The great improvement in sound is noticeable, especially in the bass, the Yamaha p125 does not sound good in its bass, perhaps it is due to its polyphony, but the Yamaha p225 feels a great difference in its sound, the design is spectacular, In the p125 i never liked their monitors on top other than that i feel like putting the monitors on the rear makes the design sleeker and more modern it's much more polished but the big question is did they improve the theme of humility? It is not a secret that Yamaha has problems with its "motherboard" due to humidity, I have the Yamaha p125 and I already had this problem, it can be repaired but over time the problem returns due to humidity! I hope the Yamaha p225 has already fixed this problem because I am seriously thinking of upgrading the p225.
I don't think the P-225 has more polyphony than the P-125, but an increase would not appreciably affect tonal possibilities on a single (unlayered) voice anyway. Any sound problems are more likely to stem from the chip size. If this has been improved, then the P-225 may have an advantage. You do need a good chip to do justice to the CFX sound, which is why I often prefer the CFiiiS. This demo sounds good, but there is not much truly legato playing. I'm disappointed that the P-225 doesn't have batteries, stereo line in, more voices, or a bass that can be played and recorded without split mode. These are weaknesses of the P-125 etc that have not been improved on. Meanwhile the price of the P-225 in Europe is still shockingly high. Look at what Casio offers at this pricepoint! The final units of the P-125a, however, are selling at great prices in Europe. They are just a few euros or pounds more than the smaller P-121. If you don't need audio over MIDI or a shorter piano, the 88-key P-125a is now a better buy than the 73-key P-121. I do need those things, so I'm happy I got a P-121 as my travel piano about two months ago. If the P-225 price ever drops so low in Europe, it will be a great buy too.
For the humidity issue, I recommend buying a bunch of silica gel packs and then opening up the piano (as in take all the screws on the bottom out to open it up) and taping the gel packs inside. After putting it back together, the piano should be resistant to moisture. Every 6-12 months, take the silica packs out and dry them with heat in order or reuse.
Thanks for the question! The GP-3 has a total of 15 voices (pianos, electric pianos, strings, etc) and those 15 voices are able to be selected by pressing a combination of a button on the left panel along with a corresponding piano key. It works petty well, and you'll quickly memorize the process to get to your favorites. The App, which can be used on an iPad/tablet or phone, allows you to do the same thing from a larger screen.
Thanks for this video. I have to admit that the P-225 sounds very good in it, and I look forward to trying it for myself, though I do have some concerns which I've mentioned in a few threads..
OK, so I've tried it briefly now. The sound is fine, maybe a slight improvement over the CFiiis on the P-125, probably due to updated sampling, the chip itself or new assembly know-how, rather than which grand pianos were sampled. I'm not overly impressed by the bland GHC action though - seems less positive than GHS, but I'd need to try it for longer to be sure yhat it's a retrograde decision. The shallower stroke may be beneficial since GHS keys are too slippery for their deeper travel. But anyway you look at it, the P-225 is not a huge improvement over the P-125/P-125a models. Yeah, and still no battery power option? No extra sounds? Same polyphony? Still no stereo line-in? Yamaha, you can do better!
@@Zoco101as someone who wants to buy this piano to start to learn piano and have never owned a piano before, do you recommend this one? I have heard a lot of positive stuff about this piano but I’m still a little bit unsure 🥲
@@zakkunight3985 If you're a beginner, the P-225 is more than adequate, but I slightly prefer the Roland FP-30X. So, I can recommend them both in your case. I haven't tried the Casio PX-S1100/1300 or the Kawai ES120, but they should be excellent for beginners too.
Nice playing Gabriel! I love the CFX sample - my question is: will Yamaha roll out a successor to the P-121? I would love a lighter keyboard with the CFX sample.
That's the question we're all waiting for Yamaha to answer, for sure. And looking for digital audio out (USB to device) to transfer audio (not just midi) files via USB.
@@gregtricker-reissig7301The P-121 still has audio over USB. Yamaha told me it doesn't supply the P-121 anymore, just a P-121a, but here in Europe (at least) that is contradicted by major suppliers still selling the P-121. I think the customer services person at Yamaha could have made a mistake.
@pianoman_JP I like the P- 121 sounds. I mean they're very acceptable for the pricepoint. Arguably, the first piano sound on my P-121 (same as on the P-125/P-125a) is a bit bland for the early jazz that I play, but piano variation 2 (the third piano sound) is quite interesting - sounds kind of tawny. It's a bit introvert for some music, but I add the sonic boost, and hey presto, I'm getting the tawny character, but it's big and robust. The common perception of Yamaha pianos is clean and bright, but you can add a "warmer" bias if you want to. Kawai doesn't really have a monopoly on "warm" piano sounds.
How do you make this instrument sound like this? I have played it in the store. It does not have this kind of sound. I am new to the digital world. I am curious if you have external speakers and if so, what kind?
Sound prety goods but most of the Yamaha Digital piano volume slide is not uncomfortable and very difficult to adjust while playing. Wheel/round volume is very good.
When are keyboards going to have Bluetooth send instead of just receive? Much more useful! I dream to one day get rid of my amp cables and have my keyboard playing wireless into my Bluetooth amp!!!🎉
Not possible because bluetooth have latency. You can have bluetooth audio in, because for example youtube syncs the video with lagged audio. But for real-time use, ie. you press the key and expect the sound to come instantly from speaker is just something bluetooth is not capable of doing. So for wireless you need wireless transmitter and receiver. Or something like bose s1 pro plus, which has transmitter and built in receiver
@@cirisirpula152 as long as he has a way to hear audio directly from the piano, preferably wired headphones, Bluetooth latency in a live performance will not matter. Now, the bigger problem is potential RFI interference, or someone interrupting his connection while trying to use a Bluetooth headset or something. Cables are the solution to these potential dilemmas.
I'm planning to buy a digital piano, and the P225 is one of the best options for me. However I'm concerned about the speakers. I'm afraid the sound isn't that good because of the way it's positioned. Does anybody know if there is a noticeable difference to the P125 in terms of sound quality?
I'm using it for the last 7 months the speaker performance is okay at best, you can position it against a wall it should work fine and also turn on wall eq it should do the trick..
Yeah I'm not quite sure why they made this change, maybe an effort to make it more compact. The speakers on my p-115 sound really good, don't own this newer model so I can't speak to the differences in sound from the built speakers, but I have to assume it's worse since they are pointing away from you. Perhaps it's better from an audience perspective if you were playing in a super small venue without a PA, but that's not really what this piano is marketed to, so it really doesn't make any sense.
I’m getting one! Yamaha is the Toyota of pianos, Best my opinion,can’t wait. Thank you for that demo.
Awesome playing. Thanks!!
The great improvement in sound is noticeable, especially in the bass, the Yamaha p125 does not sound good in its bass, perhaps it is due to its polyphony, but the Yamaha p225 feels a great difference in its sound, the design is spectacular, In the p125 i never liked their monitors on top other than that i feel like putting the monitors on the rear makes the design sleeker and more modern it's much more polished but the big question is did they improve the theme of humility? It is not a secret that Yamaha has problems with its "motherboard" due to humidity, I have the Yamaha p125 and I already had this problem, it can be repaired but over time the problem returns due to humidity! I hope the Yamaha p225 has already fixed this problem because I am seriously thinking of upgrading the p225.
I don't think the P-225 has more polyphony than the P-125, but an increase would not appreciably affect tonal possibilities on a single (unlayered) voice anyway. Any sound problems are more likely to stem from the chip size. If this has been improved, then the P-225 may have an advantage. You do need a good chip to do justice to the CFX sound, which is why I often prefer the CFiiiS. This demo sounds good, but there is not much truly legato playing.
I'm disappointed that the P-225 doesn't have batteries, stereo line in, more voices, or a bass that can be played and recorded without split mode. These are weaknesses of the P-125 etc that have not been improved on.
Meanwhile the price of the P-225 in Europe is still shockingly high. Look at what Casio offers at this pricepoint! The final units of the P-125a, however, are selling at great prices in Europe. They are just a few euros or pounds more than the smaller P-121. If you don't need audio over MIDI or a shorter piano, the 88-key P-125a is now a better buy than the 73-key P-121. I do need those things, so I'm happy I got a P-121 as my travel piano about two months ago. If the P-225 price ever drops so low in Europe, it will be a great buy too.
For the humidity issue, I recommend buying a bunch of silica gel packs and then opening up the piano (as in take all the screws on the bottom out to open it up) and taping the gel packs inside. After putting it back together, the piano should be resistant to moisture. Every 6-12 months, take the silica packs out and dry them with heat in order or reuse.
Super well played and lovely tunes !
Great review! I bought one because of you 🥰🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻Tnx
Thanks for the question! The GP-3 has a total of 15 voices (pianos, electric pianos, strings, etc) and those 15 voices are able to be selected by pressing a combination of a button on the left panel along with a corresponding piano key. It works petty well, and you'll quickly memorize the process to get to your favorites. The App, which can be used on an iPad/tablet or phone, allows you to do the same thing from a larger screen.
Beautiful playing, although I'm not sure what to say about your encouragement to "Follow along using the transcript." 😆
"No talking" I like that
Классный звук рояля!❤
Excellent. Thank, you.
Thanks for this video. I have to admit that the P-225 sounds very good in it, and I look forward to trying it for myself, though I do have some concerns which I've mentioned in a few threads..
OK, so I've tried it briefly now. The sound is fine, maybe a slight improvement over the CFiiis on the P-125, probably due to updated sampling, the chip itself or new assembly know-how, rather than which grand pianos were sampled. I'm not overly impressed by the bland GHC action though - seems less positive than GHS, but I'd need to try it for longer to be sure yhat it's a retrograde decision. The shallower stroke may be beneficial since GHS keys are too slippery for their deeper travel. But anyway you look at it, the P-225 is not a huge improvement over the P-125/P-125a models.
Yeah, and still no battery power option? No extra sounds? Same polyphony? Still no stereo line-in? Yamaha, you can do better!
@@Zoco101as someone who wants to buy this piano to start to learn piano and have never owned a piano before, do you recommend this one? I have heard a lot of positive stuff about this piano but I’m still a little bit unsure 🥲
@@zakkunight3985 If you're a beginner, the P-225 is more than adequate, but I slightly prefer the Roland FP-30X. So, I can recommend them both in your case. I haven't tried the Casio PX-S1100/1300 or the Kawai ES120, but they should be excellent for beginners too.
Nice playing Gabriel! I love the CFX sample - my question is: will Yamaha roll out a successor to the P-121? I would love a lighter keyboard with the CFX sample.
That's the question we're all waiting for Yamaha to answer, for sure. And looking for digital audio out (USB to device) to transfer audio (not just midi) files via USB.
@@gregtricker-reissig7301The P-121 still has audio over USB. Yamaha told me it doesn't supply the P-121 anymore, just a P-121a, but here in Europe (at least) that is contradicted by major suppliers still selling the P-121. I think the customer services person at Yamaha could have made a mistake.
@pianoman_JP I like the P- 121 sounds. I mean they're very acceptable for the pricepoint. Arguably, the first piano sound on my P-121 (same as on the P-125/P-125a) is a bit bland for the early jazz that I play, but piano variation 2 (the third piano sound) is quite interesting - sounds kind of tawny. It's a bit introvert for some music, but I add the sonic boost, and hey presto, I'm getting the tawny character, but it's big and robust.
The common perception of Yamaha pianos is clean and bright, but you can add a "warmer" bias if you want to. Kawai doesn't really have a monopoly on "warm" piano sounds.
How do you make this instrument sound like this? I have played it in the store. It does not have this kind of sound. I am new to the digital world. I am curious if you have external speakers and if so, what kind?
The on-board speakers will never sound like this, only the headphone experience would be like this, but that's fine if you ask me.
What you here here is not sound from any speakers. Its via a cable/audio interface.
Pianoteq app or this piano from p225 whice sound better
Sound prety goods but most of the Yamaha Digital piano volume slide is not uncomfortable and very difficult to adjust while playing. Wheel/round volume is very good.
GOOD LOOK AND GOOD JOB
0:00 - 4:00 are these pieces or is he improvising?
4:01 rhythm
When are keyboards going to have Bluetooth send instead of just receive? Much more useful! I dream to one day get rid of my amp cables and have my keyboard playing wireless into my Bluetooth amp!!!🎉
Not possible because bluetooth have latency. You can have bluetooth audio in, because for example youtube syncs the video with lagged audio. But for real-time use, ie. you press the key and expect the sound to come instantly from speaker is just something bluetooth is not capable of doing.
So for wireless you need wireless transmitter and receiver. Or something like bose s1 pro plus, which has transmitter and built in receiver
@@cirisirpula152 as long as he has a way to hear audio directly from the piano, preferably wired headphones, Bluetooth latency in a live performance will not matter.
Now, the bigger problem is potential RFI interference, or someone interrupting his connection while trying to use a Bluetooth headset or something. Cables are the solution to these potential dilemmas.
I'm planning to buy a digital piano, and the P225 is one of the best options for me. However I'm concerned about the speakers. I'm afraid the sound isn't that good because of the way it's positioned. Does anybody know if there is a noticeable difference to the P125 in terms of sound quality?
I'm using it for the last 7 months the speaker performance is okay at best, you can position it against a wall it should work fine and also turn on wall eq it should do the trick..
Yeah I'm not quite sure why they made this change, maybe an effort to make it more compact. The speakers on my p-115 sound really good, don't own this newer model so I can't speak to the differences in sound from the built speakers, but I have to assume it's worse since they are pointing away from you. Perhaps it's better from an audience perspective if you were playing in a super small venue without a PA, but that's not really what this piano is marketed to, so it really doesn't make any sense.
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Can it receive audio through the USB?
Si
Ofcourse it can. P125 already did that.
Como puedo conseguir el mueble de ese piano??
Búscalo en un distribuidor oficial de Yamaha.
How much costs this machine?
@@ふんべるとほんじっきんげん $900 in Thailand.. ouch
Currently, the P225B starts at $749.99. More info and bundles here - kraftmusic.com/collections/all/products/yamaha-p-225-digital-piano-black
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