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2017-03-08T19:00:00

Rated 5 out of 5

Great Piano

I replace my Yamaha P80 with the Yamaha CP40. The CP80 was easy to setup, the action is fantastic, the samples are great and the light weight design makes this a great piano use on gigs. I highly recommend the Yamaha CP40!

Tony M.

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Great Piano

By Tony M.

I replace my Yamaha P80 with the Yamaha CP40. The CP80 was easy to setup, the action is fantastic, the samples are great and the light weight design makes this a great piano use on gigs. I highly recommend the Yamaha CP40!

The Yamaha CP40 STAGE (88 Keys) is a digital stage piano that features a selection of sounds (voices) from Yamaha's hand-crafted CFIIIS grand piano. Also included are well-known vintage EPs (electric pianos) with VCM effects, the piano sounds of the venerable DX series of digital synthesizers and a variety of sounds based around the company's flagship MOTIF synthesizer. All of this has been matched with an 88-note, Graded Hammer action keyboard that provides an authentic piano touch and response.

The Voice Category buttons facilitate calling up sounds quickly and easily with favorites storable for each category. Large lighted buttons make it easy to split and layer sounds even on the darkest stage, making it simple to switch from a full piano, to a piano layered with strings, or with a split bass sound. A single button press returns the piano sound to the entire keyboard. Additionally, the lightweight design combines portability with elegant style.

Premium GP
"Premium GP" featuring the authentic sound of Yamaha's CFIIIS Premium Grand Piano.

[CFIIIS] The Evolution of Excellence
The CFIIIS is another superb full concert grand piano hand-crafted by Yamaha, with a full, bright sound and resonant, authoritative bass that make it perfectly suited to ensemble performance.

Vintage EP
The CP STAGE features an impressive selection of vintage electric pianos from different eras, enhanced by Yamaha's renowned Virtual Circuitry Modeling technology, which allows the reproduction of the classic stomp box effects that were such an integral part of their sound.

[CP80] The Electric Grand
Striking its strings with an authentic grand piano action and using pickups to convert their vibration into an electrical signal, the CP80 is an electric grand piano in the truest sense. The moment this instrument burst onto the scene it won immediate acclaim for its pronounced attack and unique harmonic overtones.

[DX7] The Historic DX Electric Piano
Operating on the principle of FM tone generation, the Yamaha DX Series debuted at the beginning of the eighties as the world's first digital synthesizers. The impressive variety of sounds that the DX made available left musicians around the world in awe, particularly the electric pianos, which quickly found a home in many different musical scenes.

[Rd I] Synonymous with the Electric Piano
Yamaha's Rd I offers the timeless electric piano sound that helped define the music of so many artists in the seventies. The Rd I reproduces the tone achieved using tines and hammers. From a quiet ballad or jazz standard to countless rock classics, the Rd I will take you back to this inspiring musical era the moment you begin to play.

[Wr] A Pioneering Electric Piano
Perfectly emulating the distinctive hammer-and-resonator sound of another star of the sixties and seventies, the Wr voices in the CP STAGE offer everything from the thick, powerful tone of the earlier models of these renowned electric pianos to the brighter clarity that later efforts achieved. These voices accurately reproduce the playing characteristics of the original instruments, so that a light touch will give a delicate tone, while playing with more force will result in a thicker, uniquely distorted sound.

Ease-of-Use
A simple and intuitive interface gives you instant access to all the controls that you need.

Change Voices
Category Select lets you call up the sounds you need quickly and easily-you can even store your favorite sounds for each category. In addition to all the great piano voices, a variety of bass, clavinet, organ, strings and pad sounds based on the sounds in Yamaha's flagship MOTIF synthesizer round out the voice library, so you're ready for any musical situation.

Layer Split
One touch is all it takes to layer and split sounds. The large lighted buttons make it easy to split and layer sounds even on the darkest stages, allowing you to switch from a full piano, to a piano voice layered with strings, or piano with a split bass sound. The Main Solo function lets you go back to playing piano across the entire keyboard with the touch of a button.

Portable
The CP STAGE combines portability with elegant style in a professional package.

What's in the box:

  • Yamaha CP4 STAGE Electronic Stage Piano (88 Keys)
  • AC Adaptor (PA-150 or An Equivalent Recommended by Yamaha)
  • FC3 Foot Pedal
  • Owner's Manual
  • Online Manual CD-ROM (Containing Reference Manual & Synthesizer Parameter Manual and Data List)
  • Yamaha 1 Year Warranty