Thanks for your excellent audio demo of the ES920. Sounds great. I wonder when Kawai is also going to upgrade the MP to an "MP12" digital piano. That one has a nicer keybed than the ES line, but I'm no keyboard maestro. Would love to get your opinion on the MP12 when it comes out.
Thanks for your continuous great information about the new Kawai ES 920. Notwithstanding I dare to say that 'Imagine' was written und performed by John Lennon as a solo artist and it was published months after the official split of The Beatles - very appealling arrangement, though!
First: extremely wonderful playing! Love the arrangement! Second: could you please do a keyboard sound test? I.e. how much noise does the keys make when released and bouncing up from a pressed to a resting position? The ES8 had a very loud/noisy keybed, and I wanna know if they fixed that on the ES920? Also, did they fix the bounciness?
I have the same concerns, I have a Lowrey Ezp- 8 which I believe is Kawai technology. My piano is very noisy and I definitely don’t want one if it makes a similar sound. I am trying to decide between the Kawai, the Yamaha 515 and the new Roland 90 X. There is a Kawai stockist not too far from my home so I will be able to try one out before deciding.
@@brnfrederick I have a new ES920 sitting next to my computer. The clicking of my computer keyboard is far noisier than the keys of the ES920. But that said, if I press down a key and then let go, when it comes back it makes a low pitched double "thunk" sound. Next time I go to a piano shop I will compare with others. Using a decibel meter on my Galaxy S10, the room is at about 25 dB, and when I thunk around the keys, the dB meter goes up to about 50 dB with the phone right above the keys. If I use an extended hand to play with the keys, speakers off, the sound is quite faint. With the speakers on and volume about half way, the sound goes to 80 dB but I absolutely cannot hear the faint thunk sounds of the keybed. I bought this mail order without even trying it out, but no regrets at all. With the speakers/sound on, I don't hear any sound from the key action. As someone restarting piano after 30 years, I thought hell, these keys are heavy! But in just two weeks, my fingers are not complaining much anymore! :) Before that I was practicing on an M-Audio Keystation 61 Mk3 which has semi-not-so-weighted keys. On a scale of 1 to 10, if the ES920 is a 10, the M-Audio is a 3 or thereabouts. But not a 1 like synth action keys.
@@OnlineMD Thank you Raja, from your information, it seems my concerns are unfounded. Actually I did not buy any of the three I previously mentioned. I bought a Casio/Bechstein hybrid grand. Only got it yesterday and the piano tones are superb. If you are used to playing a keyboard then the weighted action of a piano will feel heavy but as you said, you soon get used to it. The weighted action actually gives a push back and helps to play faster. The Kawai is a superb instrument , happy playing 😍
Great idea recording the speakers with tiny (condenser) mics. The result is the best I've eard on TH-cam. Cuts out room ambience which is the biggest enemy when a recording is to be played in someone else's ambience. Did you try those mics on the Yamaha grand?
I compared them at the shop and bought the Kawai because the keys play more like my acoustic piano and I prefer the Kawai sound above the Yamaha and even my acoustic piano. The only downside I have is that the sound of the internal speakers could be better in my room. I need some eq. I thought the soundsystem of the Yamaha had more authority but the piano sound is more sterile. I play mostly with headphones, the main reason I bought the piano, especially upper notes are gorgeous.
@@rafaelgomez1989 From what I remember, the Yamaha keys are deeper to push and a bit more difficult to play. The Kawai playes more like my upright piano but the acoustic piano is softer to play. The only thing I needed to get used to is that the keys bounce a bit when you let them go. Yamaha didn't have this. I think it's best to try for yourself. I mainly chose the Kawai because I prefer the main piano over the Yamaha, but the build in speakers need a long time break in to sound at their best.
cant answer your first question but I assume thats the case. For the second question - yes and no. its not swapped in the piano, and not swapped in his speakers, but swapped for you as a listener, actually it fits what you see so thats why he went this way.
Hi David, very interesting demo, very different to other demos. Could you tell me which microphones and support are you using to record the ES920? Thank you!
Hello César, first of all, thank you for the new subscribe. And for your question, I used a couple of DPA4099. Notice that the ES920 can be recorded on two ways : 1) with microphones in the same way than this video (but it isn't the best way in fact) 2) With stereo line output from instrument directly, then you will need 2 jack 6,35 cables.
Hello Henry, thank you for the information, I have an MP7SE, and I do use always line output, but also I have an acoustic piano Kawai RX2 Anytime, and I was considering to record with microphones instead of the line out the Anytime system has.
@@grandav94 Hi, many people buy stage pianos instead of home pianos and its frustrating when most demos on yt are done with line out. I hope your close micing technique gets noticed. I'm going to experiment with that as I have a CLP 745, an ES7 and an ES100 to demonstrate the difference in speaker balance/eq
Hi.Thank you for your great video. what do you think about the speakers quality, is the Es920 need an external power amplification with loud speaker? Thank you.
It sounds as if you've mixed the Line-Out together with the output from the mics. IMHO the sound is too much clean and reverb-less to come "only" from the ES920 internal speakers.
The sound is absolutly NOT mixed. DIrect microphone sound from internal speaker. Listen to my others demo and you will ear a difference. The line output brings more brightness. This demo just demonstrate that the sound of internal speakers are good. What is usefull for people whon don't get external audio system.
@@grandav94 Well, then you used a really good setup, because I never listened to such a clean (and reverb-less... soundproof walls?) sound coming from just the internal speakers of any Kawai DP recorded in a video. And I don't think it's just merit of the ES920... There are other videos from other users where the ES920 sounds much worse than yours (from internal speakers).
@@amigamagic5754 I used a couple of DPA4099 microphones (I show them in the beginning of the video) and I wanted to make ear the internal as neutral as possible. Just Like I ear this piano, from internal speakers. You're right, others videos demonstrate this DP Kawai but thru a bad microphone. I want to say that camera microphone or iphone microphone alterate the result. That's why I wanted to make the closer to reality.
Hello Tony, C3 is 187 size. The sound power is quasi similar. Bass spectrum is louder on the C3. But for the other range, with maximum level on the ES920, internal speakers do the job. However, the feeling is not the same. Much more ample with the acoustic, which is an evidence.
Actually David did it correctly - he was monitoring the final output through his recording setup to ensure all was good across the entire signal chain. That validated the final L/R stereo output that he uploaded with the video to TH-cam. If we were all in the room with him (impossible :) we could have just listed to the built-in speakers ourselves.
The sound of the Kawai always gets me. Love the sound. Great video! 👍🏼
Waw, beautiful sounding piano, and great performance !
Thanks a lot.
Nice arrangement 👌
Did the lights run out or?
Thanks for your excellent audio demo of the ES920. Sounds great. I wonder when Kawai is also going to upgrade the MP to an "MP12" digital piano. That one has a nicer keybed than the ES line, but I'm no keyboard maestro. Would love to get your opinion on the MP12 when it comes out.
Thanks for demonstrating such a useful experiment. Now if only this piano would arrive in the USA before Christmas ...
You want I send you mine ???? happy christmas Thomas
@@grandav94 It's clear you're enjoying your ES920 very much. I wouldn't want to take that away. 😄 Enjoy the holidays!
Thanks for your continuous great information about the new Kawai ES 920. Notwithstanding I dare to say that 'Imagine' was written und performed by John Lennon as a solo artist and it was published months after the official split of The Beatles - very appealling arrangement, though!
so will David like to try the Casio PX-S7000's Image Piano?
First: extremely wonderful playing! Love the arrangement!
Second: could you please do a keyboard sound test? I.e. how much noise does the keys make when released and bouncing up from a pressed to a resting position? The ES8 had a very loud/noisy keybed, and I wanna know if they fixed that on the ES920? Also, did they fix the bounciness?
I have the same concerns, I have a Lowrey Ezp- 8 which I believe is Kawai technology. My piano is very noisy and I definitely don’t want one if it makes a similar sound. I am trying to decide between the Kawai, the Yamaha 515 and the new Roland 90 X. There is a Kawai stockist not too far from my home so I will be able to try one out before deciding.
@@brnfrederick I have a new ES920 sitting next to my computer. The clicking of my computer keyboard is far noisier than the keys of the ES920. But that said, if I press down a key and then let go, when it comes back it makes a low pitched double "thunk" sound. Next time I go to a piano shop I will compare with others. Using a decibel meter on my Galaxy S10, the room is at about 25 dB, and when I thunk around the keys, the dB meter goes up to about 50 dB with the phone right above the keys. If I use an extended hand to play with the keys, speakers off, the sound is quite faint. With the speakers on and volume about half way, the sound goes to 80 dB but I absolutely cannot hear the faint thunk sounds of the keybed.
I bought this mail order without even trying it out, but no regrets at all. With the speakers/sound on, I don't hear any sound from the key action. As someone restarting piano after 30 years, I thought hell, these keys are heavy! But in just two weeks, my fingers are not complaining much anymore! :) Before that I was practicing on an M-Audio Keystation 61 Mk3 which has semi-not-so-weighted keys. On a scale of 1 to 10, if the ES920 is a 10, the M-Audio is a 3 or thereabouts. But not a 1 like synth action keys.
@@OnlineMD Thank you Raja, from your information, it seems my concerns are unfounded. Actually I did not buy any of the three I previously mentioned. I bought a Casio/Bechstein hybrid grand. Only got it yesterday and the piano tones are superb. If you are used to playing a keyboard then the weighted action of a piano will feel heavy but as you said, you soon get used to it. The weighted action actually gives a push back and helps to play faster. The Kawai is a superb instrument , happy playing 😍
Great idea recording the speakers with tiny (condenser) mics. The result is the best I've eard on TH-cam. Cuts out room ambience which is the biggest enemy when a recording is to be played in someone else's ambience.
Did you try those mics on the Yamaha grand?
Unfortunately, I don't have tried those mics on yamaha grand. However, thanks for your post. David.
I love the ES920 but wonder how it compares to the Yamaha P-515....
Hello William, a lot of people ask the same question.
I compared them at the shop and bought the Kawai because the keys play more like my acoustic piano and I prefer the Kawai sound above the Yamaha and even my acoustic piano. The only downside I have is that the sound of the internal speakers could be better in my room. I need some eq. I thought the soundsystem of the Yamaha had more authority but the piano sound is more sterile. I play mostly with headphones, the main reason I bought the piano, especially upper notes are gorgeous.
@@Krishnafred That is good information.....thanks!
@@Krishnafred Hello how do you comlare the KEY ACTION between the 920 vs 515...I don't like VERY SOFT ACTIONS
@@rafaelgomez1989 From what I remember, the Yamaha keys are deeper to push and a bit more difficult to play. The Kawai playes more like my upright piano but the acoustic piano is softer to play. The only thing I needed to get used to is that the keys bounce a bit when you let them go. Yamaha didn't have this. I think it's best to try for yourself. I mainly chose the Kawai because I prefer the main piano over the Yamaha, but the build in speakers need a long time break in to sound at their best.
Very good, could you please post some examples of full accompaniments, mainly for rock-pop, if possible, thanks?
Ok Bûlent. Thank you for your advise. I will do my best to propose you such a demo.
Is there a big difference between the ES 920 and the ES 8?
Is this the default "SK Concert Grand" sound?
Also, the left/right channels are swapped, are they not?
cant answer your first question but I assume thats the case.
For the second question - yes and no. its not swapped in the piano, and not swapped in his speakers, but swapped for you as a listener, actually it fits what you see so thats why he went this way.
Hi David, very interesting demo, very different to other demos. Could you tell me which microphones and support are you using to record the ES920? Thank you!
Hello César, first of all, thank you for the new subscribe. And for your question, I used a couple of DPA4099. Notice that the ES920 can be recorded on two ways : 1) with microphones in the same way than this video (but it isn't the best way in fact) 2) With stereo line output from instrument directly, then you will need 2 jack 6,35 cables.
Hello Henry, thank you for the information, I have an MP7SE, and I do use always line output, but also I have an acoustic piano Kawai RX2 Anytime, and I was considering to record with microphones instead of the line out the Anytime system has.
@@grandav94 Hi, many people buy stage pianos instead of home pianos and its frustrating when most demos on yt are done with line out. I hope your close micing technique gets noticed. I'm going to experiment with that as I have a CLP 745, an ES7 and an ES100 to demonstrate the difference in speaker balance/eq
pretty good speakers, i say
Hi.Thank you for your great video. what do you think about the speakers quality, is the Es920 need an external power amplification with loud speaker? Thank you.
It sounds as if you've mixed the Line-Out together with the output from the mics. IMHO the sound is too much clean and reverb-less to come "only" from the ES920 internal speakers.
The sound is absolutly NOT mixed. DIrect microphone sound from internal speaker. Listen to my others demo and you will ear a difference. The line output brings more brightness. This demo just demonstrate that the sound of internal speakers are good. What is usefull for people whon don't get external audio system.
@@grandav94 Well, then you used a really good setup, because I never listened to such a clean (and reverb-less... soundproof walls?) sound coming from just the internal speakers of any Kawai DP recorded in a video. And I don't think it's just merit of the ES920... There are other videos from other users where the ES920 sounds much worse than yours (from internal speakers).
@@amigamagic5754 I used a couple of DPA4099 microphones (I show them in the beginning of the video) and I wanted to make ear the internal as neutral as possible. Just Like I ear this piano, from internal speakers. You're right, others videos demonstrate this DP Kawai but thru a bad microphone. I want to say that camera microphone or iphone microphone alterate the result. That's why I wanted to make the closer to reality.
@@grandav94 That's nice. I noticed you play with the EX piano sound more than with the SK-EX. Do you like the EX more?
What about compared acoustic grand piano? Size around 180cm. Is it loud enough?
Hello Tony, C3 is 187 size. The sound power is quasi similar. Bass spectrum is louder on the C3. But for the other range, with maximum level on the ES920, internal speakers do the job. However, the feeling is not the same. Much more ample with the acoustic, which is an evidence.
@@grandav94 can you please elaborate what you mean by "ample"? I'm not familiar with that word/term.
why do you use a headphone and internal speaker in the same moment? 🤣
Hello Klaus, you're right ! I used my headphone to control the recording cession and I forgot it.
Actually David did it correctly - he was monitoring the final output through his recording setup to ensure all was good across the entire signal chain. That validated the final L/R stereo output that he uploaded with the video to TH-cam. If we were all in the room with him (impossible :) we could have just listed to the built-in speakers ourselves.
@@grandav94 HELLO, live your VIDEOS and SONG SELECTION. WHAT HEADPHONES YOU RECOMMENDED for PIANO PRACTICE ?