The Synth Thread...
- Shadoweclipse13
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Interesting. I may have to do a little research...
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The Yamaha CP-30 and CP-25 is worth looking at, too. A friend of mine has a CP-30 and it's super nice, but there's not one good demo on youtube I could find. It has like two independent sound layers that can be mixed or be routed to seperate outputs and has a nice tremolo built in. The CP-25 is a bit lighter and smaller and has apparently a better keybed.
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I got excited here, but... The Yamaha CP 30 it's an electronic piano.
Electric pianos need mechanic parts and pickups (like an electric guitar) i.e. it needs hammers, and tines/reeds/strings, piezos, etc.
I can't find any info on the MP 600 but my guess is that it is also electronic (?)
I'd love to have a CP 70/80 though (which are indeed electric and have actual strings on them )
PS - I hope I'm not sounding too smug
Electric pianos need mechanic parts and pickups (like an electric guitar) i.e. it needs hammers, and tines/reeds/strings, piezos, etc.
I can't find any info on the MP 600 but my guess is that it is also electronic (?)
I'd love to have a CP 70/80 though (which are indeed electric and have actual strings on them )
PS - I hope I'm not sounding too smug
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Yamaha CP-30. All wood and just up the road from me (relatively speaking).
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The difference is price for me though. If I was seriously looking for something like a CP-70/CP-80, I'd probably just get an upright piano at that point. I'd bet they're cool to play, but for the money (anything over $1K), I'd rather have an acoustic.Drill wrote: ↑Wed Aug 28, 2019 1:54 amI got excited here, but... The Yamaha CP 30 it's an electronic piano.
Electric pianos need mechanic parts and pickups (like an electric guitar) i.e. it needs hammers, and tines/reeds/strings, piezos, etc.
I can't find any info on the MP 600 but my guess is that it is also electronic (?)
I'd love to have a CP 70/80 though (which are indeed electric and have actual strings on them )
PS - I hope I'm not sounding too smug
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I mean no disrespect but the difference is physical, one have circuit boards (electronic) and the others have mechanical parts (electric). If it's worth the price difference or which sound does one prefer, is subjective, I agree.Shadoweclipse13 wrote: ↑Wed Aug 28, 2019 1:58 amThe difference is price for me though. If I was seriously looking for something like a CP-70/CP-80, I'd probably just get an upright piano at that point. I'd bet they're cool to play, but for the money (anything over $1K), I'd rather have an acoustic.Drill wrote: ↑Wed Aug 28, 2019 1:54 amI got excited here, but... The Yamaha CP 30 it's an electronic piano.
Electric pianos need mechanic parts and pickups (like an electric guitar) i.e. it needs hammers, and tines/reeds/strings, piezos, etc.
I can't find any info on the MP 600 but my guess is that it is also electronic (?)
I'd love to have a CP 70/80 though (which are indeed electric and have actual strings on them )
PS - I hope I'm not sounding too smug
About the CP70/80. In the 80's that could've been a debate. I don't believe anyone goes through the hassle of having a CP70/80 in 2019 having an acoustic sound in mind. It's too much trouble when you can get yourself a Nord or something like that
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Maybe not, but those are about the same price. I was saying that between a CP25/CP30 and the CP70/80, to me, it comes down to price. I'd much rather spend $200-$300 for an electric piano than $1K.
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There are electro-mechanical pianos like the Fender Rhodes or the Yamaha CP-80, these involve strings or tines and pickups. And there are early analogue electric pianos. They have much more in common with electric organs or string synthesizers from their period. Some of them, like the Yamaha CP-10 or the Roland EP-20 are just a single divide-down squarewave oscillator - basically organs with no sustain and a set decay time and they sound and play like crap. The CP-30 or ME-600 are technically very similar, but are equipped with weighted keybeds and some clever electronic wizardry to have a dynamic range pretty similar to acoustic pianos. They were replaced pretty soon with the first digital e-pianos, though. I think they just were in production for too short to gain some popularity and in an era, were analogue was outdated and early digital technique was all the rage. Also, musicians were more attracted by the new polyphonic synths of that time which shaped the sound if a whole decade as we all know. Nonetheless there are some pretty decent sounds to be had with these and it has a certain charme in its own right. And of course, todays price-point of these is tempting, too.
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I have a Arturia Minibrute and it's great sound-wise. Anyone know how to deal with the fact the rubber endcaps are turning into a sticky glue like substance? Goddamn thing has never left the studio, yet this is happening.
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Probably better to shoot then an email. They might be able to supply you with a replacement.
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Holy crap, the Yamaha Reface CP sure looks sweet.
Electro-mechanical madness! (And a Yamaha stage piano, too!)
Electro-mechanical madness! (And a Yamaha stage piano, too!)
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Oh yeah, I've been wanting one of those for a couple of years. They sound absolutely killer.Maggieo wrote: ↑Wed Aug 28, 2019 10:37 amHoly crap, the Yamaha Reface CP sure looks sweet.
Electro-mechanical madness! (And a Yamaha stage piano, too!)
This is an excellent rectangle
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They are great. I was going to return mine when I bought the MPC Live, but it's too nice to part with. They are 15% off at musicians friend right now.
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OMG. $306.00, free shipping. Satan, get behind thee!Singlebladepickup wrote: ↑Wed Aug 28, 2019 6:17 pmThey are great. I was going to return mine when I bought the MPC Live, but it's too nice to part with. They are 15% off at musicians friend right now.
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