YAMAHA to Kawai or Roland (for classical music).

What I wanted to ask the pianist: the picture lokks a little bit unattractive. Why ?-when do you ever see the cables or the baclk of the piano.

The pinao is actually one of the most pretty pianos, but here it looks very cheap and cellar-stuff-like

[Pianda]

Your introduction of this instrument is ever so gorgious! Well done, man!

[quantumnexus]

Oh, I absolutely love the electric at 2:15! Big fan of Yamaha keyboards. Thanks.

[poggie777]

cooooooooool @[smiley: Shocked: [39/39_5_4]]

[aonegodman]

Nice demo, good sounds. Thanks!

[L77kim77l]

Thank you!

-Groetjes

[TheDragonBF2]

I listen to youtube keyboards VERY often

I have NEVER heard ANYONE play with such EXCELLANT "feeling" as you - even the simplest tunes - BRAVO

[bluemand0]

Thanks for going through all the sounds. Very helpful!

[P90XerEmir]

I love C Major hahahaaha it's so happy and versatile.

[nickeeboy]

its settled then, If I dont' get a CVP series then it's gotto to be this

[Hangup2008]

This is and absolute incredible piano, i highly recommend it.

But the real reason I got it was for the grand piano sounds.

I really don't use anything else.

If you want strings, organs, pads, and electric pianos i'd go for a Korg or Roland, or even the CP-300

[santajimi]

You really like C major dont you?

[HmongYou2Tube]

I'd like to get the Yamaha P-140.

[BringMeTheHorizonn]

i might get this piano. and do you know how many effects that it has stored on it? like synthesizer mode and electic piano and all the flutes and stuff

[KNESSETBAND]

I have one that i'm willing to sell if you're interested.

[MetalBoogie]

whats the name of the tune at Jazz Organ setting?  ty in advance, and great playing :)

[mhollemans]

It's just something I made up.

[Malax1985]

@mhollemans But it sounded a bit like "What a beautiful world". :-)

[leandrusi]

prety much yes. There´s minor exceptions of course, but argentinian have more or less the same thinking, like americans, I mean cmon, its well known you are all like Homer Simpson. xD

[RockyLIU123]

Can the master volume be switched to very small volume so that I don't disturb my flat mate???

looking to buy one

[Pianda]

A pity that your "photograph" of the CP33 is not very impressing.

The CP33 actually looks very pretty and of rather high-value.

Especially he keys look and feel great. Also the black corpus looks very nice. One feels very comfortable with the material product-characterisics.

Your video does not transport these features.

Anyway, nice and informing video and very ggod playing. Thanks!

[kennyest]

i quess maybe speakers:D

[SRG9523]

What are you using for speakers?

[boxfactoryband]

see i just think this piano sounds bad

[TLoveland4692]

what do you think sounds...good?

[Ahmedjal81]

all in all very good, but i didn't like the sound of Guitar, well, I have 2 offers, yamaha psr 900 and a second hand cp33 both almost at the same price. but the guitar sounds amazin in the psr .. quite confused!

[karoloandria]

you know the name of the 3th electric piano?

[jugodefruta]

hi i´ve got a cp33 al well!!!...

i wonder if you could tell me how to use it with a PC, i.e. which program you´d use

thanks a lot!

[Hangup2008]

Get a program called Acoustica if your on windows,

if you have a Mac use garageband of course...

[deveeu]

great! 5* how long do you play piano?

[ChubbyCheckerChannel]

it's just missing the onboard speakers.

[botuts]

is this a good piano for a band i am in?

[superluigi22]

I'm trying to decide between this and the MO6 (or MO8), I guess it all comes down to wether I want simple (like the Cp33) or complicated (MO6/8)

[kevdrummer001]

Is there an electric organ?

[thegagaman]

euros lol thats weird to hear

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[leandrusi]

everything is weird to hear to you americans lol

[07jinx07]

are those graded hammer keys? please reply, thank you.

[mhollemans]

Yes they are.

[07jinx07]

Ok, thank you very much. How much did you pay for your Digital Piano?

[mhollemans]

About 1150 euros, about 14 months ago.

[07jinx07]

Wow, nice. Great piano you have. Hey, is this bad? I want to buy this one digital piano, but instead of having graded hammer keys, it has something called genuine hammer action keys. is that still good, or is it bad?

[mhollemans]

I'm not too familiar with all the names they give these keyboards.

You should just go to a music store and try out a bunch of different models and choose the one you think has the best feel and the best sounds for the money.

[07jinx07]

Ok, thank you.

[KleptHoeManiac]

wow....that sounds great.

[dafnekeu]

with song is this pleas repond me

[mhollemans]

Which song is what? I play 6 or 7 different pieces, some of which are improvised. You'll have to be more specific. :)

[harmonic5]

The first one I recognized as one of Bach's little minuets. It's in the "Notebook for Anna Magdalena" It's one of the first songs I was assigned by the piano teacher when I was much shorter and there are several nice little tunes in that book.

[impulse226]

thx for the advice, awesome stuff you have on your website. props.

[impulse226]

just curious, since there are no internal speakers for the cp33 i was wondering what speakers you were using? i'm planning to buy a cp33 soon.

[mhollemans]

I use Logitech Z-4 computer speakers, which are pretty inexpensive and work fine although the sound is a little thin for me. It has a subwoofer but the midrange is not very loud. So you're probably better off with a good set of studio monitors or performance speakers. Check out the forums at "pianoworld dot com" for discussions on speakers for digital pianos.

[cirro1]

Are you playing out of your memory or do you have the melody in your head and know where the sounds are you have to press?

[mhollemans]

Both. Some of these tunes are existing themes that I have obviously memorized, but some stuff I made up on the fly. In both cases I play them by ear, though. So yes, I have the melody in my head and I know what keys I have to press to make that melody come out.