Please why don't you guys use some of the top gospel artist like Mike Bereal, Glenn Gibson, Justin Savage, Kevin Bond and etc to really bring the sounds out in these boards. The way this guy is doing i would never buy it..
Dude, Yamaha gets it. Even though they are a mammoth company, they always seem to listen to the end users and tailor their products to what is really needed. The legit organ section is fantastic. Laughably bad horn sounds are the Wilhelm Scream of keyboards. Everything else sounded incredible. I have a great piano already, but I want this thing!
What an absolutely awesome demo. Bobby Timmons' "moaning" in the beginning was a nice touch. Excellent presentation of the instrument. You balanced the technical with the creative.
Everything that is killer about the YC61 in a 73 / 88 note version with weighted keys and WAY better controllers than big Red. This thing is a giging dream for those that have to cover a lot of ground but don’t want to bring a bunch of boards. Real draw bars for organ performance but a little weight for us piano players, can’t wait!!
Man, it is not just extremely informative but also so much fun watching your reviews, because YOU really seem to enjoy very much recording them - and you are one of the few reviewers who play the different sounds (organ, strings, brass, sitar😉 etc.) of a keyboard the way they should be played! There are two guys whose keyboard demonstration I really like the most: Yours and the ones of Jordan Rudess. 👍👍 Question: If you had to choose between the YC88 and the Korg Nautilus, which one would you decide for?
With capability for downloading new sounds including killer acoustic pianos and user samples, NORD has an edge. With that aside, the YC series have superior keybeds, pitch/mod joysticks, and overall cooler form factor. Tough call!
I really like the hammond sound on this one, but Leslie on higher speeds sounds too bidimensional yet... I have the same feeling on the korg kronos hammond factory presets, but with it I was able to tweak it and made a huge hammond sound. Oh man, the Upright Piano sounds just fantastic!!!
Good eye. Would love to see a side by side of the CP and YC comparison in the future. The CP has three discrete sections (Piano, E Piano, Sub) while the YC appears to removed SUB and instead integrated a toggle between Key A (Piano/EPiano/Synth/Other) and Key B (Piano/EPiano/Synth/Other) simplifying the physical interface I/O. Interesting workflow considerations.
Looking for a substitute for my aging s80, the yc seems to fit the bill. But does it have presets and quick access to them? That is really essential in a gigging situation.
Hi, Peter! Thanks for the interest. Yes, the YC keyboards have the ability to store and recall presets. Yamaha calls these "Live Sets" in their official nomenclature. There are 8 buttons corresponding to Live Sets right in the center of the control panel underneath the screen, and those buttons have 20 banks for a total of 160 possible presets. Hope this helps a bit, and feel free to contact me directly with any further questions! Caleb Lowrey, Sweetwater Sales Engineer, (800) 222-4700 ext. 1620, caleb_lowrey@sweetwater.com
Yamaha CP88 and YC88 Doesn't have Piano Engine (string resonance, hammer and dumper sounds, lid position and cetera) their Clavinova Models do have this Engine.
The concept is great, and the keyboard looks superb. Just not sure about the sounds, adequate, but nothing earth shaking. Can be trusted to be a reliable gigging keyboard - its a Yamaha. Looks like Yamaha was a bit conservative in the sound modelling - not wishing to stray to far. The electric pianos are the standout sounds., and the one knob/slider/button per function is fantastic. Super controller keyboard and the touch should be nothing to complain about. If I had a lot of spare cash, would own one. The concept is great... Very good user interface - thanks to Nord for over a decade of setting the pace.
Pretty much almost all same sounds as the MOTIF XF/XS and those were from 2007~2010... I'd say they didn't age that well personally, especially after having heard them for so long Really at this point I'd just want a MODX in a more compact, less bulky form factor + weighted 73 keys variant like a YC73 lol
Nicely done. I can understand an all in one board for gigging, but i think Yamaha needs to fix the issues with the CP version first. They seemed to rush the CP88, and CP73 out to market only to have many returned with key, patch, knob, setting glitches. For the price, hopefully the YC versions involved a more thorough approach.
@@zivkovicable I returned my CP88 twice. First because some keys were making a clicky noise on release, and then because the built in reverb had a horrible white noise in the high frequencies. Got a rd2000 instead. The pianos sound more clinical/artificial, but perfect keybed and no weird glitch.
No it is not. It is exactly the opposite :) If you want to learn orchestration, you don't need any tools for that only books and/or a teacher. If you want to hear back your ideas, use a notation software with any virtual instrument packages, but this keyboard is for professionals, not for students. It would be the biggest overkill for them.
YAMAHA YC 61 73 88 There is no vibrato effect in the effect unit. This is the main effect of the electric piano keyboard , It must be available in the Nord keyboard effect unit, but the Yamaha does not. I decided to replace the Nord to the Yamaha but found this problem. Is it possible to upgrade the system to add a vibrato effect in the future? Considering whether to buy nord or yamaha
It seems this is supposed to be Yamaha’s answer to Nord, but without the sympathetic string note and deep sampling- does it feel good paying 4K for a keyboard ? Any keyboard at all, no matter how good it is. You could potentially be instantly in this territory with arturia instruments and controller. Maybe not as easily learned
Hello - great question! This does have a Farfisa emulation (F3 - “famous Italian transistor combo organ”) but does not have a pipe organ emulation. Thanks! Jason Filloramo, Sweetwater Sales Engineer, (800) 222-4700 ext. 1281, Jason_Filloramo@sweetwater.com
The leslie emulation comes up short for me. Nord still wins in that department. I do like the lower and upper split function for organ though. That’s very cool. Does this board allow you to split and layer at the same time? How many layers can we have? For instance can we layer each section together plus effects?
Hi, Seljoy. Great questions! The Key A/Key B sections allow you to select a Voice for each Key from the four categories of Piano, Electric Piano, Synth, and Other. Furthermore, EG, FILTER, and two Insert Effects can be set individually for each of the Key A and Key B Sections. You can also make sound layers or splits, using both Key A and Key B Sections simultaneously. You can have two layers total. Let us know if you have any other questions. Jason Filloramo, Sweetwater Sales Engineer, (800) 222-4700 ext. 1281, Jason_Filloramo@sweetwater.com
Hi, thanks for your interest! Yes, the YC series keyboards have a seamless sound switching feature which ensures that the sound will not cut off when changing the Live Set. Hope this helps - feel free to contact me directly with any further questions, and thanks again! Caleb Lowrey, Sweetwater Sales Engineer, (800) 222-4700 ext. 1620, caleb_lowrey@sweetwater.com
Thanks for the review! However I think this YC line should only have the waterfall keybed, and I’m not so sure about a 88 keys version.… it feels right on the CP model, not on this one.
Exactly, having a YC88 and a CP88 ? What's the difference? Is the YC taking over from the CP ? I don't get it. Yamaha has become the Samsung of keyboards :D
Hi Robert, thanks for the interest! Great question - currently, the drawbars on the YC88 are only for controlling the sound of the organ patches, similar to the drawbars on vintage organs. I don't know whether Yamaha is planning to add "mixer" functionality via a firmware update. For more details, you can see Yamaha's complete user manual for this instrument at this link: usa.yamaha.com/files/download/other_assets/5/1376845/yc88_yc73_en_om_a0.pdf Feel free to contact me directly with any further questions, and thanks again! Caleb Lowrey, Sweetwater Sales Engineer, (800) 222-4700 ext. 1620, caleb_lowrey@sweetwater.com
I hope they release YC double deck with pedal board, not 88 key. They have cp88, so for what yc have 88 key if they have cp88? access sound laso very similar between them,.with multi section.
Hi, Fred! Thanks for your interest. The organ sounds on the YC series fall into two categories - the "H" type uses virtual circuit modeling to reproduce the sound of vintage tonewheel organs, and the "F" type uses FM synthesis. So while there isn't a dedicated pipe organ sound, you could potentially use the pure sine wave in the FM synthesis section, combined with a reverb effect, to closely approximate a pipe organ. For more details, check out this article from Yamaha: www.yamahasynth.com/learn/yc-series/introducing-yc73-88-stage-keyboards-blake-s-take Feel free to contact me directly with further questions, and thanks again! Caleb Lowrey, Sweetwater Sales Engineer, (800) 222-4700 ext. 1620, caleb_lowrey@sweetwater.com
Hello, Timothy! Though it does not come with it, there is a music rest available for the YC88: www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/CPMusicRest--yamaha-music-rest-for-cp73-cp88 Thanks for the interest! Cody Kraus, Sweetwater Sales Engineer, (800) 222-4700 ext. 1766, cody_kraus@sweetwater.com
I find Yamaha keyboards to be noisy. I heard some key noise (physical key noise, not electronic) in one of the examples. Does it have a felt pad under the keys to dampen the (physical) noise when you release a key?
I love my YC88 but I cant seem to get a better piano sound. In the upper octaves the piano becomes thin I really like the piano sound on my p125, iam trying to duplicate that sound maybe its preference but I just like the piano sound of my p125, please help me understand
I agree. I am perplexed why the piano sound in my yc73 is quite poor considering you can get a really good piano sound in a much cheaper Yamaha. I feel like I need to purchase another keyboard for a better piano sound.
If want more piano sounds buy the CP, but if you interested in organ sounds choose YC. Go to Yamaha website, there you can download the manuals of both CP and YC, so you can read them and check which fits best for you.
My main question - can I assign the 4 different "engines" to 4 different midi channels? can I split the keyboard and transmit over multiple midi channels? Thats what I do on my RD2000 - and have control of those external sources as well as controlling the RD via my synth board (for organs). Without that "control" aspect if doesnt matter how good the sounds are (and the organ is definitely better than the RDs). Im guessing this isnt flexible enough in that regard for my needs unfortunaterly.
Hi, David! Thanks for your interest. Yes, the octave can be set individually for the lower and upper parts when splitting the keyboard on the YC88. Hope this helps, and feel free to contact me directly with any further questions! Caleb Lowrey, Sweetwater Sales Engineer, (800) 222-4700 ext. 1620, caleb_lowrey@sweetwater.com
um, why would you need compression on an organ sound, compression is used to even out the quite and loud levels of a sound keeping the level equel. ie agc [ automatic gain control ] this effect is more suited to vocals as the vocalist often mooves near and far from the mic needing compression to keep the level the same. but as an organ normaly always has same level then compression would be not required. also you might need compression on guitar, bass, drums as these instraments can vary in level, perticuarly if you want extra sustain on guitar, but for organ in my opinion compression is not required. or am i missing something here ? cheers
Hello! Yes, you certainly can! This is a bit of an advanced feature, but page 60 of the manual takes you into the full MIDI CC list, referring to the CC numbers each drawbar will send commands to: usa.yamaha.com/files/download/other_assets/5/1376845/yc88_yc73_en_om_a0.pdf You can use these with a keyboard, sound module, or DAW that is able to receive MIDI CCs and control specific commands. If you'd like to go into more detail, please call my number below. Thanks for your interest! Nick LaMendola, Senior Sweetwater Sales Engineer, (800) 222-4700 ext. 1660, nick_lamendola@sweetwater.com
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How much $ ?
Please and thank you
Please why don't you guys use some of the top gospel artist like Mike Bereal, Glenn Gibson, Justin Savage, Kevin Bond and etc to really bring the sounds out in these boards. The way this guy is doing i would never buy it..
@@cdelliodellio6011 Yamaha is upset that you are not buying this board.
Dude, Yamaha gets it. Even though they are a mammoth company, they always seem to listen to the end users and tailor their products to what is really needed. The legit organ section is fantastic. Laughably bad horn sounds are the Wilhelm Scream of keyboards. Everything else sounded incredible. I have a great piano already, but I want this thing!
That last sentence hit hard lol
Agreed
The synth and “other” instrument sounds are surprisingly good
I like the direction Yamaha is taking with this keyboard.
Beautiful arrangement of Bobby Timmons' "Moanin", awesome Yamaha stage piano.
This is an exceptional demo. You played just the right amount, and just the right stuff, in each section. Thanks!
What an absolutely awesome demo. Bobby Timmons' "moaning" in the beginning was a nice touch. Excellent presentation of the instrument. You balanced the technical with the creative.
Jacob was the reason i bought Yamaha p125 and now that keyboard looks tempting.. Jacob is one hell of a salesman!
Nothing wrong with a P125 for practicing 😊
Everything that is killer about the YC61 in a 73 / 88 note version with weighted keys and WAY better controllers than big Red. This thing is a giging dream for those that have to cover a lot of ground but don’t want to bring a bunch of boards. Real draw bars for organ performance but a little weight for us piano players, can’t wait!!
Finally!!..76 & 88 keys versions are now available.
Sick arrangement of Moanin!
yah so modern... but the theme is great too
The organ bass has no business being that good on a keyboard! Jokes. This is amazing
I’ve never heard anything like that intro. I need more of that in my life!
It used to be a jazz song, now it's owned by the weebs
@@Mr850man Why the weebs?
i could listen to an album of this guy playing - just great
Jason, I appreciate the tips on getting around on this keyboard. I found your presentation to be quite informative. And loved your playing as well!
Man, it is not just extremely informative but also so much fun watching your reviews, because YOU really seem to enjoy very much recording them - and you are one of the few reviewers who play the different sounds (organ, strings, brass, sitar😉 etc.) of a keyboard the way they should be played! There are two guys whose keyboard demonstration I really like the most: Yours and the ones of Jordan Rudess. 👍👍
Question: If you had to choose between the YC88 and the Korg Nautilus, which one would you decide for?
I gotta get the 88. Awesome stuff.
Nice playing, dude!!!
Brilliant piece of kit.
With capability for downloading new sounds including killer acoustic pianos and user samples, NORD has an edge. With that aside, the YC series have superior keybeds, pitch/mod joysticks, and overall cooler form factor. Tough call!
Just placed my order for this amazing stage piano!
Dope version of Moanin!
Love that intro playing
great keyboard and great keyboard skills to match,
Dang man sick arrangement in the beginning
Definitely diggin' your style of play! Got a MODX7 a few weeks back, never played, wish I had your finger control! Thx!!!
Great Review. Covered a lot in short period of time.
Makes me want to learn to play a key board.
Very impressive.
I wonder if you could do the pipe organ show case I'd to hear the pipes church organs
I really like the hammond sound on this one, but Leslie on higher speeds sounds too bidimensional yet... I have the same feeling on the korg kronos hammond factory presets, but with it I was able to tweak it and made a huge hammond sound. Oh man, the Upright Piano sounds just fantastic!!!
Good demo with a guy able to perform properly :-)
Interesting offering from Yamaha.
Jacob you're very inspiring!
Wow that intro!
Is the CFX sample exactly the same quality for the cp88? Or is the CP88 a lesser sample of CFX??
The sticker on the right part of the keyboard says "CP" instead of "YC".
Good eye. Would love to see a side by side of the CP and YC comparison in the future. The CP has three discrete sections (Piano, E Piano, Sub) while the YC appears to removed SUB and instead integrated a toggle between Key A (Piano/EPiano/Synth/Other) and Key B (Piano/EPiano/Synth/Other) simplifying the physical interface I/O. Interesting workflow considerations.
It has the CP action which is their elite key bed.
@@planetdog1641 The action is named NW-GH, though. Not CP.
Great presentation, love the sounds can't wait to play it 🎶
Enjoyed that quite a bit.
Looking for a substitute for my aging s80, the yc seems to fit the bill. But does it have presets and quick access to them? That is really essential in a gigging situation.
Hi, Peter! Thanks for the interest. Yes, the YC keyboards have the ability to store and recall presets. Yamaha calls these "Live Sets" in their official nomenclature. There are 8 buttons corresponding to Live Sets right in the center of the control panel underneath the screen, and those buttons have 20 banks for a total of 160 possible presets. Hope this helps a bit, and feel free to contact me directly with any further questions!
Caleb Lowrey, Sweetwater Sales Engineer, (800) 222-4700 ext. 1620, caleb_lowrey@sweetwater.com
Great job on Moanin'!
Best intro ever. 🥰
the intro theme? how? loops? patterns? sequences? mp3 playback?
Thats Better So cool so sweet a Very pleasant sound very nice kind of playing piano & Synth... Perfect excellent demo... You're such a Pro.
Love your reviews. I cant stand when other reviewers start off playing goofy Synth/Spacey sounds instead of just a piano patch.
Yamaha CP88 and YC88 Doesn't have Piano Engine (string resonance, hammer and dumper sounds, lid position and cetera) their Clavinova Models do have this Engine.
Seems to be going after nords
Better then nords
This looks great - think I'll ditch my Clavinova !
The concept is great, and the keyboard looks superb. Just not sure about the sounds, adequate, but nothing earth shaking. Can be trusted to be a reliable gigging keyboard - its a Yamaha. Looks like Yamaha was a bit conservative in the sound modelling - not wishing to stray to far. The electric pianos are the standout sounds., and the one knob/slider/button per function is fantastic. Super controller keyboard and the touch should be nothing to complain about. If I had a lot of spare cash, would own one. The concept is great... Very good user interface - thanks to Nord for over a decade of setting the pace.
Pretty much almost all same sounds as the MOTIF XF/XS and those were from 2007~2010... I'd say they didn't age that well personally, especially after having heard them for so long
Really at this point I'd just want a MODX in a more compact, less bulky form factor + weighted 73 keys variant like a YC73 lol
Nicely done. I can understand an all in one board for gigging, but i think Yamaha needs to fix the issues with the CP version first. They seemed to rush the CP88, and CP73 out to market only to have many returned with key, patch, knob, setting glitches. For the price, hopefully the YC versions involved a more thorough approach.
I returned my faulty CP 88 only yesterday, & ordered the YC 88 as a replacement. The CP started glitching during a gig which was a nightmare.
@@zivkovicable I returned my CP88 twice. First because some keys were making a clicky noise on release, and then because the built in reverb had a horrible white noise in the high frequencies. Got a rd2000 instead. The pianos sound more clinical/artificial, but perfect keybed and no weird glitch.
What a great tool for a student studying orchestration 🤗🙏🏽👍🏾
No it is not. It is exactly the opposite :) If you want to learn orchestration, you don't need any tools for that only books and/or a teacher. If you want to hear back your ideas, use a notation software with any virtual instrument packages, but this keyboard is for professionals, not for students. It would be the biggest overkill for them.
No drum sound or sample in the voice selection/list?
Spectacular intro ! 👍
Very informative
Did I hear the noise of the key at 5:50? That's loud and the camera mic picked it up
I like that keyboard it looks cool
Yamaha CP88 or YC 88??
What's exactly is the difference and how do they go along with each other in the Yamaha line-up .. I don't get it.
Excellent sir
Does this one have the better keybed then the modx8 that's bitting the dust gigging outside in humidity..
The question is ... WHY ? What does this do that a CP88 doesn't ?
Exactly! That’s the question I’m asking what was the point?!
It has an organ engine and drawbars.
The organ engine and drawbars
@@tuneunleashed Especially organ drawbars, That is not in the CP
Better organ sounds and drawbars
How much for this Yamaha keyboard
$2,999
@@yackohoopy Out of my price range, but worth the money.
Can you get a triple peddle unit for it
Sounds good!
YAMAHA YC 61 73 88 There is no vibrato effect in the effect unit. This is the main effect of the electric piano keyboard ,
It must be available in the Nord keyboard effect unit, but the Yamaha does not. I decided to replace the Nord to the Yamaha but found this problem. Is it possible to upgrade the system to add a vibrato effect in the future? Considering whether to buy nord or yamaha
It seems this is supposed to be Yamaha’s answer to Nord, but without the sympathetic string note and deep sampling- does it feel good paying 4K for a keyboard ? Any keyboard at all, no matter how good it is.
You could potentially be instantly in this territory with arturia instruments and controller.
Maybe not as easily learned
How can I shipped these items
Does it have pipe or Farfisa emulation? The Reface is really jam-packed for its size.
Hello - great question! This does have a Farfisa emulation (F3 - “famous Italian transistor combo organ”) but does not have a pipe organ emulation.
Thanks!
Jason Filloramo, Sweetwater Sales Engineer, (800) 222-4700 ext. 1281, Jason_Filloramo@sweetwater.com
Did the glissato on hammond hurts?
Can anyone tell what keyboard has better key action? This or the studiologic numa x piano Gt
Should I get this or the cp88????
The leslie emulation comes up short for me. Nord still wins in that department. I do like the lower and upper split function for organ though. That’s very cool. Does this board allow you to split and layer at the same time? How many layers can we have? For instance can we layer each section together plus effects?
Hi, Seljoy. Great questions! The Key A/Key B sections allow you to select a Voice for each Key from the four categories of Piano, Electric Piano, Synth, and Other. Furthermore, EG, FILTER, and two Insert Effects can be set individually for each of the Key A and Key B Sections. You can also make sound layers or splits, using both Key A and Key B Sections simultaneously. You can have two layers total. Let us know if you have any other questions.
Jason Filloramo, Sweetwater Sales Engineer, (800) 222-4700 ext. 1281, Jason_Filloramo@sweetwater.com
thank you for the great video. does this keyboard have seamless transition between sounds and programs like the nord electro 6D
Hi, thanks for your interest! Yes, the YC series keyboards have a seamless sound switching feature which ensures that the sound will not cut off when changing the Live Set.
Hope this helps - feel free to contact me directly with any further questions, and thanks again!
Caleb Lowrey, Sweetwater Sales Engineer, (800) 222-4700 ext. 1620, caleb_lowrey@sweetwater.com
What's the price for the Yamaha YC88?
Great video
Thanks for the review! However I think this YC line should only have the waterfall keybed, and I’m not so sure about a 88 keys version.… it feels right on the CP model, not on this one.
Exactly, having a YC88 and a CP88 ? What's the difference? Is the YC taking over from the CP ? I don't get it. Yamaha has become the Samsung of keyboards :D
@@sanmarinojr Well, that's too much, I think they just lost their minds on this one…
And I thought the CP88 was exspensive......
Great spokesperson!
...soooo Yamaha just recreated the Nord Electro 5D, but with 88 keys? Cool 🙄
I hope you guys demo the kurzweil k 2700
Could you dedicate the drawbars to the volumes of different instruments you layer?
Hi Robert, thanks for the interest! Great question - currently, the drawbars on the YC88 are only for controlling the sound of the organ patches, similar to the drawbars on vintage organs. I don't know whether Yamaha is planning to add "mixer" functionality via a firmware update. For more details, you can see Yamaha's complete user manual for this instrument at this link:
usa.yamaha.com/files/download/other_assets/5/1376845/yc88_yc73_en_om_a0.pdf
Feel free to contact me directly with any further questions, and thanks again!
Caleb Lowrey, Sweetwater Sales Engineer, (800) 222-4700 ext. 1620, caleb_lowrey@sweetwater.com
The organ sound is not too bad. I think Nord got that beat. But the piano, electric piano, and synth sounds great!
I hope they release YC double deck with pedal board, not 88 key. They have cp88, so for what yc have 88 key if they have cp88? access sound laso very similar between them,.with multi section.
Nice ! Thnx for the presentatipn! How does it compare to the new CK88? Greetings Abbe
Is there a pipe organ sound?
Hi, Fred! Thanks for your interest. The organ sounds on the YC series fall into two categories - the "H" type uses virtual circuit modeling to reproduce the sound of vintage tonewheel organs, and the "F" type uses FM synthesis. So while there isn't a dedicated pipe organ sound, you could potentially use the pure sine wave in the FM synthesis section, combined with a reverb effect, to closely approximate a pipe organ. For more details, check out this article from Yamaha:
www.yamahasynth.com/learn/yc-series/introducing-yc73-88-stage-keyboards-blake-s-take
Feel free to contact me directly with further questions, and thanks again!
Caleb Lowrey, Sweetwater Sales Engineer, (800) 222-4700 ext. 1620, caleb_lowrey@sweetwater.com
Does the YC88 have a music rack?
Hello, Timothy! Though it does not come with it, there is a music rest available for the YC88:
www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/CPMusicRest--yamaha-music-rest-for-cp73-cp88
Thanks for the interest!
Cody Kraus, Sweetwater Sales Engineer, (800) 222-4700 ext. 1766, cody_kraus@sweetwater.com
Does the 88 version have the wooden keys
Not 100%, but there are no any other portable digital piano with wooden keys either, discount extremely heavy Kawai MP11.
I find Yamaha keyboards to be noisy. I heard some key noise (physical key noise, not electronic) in one of the examples.
Does it have a felt pad under the keys to dampen the (physical) noise when you release a key?
I love my YC88 but I cant seem to get a better piano sound. In the upper octaves the piano becomes thin
I really like the piano sound on my p125, iam trying to duplicate that sound maybe its preference but I just like the piano sound of my p125, please help me understand
I agree. I am perplexed why the piano sound in my yc73 is quite poor considering you can get a really good piano sound in a much cheaper Yamaha. I feel like I need to purchase another keyboard for a better piano sound.
But it sounds really good on videos like this. The user experience for me wasn’t the same though
more headphone output than CP88?
i just need help i don’t know which one to buy YC or CP!!! a little help
If want more piano sounds buy the CP, but if you interested in organ sounds choose YC. Go to Yamaha website, there you can download the manuals of both CP and YC, so you can read them and check which fits best for you.
How about the old 2012 MX synthesizers?? Are Yamaha going to make a replacement for the MX?????
My main question - can I assign the 4 different "engines" to 4 different midi channels? can I split the keyboard and transmit over multiple midi channels? Thats what I do on my RD2000 - and have control of those external sources as well as controlling the RD via my synth board (for organs). Without that "control" aspect if doesnt matter how good the sounds are (and the organ is definitely better than the RDs). Im guessing this isnt flexible enough in that regard for my needs unfortunaterly.
What's your personal preference? This or the RD-2000? thanks!
I was thinking the same
Are the sounds expandable? and how many sounds are there?
After you split the keyboard, can you raise and lower the octave on each part?
Hi, David! Thanks for your interest. Yes, the octave can be set individually for the lower and upper parts when splitting the keyboard on the YC88.
Hope this helps, and feel free to contact me directly with any further questions!
Caleb Lowrey, Sweetwater Sales Engineer, (800) 222-4700 ext. 1620, caleb_lowrey@sweetwater.com
Looks like you forgot to add a title to this video when you uploaded it to RUclips - it used your "1080 Export" filename by default. :)
um, why would you need compression on an organ sound, compression is used to even out the quite and loud levels of a sound keeping the level equel. ie agc [ automatic gain control ] this effect is more suited to vocals as the vocalist often mooves near and far from the mic needing compression to keep the level the same. but as an organ normaly always has same level then compression would be not required. also you might need compression on guitar, bass, drums as these instraments can vary in level, perticuarly if you want extra sustain on guitar, but for organ in my opinion compression is not required. or am i missing something here ? cheers
Hello....please help.....can anyone tell me is there na eq on each sound or only master eq?
Hi Matija. The EQ is a Master EQ for all sounds. Thanks for watching! -_Daniel_
@@sweetwater Thanks for an answer ☺️
Can you assign the sliders for MIDI control? Thanks!
Hello! Yes, you certainly can! This is a bit of an advanced feature, but page 60 of the manual takes you into the full MIDI CC list, referring to the CC numbers each drawbar will send commands to:
usa.yamaha.com/files/download/other_assets/5/1376845/yc88_yc73_en_om_a0.pdf
You can use these with a keyboard, sound module, or DAW that is able to receive MIDI CCs and control specific commands.
If you'd like to go into more detail, please call my number below. Thanks for your interest!
Nick LaMendola, Senior Sweetwater Sales Engineer, (800) 222-4700 ext. 1660, nick_lamendola@sweetwater.com
can the Yamaha YC88 rivel the Nord Stage 3?
I heard this YC 88 model has the same key-bed as the P515, is it any better or the same?
Anyone else notice it has yamaha CP sticker on it?
Yeah