Chopin Op. 69 Nr. 1 - Waltz in A Flat Major - Casio GP 510, Berlin Grand
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 ก.พ. 2025
- Chopin's Waltz in A Flat Major Op. 69 Nr. 1.
Mark Winston, Piano
This is a progress video, both for documentation of my piano playing and video and audio production. I recorded this in August 2022 before moving to Colorado to study classical piano. The piece was recorded in one take. I used 3 microphones and the line-out to record this. The tone is the Berlin Grand on the Casio GP 510 Hybrid Grand Digital Piano, which is a model of a Bechstein piano.
Piano: Casio GP510
Tone: Berlin Grand (Bechstein)
Microphones: Se8 Cardioid pair; MXL 900 Large Diaphragm Condenser
Camera: Canon M50
Lens: Canon EF-M 22mm
Great sound, great demo, you played well.😊😊😊😊😊
Thanks for watching! Glad you enjoyed it.
Muy bien Mark, es hermoso tu piano, saludos. Like 😉😉👍👍26
Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed the music.
C'est très joli, Mark. Ton interprétation est sensible et touchante. J'aime beaucoup ta façon de rendre la musique vivante.
Thank you for watching, and thank you for your kind words. I'm glad you enjoyed the music.
Nice video. I currently own a Kawai GL10 I got new last year for my daytime playing and a Yamaha P515 digital that I play with once in a while.
A few weeks ago I went to the Kawai Dealer with intentions to help choose an acoustic upright Kawai for my mother that’s retiring and wants to learn how to play. She will be my student along with other students. We somehow ended up liking the CasioGP510 they had there (mostly because of the action). I even went to test the Kawai CA99 and much preferred the action on the CasioGP510 so we took it without much testing or investigation.
Once the CasioGP510 was delivered I noticed the notes decay rather quickly and half pedaling isn’t great. I play a lot of Chopin as he is my FAVORITE composer of all time. So I went back to the Kawai dealer and they had just gotten in a RolandGP6 so I tested it out. I found I preferred the piano sounds on it and looks over the CasioGP510.
Now I’m debating possibly exchanging the CasioGP510 for the RolandGP6. Summary. I like the action more on the CasioGP510 but I prefer the more natural decay and resonance of the RolandGP6! Plus I was shocked the CasioGP510 does not even have Bluetooth. I mostly got it because I was impressed by the action and the Bechstein collaboration. The only piano sound I enjoy on the CasioGP510 is the Berlin and the Vienna. Don’t really like the Hamburg as I feel the mid range is quiet in comparison to the lower and upper range. Plus I feel the notes decay too abruptly when I slowly release the pedal on the CasioGP510. Do you also experience this with the CasioGP510? When I slowly release the pedal on the RolandGP6 the notes decay more naturally.
Which one would you go with at this time If you didn’t have any. The CasioGP510 or the RolandGP6?
Thanks for watching!
It sounds like you have a nice piano collection!
I think I played a Roland GP6, or something in the Roland GP line, when I was shopping for pianos in 2021. I wasn't drawn to the tone of the instrument at the time. It's all subjective though and different people enjoy different sounds.
There are a few settings you can adjust on the GP-510 which might help get the sound to your taste. Press the settings button and scroll down to "Acoustic Simulator." There are some parameters within that to alter the tone and timing of the piano's reaction to key presses and pedal use. Try experimenting with those or looking up some other users' settings.
In that Acoustic Simulator menu, you can also adjust the lid simulator setting. By default it simulates fully open. I usually set it to closed or semi, which darkens the tone quite a bit.
Another setting to play with is Volume Sync EQ in the "General" settings. That functions like a multi-band compressor, as far as I can tell. I've enjoyed the tone of the piano with that setting turned off. Adjust it to your tastes.
The other thing you can adjust is the reverb setting, which, I think, is under "Effects." There are a number of different presets on there with shorter and longer decay. That might help with the decay time on the tone.
Also, there is a specific "Chopin" tone on the instrument. If you press the "Enter" button from the default screen, it will pull up a list of "Scenes." There should be one on there for Chopin, as well as Debussy, Beethoven, and Liszt. You might find that those are more suited to your liking.
I hope that helps. You've got a couple of great options for pianos. Let me know which one you choose.
@@markandrewpiano thank you kind gracious sir. I will try it out this evening. The Roland GP6 I’m looking at was literally released like two weeks ago. So it didn’t even exist when I got the CasioGP510 three weeks ago. The one you tested was probably the GP609 which was the old model from like 2016. This new RolandGP6 truly made a big improvement as I never liked Roland until this RolandGP6. But I will try to make some changes on the CasioGP510 and see how much if a difference it makes. Also, how do you save the changes? I tried making adjustments before but it didn’t save them. Thanks
Beautiful interpretation! Is the action of the Casio Gp-510 digital piano close to the action of a grand piano?
Thanks for watching! I'm glad you enjoyed the performance.
That's a tough question. I don't think I can conclusively answer it, but I can at least provide some insight and advice.
Every person's taste for one action vs. another will probably differ. Look for a piano shop near you and try out the GP-510, some other digitals, some uprights, and grands. Definitely check out Casio's site and read about the GP-510. They explain the construction of the action there. Also watch some of @Merriampianos videos about the instrument.
For me, the purpose of an upright or digital is to practice so that I can prepare for performance on a grand. That being said, grand pianos range from roughly the same price range of the GP-510 up to Steinway and Boesendorfer instruments that cost $400,000 or more. The action of the GP-510 is not close to a Steinway model D. However, it may play better than some low end grand pianos, it will compete with most similarly priced uprights, and it will probably outdo all similarly priced digitals.
The type of action we like on a piano depends on our previous piano experience. In my opinion, the GP-510 has incredible action for a digital, and it will feel great if you're used to digital action, especially the action on Casio's Privia line. I liked it more than the Kawai and Roland hybrids I tried. I think it competes with and outdoes most similarly priced uprights in terms of action, and offers all of the digital features. It is an obvious contender if you're shopping for a home piano, or an instrument for the house piano at a small venue. Whether you like the action or not is something you'll have to decide by playing it.
I hope that helps. Let me know if you get a chance to play one and what your thoughts are about it!
@@markandrewpiano Thank you for your answer.
How are you liking the gp510? Any regrets? I'm debating between the gp510 and the Roland Lx708
I really like the Gp510. The action is really nice, as are the three piano tones. I prefer it to other digital pianos I've tried. I think it is a really great instrument for a smaller space and is a great alternative to most upright pianos.
I've not played that model of Roland but have played several of their instruments with the PHA-50 action. They're nice as well. I have been a fan of the Casio instruments for a while, particularly because of their tone, and that was one of the reasons I opted for the GP510 vs the Kawai or Roland models that were available.
Have you made your decision? I'm leaning towards Roland because of sound modeling and sound projection.
@michabroda4719 yes, I went a completely different route. I purchased a Roland fantom 8 with 88 keys; the one with the Pha50 action. The LX17, which is the predecessor to the LX708 has the PHA50 action. It's a nice action. The fantom 8 was in mint condition and I got it for 2k usd. The keyboard will be in one of my rooms, so it doesn't need to look like a piano.
Toll gespielt!
Hab mir dieses Jahr auch das Casio GP 510 geleistet - was ist das für eine Klavierlampe?
Thank you for watching! I'm glad you liked it.
Congratulations on getting a GP 510! How do you like it?
The lamp I use is a Mighty Bright Orchestra light. It covers a wide area and is very adjustable.
@@markandrewpiano I love the piano, could by it second hand one year old.
Specially the action is great!
P.s. In Switzerland I save about SFR 300 tuning costs.
Nice. Why did you use the 3 mics? For the room reverb etc?
Thanks for watching! Yes, I used the 3 mics for capturing the room. I was experimenting with different methods of recording that would normally be used on an acoustic piano. I was hoping to capture sound that more closely matched the setting of the video, rather than adding artificial reverb after the piece was recorded.