Yamaha P115 vs Roland FP30 vs Casio PX160 Portable Piano Buyers Guide UK

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  • Yamaha P115 vs Roland FP30 vs Casio PX160 Portable Piano Buyers Guide UK
    In this movie, we compare the three top selling entry level portable piano keyboards from 2016. The Yamaha P115, Roland FP30 and Casio PX160. All three models are lightweight, portable instruments that give an incredible piano performance. However there are subtle differences in specification and features that may help you choose which is the right piano for your needs.
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  • @FrancisMaxino
    @FrancisMaxino 6 лет назад +110

    The Roland sounds like a Steinway Grand, to my ears it is the best because the Yamaha sounds like a Yamaha upright and the Casio sounds like a baby grand.

    • @katepaje8609
      @katepaje8609 4 года назад +1

      Because roland is too expensive😬

    • @ajaxqt
      @ajaxqt 4 года назад +3

      Well in my country, casio is half the roland's price so yeah.

    • @bobpike6563
      @bobpike6563 3 года назад

      I have the Yamaha p115 I like it. Good action and sound.cant beat yamaha.

    • @gomanfong4077
      @gomanfong4077 3 года назад +1

      You have never ever played a Steinway grand if that is what you think ;(
      they all sound like keyboards.

  • @justLNk
    @justLNk 5 лет назад +331

    Why use legato on Casio and staccato on Roland and Yamaha?

    • @michaelfaelan5958
      @michaelfaelan5958 5 лет назад +32

      Noticed this right away... "same five notes..."

    • @rfilianogmailcom
      @rfilianogmailcom 5 лет назад +21

      very noticeable.! yes, why?

    • @GabrielOliveira-golicar
      @GabrielOliveira-golicar 5 лет назад +12

      My thoughts exactly

    • @jamesfrederick99
      @jamesfrederick99 5 лет назад +13

      Yes. What the f?

    • @philosophy_of_maths4417
      @philosophy_of_maths4417 5 лет назад +17

      someone is trying to show "casio" as better sounding? dunno i noticed as well i and i stopped the video couple of seconds later. also casio sound, sounded me very digital, roland was better in terms of sound quality for anyone interested in my opinion. also not included in the video but kawai es100-110 felt more realistic to me

  • @berkcan2439
    @berkcan2439 5 лет назад +18

    6:50 Normal rainy day
    7:10 Black rainy day
    7:35 Rainy day with sun.

  • @antreb15
    @antreb15 5 лет назад +46

    Casio was played differently to the Roland and Yamaha, played softly and not so staccato.

  • @changli4046
    @changli4046 7 лет назад +153

    I watched this video more than 10 times, and listened carefully with my Beyerdynamic dt-990 headphone. I noticed that:
    1. at first Roland sounds amazing. Rich, powerful and natural.
    2. after like 5 times of comparison, I found Yamaha did a great job around mid range. It's tight and real. This range of sound is very important when mixing a piano into a background music.
    3. Roland has weaker mid-range sounds. However, the boosted EQ of the its low range sounds pefectly covered this, when play togeither.
    Conclusion: Considering that I wish to find a keyboard offers me: 1. Nice action so that I could practice. 2. Easy ajusted sound when mixing as I prefer cover pop songs instead of play solo classic music. 3. convience of recording via audio interface and possibility of MIDI control......I would purchase a Yamaha p115.
    Please ignore my grammer mistakes, given that I am not a English speaker!

    • @peterremke
      @peterremke 7 лет назад +15

      i feel exactly the same, the yamaha sounds roundest to me. The other two could tire me out after a while

    • @CraigAddy
      @CraigAddy 7 лет назад +11

      I agree. The deeper bass in the Roland is more obvious and alluring out of the gate, but as he played, the Yamaha is the one I found most satisfying overall.

    • @complainchannel2738
      @complainchannel2738 7 лет назад +4

      I feel the same as Chang Li. Initial impression was that Roland sounded very good but then it get tiring after sometime. To my ear Yamaha sounded more natural. Roland and Casio seems to be over EQed (if there is such a word) and sounds a little artificial. I like the lower register of the Roland though. I think Roland would be good for Pop/Rock kind of sound and Yamaha would make a good overall piano especially for classical. That's my opinion though.

    • @dyedeepblue26
      @dyedeepblue26 7 лет назад +1

      your review is very helpful considering that you just reviewed it more than 10 times. maybe your saying is quite correct, except that we didn't experiece the key responses in real. thanks

    • @RetroStyle89
      @RetroStyle89 6 лет назад +7

      Jukerano when I tested the roland in a store I found the keys very light compared to all the Others but the ivory keys gave a great feeling. Plus the sound is realy good. Never forget that also real pianos sound differently. When it comes to the sound roland or yamaha..which one you chose is a matter of your personal taste. The Roland Sounds very bright which reminds me of older Schimmel Pianos. The Yamaha Sound comes close to the sound of a warm grand piano like Bechstein or Steinway and Sons. It depends on what you like to play and what you prefer. Yamaha is of course an alrounder.
      Oh and the Casio is shit. The keys are the heaviest but they are heavier than real keys like old pianos that you cant tune well anymore. The keys dont feel good, the sound is synthetic. It feels like playing a keyboard with stones. While playing the casio i did mistakes on easy piano pieces that I usually never do. But I didnt have problems with the roland or the yamaha.

  • @fabian0510
    @fabian0510 6 лет назад +14

    This is exactly the level of detail I was hoping for in a comparison video; thanks!

  • @endrizo
    @endrizo 5 лет назад +117

    why you play staccato notes in yamaha and roland and continuous notes on the casio?

  • @karensonlyfansphotographer7014
    @karensonlyfansphotographer7014 7 лет назад +43

    Roland for me. I prefer the discrete design: I don't want the case itself to look like an instruction manual.

  • @Andicus
    @Andicus 4 года назад +19

    8:39 The Roland's still gives me chills. It's so beautiful.

  • @snipperbesfelixje
    @snipperbesfelixje 8 лет назад +46

    Good comparison! As a longtime Yamaha fan it is surprising to hear the Roland coming out on top with the Grand sounds. Yamaha is close but the Roland sounds better and more defined in the midrange and toprange. The Casio is lightyears behind either in sound, it sounds rather cheap.
    As for EPs, Yamaha is king (in this instance), but I don't suppose people buy these purely for the EP sound.

  • @manilowmaniak
    @manilowmaniak 6 лет назад +2

    Excellent video! Brilliant way of allowing us to not only make our own decision on what sounds best to us, but not just isolating one instrument. It helped me a lot to hear 3 different keyboards.

  • @fernandodg5886
    @fernandodg5886 7 лет назад +94

    Piano = Roland
    E.Piano,Rhodes = yamaha
    Church organ = Casio
    Strings = Roland
    Piano+strings = Roland

    • @ducav2
      @ducav2 5 лет назад

      Russell Richthofen The Roland has also a mellow piano sound. I'm not quite sure of what he said about each piano having the"best" sound as default: I heard the Roland's three different acoustic pianos and they all sounded good to me.

    • @oliviermalhomme9923
      @oliviermalhomme9923 4 года назад

      @Domica Mi fa sol it is not brilliance, it over un-naturally bright.

    • @aitorjara100
      @aitorjara100 4 года назад +1

      @Domica Mi fa sol I gave the fp30 to a friend as it sounded too muffled. The speakers are horrible, and point downwards. The only good thing is the build quality which feels less plastic and the ivory feel. For me the yamaha is far better and clear

    • @big800wildcat
      @big800wildcat 4 года назад +1

      @Do Mi fa sol Mellow Yamaha??? Are you talking about the piano sound? Yamaha acoustic pianos are too bright and their electronic keyboards follow in the same footsteps.
      I don't play piano much, but I do tune them and have listened to a Steinway concert grand voiced by perhaps the best technician in the country. Too me the Casio actually sounded the best. The Yamaha is too bright and the Roland is too harsh after the more mellow attack; it may be not in tune (not the first Roland where I've seen that, they are permanently out).
      And when it comes to pipe organ the Casio blows the others away hands down.

    • @nextlevelboxingtalk6808
      @nextlevelboxingtalk6808 3 года назад

      @@big800wildcat Dude I’m glad you wrote this because what you described is exactly what I was feeling. I don’t play piano so I’m intimidated around those who do and most of the opinions here from keyboardists are off to me. However I do trust my taste and penchant for discernment, that’s telling me the CASIO sounded the overall best

  • @jacktoddy9783
    @jacktoddy9783 4 года назад

    Thank you - one of the best RUclips demonstration videos I have watched. You covered everything I needed to know. Excellent.

  • @EmberHound
    @EmberHound 5 лет назад +29

    i bought the casio today, but even tho everyone is hating on it here. it's going to be my first ever piano experience, i've always wanted to learn how to play it. So i hope it'll do for now :)

    • @InternetStorm
      @InternetStorm 5 лет назад +7

      Good on you! Your first experience does not need to be the ultimate experience, so you don't have to worry too much about your preferred "feel" and "sound" just yet. I wish you luck on your learning!

    • @RtsFps1
      @RtsFps1 4 года назад +4

      Update on how it's going?

    • @user5214
      @user5214 4 года назад

      @@RtsFps1 yeah lmk

    • @AP-eq6fv
      @AP-eq6fv 4 года назад +1

      That's great! The only thing that matters is that YOU like it and that you keep it up! I've had my Kawai FS730 for over 25 years and am just now upgrading (of course, I stopped playing for about 24.5 years, but minor details ;-) How's the piano holding up, BTW? Second thoughts? Still liking it?

    • @wymyslacz1
      @wymyslacz1 3 года назад

      Could you write an update? :D

  • @Trianonn
    @Trianonn 7 лет назад +16

    Yamaha sounds way better than the others for me. Roland and Casio are so bright for me. But of course that depends on personal opinion

  • @ashbyt1
    @ashbyt1 4 года назад +3

    This was a really excellent comparison. Thank You.

  • @inversorenmascarado2719
    @inversorenmascarado2719 8 лет назад +7

    porque no haces stacatto en el casio tambien?

  • @FlavienB
    @FlavienB 6 лет назад +16

    Yamaha has more lower frequences in middle notes than Roland, but damn Roland sounds waaay better on lower notes...

  • @InspetorAnderson
    @InspetorAnderson 5 лет назад

    Olá. O que vc acha do Yamaha DGX-505? Pra usar como piano, mas com alguns recursos. É uma boa aquisição?

  • @justinus
    @justinus 8 лет назад +370

    1. Roland
    2. Yamaha
    3. Casio

    • @givemeoats
      @givemeoats 7 лет назад +56

      1. Yamaha
      2. Yamaha
      3. Yamaha

    • @shuronggao6258
      @shuronggao6258 7 лет назад +2

      Jake From Dry Clan why?3Yamaha

    • @TomRipley7350
      @TomRipley7350 7 лет назад +6

      Bontempi

    • @HampTamp
      @HampTamp 7 лет назад +6

      Yamaha, yamasoul

    • @xsoltis
      @xsoltis 7 лет назад +21

      Casio sounds like synth garbage compared to the Roland and Yamaha. between those two it seems to be more subjective and personal

  • @geancarloszamora3440
    @geancarloszamora3440 6 лет назад +1

    I'm about to buy a roland fp-30, likely with the triple pedal (which I plan to disassemble to make it portable if possible) and with a portable stand instead of the furniture-like one.
    I've read that the soft and damper pedals (center and right) support half pedalling, do they have a continuous output? since I also want to use it as a controller for my vst instruments, can I assign a midi parameter to the soft pedal? (like phaser speed on Mr Ray vst)
    About the sostenuto pedal, the page only said that it was "function assignable", does it has a continuous or switch-type output? and also can I assign to any midi parameter? (as long as the vst has midi learn feature)
    Last, has anyone tried to use the android app using an usb cable? the model available in my country doesn't have bluetooth.

  • @dannyzarate3291
    @dannyzarate3291 7 лет назад +3

    I just got the fp-30 and I'm very pleased with it but the biggest issue I have with it is the fact that the headphone audio output is some what low. I had to use my rs160 headphones to get more volume out (it has its own volume control) because my $50 headset was too low. I've also read about this issue in other reviews as well but other than that it's a pretty good piano for the price.

  • @hvanmegen
    @hvanmegen 7 лет назад +82

    despite what all the comments say, I like the Yamaha sound best...

    • @CraigAddy
      @CraigAddy 7 лет назад +3

      Me too.

    • @CraigAddy
      @CraigAddy 7 лет назад +4

      I played both instruments in a store last week and the one I immediately preferred was the Yamaha. I need to recommend one for a new piano student. Both would be suitable.

    • @JuuzyFruit
      @JuuzyFruit 7 лет назад +1

      Yamaha did sound the best. The Roland and Casio had a slightly "flatter" sound I guess while the Yamaha's note rang clearly no matter how hard or soft he played them. Even when he played multiple notes at once you could distinguish easily every key that was being played. You could with the others but just a little more clearly with the Yamaha.

    • @benjaminsmith2287
      @benjaminsmith2287 7 лет назад

      Of these 3 yes. I think the Kawai ES110 may sound and feel a bit better than the P115. However, it costs more.

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      @mathiaspeternyanda6927 6 лет назад

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  • @gdugan2
    @gdugan2 6 лет назад +1

    Great review, very helpful. Well done!

  • @danuska5879
    @danuska5879 5 лет назад

    Hello i have one quastion have FP 30 REVERB function like piano go? is very good function for soud ...thank you so muh

  • @MrLoGisma
    @MrLoGisma 5 лет назад

    Need to find out which piece is the "more brighter and more percussive"... i.e. the second piece. Tks!

  • @shan6659
    @shan6659 6 лет назад +1

    Over a year ago.. i decided to go for the Roland and im very impressed 😁

  • @rajanbala1120
    @rajanbala1120 7 лет назад +1

    Very useful demo and info. Thank you.

  • @jaketanner109
    @jaketanner109 6 лет назад

    Can anyone please comment on the action of these in regards to triggering MIDI piano? I am not interested in the internal sounds, but more for the feel and playability. Thanks.

  • @napalmhardcore
    @napalmhardcore 7 лет назад +19

    In terms of sound, between the Yamaha and the Roland I wouldn't say one sounds better than the other, they just sound different. The Roland had a more "in your face" sound while the Yamaha was a little more understated.
    When shopping for a digital piano, Bluetooth functionality wasn't something I even thought about. I guess it could be pretty handy, but it certainly isn't anywhere near the top of my list of priorities.
    I've heard too many conflicting opinions when it comes to the action of digital pianos, so I won't even go into that. The Roland wins a point for textured keys though.
    Where Roland completely drop the ball is not including a dedicated line out. Being it is in the stage piano section of their website, the ability to connect it to a PA (and have the correct level of signal and impedance) is pretty important if you ask me. I really don't know they were thinking.
    So yeah, I think I'd take the Yamaha.

    • @JasonCol89
      @JasonCol89 6 лет назад +1

      I purchased an FP-30 for use in my church. With a quality direct box, there was no issue with sound quality by using the headphone out. I agree that they should have a dedicated line out - but when it came down to it, the headphone out worked wonderfully.

  • @88keys.
    @88keys. 4 года назад

    hey could you tell me how to connect fp30/fp10 to a mixer/ speaker since it has got only audio output (headphone jack). Is fp30 can be played live in a gig with the help of a splitter / adapter . Have you tried using it ?????

  • @zjkghj26
    @zjkghj26 5 лет назад

    Can these be plugged into DAW for logic pro x???

  • @dougmarkham
    @dougmarkham 8 лет назад +22

    Grand piano: 1) Roland & Yamaha (although tester didn't show string resonance) 3) Casio.
    Rhodes: 1) Yamaha, 2) Casio, 3) Roland.
    Wurlitzer: 1) Roland & Yamaha 3) Casio
    Church Organ: 1) Yamaha 2) Roland, 3) Casio
    Strings: 1) Roland, 2) Yamaha 3) Casio.
    Piano/Strings: 1) Roland, 2) Yamaha, 3) Casio.

    • @dougmarkham
      @dougmarkham 7 лет назад

      It's a simple ranking: 1 = best, 3 = least best, 2 being between.

    • @kelamuni
      @kelamuni 6 лет назад

      wasn’t as taken with the Yamaha Wurlitzer

    • @joaquinvelazquez913
      @joaquinvelazquez913 6 лет назад +1

      Yeah, to my ears the yamaha Wurly its pretty bad, because of that horrible chorus integrated sound. And the Casio and Roland ones were pretty close, with the Roland one being more bark-ish and the Casio one being more mellow.

    • @JustHereForBeingHere
      @JustHereForBeingHere 6 лет назад

      Totally agreed. The Yamaha has a great natural grand piano sound, since it's sampled from their 9' flagship grand, the CFIIIS. But the Roland has much more body to the strings. Plus its piano voice, while it doesn't sound completely like a natural grand, has this great attack to it that you can't get from an acoustic piano. What results is something that stands excellently on its own as a sort of unique piano sound. They did a great job engineering it.

    • @Evangelionism
      @Evangelionism 5 лет назад +1

      *I. Am. Shocked. You ranked Casio last for the organ.* Interesting turn of events.

  • @85360843
    @85360843 5 лет назад +6

    Why were you playing sticcato on the yam and row , but legato on the cas! that's biased

  • @mleugs42
    @mleugs42 6 лет назад +1

    Wow, that's the best and most informative demo I've seen! Thought I was interested in the Casio, but the piano sounded much less "live" in your demos than the Yamaha and Roland. As if the Casio engineers decided not to capture any of the dynamics on the attack. You didn't say so, but the same could be said of many other sounds on the Casio as well.
    I've currently got an old Roland EP-9, so this demo really re-confirmed my decision to go with a pro-quality brand with the Roland, 30 years ago. Wish I could shop at your store, but I'm over on the other side of the pond in the USA. Thanks so much for the demo, though!

    • @bonnersmusic
      @bonnersmusic  6 лет назад

      Hi Michael, Many thanks for your comments!

  • @theTerribleFamiliar
    @theTerribleFamiliar 5 лет назад

    Thanks for the video. It would have been nice to hear more about how you felt about the keybeds of each.

  • @outlinegm
    @outlinegm 6 лет назад +6

    I really like the sound of the Roland. I think I might invest in that shortly thanks for the video

    • @casey3970
      @casey3970 5 лет назад

      Outlinegm i am sure you’re knowledgeable but just play them all yourself. He played legato for the Casio. & Creating a different sound for the rest? To me Casio sounded better in person and as far as feel it’s in a different league. Just play them yourself and pick which sounds best to you. Make it simple. Don’t create “pickiness” that makes it difficult. I am sure you probably know all this just wanted to say it anyway.

  • @JacobHalfman
    @JacobHalfman 7 лет назад +17

    Damn, roland sounds niiiiice. the low end on the grand for yamaha sounds really wierd and rubber bandy

  • @jeffbellin8224
    @jeffbellin8224 6 лет назад

    I noticed that you play staccato, in the initial 5 notes, on the Roland and Yamaha keyboards, while you play legato on the Casio. That certain affects the impression of the comparison. Was that intentional?

  • @jeancomeau8669
    @jeancomeau8669 4 года назад

    At the beginning of your video I notice that you play staccato on the Yamaha and the Roland but not on the Casio. Is there a reason for that?

  • @yes12337
    @yes12337 4 года назад +6

    I was just going to watch it out of curiosity, but now I really need to have a digital piano. Oh dear

  • @akshaymv2809
    @akshaymv2809 6 лет назад +1

    Just bought the p115 yesterday
    It's just amazing

  • @warrengday
    @warrengday 7 лет назад +58

    Brilliant. Best keyboard comparison video I've seen.

    • @bonnersmusic
      @bonnersmusic  7 лет назад +3

      Many thanks Warren!

    • @readingsteiner2787
      @readingsteiner2787 7 лет назад

      Bonners Musical Instruments what about the Kawai es 100 in this price range?

    • @TylerDurdenMr
      @TylerDurdenMr 7 лет назад

      me too, he is a good professional! helped me a lot! thnx!

  • @ginagattamelati5125
    @ginagattamelati5125 4 года назад

    hiii, would someone help me on KORG C1 AIR V/S ROLAND FP 30???? wich one is better?? Thank you!!

  • @thierryseutin9071
    @thierryseutin9071 8 лет назад +11

    Oups... By far Chopin's prélude n°4 is better on FP-30... :-)
    By the way, if you play a little bit staccatto on Yamaha and Roland, please do so also on Casio...
    Anyway, I also tested the Korg SP-170 and the Kawai ES-100 before choosing... And... Definitely: I bought the FP-30... Most of all, there is no other keyboard that offers so much at this price... And honetly (I commonly play on an acoustic Yamaha P116 and a C3X), for a affordable and portable digital piano, you can't find better than the Roland at this price range to get something mobile and usefull to work anywhere you need... (Just hope you have at home a real piano... ;-) )
    Oh yes, and I forgot: I started to play piano on a Kaway CA-65... By far, a different galaxy... And of course a different price... ;-)
    That's why I think Kawaï still deliver the best in touch feeling... But this was before the FP-30 came... Roland did synthesized the best of all at around 600~800 $...

  • @555ontario
    @555ontario 7 лет назад +4

    Roland always has the most attack which I like and may not necessarily be the most realistic but it's great for live performance. The Yamaha has the body and the Casio has a character to it's piano sound.

  • @Minox_
    @Minox_ 4 года назад

    Bought the FP30 as my first piano. Not insanely expensive, sleek, and minimalistic. Easily connected to a tablet/phone or computer. Been learning on it ever since and I'm glad I got it, compared to other digitals I've got to try in school.

  • @francescomastriani318
    @francescomastriani318 7 лет назад +1

    It's the right way to do comparasion among musical instruments...Bravo.

  • @harrrbo
    @harrrbo 7 лет назад +1

    Great review , thanks for that !

    • @bonnersmusic
      @bonnersmusic  7 лет назад +1

      Thanks very much for your comment!

  • @bayouboyarts
    @bayouboyarts 6 лет назад +8

    The casio sounds much more muted than I experienced today in a store, comparing P115 to PX160.

  • @adammeade2300
    @adammeade2300 6 лет назад +3

    It's often difficult to have complete confidence in youtube sound reviews because one must consider that it's subject to coloring depending on what the viewer is listening through, but in every review I've watched, the Roland seems to be a hands down winner. That low end just sounds so much more full. To use a term familiar to my friends across the pond, it's got more bollocks. I'd not decline the Yamaha if someone wanted to buy it for me, but that sound on the Roland would make me want to play and practice a great deal more.

  • @matthewcha9062
    @matthewcha9062 8 лет назад +5

    I grew up playing on a Yamaha grand. The only action that I've found works for me (especially when working within a DAW) is the Yamaha P115. The Casio and Roland hammer action synths just don't feel right. I tried them side to side at the shop, and there is a definite difference between the feel of the action. The P115 and the grand back home feel almost, if not exactly, identical. I'm not too concerned about the base samples in the keyboards, as I bought it primarily as a MIDI interface. My suggestion would be to go to the shop and see which action suits you best.

    • @Kurgan100
      @Kurgan100 7 лет назад

      Have you try the Korg B1???

    • @cosmic_gate476
      @cosmic_gate476 2 года назад +1

      Idk bro, I played on Yamaha grand and the p115 (among other GHS keyboards) shouldn't even be called piano actions, it's like a synth key with a weight on the bottom no tactile feedback

    • @lander.96
      @lander.96 Год назад

      @@cosmic_gate476 Exactly. But he thinks that because he grew up with Yamaha.

  • @AndresDodero
    @AndresDodero 7 лет назад +1

    Great review and very objective. It helped me make a final decision. Thank you!

    • @bonnersmusic
      @bonnersmusic  7 лет назад

      You're very welcome. Thanks Andres!

  • @RoRosetree
    @RoRosetree 8 лет назад +5

    Having listened to various demos of Casio PX-160 and PX-5s, I've got the impression the PX-160 has lower-quality piano samples than the PX-5s. The PX-160 lags far behind Roland and Yamaha with respect to authentic grand piano sound here, but I would still consider the PX-5s.

  • @Piano4Jesus
    @Piano4Jesus 5 лет назад

    How do you get to record sound when Roland only has Phone jack?

  • @pantopia3518
    @pantopia3518 8 лет назад +3

    Normally when you show tone do you mic the speakers or plug the piano into your computer

  • @MarcelaoVMS
    @MarcelaoVMS 7 лет назад

    Hi! How did you record the sound? Thank you very much in advance.

  • @tebohompheteng6299
    @tebohompheteng6299 7 лет назад +1

    Well executed. Thanks

  • @primona111
    @primona111 2 года назад +1

    WOW! Amazing how the beat goes. I just love it.

  • @liamreyes3040
    @liamreyes3040 8 лет назад +11

    Was astonished with the sound quality of Casio when he played Chopin's Prelude in E minor and an excerpt of Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D minor with an organ voice.

  • @susanjames1227
    @susanjames1227 7 лет назад

    Really useful. Thank you!

  • @MrKfannin1
    @MrKfannin1 6 лет назад +5

    In my opinion, the Roland Takes the cake! i have a Yamaha P115 and i think it sounds great so that would be my second choice. When i purchased my piano it was between the Yamaha and the Casio and i played them side by side and the Yamaha felt better sounded better and even looked better. The Casio sounds very digital.

  • @Kelmo2009
    @Kelmo2009 7 лет назад +3

    I had 4 keyboards throughout the last 25 years but I never had a Roland.My first was a casio that I got when I was 8. I outgrew it. The second was a yamaha I forgot the model. I got it for christmas during my sixth grade year. But what happened with it was I accidentally fried out the circuit using a nintendo adapter. My second yamaha I got in the 8th grade was good up until I wanted to do more. it still works today. My niece has it now. On October 25, 2003 I bought my first yamaha with my own money from my first job. It's a PSR 290. Cool story behind the latest keyboard was that I bought it during the california cedar fires back in 2003. I go home and am super excited of playing it only for the power to be out for a week do to a fire in Barrett lake. Now I feel after 13 years getting to know it's glitches and using them for my composing material I need an upgrade. The speakers are going out and notes are dying out as well. I could never use the midi features it has to offer because I don't have an interface for it. For some keyboards today's age you don't need a midi interface anymore since they are built in. I had to use my tascam mixer as the middle man for my stereo with a cd burner built in. In the early 2000s the struggle was real.

  • @Lenamusic
    @Lenamusic 6 лет назад +1

    that is so great benefits thank you so much.I do have Casio and I want roland

    • @big800wildcat
      @big800wildcat 3 года назад

      I tune pianos and Casio is the only digital piano I have heard that has every note perfectly in tune. My Mom bought a Roland years ago and never liked it. Of course I checked it out and there were some notes that were out of tune by a ways, but were better but not right when using the stretch feature. Since digital pianos can't be tuned like an acoustic, they are permanently out of tune.

  • @SolmusOficial
    @SolmusOficial 5 лет назад +2

    Deveria existir um piano digital mais em conta/barato, no qual só tivesse o timbre do piano!!!

  • @DoubleGauss
    @DoubleGauss 6 лет назад +2

    The Roland has punch on the low end , but that's because of its slightly larger enclosure. Other than that it sounds metallic. I think played through an external amp and speaker, I will prefer the sound of the Yamaha.

  • @lewis1285
    @lewis1285 5 лет назад

    Sound quality aside, what do guys think about the key action of the PX160? Is it on the same level as the other ones (P125 & FP30)? I'm looking to buy a fully weighted keyboard to use on my DAW, and my budget is a little tight. The PX160 is significantly cheaper than the others. It costs roughly 550 dollars, while the P125 is around 700 and the FP30 is 900.

    • @d4m3d
      @d4m3d 2 года назад +1

      just got myself a px160 to play with pianoteq, it has amazing action for the price🙃

  • @paulogazola553
    @paulogazola553 6 лет назад +22

    TO ME the sound isn't the most important feature at all - the TOUCH is! I play acoustic vertical piano for 25+ years, and now I'm looking for a new instrument, to play quietly (with headphones). But I've found that Casio Privia have a too SOFT touch. I think it can develop bad habits on the wrist movements, etc. Reasonable, but too light to me. And, someone told me that Roland has heavier springs, closer to a real piano. Does anyone confirm this? Can anyone compare the two?

    • @aminacrafts8158
      @aminacrafts8158 6 лет назад +5

      Paulo Gazola you can adjust the touch feel on the PX-160. I think it feels like a decent upright piano. I like the Roland better but bought the Casio because budget. It sounds much better in person than in this video and I'm pretty pleased with my purchase. I preferred the action of the Casio to the Yamaha, something you can't experience by watching the video. Definitely go play them yourself, and don't forget the Kawai ES-110. Though I'm sure after 8 months you've probably already decided lol.

    • @jeriellopez4927
      @jeriellopez4927 5 лет назад +3

      Develop injuries on those heavy keys. Most pianos are heavy because they did not pay attention in the design and manufacturing. Since you cannot bring your own piano, you have to contend with what is available. This becomes a problem for those who have trained under a proper piano key weight, so teachers end up advocating heavy keys, which just proliferates heavy keyed pianos. A design flaw that has become touted as a positive. Lol.

    • @PbPomper
      @PbPomper 5 лет назад

      I can confirm that the Roland feels very nice.

  • @spoon1310
    @spoon1310 2 года назад

    Love this type of piano.
    I am looking for a synthesizer like this.

  • @dancampbell9090
    @dancampbell9090 5 лет назад +1

    Bought my Son the Roland, the sound and action for the money are amazing, agree with Reviewer, tbh would describe all 3 as home pianos that you could use on stage, rather than dedicated stage pianos, a Student or Musician could easily use these for Graded learning, this seems to be the sweet spot, less expensive and you wil always feel something lacking, more expensive and you are either paying for a piece of furniture or a tool for everyday money earning.

  • @TheUnuboremic
    @TheUnuboremic 7 лет назад +2

    I've watched this video and bought Roland fp-25 (exact same model as fp-30 without bluetooth function)
    For me, Yamaha sound is pretty natural but I figured out I can enjoy playing piano with Roland beautiful bright sound!

  • @cesarformenti
    @cesarformenti 5 лет назад +8

    1-Roland
    2-Yamaha
    3-Casio

  • @MonicalovesTAEMIN
    @MonicalovesTAEMIN 7 лет назад

    I have the P115. The sounds is amazing, and you can use an App that is connected it, via Bluetooth, to your iPad. The App has different features. It took me a while to buy the right piano for me. However, in this video, the Roland sounds great but I still like the Yamaha. I don't know much about the Casio, but comparing these three with each other, the Yamaha comes in 1st. place, Ronald 2nd., and 3rd. place the Casio.

  • @ezazy
    @ezazy 7 лет назад +5

    I'm glad to see that others agree with me that the Casio 160 runs behind the other two in sound.

    • @CraigAddy
      @CraigAddy 7 лет назад

      I'd say significantly behind the other two.

    • @juntinglau3853
      @juntinglau3853 7 лет назад

      Yamaha p115

    • @casey3970
      @casey3970 5 лет назад

      Yeah for sure... in this video. But that happens when the Casio get legato and the others are played to create the best, warmest sound. I got a different result when I sat in front of all 3.

  • @beatrizmezzadra2764
    @beatrizmezzadra2764 5 лет назад

    Thank you! very useful video.

  • @davidacm
    @davidacm 7 лет назад +15

    1 Yamaha, 2 Roland and 3 don't buy a Casio please!
    The Roland sound is nice but unrealistic. I have the Yamaha p-255 and it is fantastic. I Love hte action key and sound.

    • @sherbach8799
      @sherbach8799 7 лет назад

      David Morales jajajajaja....dont buy casio!! so funny

    • @Evangelionism
      @Evangelionism 5 лет назад

      Lol. Guy didn't even bother ranking the Casio. Instead, he just ranked a warning. Hilarious.

    • @MrZer000
      @MrZer000 5 лет назад

      So youre saying yamaha is the best of those 3 because you like a yamaha device with isnt even part of the comparison?

  • @hansenvspredator7812
    @hansenvspredator7812 6 лет назад +1

    6:50 This song reminds me so much of "The Last Door"

  • @Anton950
    @Anton950 7 лет назад +1

    Great video, thanks!

  • @MoodyMo
    @MoodyMo 7 лет назад

    Excellent video!

  • @ProducedbyGuardian95
    @ProducedbyGuardian95 5 лет назад +1

    Well, I think I definitely favor the Roland. It seemed to match more realistically a grand piano. The Casio just isn’t in the picture for me. Good review.

  • @Jorge.O85
    @Jorge.O85 6 лет назад +3

    Yamahaaa ! All the way...soon one of those babies will be in my hands !
    Thanks for the comparison...✌

  • @cristoreyenlinea
    @cristoreyenlinea 5 лет назад +2

    "The Way It Is" was played with a Stainway, which here sounds more like the Casio to me, and the Roland very close. Great comparison.

  • @besho7599
    @besho7599 7 лет назад

    Thank you so much for making this amazing video ..I liked Roland piano so much , but please , tell me why did you say that Roland piano isn't good enough on a stage ?
    Does it has an output socket or not ?

    • @bonnersmusic
      @bonnersmusic  7 лет назад +2

      The Yamaha does have a dedicated stereo output, whereas you would need a Y cable in order to connect the Roland to external amplification. Any further queries, please do not hesitate to call or visit us: 01323 636140

  • @eileenerouppe1873
    @eileenerouppe1873 3 года назад

    ... thank you so much for this great review besides the staccato legato issue as mentioned below 😉, regrards from the Netherlands

  • @johnboland8819
    @johnboland8819 7 лет назад +7

    The Roland sounds good....and if, like me, you don't play piano, you can put midi files into the USB input on the Roland and have the piano play music for hours...even if you don't play it yourself. Thus with the Roland, if no one in your house now can play, the piano won't sit quietly unused when the kids grow up and go out on their own!
    The Yamaha also has a USB input but with it the songs only play one at a time so you have to start each individual song...which is not ideal.

    • @marcstoneslade
      @marcstoneslade 7 лет назад +6

      John Boland Why not just buy a nice speaker system and play music off a phone or computer?

    • @maestrodito
      @maestrodito 6 лет назад +2

      Dude... Why buy this huge thing if its not to play? Ah, You don't play now? Ok, so start learning.
      If It is Just to hear, buy a stereo system: lower price and lower space needed, and Will play anything...

    • @clark5317
      @clark5317 6 лет назад

      Yes, buy a piano...
      To listen to music...
      Instead of making music....

  • @Rainherself
    @Rainherself 7 лет назад +2

    Casio is levelling up nowadays. wow. Roland sounds so raw and gritty. I love it

  • @yataitian3507
    @yataitian3507 7 лет назад

    Hii I'm looking for a new digital piano would you guys recommend Yamaha P115 or Kawai ES100 and why :)

    • @bonnersmusic
      @bonnersmusic  7 лет назад +1

      Hi,
      You can try both of these models out at our store in Eastbourne (South Coast), or call our piano department on 01323 636140.

  • @chrislewis-uk
    @chrislewis-uk 5 лет назад

    An excellent video and well thought out, thanks for the comparison. Listening through my studio reference monitors, for me its a tie between the Yamaha and the Roland, each have their own strength and weaknesses in the sound though and i couldn't place one above the other, but that is just my opinion :)

  • @mi27359
    @mi27359 7 лет назад +13

    I like the YAMAHA P115

  • @dexelle
    @dexelle 7 лет назад +1

    This will depend on the user's preference.
    Roland and Yamaha are really close yet 1 beats the other and vice versa.
    My choices of Sound:
    Grand Piano- Roland
    Strings- Yamaha
    E. Piano- Yamaha
    Organ- Roland/Yamaha
    :) :)

  • @88keyssavio8
    @88keyssavio8 5 лет назад +2

    why you used legato on casio and staccato on roland and yamaha all the time ?

  • @MrFurki11
    @MrFurki11 7 лет назад

    Does anyone know how to factory reset the px-160?

  • @ninadesai2596
    @ninadesai2596 4 года назад

    Great comparison. I was browsing and this helped me decide now need to sell it to my spouse for the whole package purchase.

  • @kyahgirl1360
    @kyahgirl1360 7 лет назад +1

    Excellent review!

    • @bonnersmusic
      @bonnersmusic  7 лет назад +1

      Thank you very much!

    • @Kurgan100
      @Kurgan100 7 лет назад

      Bonners Music Have you try the Korg B1????????????

  • @OuterTapes
    @OuterTapes 6 лет назад +13

    This is kind of weird. When I was testing out at the store, using their internal sound system I was like "damn, both yamaha and roland kinda suck, Casio has a great sound!" but when connected to line in, like on this video then Casio sounds like a toy to be honest. I'm confused.

  • @johanbadenhorst908
    @johanbadenhorst908 8 лет назад +1

    Oh, forgot to say thanks for the good demo.

  • @alskndlaskndal
    @alskndlaskndal 6 лет назад

    The bright piano sound was gorgeous on the Roland, would like to hear what their darker piano sounds like and Yamaha's bright piano.

  • @cocovi
    @cocovi 8 лет назад

    What is the name of the first classical piece?

  • @jorgeecheverria3711
    @jorgeecheverria3711 3 года назад

    Very good Review.
    Thanks.

  • @YvanJacques1
    @YvanJacques1 7 лет назад +33

    C'est définitivement le Yamaha, mais j'ai l'impression que tout est fait pour disqualifier le Casio,

    • @emmanuelleveille5580
      @emmanuelleveille5580 7 лет назад +5

      Je me suis fait la même remarque, il maintien beaucoup plus les notes du Casio !

    • @scheinbar6233
      @scheinbar6233 5 лет назад

      C’est ça, j’ai remarqué ca aussi!