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romanouf « Simple but effective »
Published on 01/26/13 at 11:04
Value For Money :
Excellent
88 keys (+ 7 octaves) to heavy touch
5 sounds uneditable (2 pianos, 1 rhode 1 calvecin, 1 strings). Opportunity to juxtapose two sounds simultaneously (piano + strings, harpsichord + rhode ...)
Reverb / chorus configurable (4 levels each)
Integrated speakers 2x8W, 32 voices polyphony (max)
Midi in / midi out, headphone output (mini jack), sustain input jack (6.35)
5 demo songs
Function tuning and transposition (offset half tone)
Dimensions (with stand): 1323 x 278 x 167 mm
Weight: 11.2 kg, 18.2 kg with stand
Possibility of detaching from the bracket (4 screws fasteners)
UTILIZATION
Nice touch with dynamic typing return the game properly imitating an acoustic piano. The keys are still slightly noisy when the volume is too low.
Selection of sounds by pressing one of five dedicated buttons (piano1, Piano2, rhode, harpsichord, strings), ditto for the reverb and chorus (equipped with a red LED to know what each effect is implemented) it is possible to combine. We can no longer simple.
We can criticize his lack of connection (USB, line out ...) but it is a piano entered range and connection midi (in / out) are, for my part, ample.
Manual clear and concise. Very useful to use a 100% functionality of the device (intensity effects, juxtaposition of sounds, pitch shift ...).
Small flat anyway, the lack of benchmarks for piano use advanced features without requiring manual back flip (including dosage effects).
SOUNDS
Sounds realistic overall and pretty good quality (obviously better to avoid unnecessary and unwelcome comparison with the best models of Roland, Yamaha & co).
I think the grand piano (piano 1) very good. His sound is beautiful, rich, full, clear with lots of detail in the last 2 octaves (the most severe) ... it would almost hammers striking the strings so it is rendered.
Against by severe rather poorly defined and confusing enough as a whole (and not just the grand piano). But hey, it goes anyway, I mean it's not unplayable either, do not exaggerate.
I also liked the rhode and strings that make it okay. Following are better for sure but I think these two sounds pretty cool.
The piano 2 I do not hardly ever used (the piano one fully meets my expectations) but it's ok too.
Harpsichord is no comment, I think it's just ugly (and I do not think it comes from CDP 100 but the instrument itself).
The expression and responsiveness are more than adequate I think. It means introducing much subtlety in his game playing on the dynamics of keys, brevity and intensity of support, sustain ...
Small problem: I find the lack of sustain "depth" and expressiveness. It is closer to the "on" / "off" than anything else in my humble opinion, my good are not more royalist than the king.
The effects are good and do their job properly ... even a bit too much. If they are too pronounced to your taste you can anyway change their dosage.
OVERALL OPINION
I use it for 4 years now (bought the model expo in January 2009 Auchan 350th instead of 500th new: RAM deals post holiday season: D) and I have never been disappointed .
To be honest, at the time, I went to an old synth low end digital piano range of entered and I was just on my ass after testing the beast. It changed me at all compared to all my old casio, it was night and day what. I thought at the time "it's amazing, a real piano in this little box, it's magic."
Obviously magic has faded somewhat since the musical experience and since the requirement with respect to the equipment have been totally leveled up but I still think that Casio CDP 100 in real qualities both musical ( piano main effects, dynamic keys) and practical (ease of use, weight, size).
We can of course blame him too much its simplicity (which is its main advantage, however) and regret that we can not edit the sounds have more instrumentals, memorize his game or enjoy a more complete connectivity but it should certainly not forget the price and rank (entry level).
Report excellent price / quality in my opinion (I remake this choice without a second of hesitation). After if you want better ben ... it is more expensive here.
5 sounds uneditable (2 pianos, 1 rhode 1 calvecin, 1 strings). Opportunity to juxtapose two sounds simultaneously (piano + strings, harpsichord + rhode ...)
Reverb / chorus configurable (4 levels each)
Integrated speakers 2x8W, 32 voices polyphony (max)
Midi in / midi out, headphone output (mini jack), sustain input jack (6.35)
5 demo songs
Function tuning and transposition (offset half tone)
Dimensions (with stand): 1323 x 278 x 167 mm
Weight: 11.2 kg, 18.2 kg with stand
Possibility of detaching from the bracket (4 screws fasteners)
UTILIZATION
Nice touch with dynamic typing return the game properly imitating an acoustic piano. The keys are still slightly noisy when the volume is too low.
Selection of sounds by pressing one of five dedicated buttons (piano1, Piano2, rhode, harpsichord, strings), ditto for the reverb and chorus (equipped with a red LED to know what each effect is implemented) it is possible to combine. We can no longer simple.
We can criticize his lack of connection (USB, line out ...) but it is a piano entered range and connection midi (in / out) are, for my part, ample.
Manual clear and concise. Very useful to use a 100% functionality of the device (intensity effects, juxtaposition of sounds, pitch shift ...).
Small flat anyway, the lack of benchmarks for piano use advanced features without requiring manual back flip (including dosage effects).
SOUNDS
Sounds realistic overall and pretty good quality (obviously better to avoid unnecessary and unwelcome comparison with the best models of Roland, Yamaha & co).
I think the grand piano (piano 1) very good. His sound is beautiful, rich, full, clear with lots of detail in the last 2 octaves (the most severe) ... it would almost hammers striking the strings so it is rendered.
Against by severe rather poorly defined and confusing enough as a whole (and not just the grand piano). But hey, it goes anyway, I mean it's not unplayable either, do not exaggerate.
I also liked the rhode and strings that make it okay. Following are better for sure but I think these two sounds pretty cool.
The piano 2 I do not hardly ever used (the piano one fully meets my expectations) but it's ok too.
Harpsichord is no comment, I think it's just ugly (and I do not think it comes from CDP 100 but the instrument itself).
The expression and responsiveness are more than adequate I think. It means introducing much subtlety in his game playing on the dynamics of keys, brevity and intensity of support, sustain ...
Small problem: I find the lack of sustain "depth" and expressiveness. It is closer to the "on" / "off" than anything else in my humble opinion, my good are not more royalist than the king.
The effects are good and do their job properly ... even a bit too much. If they are too pronounced to your taste you can anyway change their dosage.
OVERALL OPINION
I use it for 4 years now (bought the model expo in January 2009 Auchan 350th instead of 500th new: RAM deals post holiday season: D) and I have never been disappointed .
To be honest, at the time, I went to an old synth low end digital piano range of entered and I was just on my ass after testing the beast. It changed me at all compared to all my old casio, it was night and day what. I thought at the time "it's amazing, a real piano in this little box, it's magic."
Obviously magic has faded somewhat since the musical experience and since the requirement with respect to the equipment have been totally leveled up but I still think that Casio CDP 100 in real qualities both musical ( piano main effects, dynamic keys) and practical (ease of use, weight, size).
We can of course blame him too much its simplicity (which is its main advantage, however) and regret that we can not edit the sounds have more instrumentals, memorize his game or enjoy a more complete connectivity but it should certainly not forget the price and rank (entry level).
Report excellent price / quality in my opinion (I remake this choice without a second of hesitation). After if you want better ben ... it is more expensive here.