Great video! I've had my CP88 for about six weeks now. Still loving the great sounds and easy tweaking possibilities. So much nicer than endless unsatisfying preset hunting!
Dear Blake, I have dug every one of your videos on the CP88 which should be delivered tomorrow. I play at a Polish/Mexican restaurant friday and saturday nights and the new CP88 accordion sound is a life saver! I play in Hell Michigan, and the popular cartoon is that if you go to Heaven you get a harp, and if you go to Hell you get an accordion. Please add more accordions! I'm gonna study your riffs. So good.
Yamaha - CP88 and YC61 are stunning - please - consider releasing a CS88 analog or virtual analog with the same foot print as the CP88; and a nod back to the CS80 with weighted action and polyphonic aftertocuh, Ring Modulator and Ribbon. It would bring Yamaha synthesis firmly into the 21s century in this revived "Combo Products" way.
I've been using my CP88 for some 18 months now, and while the clarity and (perhaps) realism of the CFX Grand piano on the CP88 is excellent, I honestly think the default acoustic grand piano in my old CP50 was more convincing on a live gig. It just had more 'body' and 'depth' (the best way I can describe it). I've watched videos of me playing both on gigs and the CP88 sounds 'thin' in comparison. Using EQ does not help. The problem seems to be to do with the sample itself. However, if I switch to a Rhodes patch, it's wonderful(!) and reminds me of the actual Rhodes I used to use. Of course the tonal quality of the Rhodes is very different from an acoustic piano, but if only I could have my CP50 sound as an option within the CP88, I think I'd be a lot happier. For the record, I'm not keen on the included Bosendorfer or other piano samples, but the CFX would be absolutely great if only it sounded 'fuller' in tone. Great demo though. Thank you.
Excellent demo, Blake! The CP88 (for the discerning pianist!) really grabbed my attention when it was introduced, and it has only gotten better. The "problem" is that I'm not a stage pianist, I'm just a guy who enjoys playing piano at home. So for me, the thing that would make this instrument perfect is if it came with one other option - a version that included built-in speakers.
I'd say, try the Yamaha P-515 then! Great built-in speakers, portable. The action is even more similar to a grand piano - it also has escapement that they removed for the CP88 for more ease-of-play with electric pianos. It doesn't have all the controls that this stage piano has, it's targeted towards pianists.
I like the specs on the P515. But it doesn’t have the same user interface. The user interface is what really sets the CP88 apart from many of Yamaha’s other offerings.
For anybody that uses metric - oh that would be everybody outside the US?!! Loving my CP88 though, but would love more videos to help me get to grips with it.
Great video! I've had my CP88 for about six weeks now. Still loving the great sounds and easy tweaking possibilities. So much nicer than endless unsatisfying preset hunting!
Dear Blake, I have dug every one of your videos on the CP88 which should be delivered tomorrow. I play at a Polish/Mexican restaurant friday and saturday nights and the new CP88 accordion sound is a life saver! I play in Hell Michigan, and the popular cartoon is that if you go to Heaven you get a harp, and if you go to Hell you get an accordion. Please add more accordions! I'm gonna study your riffs. So good.
Yamaha - CP88 and YC61 are stunning - please - consider releasing a CS88 analog or virtual analog with the same foot print as the CP88; and a nod back to the CS80 with weighted action and polyphonic aftertocuh, Ring Modulator and Ribbon. It would bring Yamaha synthesis firmly into the 21s century in this revived "Combo Products" way.
I love the top RH corner 'synthesizer' logo, which is based on the DX7 algorithm symbol!
I've been using my CP88 for some 18 months now, and while the clarity and (perhaps) realism of the CFX Grand piano on the CP88 is excellent, I honestly think the default acoustic grand piano in my old CP50 was more convincing on a live gig. It just had more 'body' and 'depth' (the best way I can describe it). I've watched videos of me playing both on gigs and the CP88 sounds 'thin' in comparison. Using EQ does not help. The problem seems to be to do with the sample itself. However, if I switch to a Rhodes patch, it's wonderful(!) and reminds me of the actual Rhodes I used to use. Of course the tonal quality of the Rhodes is very different from an acoustic piano, but if only I could have my CP50 sound as an option within the CP88, I think I'd be a lot happier. For the record, I'm not keen on the included Bosendorfer or other piano samples, but the CFX would be absolutely great if only it sounded 'fuller' in tone. Great demo though. Thank you.
I’ll get to try out the CP88 this month! Hoping it’s the one!
You'll love it.
Excellent demo, Blake! The CP88 (for the discerning pianist!) really grabbed my attention when it was introduced, and it has only gotten better. The "problem" is that I'm not a stage pianist, I'm just a guy who enjoys playing piano at home. So for me, the thing that would make this instrument perfect is if it came with one other option - a version that included built-in speakers.
I'd say, try the Yamaha P-515 then! Great built-in speakers, portable. The action is even more similar to a grand piano - it also has escapement that they removed for the CP88 for more ease-of-play with electric pianos.
It doesn't have all the controls that this stage piano has, it's targeted towards pianists.
I like the specs on the P515. But it doesn’t have the same user interface. The user interface is what really sets the CP88 apart from many of Yamaha’s other offerings.
For anybody that uses metric - oh that would be everybody outside the US?!! Loving my CP88 though, but would love more videos to help me get to grips with it.
Keyboardist Kenneth Campbell
The Cp-73 doesn't have GRADED key action!!