Yamaha CP4 STAGE Electronic Stage Piano, 88 Keys, Natural Wood Keyboard, - Bundle With On-Stage KPK6520 Keyboard Stand/Bench Pack with Sustain Pedal, Fender Fortis F-12BT 12" 1300W 2-Way Powered Speaker

2015-10-12T20:00:00

I play Dueling and Solo piano, aimed at the sing-along and party crowd. I also play jazz. The samples in this instrument are superb, and the weighted wooden action while a bit light for my taste is accurate and precise. After owning several CP 300's there were some things I really liked and some not so much. The numerous onboard sounds require a performance mode to manage this many sounds, but you need to pre plan and set up what you want. Out of the box, the instrument has put off a number of my friends in the DP community due to both the complexity of set up and also due to the default sounds. Yamaha has done themselves a huge disservice by having the 12 foot grand swimming, and drowning in signal processing. I don't understand why they would feel the need to do so, since the samples by themselves re pretty much the best available as far as I can see. Turn off the reverb and you can really hear what a phenomenal instrument you have. With the reverb on it sounds just like any cheap piano keyboard. Once you get past this initial flaw, you will find an extraordinary instrument at your beck and call. Setting up at first is a pain, but once you get past the learning stage, it works well. All and all I am glad to own two of these, and actually prefer them to my CP 300s.

Coop

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2014-11-15T19:00:00

I love the organic feel and response of the keys. The sound of the acoustic pianos are very inspiring when tweaked to your personal tastes. I really do wish Yamaha would include an OS update that can include their VRM (Virtual Resonance Modeling) DSP so that the acoustic pianos would have an even more "livelier" sound when the damper pedal is NOT depressed. I do enjoy the damper resonance DSP when I depress the sustain pedal, but I miss having string resonance activated when I'm holding notes and chords that are harmonically related. It simply makes a more "livelier" sound. I also don't know why Yamaha omitted the hammer hardness parameter for both the acoustic pianos and the electric pianos that were present on the CP5. The vintage electric pianos are absolutely perfect! The weight of the CP4 is also perfect for gigging. If Yamaha could address some of the issues that I've mentioned, I would certainly give the CP4 five stars and agree that it is "Simply The Best Stage Piano We have Ever Made".

Doc B.

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2014-04-02T20:00:00

We use this every Sunday in our contemporary worship service, it's been a great addition

RiconaVic

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2014-02-19T19:00:00

This is the best stage piano to date ! I have played just about all of them. The wooden key action is THE MOST REALISTIC of any keyboard and the piano sounds are fantastic ! It is very easy to layes sounds { all very impressive } and switch from layerd back to one sound while playing a song, and back again !! I could not be happier with this piano. Very dissapointed that they do not have a complete intruction DVD demo. Even though it is easy to use. The manual is not, and I know there are so many more features I will benefit from.Don't get me wrong, I could perfom with it tonight,and sound fantastic, but there are some features that I know it has, that will take some time to figure out because of the poorly written manual. Overall the piano itself is a stong 5 STARS !!!!! GREAT JOB YAMAHA !

John A.

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2014-02-16T19:00:00

I am a gigging musician. After years of searching for an all-round stage piano I finally got what I was after. Absolutely the best choice for me. Important - Great connection of touch and sound!!! Low weight. Split and Layer great to use. I don't get the other reviewers, construction is alright and so the looks of it.. It is a musician's tool, doesn't need to be shiny like a ferrari. 100 things about it are great. Three things I came across so far need to improve> 1. Other sounds than Ac.Pianos, El.Pianos, DX pianos, Wurlis, Clavinets.. are just complementary. Even sounds with the same name as sounds in the Motif line sound lesser and emptier. They might do for a stage piano use, though and there is an acceptable range of them. Bass sounds work quite well in live situation splits. 2. I would prefer the wheels more on the side, and a master volume slider vs. a pot. But not really a problem unlike what comes next. 3. XLR outs almost always make pops on different PAs, in different venues. Usually because of 48V Phantom power, but I've had it happen without it also. Makes them unusable. I am actually writing this review for Yamaha folks to read and take care of this problem!!!! 1 star down because of that only.

Luke

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2013-12-19T19:00:00

Not the Greatist but it's the closist to an Acustic Piano. Little Cheap Houseing/SHell. quility has gone down with all amnufactures most likely because on the Recession. Quality Control down! I'll still go out and buy a Real Grand in the future but for now this will do.

GA

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2013-12-06T19:00:00

The CP4 is an upgrade from a P80. I've also used the Grand 3 VST plugin. The CP4 sounds absolutely fantastic. I am only speaking for the piano as it is the only sound I use from it. In addition, however, I have a unique scenario where I also control an external synth using the MIDI Channel 2. I needed to really dive into the manual and contact support (who were very helpful). Ultimately, I was able to make the arrangements needed - play the CP4 piano and external synth (though I use a DAW to make it all work together). This is all to say that it is an excellent precision piece of equipment. To fully get what it offers, you'll need to do some reading of the manual. But if you just want a very nice sounding piano as well as several other patches, it is very easy to get going quickly.

Kourosh

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