Blind Test (Digital Piano Comparison): Yamaha vs. Casio vs. Roland
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Yamaha CLP-635 vs Casio AP-700 vs Roland HP-504 (all models are in the same price range). Build-In audiorecorders used to record the sound. Which one do you prefer?
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What is the song's name??
Songs name??
sheet pls
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The song sounds good. It is an improvisation.
The video is interested. Hope you can do more blind test. Thank!!!!
Wow, quite a difference. Number 2 was stunning - my clear favourite.
The best one is the one that is good to you
Yes
excellent!
You are absolutely correct. The best piano in the world is the one that sounds the best to you . Price should not be a factor.
amen
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I liked Roland with its bold and fat sound, then followed by Casio with a clean and pure sound, then followed by Yamaha with and acoustic like and raw sound. If I play Gospel I prefer Roland, if I play Jazz I prefer Yamaha, if I play Pop I prefer Casio, all based on the above samples.
Agree. With blind test that was my list: 2, 1, 3
I was a bit disappointed with Yamaha. I even thought it was a Casio but Casio's was the best, to my surprise
exactly me, I expected that roland 1st, casio 2nd and best was clavinova!
What... Casio sounded a bit too digital to my ears like it was too clean or sharp..
Happy Wanderer yeah I thought the same thing. I liked the Roland one the best. But Yamaha had to much bass or vibrato.
..... Casio sound in fhis is worst.... At least its brighter
Yamaha has that sweet soft and rich tone that suits my taste, Roland was a bit too bright for me, and Casio was a bit too crisp.
yes the Yamaha is way better
I love the crisp, pronounced sound of the Casio, a well tuned acoustic piano has this same crisp sound
Roland is more heavier, Yamaha soft and Casio sound its brighter
This didn’t help me choose, they all sound so good ahahaha
All three sound beautiful so it should down to personal preference.
I picked the second one with my eyes closed. To me it has a richer sound. He also likely played it with more feeling since he works for Yamaha. I am deciding which digital piano to buy and whether or not the fella is wearing the sweater, I like the Yamaha sound by far.
I thought piano 2 was by far best. Then 1. I kind of thought piano 3 was a Casio because of the sustain.
Casio is pretty much underrated. The sound of the hammers hitting the string in the digital piano were so satisfying. Imo I would go for Casio
Same
Agree
Same
same...
that is roland
Casio is the one I will go for it, thanks for the testing, it helps a lot for choosing digital pianos
Casio for me sounded the most pleasant. I’m impressed.
FYI, I'm listening to this on Focal studio monitors. The Yamaha sounds most"electric" in the midrange but the most realistic in the lower registers. The Casio was recorded quite a bit lower than the others, which gives it a psychological disadvantage right off the bat, but I think it sounds the most realistic overall. The Roland seems to have a more artificial attack but resonates nicely. I believe that Yamaha has decades more experience making speakers than the others, so that may make a big difference when listening in an acoustic space. They all sound pretty gorgeous compared to what we had 10 years ago. So, given that they all sound pretty great, I would recommend going with whatever keys feel most natural or closest to whatever you will be performing on.
eJacob Cornelius Thank You very much, very useful review!
Totally agree!! I just tried out Roland, Yamaha, Korg, Casio digital pianos and to me they all sounded good but the Casio had the best key feel.
Casio has a weak thin sound and quick to decay. I had one, it's super easy to pick out in the blind test. We have CP5 and RD700NX now.
That may have been true in the past, but I think the PX 870 is probably the best in its general price range.
I agree. It sounds like the Yamaha and the Roland artificially enhance the bass and treble for a scooped eq sound. The Casio sounded quieter(lower volume), but more balanced across the entire keyboard. If you compress the Yamaha or the Roland, when recording, they'll end up sounding more like the Casio.
Thanks for doing a great comparison. Take care friend.
yamaha is the one that stands out for me, amazing. the other two sound similar but if I had to choose between them before knowing i went with Roland.
I liked the second sound best.
I know nothing about any of them.
But the second one had a deeper sound i liked.
Casios are my favorite to me they have such a sleek look plus a really smooth and rich sound quality
roland is classier , yamaha has more bass and that "yamaha sound" and casio is more on the acoustic side
funny, isn't it? when I heard the yamaha blind, I was like "yep, that's a yamaha." It just has the sound that one hears constantly in restaurants or bars where this is a pianist.
I recognized the 3 of them by its quality.
Roland is the best with its typical "fat" natural sound.
Yamaha is also natural but a little strident, that makes ears get tired in long performances.
Casio is not too much natural as the other two, but it has a smooth envelope comparing with Yamaha.
The worst thing with casio is that in long notes you can hear the loop of the sample (specially in lowest frec notes)
After hearing them all, I knew the right answers. Was very sure about the Casio.
I tune pianos, and have to grudgingly concede that digitals are sounding more and more like real wood and wire...
I've been a Pianist for over 50 years and while digital pianos are more convenient, cheaper and can recreate an acoustic piano sound fairly well, an acoustic piano has certain nuances in their sound that digital pianos cannot recreate, and they're all unique to each individual piano, even the best digital pianos will not rival even a 40 inch acoustic console as far as sound quality and Aesthetics go, HOWEVER..... there are only two amplifiers that I know of that can make a digital piano sound just as good and real as an acoustic piano, and that's a Roland Jazz chorus and a Peavey kb5
@@grandpiano6574 have you heard a digital piano through a SpaceStation? I've heard a lot of great things about that amp.
@@grandpiano6574 Thanks!
Roland sounded least "digital".
it's exactly the opposite :D
@Sadist Fake Bootleg Tiki Yes, it absolutely beats _Cashio_ .
Also he didn't play the same on Roland. It didn't end it on that resonant base note as the other two. It's clearly meant to discredit Roland. Roland sounds best on the extremes so he stayed on the middle.
Casio sounds like piano =) let's be honest and realistic.
Roland won over my ears, then Casio then Yamaha
A day. The Yamaha sounded terrible, the Casio a bit dull but the Roland shone.
Dave Grant nah
@@cipiatone you obviously like the 'digital' sound more than the more natural sound then
When it started blind playing, I love the first and second! I would say first one is the most dramatic!!
Sounds beautiful. I loved No.1
I have said many times over that the best " test " of any musical instrument is a blind test where you truly do not know which instrument is being played. For me piano 2 sounds the best
All three sound great to me.
1) Roland
2) Casio
3) Yamaha
A bit disappointed, because tomarrow I will receive my first digital piano, an Yamaha P45, I hope he sounds well !
How is the p45
@@ragetype1303 for a beginner, is really amazing!
@@stefanogreco6356 what about for an intermediate?
@@stefanogreco6356 and do you think it's better than the clavinovas
@@ragetype1303 I don't know
Omg I guessed it right lmao cuz yamaha always have that smooth(?) sound in it (that connects the notes tgt). And casio has a clear sound on notes(compared to yamaha it is performing one note by one note clearly, less connected), and so I kinda like roland😂 cuz it sounds not biased to smooth or clear notes, it kinda sounds like it follows your movement.
Great video. I love this. Best way to compare. Most others just show the pianos and people are bias for brands. #1 just sounded extremely "digital" to me. I know they're all digital but something about its tone sounded very fake compared to the others. I wasn't surprised to see it was Roland's modeling technology that did that. I wish there was a Kawai CN 37 in here (retails around the same as the CLP 635 where I live). Fantastic video.
Oh right. Yamaha was best for me tho I did notice the higher chord (inverted C?) didn't seem to register on the Yamaha while it did on the other two. Not sure if you just didn't hit hard enough or what. Still sounded the best though.
Thank you very much!) I also wanted to include Kawai in this review but I didnt find it anywhere to play( I also agree that the blind test is the best way to compare)
Another thing I guess, is this was the Roland HP-504. They have a 600 series which supposedly has improved physics modelling or whatever. So maybe not entirely fair test.
I am going to disagree, NOT the "...Best way to compare" because you can't FEEL the response and 'playability' which is to me at least %50 of the appeal. You really can't judge on recorded sound alone.
This is true. I of course meant the best way to compare without physically being there yourself.
The test Pianist played more extreme low bass keys on 2 - missing from demo on 1 and 3. For best comparison, playing should be kept identical on all three. It was not identical, on this demo. There are note variations on all 3 demonstrations. We did hear the middle on all 3, and number 1 had more power/depth (or did pianist play number 1 more fortissimo, and the others less?). 2 had the strongest bass, but this is because more notes were played on 2. Wish I had heard the same played on the other two. All 3 are good. My taste was for 1, later revealed as Roland.
yep, how can you compare accurately without playing the exact same music?
The Yamaha sounds most natural and beautiful
I don't understand why people like such a tepid sound. You probably just are familiar with Yamaha from an early age. Realistically, in person, they all sound crappy.
OK, John. We get it. You don't like Yamaha. But what you say is silly. There are a bunch of different Yamaha grand pianos. Take C grand vs a CX. They sound quite different. Yamaha doesn't have just one tone in their pianos. Not in their digitals either.
You know what, John. You have issues. Have a good life.
Indeed, just bought one and it sounds very nice. btw this john fella got some issues lel
John Thomson what would you recommend
I was able to call it! Yahama is the most warm, Casio is bright, and Roland sounds the best overall.
No
Roland felt more classy while Yamaha felt more electronic .. liked Roland much..
I think Yamaha sounds better in the very high notes though compared to the Roland
Roland definitely has the best strings resonance out of these three pianos tested. However with my headphones Roland unfortunately seems to have some artificial high frequency noise/artifacts/whining in the right channel. Casio has very similar noise as well.
ROLAND is more lovely is the unique different by the all metallic one and i choose it
I knew the last one was Casio based on the short sustain of the tones. Nice enough tone, but short sustain. Roland and Yamaha have their characteristic sound as well. This one is a matter of preference, both have good sustain and tone.
Thank You, I have the same opinion)
Benjamin Smith Short sustain? The Celviano’s have some of the best resonators on the market and easily rival the clavinovas... However, some models have acoustic simulators and require you to open the lid to get the good sustain.
Yamaha's sustain is too long, Roland's just nice.
my old casio piano ruclips.net/video/Ew29D8Axmmw/видео.html
You can adjust sustain decay rate in a casio piano, and also in the others brands, YAMAHA, KAWAI, ROLAND, KORG. You select it according your preference. There is other parameter were you adjust how vary decay in different keys (upper keys has shorter decay time), all according to your preferences. The default fabric parameters is not the optimal.
casio sounded best imo followed by roland (which could be arguably better) then yamaha
I thought number 2 was Casio. Roland takes the price on this demo IMO
The Roland (piano 1) sounds darker
1 - Roland
2 - Casio
3 - Yamaha
I picked the same order. He may have mic'ed the Yamaha hot bc u heard some distortion.
I like casio
I just bought a Casio. I tried it against a Yamaha and was blown away by its sound. The Yamahas were too bright. I was not wanting to like the Casio but in truth to my ears it was better.
Actually Yamaha has the most bass too. Yamaha sound is very much forward and metallic in the treble. My ears don't like playing Yamaha piano. Especially in the treble.
Oystein Soreide i personally like the yamaha's bright treble on the upper scale of the piano and the deep bass.
But garritan cfx is still miles ahead.
Casios sound great, but I prefer the action on a Yamaha. I have a Casio and rarely play it because the action is so clunky.
You can turn down the brightness.
I KNEW IT!!! I got all of them right, because the Roland has that familiar deep tone, the Yamaha (My always favorite brand) had that premium flexibility with it's high and low, and the Casio was too obvious because of its basic af notes :P
Discloser: I'm not talking about the player's performance.. I'm just talking about each of the keyboards classic sounds.
Came for the comparison. Stayed for the awesome melody.
The Roland sample was a bit shorter, I would like to hear some big strong notes in the lower keys like the Yamaha. The sustain on the Yamaha felt a bit artificial, although the basic tone was nice. The upper keys on the Casio didn't sound as realistic. It's between the Roland and Yamaha for me but leaning towards the Roland.
He played the same song differently on each piano. He pressed harder on the base in Yamaha especially the one big low chord.
2,1,3. The Yamaha was rich. Roland nice too though.
Pianos aside (and I think they're all good), this is a nice piece of music.
Yes... Guess all 3 right ! 2nd sampling sounds like expensive piano and guess who really makes piano here? 3rd one's sampling decay fast and that's for sure CASIO as I have a AP-420. Kinda surprised by uneven sampling of Roland, though
My personal favourite order
3rd,
1st,
2nd
Definitely guessed which one the 3rd was from it’s light and bright sound.
Don't compare for its sounds on the first place. The Key action and the feeling of the keys are even more important. It can make a huge difference!
In my opinion, the 2 (Yamaha) is the best. Look how it is growling in the lowest notes! It's lika a pedigree grand piano. :o) The first (Roland), as for me, is quite "rubbery" in the lows. The Casio looks quite bright for me, also growling pretty much as the Yamaha, in general it feels lighter than the two others, but... all my sympathy (along with my heart :o) ) goes to the Yamaha. :o)
This was such an awesome idea I was yelling at my screen guessing the entire time!! XD I LOVE Yamaha pianos so I heard 2 and knew it was definitely my fav
Thank You, yamaha pianos are my favorite also)
Piano 2 sounds like birds shitting on the roof. Yamaha pianos acoustic or digital are lame.
John Thomson in fact piano 2 sounded the best...better bass and more close to a real grand piano.... i think piano 2 > piano 1 >>>piano 3
Esteban Malebran. "In fact" you are full of shit. Which piano sounds best is completely subjective, and based on what you are familiar with more than anything else.
If you like the sound of Yamaha, you also like the sound of birds shitting on the roof. Yamaha are often described as the most accurate sound. Whatever that means...
Play a real Yamaha Grand next to a real Steinway Grand, and Yamaha sounds tepid. (I know someone who has both in her studio. But you can go to a piano store.)
Well, you are full of shit too, because this comparison is utter useless waste of time. Kinda useless comparison, simply because quality of source recordings varies and is not representative how those pianos sound live when you are standing next to it in-person and listening. Also, to make things even more complex and useless - youtube compresses data even more. What you have in the end is a frankenstein audio that has next to nothing to what those pianos sound like live. Finally, even studio speakers that we listen this youtube video on - are different and each one is distorting original sound a bit. Needless to say - when you take all above-mentioned things into consideration - it all renders useless
the low notes on Yamaha are so solid and powerful
Casio AP-700 - the best.!!!!!
for me the casio was the best, even with the sustain i still could hear the different notes very clear
and for me surprisingly the yamaha sounded the worse
AmazinChannel you’re crazy
@@agaveboy well, that's just my opinion, i would buy the casio one if i had the cash
Yamaha’s keys are better, Yamaha literally is the worlds top seller of real grand pianos.
AmazinChannel The newest Casio pianos have flawed keys
wonderful performance,
What is the song's name ?? please !..
thanks..
I would be blessed to have any of these lol
Damn, I nailed it! Roland makes great synths, but I've never been fond of their piano sounds. Yamaha's always have a lovely warmth and body to them, while Casio does an amazing job with that bright, crisp Steinway-esque sound. I find Yamaha and Casio also have some really nice harmonic distortion peeking through giving their tones a lot of character that varies with how their played.
Yamaha was the best
A deeper feel was there in yamaha
Listen carefully for yamaha
It sounds best
Yeah, to me Yamaha sounded more like a real piano. The Roland sounded like a good digital piano with boomy bass.
The first one is perfect for me
this was really helpful in choosing a piano, thank you!
I got them all right at first try. Roland 1, Yamaha 2, and Casio 3! ;)
These sounds were recorded from the line output. This test shows what the sound will be in the headphones or on the line-out recording. But a piano like this is 99.99% used to play through their own speakers. Digital piano speakers are very important. Two different models of the same brand with the same sound module and the same samples but different speakers have a completely different sound. The sound from the line out is not a piano sound.
It's a fair method for comparison. A lot of people connect more gear to the line out for better sound. I would skip over every video that had to mic up these pianos acoustically. That would be a terrible sounding video. This is the right way to do it.
Fair point!
Also I believe, all are on a great sound level, which allows to make the decision based on other factors.
How does the Keyboard feel i.e.
I love your idea - very creative - thank you!
Great video ! I prefer the Yamaha, for his sound most emotional, his quality of sound pre-recorded. And.. someone have the music who he played ? :D
My favorite is the YAMAHA ❤️😍
Os três são incríveis. O yamaha é mais agudo, portanto é mais fácil de se identificar. Acredito que é questão de gosto mesmo. Curti mais o Casio Ap 700
I don't think this is a fair comparison for Casio AP-700, because it is obviously recorded using lower volume than the other 2!
That was kind of fun. I wish someone would do the Kawai K300 versus Yamaha B3 this way. I picked the Casio, but that might be because that was the closest tone to my WK-6500 and I just gravitated to the familiar.
The Casio had the most pronounced sound, Casio sounds like acoustic pianos with the lid open, Yamaha and Roland sound like acoustic pianos with the lid closed, yamaha's have the best action though
I chose number one based on sound, which turned out to be the Roland.
I only have experience with Roland because we just bought an HP 601 for my girls. I didn't look at the other two brands much, because the Bluetooth interface closed the deal for me. As a learning tool, it's amazing that we can use an App to help my kids learn more than they otherwise might without it.
That said, Roland provides the ability to tailor the sound to your liking, making the sound brighter or darker, more mellow or otherwise. If the other 2 have this same feature, all you're really doing then is comparing one setting vs another sound setting, since the sounds can be tweaked so much. I'm not sure this is an end all to the disputes brand loyalists have with one another, but it is nice to help us distinguish between slight differences in sound. Let's be honest, nor everyone has a trained ear. Thanks for the video. I'm glad I ended up choosing the one that MY ear actually agreed with most!
What is the wonderful song? Can you please say the name?
I prefer Roland sound. Is this music improvisation or have name?
I preferred 2, 3 and then 1. 2 and 3 where a very close top pick but the 2nd one just made me feel like I was standing next to a real grand piano. I was surprised when I found out 1 was the Roland.
this was helpful :) great idea. i liked the first one best but they didn't sounds as different as i'd anticipated!
You can adjust sustain decay rate in all digital piano, all brands, YAMAHA, CASIO, KAWAI, ROLAND, KORG. You select it according your preference. There is other parameter were you adjust how vary decay in different keys, brilliance level when play harder, etc. (upper keys has shorter decay time), all according to your preferences. The default fabric parameters is not the optimal. Yamaha is the greatest musical instrument company in the world both electronic and traditional acoustic, but also the others electronic competitors, rivals produces perfect sampled natural sound instruments nowadays.
Who knows the name of the music?Whould you please tell me the name ,it's very relaxing.
Considering your previous video from 2014:
HP-504 > HP-508 and CLP-575 > CLP-635
my opinion: HP-504 >= CLP-575 > CLP-635 > HP-508
The problem with this is that it's all about which piano you prefer. I don't know what piano Roland sampled, Yamaha sample one of their own concert grands and Casio sampled a Steinway. I prefer Steinways so I prefer the sound of the Casio.
SR1Records not exactly, because the sampling technology is very different. You can sample Steinway 4 layers per note or CFX 16 layers per note, the difference in the sound will very big. Good example is bosendorfer. Clavinova and AP both sampled bosendorfer but the difference in the sound is enormous. Roland use modelling technology, it's not sampling. But I agree, thats a matter of taste, thanks for your comment :)
I agree that the complexity behind the instrument (how well it's sampled, how many layers per note, etc) makes a huge difference. It's probably just me, but i really don't like the sound of Yamaha pianos. They're too bright for my taste. So in my case i'd rather have a playable Steinway than an amazingly sampled Yamaha. Again, probably just me who thinks that, lol.
Actually Casio AP-700 sampled C. Bechstein.
1 Roland - 2 Yamaha - 3 Cassio
It's all about personal preference, so get over it and purchase what YOU like and feel most comfortable playing.
I love Roland pianos so much. Their sound is so authentic, it doesn’t sound digital. I’ll never regret buying my current Roland piano.
I liked the first better and I guessed the first two wrong though. I was impressed with the second piano that it got a a very rich sound but just not to my liking. I guessed the Casio right. Lol I knew it didn't sound as good like it sounded a bit too digital..
I really loved 3!
casio then roland then yamaha using my ultimate ears 11 pro monitor
Why on most of the Yamaha digital pianos the left side is really loud
Lower notes might sound more to the left on purpose to mimic the location of the strings on a grand piano. Or that's not what you mean?
Muito bom !!! ao ouvir os sons de piano acústico tive a seguinte impressão"(Roland tem som bom ,mais tem muito médio e isto acaba embolando a execução, Yamaha tem o som de piano muito estridente ,e isto acaba perdendo um pouco suavidade ..., Casio está surpreendendo , tem, o ponto de equilíbrio entre o suave e o agressivo mesmo não sendo aquele piano,mais a Casio está rompendo e surpreendendo ....
Só que a profundidade do Yamaha é imbatível!
Sir please choose one for me between
Korg ek50in vs Roland E09IN vs Roland BK-3 vs Roland E-X30 vs Casio 9000in vs Yamaha i500.
I am from India. I am an absolute beginner and do want to have the best tonal quality. The next big thing for me is the most number of useful external interfaces and build quality. Next comes most features and better specs.
Thank you.
I instantly recognized the Casio dull sound, but thought it was Roland on the 2nd demo cause of its tendance to sound way too digital in the middle register than other brands(I own a Roland). Turns out I was very surprised, the 1st one was my favorite.
A lot of people are asking the title of that song....can someone please give an answer...!
i love reading the comments.. everyone thinks differently... choose the one that suits YOU.
wow@Casio! I'm only choosing between Roland hp504 and yamaha clp 625 in Egypt so this video convinces me of Roland since it's the second best and Yamaha was least. Especially that the customer service in Egypt goes to Roland. they let us try all pianos, all options. Yamaha's service hides some pianos and doesn't let you experience the ones in the show room by being right on your head! The salesman was trying just scales for us and when we were trying he was thinking it's enough to try it with the power off :) so I think I'll go for Roland
اهلا سلمى تقدرين تساعديني في اختيار نوع البيانو لاني بصراحه جديده في هالاهتمام واحتاج حد يرشدني فيه شوي، انا شفت في دچتل بيانو في هذي الثلاث انواع casio, roland, yamaha بس في كل نوع من هذيل في لهم انواع اخرى وماعرفت كيف اختار من بينهم، على اي اساس؟ وشو الافضل؟ نقاط مثل هذي لو تقدرين توضحي لي اياهم بكون شاكره لج،
Casio piano sound is very easy to identify. It's artificial and has short sustain. Still in a lower quality level when compared to Yamaha and Roland!
Roland is definitely the best.
Today I tested Casio PX-870 and it outperformed Roland.It had the longest sustain and sounded very detailed and rich.
Casio 870 has 256 polyphony and will out-sustain any of these. It goes on for days...and days...and days. The string resonance is mind blowing.
@@Hsyunē same here bro.
André Kawashima tbh their gp digital pianos made a comeback.
the roland just sounds so rich and detailed. the yamaha is a little too warm and muddy for my taste. no opinion on the casio.
Ok I was so surprised to elect #3 as the best sound and 1 as well...hated #2
When you reveled them I was like wow!
Yamaha sound it awful and screechy
Nice test ...thank you !
It was a tough call between number 1 and 3 but i did end up on 3 after listening real close. The yamaha was a big no, very muddy. Number 3 seemed just a tad more natural than the roland. Roland sounded like it boosted the highs and lows a bit.v
Could I please also get the music sheets of this... or is this just a short improvisation?
As I expected, Yamaha won according to my ears. I love Yamaha sound, it’s more rich and has more bass. I knew that the second one is Yamaha before I see the results. Very helpful comparison.
I heard piano 1,3 from my ears, piano 2 from my heart
Best sounds: 3 -2 -1