All user reviews of 4/5 for the Yamaha CP50

The CP50 is well suited for use scenic, number of knobs to adjust the settings, a lot of sounds in addition to the piano, it makes it quite versatile.

UTILIZATION

Touch is very good, the instrument still a need grip, with many settings you can adjust its sounds very precisely. EQ effects.

SOUNDS

The piano sound is dynamic and homogeneous, we can all play with, we can blame him for a lack of character and looping a bit short but in case it is very convincing. Rhodes sound lacks a little presence must be compensated with the effects and simulating preamp ditto for wurly.

OVERALL OPINION

This is a very good intrument, a tool well suited malgrès few default.

The +:
very good touch
Sounds effective
many settings
Player / Recording audio usb

the -:
missing sounds a little character
delicate finish
output level a little low

I had this keyboard for a year and it is very good (I have a Nord Stage EX to compare). I sold it because too heavy to move.
Very good rhythm to lead, too bad we can record a track in the sequence.
The piano sound is good, different from Clavia, more subtle pieces of calm, at least nice harmonics with the pedal, but it is mostly a matter of taste. The rhodes sound is also different
The touch is heavier than the Clavia what is right to build muscles the fingers, it takes some bad habits with the Clavia!

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OVERALL OPINION

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UTILIZATION

The keyboard is quite nice
But I wanted a lighter touch on the firmer pianissimo and fortissimo on the way I feel right on my piano (sometimes I feel the opposite on the CP50)
I also find that the difference in weight of the keys is not as important as on my piano, though I found the default on all digital pianos I've tried (except AvantGrand!)
As against the keyboard is ultra dynamic, it responds with extraordinary velocity (this is the first time I have such a mastery under the fingers at the beginning it made me funny!) (Well I ' it had still been trying the V-piano was like a madman with this unit)
The manual is quite clear
At first selection logic sounds of CP50 is quite confusing (though I'm not really a ball and it took me several days to understand) it is true that I had been much accustomed to Roland with their handy knob
Once we understand the logic of the menus everything is going pretty well

SOUNDS

The piano sound seems very good if not ultra-realistic
I love the stamp Yamaha very airy and pure, especially this one
Not everything is idyllic: the layer of the lowest velocity is quite high up so the pianissimos are quite limited, the sound is still artificial (well not so much ugly as Roland (Roland, however, is technically a step up) )
However the dynamics are fantastic, the main strength with the beauty of his

There are plenty of other sounds for fun and full of effects that I find very good (especially the chorus which sublimate certain sounds)
I want to say that the sounds that have no breaks velocities (SCM) are piano, CP80, the Rhodes and Wurly. The type DX7 electric pianos are normal samples (which do not prevent them to be absolutely sublime and captivating)

OVERALL OPINION

Title I wanted to write "the least bad" but it's a little guy not too happy with his unit.
But I can not say that my camera is perfect
I have tried many models (the furniture of all brands (even Kawai and yet it's really not easy !!!). I am fortunate to live near Lyon, so I even had the honor to try the Yamaha N3 and N1 (in my opinion it's not worth even a real piano but it's still excellent!)
Here are some comments very quickly to other portable models:
- Yamaha P155: piano sound a little behind compared to CP50, I hear digital artifacts related surely stretching and looping samples, however the P155 low velocities are more manageable than the CP50, if not exactly the same keyboard
- Yamaha CP5: keyboard too light and unweighted
- Roland FP7F: the piano sound does not please me but it's very subjective
- Roland RD700NX: same piano sounds that FP7F
- Roland V-Piano: a cheap and piano sound completely natural, but not better than RD700NX. The keyboard is very nice (better than RD700NX) but not the feel of an acoustic piano, yet this is not a requirement to have a keyboard that exactly reproduces the feel of an acoustic
- Korg SP and SV: To my ears it's not worth sampling Yamaha but still not bad
- Casio: quality did not seem at Roland, Korg and Yamaha, but it's certainly very reliable over time
- Kawai: excellent keyboard effectively (but not the equivalent of a sound!), However, the sampling is less enchanting than Yamaha (to my ears) but very good nonetheless


I can say that the CP50 is one that seems to me to offer the best compromise (a digital piano is not worth even a real piano, let alone a portable piano)

88-key keyboard. Many sounds and editable effects. Can connect usb midi sequences for reading (only 1 track) and play wav file. Some non-editable drum patterns and non-recordable noon. Fc3 pedal. no desk.

UTILIZATION

The keyboard is very powerful. Touch of a real piano. The setup is a little complex at first but the manual is clear (manual + 2 pdf files). It is impossible to record even more tracks via a computer containing different sounds. Only 1 or 2 tracks on the same channel in split mode.

SOUNDS

The sounds are excellent. The acoustic piano is different from the usual piano Yamaha somewhat synthetic or too bright after calibration velocities (in this price range). Here we are close to a real acoustic piano with its subtleties and in particular the possibility to qualify easily. Resonance (superb) and the depth of the sustain pedal is editable. However, it lacks the resonance of the strings out of sympathy. But this criterion is not really useful for a stage piano which is looking more to eliminate small residual noise and sound that pollute more than they bedecked. Having had the opportunity to test a Northern piano (with sympathetic resonances), it is true that the piano sound is stunning on first listen but they get tired quickly because too pure and crystalline.
Other sounds of Yamaha are up to, including electric piano and strings.


OVERALL OPINION

I use this piano for 3 weeks and although it is far from a real acoustic piano, it gives me great pleasure. I had a P140 before that that brought me disappointment. (Same for the P155 Roland FP7 or I could try).
Too bad he's only two multi-timbral sounds and we have no access to the kits to save battery sequences.
I recommend this keyboard.