Yamaha CP Stage Pianos Are Back

US 30 years since originals - three models announced 17/12/09

The CP-1 Stage Piano

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The classic CP piano sound debuted over 30 years ago and has been part of the musical landscape - Peter Gabriel's Red Rain anyone?

The orignal CP's were essentially portable mechanical pianos - and were EXTREMELY heavy - I know, I helped someone put one together recently - a hernia inducing experience I assure you...

Today Yamaha announced the reemergence of the CP stage piano in the form of the Flaship CP1, the mid range CP5 and affordable CP50.

They all feature something called Spectral Component Modeling, which is a fundamentally different approach to any other technology previously employed by Yamaha, combining ultra sophisticated sampling and modeling technology. All sounds can be comprehensively and easily edited, then further customized by adjusting the parameters of 'physical’ components including hammer stiffness and striking position.

Sounds like a cross between physical modelling and sampling...

Pricing and Availability
The flagship CP1 is available from the end of January 2010 and will have a recommended retail price of £4502 including the new 17.5% VAT rate.

The CP5 and CP50 are expected to be available from March 2010 with prices to be announced at that stage. For further information and product movies

More Information

http://www.yamahasynth.com/products/stage_piano

		CP1	CP5	CP50
Keyboard		88 keys, NW-STAGE (Wooden synthetic ivory weighted)	88 keys, NW-STAGE (Wooden synthetic ivory weighted)	88 keys, GH
Maximum Polyphony		128	128	128
Tone Generator		SCM	SCM+AWM2	SCM+AWM2
Performances	Preset	16 x 3 groups	10 x 4 groups x 3 banks	10 x 4 groups x 3 banks
	User	16 x 3 groups	10 x 4 groups x 3 banks	10 x 4 groups x 3 banks
	External	16 x 3 groups	10 x 4 groups x 3 banks	10 x 4 groups x 3 banks
	Parts	2	6	3
	Voice Block	17 piano types	17 piano types + 305 other voices	12 piano types + 215 other voices
	Modulation Effect Block	10 types	10 types + 39 types	10 types + 39 types
	Power-Amp/Compressor Block	8 types	8 types	–
	Reverb	8 types	8 types	8 types
	Master Compressor	–	3-band	3-band
	Master Equalizer	5-band	5-band	3-band
Rhythm	Number of Kits	–	14	14
	Number of Patterns	–	100	100
Display		55 character x 2 lines, VFD	24 character x 2 lines, VFD	24 character x 2 lines, VFD
Controllers		Pitchbend wheel Master volume Knobs 1 - 6	Pitchbend wheel Master volume Knobs 1 - 3 Part volume x 6 Master equalizer x 5 Gain	Pitchbend wheel Master volume Knobs 1 - 3 Part volume x 3 Master equalizer x 3
Connectors	Output	Phones L/Mono, R (unbalanced) L, R (balanced)	Phones L/Mono, R (unbalanced) L, R (balanced)	Phones L/Mono, R (unbalanced)
	Footswitch	Sustain Sostenuto Soft Assignable	Sustain Assignable	Sustain Assignable
	Foot Controller	2x	2x	2x
	Mic Input	–	1x	–
	MIDI	In, Out, Thru	In, Out, Thru	In, Out, Thru
	USB	To Host, To Device	To Host, To Device	To Host, To Device
Power consumption		16W	25W	7W
Dimensions (W x D x H - excluding pedal unit)		1385 x 420 x 173mm	1381 x 405 x 174mm	1381 x 332 x 165mm
Weight (excluding pedal unit)		27.2kg	25.2kg	20.9kg
Additional package contents		Power cord Pedal unit Illustrated Guide to CP1 Owner’s Manual