Yamaha Clavinova CLP-123

88-note keyboard, touch OURD (a rgal).
issue sounds is limited: two pianos, "clavinova sound" (blah), vibration, strings, organ. Not ditables.On can play two sounds simultaneously on the keyboard
You can set the "brightness" of the piano (equalizer if you want).
3 reverb, not too bad facts.
Chinch audio output, MIDI in, out and through, 2 headphone jacks, a line input lets you use the excellent internal amp to listen to music! attention to this between the volume is not adjustable and it is by default the max!

UTILIZATION

Touch is very, trs, trs, trs well, I insist!
In fact I do not like is that MIDI keyboard to control a synth in a laptop on the CLP possible (so that I do not remember putting partoches o ...)
As a MIDI keyboard controllers it lacks, for cons! But it's not for Ca

Operation is very simple, apart from the MIDI functions that are ch ... implement.
The multitimbral is limited: only two sounds at the same time and can not be the keyboard splitter.
The manual is in french translated from English translated from Japanese. Well, it could be worse.

SOUNDS

Really good piano sound, strings and organ (church). The sound "clavinova sound" is ... uh ... ben ... bof.
Other sounds are less good.

Now is perspective. Are two categories of piano sounds simple: "normal" (sounds so-called "piano" that is found in most synths, for example), and the "pros": These are multi- samples, this means that not only has a sample for each note, but for each velocity. The CLP123 is a place in the category "pro" without a doubt. But in this category, there are better, even at Yamaha. Finally it is very good and very enjoyable to hear, that's what counts!

OVERALL OPINION

I have 4 years and I still serves with great pleasure. I was hooked her touch, I
can not stand playing with a synth!
But I can be of buying a CVP because if I like the pleasure of playing with a great sound that sounds like a real concert instrument, I also like the pleasure of changing Tenpa-time style of playing with sounds, and the CLP is rev limit .... Is not an arranger as well, but I ca I do not miss.
Finally the price should not complain.
Ah yes, after 4 years I have a key (F # 2) that sounds sometimes VLOC max drives even if the piano, and then dret keys no longer quite equal ... for a yamaha, ca age too quickly?