A sound test for the Yamaha Piaggero NP-V80

A small selection of voices and features in the Yamaha NP-V80, in order:

1. Live! Grand Piano - The introduction to 'What I've done' by Linkin Park
2. 12 String Guitar with a Finger Bass Split - The introduction to 'Dream On' by Aerosmith
3. Live! Orchestra - Improvised using the Arpeggio Feature (NP-V80 only)
4. Sweet! Soprano Saxophone - The theme to Wallace and Gromit
5. Music Database set up for 'Imagine' by John Lennon

Apologies for any mistakes in playing the songs on my part, I'm not that great on the piano!

No Copyright infringement intended.

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[pro5896]

Can I use it as a MIDI-controller?

Can I use it with FL studio?

Is it good for trance music?

[bodgeroony]

@pro5896 As far as it goes with MIDI, I have no experience with Midi interfacing between PC's and other devices so I could not answer the first two questions for you, I'm afraid. As for the third question, it has a few synthesised sounds which work well with the intelligent arpeggiator feature as well as rhythms and styles which are of the trance genre however if that is the sole feature you require this keyboard, I would not buy, instead I would go for one of the Yamaha PSR keyboards.

[niahaa]

Hi ! I have a little question : Can we record directly into a computer with the USB ?

[bodgeroony]

@niahaa You can record onto a USB device such as a pen drive or portable hard drive and then connect that to the PC however you cannot record directly from the keyboard to the PC. You can, however, do this via the midi connection on the back of the keyboard, this does require a midi cable.

[JuanHarvardGabriel]

2/2

comes with one year warranty exclusive from yamaha and also comes with a CD-room software for you to import your midi to the computer or from the computer to the piano,I have a mac and a PC but I have only tried it with the PC. For now I use Finale 2012 as my notation software, MixCraft and Pro-tools as my recording and Producing Softwares, and MasterWriting as my Lyrics notation software. I have use my NP-V80 for all of them sync to my PC and it worked great..now I use it as a PROcontroller

[JuanHarvardGabriel]

1/-

to me the keyboard sounds very professional, and to be a keyboard an not a digital piano is very decent....The Keys have hammer actions, which means that you can controlled the weights of the keys making it closer to a real piano feeling,,,The speakers are really good but I recomend using an amp if you play in larger rooms, also the keyboard is very computer friendly.....

[JuanHarvardGabriel]

yes midi controller

yes

FL Studio..I use one my own... 

[kusokdebila]

sounds like a shit, huh?

[xEclipzinfernoHD89]

I know this video was posted w while ago but can anyone who has had personal experience with this keyboard tell me how the keys feel compared to a piano because Ive played the piano for quite some time now and am really used to the piano but i really dont like unweighted keys. so my question again is how do the keys weight on this keyboard feel in comparison to an acoustic piano

[SirKliggans]

Thanks for the demo. About the voices, does it have anything like an old Hammond B3 voice (with the revolving Leslie tone cabinet) you here in a lot of classic 60s rock? thanks

[happydugan]

i got a moox8 in the summer but this is better and this is only like 200 bucks and the mox8 is 1500

[thatbfdguy]

** TO ALL YOU PROJECT STUDIO AND LIVE MUSICIAN TYPES re:NPV80 **

I referenced this video in making the decision to buy one so I thought I'd share some detailed tech specs for y'all.

Great sound quality. Sends midi (USB) but won't receive. Use an 'insert cable' out of the headphone jack to split left and right into your mixer. Very comfortable and responsive keyboard. Very, very light weight and runs on batteries, too. Some limited on-board effects and basic sequencing.

$85-$120 used range

[MotownRockinroller]

The keys are full sized like a real piano. However they have no weight so they play light and fast. If you are disciplined and require a "real" piano feel, this keyboard is not for you.

[nailqasimov]

good song by LP for testing Piaggero ) ths a lot!