Yamaha CP88 88 Key Stage Piano with GP Natural 88 Action

Description

Description
A stage piano that sounds great and feels great is important to every pianist and keyboardist. The modern keyboard player also needs to bring studio production elements to the stage. This makes access to key sound shaping controls an equally important part of the instrument. Over the past several months Ive been playing the new CP88 and just finished a long session with the CP73. It has been a great experience because all the aforementioned attributes of great sound, great feel and great UI have been met! There is something about playing an instrument that looks really good too, and the CP88 and CP73 just look cool. If youve ever owned something that you sometimes look at it and think wowthat is so coolThat is what its like for me and the new CP!Direct Sound ControlThe user interface on the new CP88 and CP73 Stage Pianos make it easy for you to control important musical sounds and effects during live performance. One of the best things about the new CP stage pianos is this: you can look at the front panel and figure out how it works! The ONLY difference between the CP73 and CP88 lies in the size and type of keyboard action (more on that below). The user interface and internal sounds are identical.Sounds on the CP73 and CP88 Stage Pianos are divided into three Voice Sections--Piano, E. Piano and Subwith a Master Effect Section where you apply Delay, Reverb and Master EQ to the sound. Note that all the Sections have a similar configuration in the black outlined area. This is where you select Voice Categories, Voices, L/R Split, Octave +/-, Volume and Tone. Each section has a switch at the bottom to turn it on and off. Different Insertion Effect options lie to the right of each Voice Category select area.Ive had the opportunity to play the CP88 for a while now and the experience has been wonderful. The instrument just sounds amazing, feels great and it's easy to interact and adjust the sound. The cool aviation-style Section switches, the knobs with LEDs that show position and the color-coded rocker switches feel really solid and give you confidence that you are playing a high-quality instrument designed to last.Once you set up your sound, you can instantly recall it with the Live Set. Conveniently located to the left of the Voice Sections, Live Set gives you 20 banks of 8 Live Set locations for instant recall of Voice Section settings, Master Effect set ups, layers, splits and MIDI controller set ups. Best of all when you move between Live Sets the sounds wont cutoff because CP88 and CP73 support Seamless Sound Switching.So, you get this great one-to-one interface that you can instantly interact with and evolve your sound, and when you get it exactly where you want it you can save as a Live Set for instant recall. Its just a great UI; its very wide (one knob/button/switch usually does one thing) and not very deep (not many confusing and distracting menu dives).
Product Features
Direct Sound Control
Authentic Grand, Upright and Electric Pianos
CP88 : New 88-key Graded Hammer, Natural Wood Action with Synthetic Ivory and Ebony Keytops and GH3 Triple Sensor
Sound Expandability
Cool Design
Comprehensive Connectivity
Soundmondo Compatibility
Comprehensive 4-Zone MIDI Controller
Model Year: 2019