Yamaha Piaggero NP-V80/60 - Tutorial (part 1)
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- Опубликовано: 7 фев 2025
- Learn how to use the Piaggero NP V60 and NP V80 to its powerful full potential. Tutorial on navigation and editing dual and split voices. Arpeggiator editing also. From simple to advanced programing of the Piaggero keyboard piano.
1:00 Bank pre-programmation (explanations&demo)
7:12 Plain navigation
15:51 Combining two/three voices
18:11 Dual&Split settings
30:11 Dual&Split combined
36:33 Arpeggio (based on Tempo)
36:56 Metronome and Tempo
37:41 Arpeggio type
40:07 Style (accompaniment setting)
41:37 Main/AutoFill switch
43:17 Intro/Ending
46:40 Functions
Thanks for the contents, it's a long video, this helps.
@@funnzieThis helps me too😂
I'm using this keyboard with my school's music group and your tutorial is excellent to get ideas of the settings I can use to get a better sound.
This piano is old but literal gold! One of a kind!
Yes, it has lots of good sounds, lots of keys (76) and a very simple operation. I have used this keyboard as a teacher in timing, a fancy metronome. My musical timing is much better today...and..I can hear my improvements from my old recordings.
Gosh thank you sooo much it’s really done my head in 😂
Thank you so much for making this video, I've had this keyboard for almost 5 years and I only ever played using the default Grand Piano because it's such a pain to read through the written instructions. Wish I've found your video years ago.
Thank you. The automatic accompaniment (styles) is a fun way to play with a virtual band. And it will hone your timing skills to the maximum. The reason I bought this keyboard was to play with the built in band.
Thank you God bless you for taking your time to explain this video, even though you did this some time ago it’s current for me as I have this keyboard
You are welcome, very happy to take the mystery out and replace it with your joy of playing this keyboard.
Actually I can’t work out how to turn the volume down when I’m used the song to play with. Could you possibly help me with that
There is a style volume and song volume in the function menu, it is in that long menu list of functions. Press the [FUNCTION] button and then use either of the [CATEGORY] buttons to search through all the choices. It is a long list, just remember which one you start with and after about 20 or 25 [CATEGORY] button presses it will come back around to the where you started on the first parameter. In that long list is the song volume.
Finally a review that gives us the information that at least"i" can use! Thank you sir!
You are very welcome, so happy to help.
Great!!!!! Ive had the Npv80 for over a year now and have only been using the basic function. This is what I needed to move forward now that I "know" how to play.
Thanks!!!
Dele Yussuff You are welcome. This is a fun keyboard!
Amazingly calm and clear tutorial. Thanks.
You're very welcome!
amazing watch, saw one of these 2nd hand locally for a great price. wanting to start learning to play and i didnt expect such an in depth well explained video. i just bought the keyboard
thanks a lot for this!
Thank you! Enjoy your new instrument and welcome to the music world. The Piaggero taught me to be tighter on my timing, I am a better musician because of this keyboard.
Outstanding demo....I learned so much about my Piagerro Thank you so much.
You are welcome. Good to know these video's are helping.
Wow! Thank you so much for your quick response. It seems that the bank buttons have to be tapped twice. Sometimes I have to hold it down for a while to change voices or save the settings. The minute I turn the wheel or type on my dual voice, it jumps from the number and I have to repeat it several times. Don't know if the buttons are not working well or it is sensitive. I bought it on eBay and the owner said it's only two years old and hardly used it. You do great lessons. I appreciate your videos. Thank you
When storing settings on bank/registration you must first select and empty place to store OR a place to overwrite a previous store. Press the bank button and use the wheel to select a bank number /// then press one of the four registration buttons //// Write down the location; such as (bank 3 registration 4). ///then make all your edits, layers, splits, volume, reverb exc. /// Now to save...be careful....hold down the bank button, and while holding the bank button down, press the registration button....so for example hold the bank button down and press registration 4 button. Now your settings are saved. to recall setting; press the bank button ///select the bank///then select the registration number button.
I have this KBD..have had it for years. Nice KBD. I never got much into the different options, settings, switches etc. I just sit down set my beat, and voices and play. I figured after 5 years of ownership its time to find out about all the options, settings and switches.😁
Yes, expand your relationship with this keyboard and find new sounds of inspiration.
10.43 I never knew it oh thank you dear I am having fun with keyboard now and your video Thank you so much I do not understand in dual how to use
You are welcome.
Thank you, Thank you & Thank you.
You're welcome, hopefully the tutorial helps you make more music and read less manuals.
This is really good. I've learned that it can do so much more than I realized. I have two comments however:
One is about the lighting. With the black on black, it's often really hard to see which control key is being pressed.
Two would be about those of us who have an NP-V60 instead of a V80. This gets really confusing when the number of a voice is mentioned as the numbers between the two models are different. Perhaps subtitles could be added. For example "#056 on the NP-V60". Thanks :-)
Thank you. Yes, I don't know why the buttons are all mono colored, not good. You could try and paint them??? It would have to be a paint that would not wear off with your finger presses. Sorry, but I am just a poor musician and don't have access to a V60, don't really know all the differences between it and the V80, but I think the video works well for both, the number of the patch (voice) really doesn't matter, choose whatever voice you like.
I just purchased a Yamaha Piaggero NP-60 on eBay. I want to be able to combine the best and richest pianos and layer them to play contemporary Hillsong music at churches. Also a nice soft contemporary electric piano sound. I need to be able to have it saved or make it my default so I can bring it up in an instant or switch between in quickly when I play different songs. I tried following the on line manual but it does not always save and I can't find a great piano sound with a string and reverb combination. Nor can I create one. Thank you, Miriam
The bank and registration is where you save your custom set-ups for instant recall even during the performance you switch in time to the tempo. Overall reverb is controlled by the function button and all the parameters contained within. The reverb for layered or split voices are by holding down the split of layer buttons until the display changes and then using the updown arrows to find reverb. If you want a layered combination that works perfectly for you, you will need to do the editing as explained in the video; Layer the strings - Lower or raise octaves - add reverb to just the strings - Raise or lower the volume of the strings until they blend the way you wish - Add more variation to your piano/string layer by add a split so you can play three voices together.
Tengo un Piaggero V60 y realmente es mi nene mimado.Solo tengo que cambiarle las gomitas de los contactos porque a veces se me encabrona y alguna tecla me hace falso contacto.Tremenda maquinita!!
El Piaggero tiene un teclado de buenas sensaciones pero no muy controlable para las velocidades críticas de un parche de piano.
Awesome keyboard!!!!
Out of production now. Casio has just released a new series of keyboards, the CTX series. For only $180.00 and a shorter 61 key keybed you may enjoy the Casio just as much. Both have full sized keys, not mini keys.
Hi! Sorry but there is a point I don't understand: can we change the tonality of the piano? Like to hear a do when you play a ré? Thanks in advance!
Yes, you can pitch shift the entire keyboard up or down in semi-tones. Transpose is what they call it. The parameter is in the function menu, scroll through to find it.
Hello, awesome video thanks!
I was wondering if anyone knows the names of the prerecordered songs the piaggero has, especially the 11th, 15th, 17th, 20th, 21st and 30th, thank you !!
Thank you, hope it helps you make more music and read less manuals.
Is it possible to connect this keyboard to the computer and play in softwares like FL studio, ablaton ecc?
Yes, I have done it before, using Arturia software instruments. Most likely you will need a driver from Yamaha, I doubt this instrument is class compliant...but you can always just plug in an USB cable and find out.
Thx 😊
You are welcome.
sir you are so very owesome,my question is,how to transpose the v80?
Thank you! Press the function button and use the category buttons to step through all the settings, once found use the data dial to change the setting. Everything to set up the fine details of this keyboard is in the functions.
@@funnzie thnk you very much!!!we love you
Are those keys "non-weighted" just like in NP12/32 series?
Or they are like the heavier Yamaha P-series Digital piano with weighted hammer action?
+Albert C. Yang Keys are synth action. Very good feel and quality in a synth action keyboard. Not a weighted key like the "P" series. I don't think there is a single arranger keyboard available with weighted hammer action keyboard, and only two with 88 un-weighted keys. The arranger market is a confusing one.
Thanks a lot, for the info, it`s very helpful ! :-))
Greetings,
Irene.
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MarleneXtreme2 Thank you so much! I hope I have doubled your fun on this instrument!
I know the keys arent weighted but do they at least feel better than like really cheap keyboards? Thinking about buying this one but kinda concerned about how the keys feel. Also is the sound louder the harder you press down?
The keys are synth action, short throw, un-weighted. The key feel is very good and quiet to play, they are velocity sensitive meaning dynamic and will play 128 steps of different volumes depending on key pressure......BUT.....for solo piano I found the velocity impossible to control perfectly and so would not buy this for solo piano. For all other sounds and playing with styles it is good I really like playing it. You would have to buy a used one today, the 80&60 are no longer in production. If you are buying for piano alone and portability is not a necessity, buy the YamahaP45 instead with 88 weighed keys.
Thank you very much for the review, it's very helpful for beginners like myself. I have a problem, though. Maybe you can help me out. What I need is to record a melody and then loop it and use it as a layer for another melody. The A-B key doesn't seem to do that, it repeats the extract only after a pause (filled with metronome ticking) and I need to make it play continiously... The manual is of no use. Or am I asking too much of it?
Thank you. I don't think the Piaggero is capable of looping. It is just a multi track song recorder that plays from start to finish and then stops. Looping can be done from a computer if you have one, or a stand alone Zoom recorder, or a looping pedal. I record into my Zoom 24 track stand alone recorder which has looping options.
OK, will try looping it on a computer. Thanks!
Hi, Funnzie!
Do the panel buttons display and transmit MIDI, to be used as a controller?
I don't know, and I would highly doubt it transmits MIDI CC. It probably transmits MIDI note numbers, velocity and clock, I am guessing with clock, but I did use this keyboard for a short time as a controller for a computer. I was able to play instruments on the computer, specifically Arturia V collection.
Excuse me, Can you tell me, what's is the name of first theme? Thanks, Grettings!
I don't know what you mean by "theme">>>???>
Ok first melody?
Is there a way to have the sustain effect without the pedal?
Some arrangers have a sustain button feature, this Piaggero does not, you must use a pedal. A simple pedal for sustain can be purchased new for about $15 US. The pedal will give much more control than just turning on a sustain and leaving it on.
@@funnzie kk thanks alot man
Puedes aumentar el release
Great Tutoral ! Cool Keyboard !
I have a question though.
Is the sound being played only by it`s own speakers,
or, is there an amplifier attached to it ?
Thanks in advance :-))
Irene.
MarleneXtreme2 The sound for the video was recorded at two devices simultaneously. The on-board microphone on the video camera was used for my voice, and the Piaggero was recorded by direct injection from the headphone output, split into a stereo pair of mono (TS) plugs into a audio recorder. This was done so you could hear the full rich sound of the Piaggero as you would hear yours through headphones or a good amplified audio system. Whatever sound source you used to listen to the video, could be used to monitor your Piaggero and achieve identical sound as from the video.
MarleneXtreme2 Thank you. the sound of the Piaggero is very good, but the built in speakers limit the sound quality. The built in speakers are only a convenience. If you want the great sound inside this instrument you will need good quality headphones (studio headphones) or a near field monitoring system.
Just purchased a NPV80 and trying to find my way around this instrument. One problem at the moment is volume. Can I adjust the balance between the left-hand and the right hand? The bass sound too loud compared with the melody. Is there any other control other than the master switch on the left-hand side?
Yes. Hold down the split button until the display changes to the split display. Then use the up arrow on the category button. You can keep pressing this button for more options, but the split volume should be just one click away.
Many thanks, funnzie. Will give it a try. Very useful video - well done
funnzie i
Hi! I have turned on my keyboard today and it does not sound... What can it be?
Did it power up, do you have a lighted display? IF yes....then maybe the speakers are turned off. Trouble shoot with headphones, do you have sound in the headphones? Also the local may be turned off too. Check for speakers turned on and local turned off in the menu.
Thank you for the video is very helpful, but i have a problem, how can i change the tempo of the style or a song? I press the tempo tap button but nothing happens, i dont know is there a fail in my keyboard or this function is disabled, i will thank you a lot an answer for this /:
The tempo button on the panel gives direct access to tempo, the tempo can even be accessed while the rhythm is running. OR the tempo button can be tapped while playing to set tempo. Try an initialize of the entire keyboard, you will lose any saved settings, so back up to USB if wish to keep your saved data. INITIALIZE: power down the keyboard - the hold down the highest white key on the keyboard and power on the keyboard.
thank you for the info, i think my keyboard is damaged, i tryied this and sometimes the tempo button works and other dont :(
Is 200$ a reasonable price for a used one nowadays?
The sounds of this keyboard are very good, if quality sound is very important then $200 would be reasonable. (note: you will not hear the quality sound through the built in speakers) I never buy used instruments because I use them too much and there is no way to get them repaired in my little town. Shipping off somewhere for repair can have them damaged in shipping or the repair isn't good, and then the money brings the used price up to new. Then we have new technology, the Piaggero is over 10 years old. IF you want a very creative arranger where you can edit the tones and make your styles, then consider the Casio CTX3000 for $350. IF you just want a piano, consider the Yamaha P-45 for $400, the piano sound will be better than the Piaggero, full 88 keys and weighted action. Today the best deal in the world for a great digital piano AND an arranger is the Yamaha DGX-670, I bought one last year. After decades of waiting for a great piano, this was finally it for me.
O thank you I am having hard time with it I lost instruction and trying to do myself ..
Manual available online as a PDF document at: usa.yamaha.com/files/download/other_assets/1/314451/npv80_en_om_b0.pdf
Hello sir,i am very interested with this product,playing in a band for yrs,i mainly use workstations and synths and i wanna try to play one man band style at least for now,just one question and bear with my ignorance,is there an option in this product where i wanna use the style but i only need the drums and bass on the left,no accompaniments?thanks for sharing man..
No. Your choice is either drums only - or - the entire backing band. If you are going to play professionally as a one man band this instrument with it's limited styles and no way to edit or make your own, will quickly become boring for you and your audience. You will need an arranger keyboard that allows you to create you own styles. Casio WK7600 ($450.00) or a Yamaha PSR S670 ($800.00) or a Korg Microarranger ($500.00). The Korg uses mini keys, so you would need a controller with a 5pin MIDI output. OR you may be interested in a Casio XW-P1 synthesizer...see my video on this: ruclips.net/video/WFVrLK0FiAc/видео.html
Hi Funnzie mate,thank you so much for the info,this is deal breaker then,such a bummer coz it's cheap and had decent sound,not really looking for an arranger to use for gigs,just home use or if there's a family gatherings,will look into these models that u brought up,thanks again man..
Yes, the sounds are good, and I still use this keyboard because of the sounds, but the same old style patterns get very frustrating because I can't change them. This was my first arranger keyboard, I have learned how to play with musicians and increase my timing accuracy with it so it has been valuable, but would trade it in second for a good deal on a Yamaha S670.
35:00 Sounds like some Ray Manzarek stuff.
Smooth jazz is what I was going for.
Me puede hacer un pequeño tutorial por favor?
I have a question. Can we add styles from other keyboards to this one? The Style (midi) files for example from Yamaha A1000. If the quality drops a little bit that's fine. But I'm wondering if the actual transfer can happen or not?
www.yamahamusicsoft.com/songs/style-files?instrument_id=9123 is the link to a few styles you can add to the one slot open #166. It looks like you can play SMF (standard midi files) from a USB drive, but you will need to consult the manual for the lengthy instructions. The NPv80 is not an editing type arranger, you cannot edit the styles or the sounds. I outgrew this keyboard this year, where as a composer, the keyboard is to rigid and unchanging. I have enjoyed this keyboard for over 5 years as it has helped my timing performance issues tremendously. I now use this keyboard as a MIDI controller for soft synths, and not much more.
Thank you. And one more question. Can we load more than one style then easily switch between them? Because each style loading takes almost 30 second, and I cannot switch between loaded styles quickly. Maybe I'm asking too much for this keyboard.
Yes, you are asking too much, and no, you can't load more than one external sound at a time. Slot #166 is the only style slot open for importing.
Thank you. It makes sense. Thanks for your good tutorial.
Oh you need to be here to help me please Thank you are you in Canada in Ontario ??
American West Coast in California.
Cómo activar el Pad de éste piano??
Mantenga presionado el botón DUAL VOICE hasta que la pantalla cambie a D.Voice. Luego gire el dial hasta que encuentre el instrumento que desee. Luego, asegúrese de que el botón de voz dual esté activado y reproduzca las nuevas voces en capas. Para cambiar el volumen de los instrumentos tendrás que presionar el botón FUNCIÓN y usar los botones de categoría arriba/abajo para encontrar el volumen en la larga lista de opciones.
Puede hacer un pequeño video explicando?@@funnzie
Wait, so this keyboard has sixty keys? I'm not understanding that.
The NPV-80 / 60, is a 76 key synth action keybed.
+funnzie thank you! Do you know the price for it?
+funnzie oh wait... You posted this video. Whoops.
Thought you were a random RUclipsr but thank you
can i plug in my headphones on this? i really wanna buy it
Yes, you can plug headphones into the back of the unit. You can also use a special splitter plug (stereo TRS to two mono TR plugs) to amp this keyboard.
Thank again for answering me so quickly. I finally got some good sounds saved and understood the use and the way to press these little buttons. I personally don't like these tiny buttons. They sometimes get stuck and with your instructions, I am able to have more control over my keyboard. I need to be able to change sounds and transpose when needed at an instant. Hopefully the use of these banks will smooth my transitions when I play at a church service. I hope I bought the right keyboard. I had the impression that I was going to be able to layer 5 or more sounds together to make richer sounds. I read that I could add Omnisphere or Keyscape, but I don't want have to carry a laptop. I would not mind using an iPad but it sounds too complicated. Do you recommend these for use with this keyboard V60?
I don't like computers for live performance, too much to go wrong. I want the solid RAM chip hardware keyboard for live play. There are a few options at the Omnisphere price level. The Yamaha MX49 full of great sounds but can only layer 2 sounds from the keyboard, but through a computer editor can layer as many as you like or polyphony can handle. Then the Casio XW-P1 can layer 6 tones from the keyboard, but the sound quality is not as good as Yamaha. Both for around $500.00. See my review on the Casio...
funnzie, thank you again for answering all my questions. You are correct, when you say that connecting a keyboard to a computer, much can go wrong. It's too confusing for me and would be quite embarrassing if something goes wrong. I was reading some music blogs on the internet and they make it sound very easy, but I know better. I think I will just keep it simple! Thank you again. You are a blessing!
Yes, keep it simple. I have used computers for graphic design and audio engineering for 26 years, I repair my own and teach computer classes. But I would never use a computer for music on stage, why....because I know computers :)
is it as hard to play a key as at a real piano ?
Action on the Piaggero is light synth action. AND the keys are slightly smaller than most standard pianos. These two features make this a very difficult solo piano keyboard. I have never gotten used to the action and cannot control this keyboard like I can a weighted keyboard or acoustic piano. There are velocity settings in the global parameters that let you set a key pressure, I have it set to maximum or (hard) pressure, but I still cannot control the keyboard well for solo piano.
another unique thing about this keyboard is that it switches itself off when not in use....energy saving...though you have advised me that it is better to leave the instrument switched on in the break....does it mean that yamaha has installed the feature that actually damages instrument (by switching it automatically off, so i have to switch it on again, many times each day)
What difference ? Np v60 vs v 80??
Both are out of production, but if I remember correctly the 80 has USB drive backup, more higher quality sounds, maybe a few more styles.
are the keys full size?
+Macky Ancheta Yes. But there isn't a standard of "full size" I have 6 keyboards all with "full size" keys. But they all measure differently, they are all different size keys. frustrating and stupid.
Yeah. Thats right... i hope it isnt that small... i havent seen np v80 yet... i just read some reviews regarding the keys... im planning to buy a npv80... well its a pro keyboard... thank you!
25:18
What happened at 25:18 you liked or didnt like??
16:00 combine different voices
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Where can we buy this model?
Depends where in the world you live. In America, you can buy this wherever Yamaha is sold. Outside of America...I don't know....go to the Yamaha website and look for a dealer in your area.
In America I cannot find it anywhere, all sold out,
You are correct!!! I can't find this keyboard for sale anymore. AND there isn't a model from another manufacturer like it in the price range. The only two choices left is the Korg Microarranger for $500 and the Casio Wk7600 for $450 (see my review). The Korg uses mini keys so you would have to purchase a controller keyboard with a 5 pin MIDI connection to connect to the Korg for full sized key play. IF you wish to spend more money the Yamaha S670 for $800 is far superior to the piaggero, but only has 61 keys and no MIDI 5 pin. The keyboard that functions just like the piaggero in this video from Yamaha is the Yamaha DGX660 full sized 88 key weighted key keyboard.
HEY!! I just found the replacement from Yamaha for the piaggero it is the PSR EW400 76 key. www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/PSREW400 . IT looks much better than the piaggero for the same price. You may be in luck.
Thank you but I dont like PSR EW400 bad sound like a toy. It is my first purchase . and it should be only 76 keys. for mobility to carry where I go. Next time I will think of Yamaha DGX660 WHite one. But now I want Piaggero
Too bad the light and focus are so bad
This is an old video with an old video camera. I now shoot at 1000x700 for RUclips which is enough resolution and quality lens of my new camera to see everything. Since this keyboard is out of production, an updated video is not needed.
Hey! Is it possible to layer other melodies on top of each other? I want to play chords, bass, lead and drums all at once, is it possible to just record the chords and layer other melodies on top?
There is a 4 or 5 track recorder built in. So you can begin by playing the chords and accompaniment on track 1, then multi-track and layer over this for a song on tracks 2, 3 and 4. Otherwise you can only layer one instrument over another in live play.
funnzie How do I access this track recorder?
I sold this keyboard last year. You will have to consult your manual to learn how to use the multi-track recorder. :(