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Yamaha P-120

Digital Piano from Yamaha belonging to the P series

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Published on 05/13/07 at 11:06
[now sold]

88 heavy keys, keyboard GH2.
14 sounds, I'm only interested in pianos, especially "Grand Piano 1" breathtaking. The "2" is the earlier, and the other sounds are present almost as anecdotal than anything else! The piano sounds are accompanied by additional samples for return to best this huge creature that is living near the acoustic piano. The result was ok but it is much better now.
Connectivity is comprehensive, but placed on the left of the keyboard. Bizarre ... Note the presence of a "To Host" but I do not use.
Comes with a progressive pedal.
Comes with a desk, elegant but I do not use it.
The integrated amplifier is not transcendent but enough for a small room. It also allows for this small luxury increasingly absent in today's electronic music, such as "I turn, I play!" Moo it's good! ;-)

UTILIZATION

Two uses for me. Fake piano and keyboard master of my Triton Studio.
The general configuration is very simple, so in two cases brilliant, impeccable.
Minor drawbacks:
- The keyboard is so heavy that recording a guitar part with you bruised hands for a week, but hey ...! There are no free lunches!
- At noon, we have to go through functions such as the screen (but quite sufficient riquiqui) the offers, codes such as "F3.1". You can not Squizz the manual but it holds fast the numbers from those used the most. So it goes!
The selection of midi channels could not be easier, once you are on the menu, an arrow to go up, a down arrow.
Manuel essential, therefore, for functions, and clear enough.
Word of advice if you use your P120 to record sequences: Use the pedal Damper / Hold your workstation rather than delivered with the piano. It is "too" progressive and sends crowds of data in your sequencer, bringing to the same result in the ear, your understanding of 90 kb to about 200! A pedal type "DS-1H" Korg is more than enough!

SOUNDS

Its use as a fake piano was very good, I learned a lot of hard parts on it (especially Chopin).
There are some effects summary, but I do not use them. The only switch that works is his "Grand Piano 1" and the piano, all necessary effects into place automatically. What more?
GH2 The keyboard is definitely too heavy to be completely realistic, but here is a golden opportunity to work on his fourth finger! (The pianists will understand me!)
There is no aftertouch! Wonderful! No need to disable this function horrifying parasite that causes a myriad of trills and vibrato that I do not necessarily want by registering with my Triton! That there is great, that!
Do not buy the P120 to its sound of strings, it is as bad as my CVP-30 for almost 15 years ago!
Rhodes superb organ correct vibraphones classical choirs friendly ... Anyway, it's a fake piano or keyboard master pianist ... What we do not care for other sounds??

OVERALL OPINION

I kept a little over 30 months. It is a choice that was good at the time the list of pianos that were available. In "S" version, cherry finish / silver, the camera takes a mouth Infinia more upscale than the natural finish, and at the same price.
Currently, there are much better but hey, 5 years have elapsed since its sale, all the same! Maybe interesting occasion.