2:03 Howard Jones - No One Is To Blame (plus snippets) 2:14 Pink Panther theme (Henry Mancini, IIRC?) 2:43 Bill Withers - Lovely Day 4:39 The Verve - Bittersweet Symphony 6:00 Shanice - I Love Your Smile 6:53 TLC - Waterfalls 7:58 Dire Straits - Walk of Life 8:32 Level 42 - Running In The Family 8:46 Steve Winwood - Valerie 9:20 Major Lazer - Lean On? 9:45 ? 10:15 The Doors - Light My Fire (probably not?) 10:50 I feel like I should know that one, but the second part just sounds like the theme from Gremlins. lol 11:40 John Williams - Triassic Pork (tm) I like music, me. lol (a few gaps in there, mainly the jazzier ones.)
Agree maestro engineer, but ... I believe they lost the path and it's basically a new Happy Meal. You make things way better with an ARQ and one EX5 ... even with an Aduino. All the best master Floyd.
Love the CS inspired styling, as a useless can only use sequencing synth-head, not for me, but so great to hear the sounds played by someone that know how to play well - 'No one is to blame' snippets made my evening!
I've always aspired to get good at playing the keyboard, these skills are skills that I love to work on and possess especially within the context of the tunes you are playing. Imagine that, an 70s, 80s and 90s themed keyboard lessons.
Great video Woody, bit surprised at some of the negative comments regarding the CK88, I think for the price this is the best Stage Piano Yamaha have produced. For gigs, the weight, having on board speakers, plus some great piano and EP sounds along with huge functionality make it a great model. Having listened to it live it sounds absolutely superb, I think it is a great choice for musicians playing live
Hey Woody. Love your reviews and I find it really helpful that you try and reply to each comment. Id just like to know whether the sound quality for Pianos, EPs, rhodes and organs on the CK are atleast at par with those on the modx. I dont care about synth sounds. Also. The effects for distortion, overdrive and rotaries. Are they good enough for live gigs in your opinion? Thanks in advance!
Excuse could you please tell me which setting did you use for CK 88 Piano solo ? The Keyboard touch is Normal, Hard or Soft ? Did you change the Cut off or Resonance ? Did you use the compressor ? If so which values ? The three level of the Equalizer seem right in the middle value seen form here, isn't it ? Sorry for all these question but I've just bought the CK 88 but the sound of piano seems so closed, it doesn't want to come out and is very different from your sound that is so good. Thank you.
I’d love to see a somewhat in depth comparison/side by side shootout between this and the Studiologic Numa X while you have them! I’m currently trying to decide between the two while I wait for my tax return to get here 😁 I’m in love with the look, sounds, and how intuitive the interface seems on the CK series. How do the keybeds compare on the CK88 vs the Numa X? I think I’m leaning toward the Numa X 73 right now mainly just because I like that size, 41.4” width vs 52.5” on the CK88 is pretty notable with portability in mind. It’s a shame Yamaha didn’t offer an in between size in their CK line.. It would be great to see some kind of shootout between the two, the seem to fit a similar niche and there isn’t anything out there comparing them to help a guy decide lol. You could be the hero that puts that out there! Love the content either way, I’ll be subscribing and hoping to see that video 🤞
I really like my Numa X Piano 73 and use it for live gigs, much better for me than before my Yamaha MODX 7 (better sounds than CK88, I think). The Numa X iPad integration is very easy, the keyboard and the pianos are the best I've ever had...
Brilliant demo Woody and superb playing, but I have a complaint.....you make me want to buy everything you demo!! 😂One thing I'd love to know is whether you can add additional sounds into this keyboard sound banks. I can't seem to find out if this is possible?
No, being a ROMpler-like AWM engine (limited manipulation of existing presets), however if used as VST controller with a computer the playable sounds are endless, of course.
sorry about giving you the GAS, I am sure someone said o a vid that you can assign an audio track to one of the 3 parts. will try and remember to check.
Hello, thank you for this great video, does this keyboard have seamless transition? When I switch from 1 sound to another does the sound cut off or does weird sound before you start hearing the new live set ?
it lacks the FM-X engine of modx, so less of a synth, more of a rompler/organ. i've been playing it only on speakers myself, which I've enjoyed a lot, not having stuff clamped to my head.
I'm really interested in getting one to play live in a rock band. Have also looked at the Juno DS since I can get the 88 version a lot cheaper in the 2nd hand market but the CK is what I will mostly likely get. Great playing!
I’ve got the roland Juno DS and am gonna upgrade to this. The Juno has killer sounds but having all of the effects (distort,delay,reverb,etc) on dedicated knobs is something I’ve been missing dearly. Playing rock I need to adjust effects constantly in real time depending on the room and how loud the lead guitar is. Also stacking keys with 3 individual faders to control 3 keyboard layers seems great! These features are nothing new but I try to keep my live rig under a certain $$$ in case of theft/mishaps.
The pianos sound good over compressed YU, but does that translate during live playing? I really hate the pianos on anything below a Yam-P515 (being a Nord Grand owner has made me a fussy bugger)
A Bosendorfer piano would have been a nice addition to round out the acoustic piano choices, even a stripped-down sampled version. But yes, Yamaha is careful to not allow the lower tier products to sound as good as their higher tier products, even if it is technically feasible and cost efficient to do so. That's just the biz.
i would say all yamaha acoustic pianos have a compressed, polished and studio-reday sound, if you know what I mean. I like it, and didn't find it a problem playing live, more of a pleasure. I would like some more "character" pianos though.
Very nice demo, Woody. Thanks for that. Only thing is I feel like when you wanted to increase rotary speed on the organs, you added modulation with the mod wheel. Could it be thay rotary speed is actually controlled with the pitch bend instead (like it is on the reface YC)?
@@ChrisP3000x thanks, I assumed this was the case. But then again, in the demo it sounds as if Woody doesn’t speed up the rotary, but adds a tremolo effect with the modulation wheel. I used to have the reface YC and since the CK seems to have the same organ engine, I assume the rotary effect is the same as on the reface. And to be honest, that was better than in this demo on the CK.
@@luucdentoom6955 Woody obviously didn't know where the rotary effect button was. No big deal as no one can know everything all at once. Not sure what you are so confused about.
@@ChrisP3000x I wonder if I’m hearing it right: did he apply tremolo around 4:15 - in which case that’s okay - or did he apply fast rotary - in which case I am confused that it sounds not as good as I would expect it to sound.
big big thanks for this test, a very good review of the sounds ! Acoustic piano seems to lack real dynamic response, it seems it be compressed, not good enough for a classical piece ; CP70/80 are really good as usual by yamaha : it is their babe ! ; acoustic bass too ; wurly not bad bud phaser too present ; jazz organ : why not but not very good ; chorused rhodes : good but not amazing, lacks of mechanical noises ; jp strings : cheap cheap sound...;
Nice toy ... same sounds, nothing new as synth, perfect for the preset lover. Yamaha is stuck on time. Thanks Woody for your time making another great video.
@@WoodyPianoShack Hi Woody! I hear you and completely agree 🙂, actually this is a GREAT option for gig and have premium Yamaha sounds, I wish I had one of these when I was on the road a long time ago hehe. Do you know if they included the same models as in the Reface YC (the little red one) like the Farfisa, Hammond etc etc? that would be amazing! Thanks again for all your great videos and all the time you take to make them possible!.
Actually, I can't hear an improvement over the Yamaha CP4 stage in the piano section. It's more or less the same sound they've been offering for over 15 years by now.
Better buy a modx for the money ....same action allot more sounds ,more versatile ,nice ,big touch screen.Same bords are made of plastic but the modx allot more superior in the price category ,at least in Europe!?!!
@@WoodyPianoShack of course,good point for those specific things 👍.I would put some momeny and buy a cp 88 or yd88 if I really want better build quality and sound.The cp88 and yd 88 has one of the best action on the market .Anyway good content Woody 👍,stay safe brother!!!
No speakers on either the CP or YC, that is one of the many great things about the CK! In addition it weighs significantly less than both models and is more intuitive and easy to use in live situations. I agree it may lack some of the sound quality of both, but it is significantly cheaper. I think the CK is an amazing instrument for the price. Yamaha did a great job
Maybe it’s just my ears today but somehow it sounds a bit lack lustre to me. It’s like a pale imitation of really high quality sounds. They are not bad but just not great. Lacking in warmth and body. ?????
interesting, not something that struck me, although maybe there are richer sounding keyboards available. go compare with my recent numa x sounds demo, both were recorded using exactly the same gear and processing. and you can never trust youtube audio compression.
2:03 Howard Jones - No One Is To Blame (plus snippets)
2:14 Pink Panther theme (Henry Mancini, IIRC?)
2:43 Bill Withers - Lovely Day
4:39 The Verve - Bittersweet Symphony
6:00 Shanice - I Love Your Smile
6:53 TLC - Waterfalls
7:58 Dire Straits - Walk of Life
8:32 Level 42 - Running In The Family
8:46 Steve Winwood - Valerie
9:20 Major Lazer - Lean On?
9:45 ?
10:15 The Doors - Light My Fire (probably not?)
10:50 I feel like I should know that one, but the second part just sounds like the theme from Gremlins. lol
11:40 John Williams - Triassic Pork (tm)
I like music, me. lol
(a few gaps in there, mainly the jazzier ones.)
1:20 Don Henley - The End of the Innocence?
5:40 Journey - Who's Crying Now
9:45 The Stranglers - Golden Brown?
Bruce Hornsby "The way it is" first in line...
@@jenslempke7501 Doesn't sound like "the way it is", sounds much more like The End of the Innocence, which Bruce played piano on
10:50 Desireless - Voyage Voyage
i think you have collectively nailed nearly all of them, great work!
Yamaha do do a fantastically good set of piano sounds, don't they? Electric and acoustic. Lovely stuff.
yeah, can't really go wrong with a yamaha dp sound. their EPs used to suck, but now they are giving them the attention and love they deserve.
Yep, this sounds pretty great. The pianos and that orchestral patch in the end. Beautiful.
Agree maestro engineer, but ... I believe they lost the path and it's basically a new Happy Meal. You make things way better with an ARQ and one EX5 ... even with an Aduino. All the best master Floyd.
Very good playing. And very good demonstration woody! Thank you, from the states!
Thanks Woody, just got my 61 last week. This video was perfect help for me in setting live sets.
Love the CS inspired styling, as a useless can only use sequencing synth-head, not for me, but so great to hear the sounds played by someone that know how to play well - 'No one is to blame' snippets made my evening!
so glad to read that!
I've always aspired to get good at playing the keyboard, these skills are skills that I love to work on and possess especially within the context of the tunes you are playing. Imagine that, an 70s, 80s and 90s themed keyboard lessons.
great, good luck with your progress, practise makes perfect.
Great video Woody, bit surprised at some of the negative comments regarding the CK88, I think for the price this is the best Stage Piano Yamaha have produced. For gigs, the weight, having on board speakers, plus some great piano and EP sounds along with huge functionality make it a great model. Having listened to it live it sounds absolutely superb, I think it is a great choice for musicians playing live
Hey Woody. Love your reviews and I find it really helpful that you try and reply to each comment.
Id just like to know whether the sound quality for Pianos, EPs, rhodes and organs on the CK are atleast at par with those on the modx. I dont care about synth sounds.
Also. The effects for distortion, overdrive and rotaries. Are they good enough for live gigs in your opinion? Thanks in advance!
Great demo as always 😁 How good are the onboard speakers in the CK-88 Woody? As good as the RD-88?
Excuse could you please tell me which setting did you use for CK 88 Piano solo ? The Keyboard touch is Normal, Hard or Soft ? Did you change the Cut off or Resonance ? Did you use the compressor ? If so which values ? The three level of the Equalizer seem right in the middle value seen form here, isn't it ? Sorry for all these question but I've just bought the CK 88 but the sound of piano seems so closed, it doesn't want to come out and is very different from your sound that is so good. Thank you.
Woody - Your videos are a tremendous help. Thank you. Curious as to what you use to plug into your Yammy CK. Yours sounds better than mine
Its sounds very synthetic for most of its sounds. But good effort of Yamaha for making the keyboard as compact, light and small price as possible.
I’d love to see a somewhat in depth comparison/side by side shootout between this and the Studiologic Numa X while you have them!
I’m currently trying to decide between the two while I wait for my tax return to get here 😁
I’m in love with the look, sounds, and how intuitive the interface seems on the CK series. How do the keybeds compare on the CK88 vs the Numa X?
I think I’m leaning toward the Numa X 73 right now mainly just because I like that size, 41.4” width vs 52.5” on the CK88 is pretty notable with portability in mind. It’s a shame Yamaha didn’t offer an in between size in their CK line..
It would be great to see some kind of shootout between the two, the seem to fit a similar niche and there isn’t anything out there comparing them to help a guy decide lol. You could be the hero that puts that out there!
Love the content either way, I’ll be subscribing and hoping to see that video 🤞
I really like my Numa X Piano 73 and use it for live gigs, much better for me than before my Yamaha MODX 7 (better sounds than CK88, I think). The Numa X iPad integration is very easy, the keyboard and the pianos are the best I've ever had...
Brilliant demo Woody and superb playing, but I have a complaint.....you make me want to buy everything you demo!! 😂One thing I'd love to know is whether you can add additional sounds into this keyboard sound banks. I can't seem to find out if this is possible?
No, being a ROMpler-like AWM engine (limited manipulation of existing presets), however if used as VST controller with a computer the playable sounds are endless, of course.
sorry about giving you the GAS, I am sure someone said o a vid that you can assign an audio track to one of the 3 parts. will try and remember to check.
A very nice collection of sounds, and I bet we have only scratched the surface of it's possibilites.
for sure!
Hello, thank you for this great video, does this keyboard have seamless transition? When I switch from 1 sound to another does the sound cut off or does weird sound before you start hearing the new live set ?
no sst sadly, the sound cuts off very abruptly when changing sounds, you need to be very careful or it can ruin a performance.
Have you tried the 61 keys? What about the keybed. I own a Modx 61 and the keybed Is realy bad
nope, never played the 61, and I don't mind the modx61 either.
Sounds awesome, for that price point! Yamaha strikes again :).
I heard "The End of The Innocence" at first...nice!
Woody and your personal opinion which keyboard do you like better the Yamaha ck 88 or Studio logic, Numa X
i have not had any chance to compare yet. i think it depends on how important organ is to you.
Great Demo - -Sounds like same patches as ModX/Montage which are great - I am most curious to hear the built in speakers myself!
it lacks the FM-X engine of modx, so less of a synth, more of a rompler/organ. i've been playing it only on speakers myself, which I've enjoyed a lot, not having stuff clamped to my head.
as expected from Yamaha, NOICE SOUNDS!
also NOICE playing too Woody!💖💖
Is it true that the ghs action always breaks?
1500 l€ keyboard with the same action as a 400€????
I'm really interested in getting one to play live in a rock band. Have also looked at the Juno DS since I can get the 88 version a lot cheaper in the 2nd hand market but the CK is what I will mostly likely get. Great playing!
I’ve got the roland Juno DS and am gonna upgrade to this. The Juno has killer sounds but having all of the effects (distort,delay,reverb,etc) on dedicated knobs is something I’ve been missing dearly. Playing rock I need to adjust effects constantly in real time depending on the room and how loud the lead guitar is. Also stacking keys with 3 individual faders to control 3 keyboard layers seems great! These features are nothing new but I try to keep my live rig under a certain $$$ in case of theft/mishaps.
God dam it Woody, that Bruce Hornsby track name is doing my head in now..
The way it is
@@jenslempke7501 na, I was wrong, it was Don Henley - The End of the Innocence (with Bruce on Piano)
exactly!
Stereo sounds great
2:43 Mike Francis' Lovely Day (this is obscure) 😁
Are you wearing a Sennheiser?
The pianos sound good over compressed YU, but does that translate during live playing? I really hate the pianos on anything below a Yam-P515 (being a Nord Grand owner has made me a fussy bugger)
A Bosendorfer piano would have been a nice addition to round out the acoustic piano choices, even a stripped-down sampled version. But yes, Yamaha is careful to not allow the lower tier products to sound as good as their higher tier products, even if it is technically feasible and cost efficient to do so. That's just the biz.
i would say all yamaha acoustic pianos have a compressed, polished and studio-reday sound, if you know what I mean. I like it, and didn't find it a problem playing live, more of a pleasure. I would like some more "character" pianos though.
Sounds great.
Live! CF3+CP80= super grand, try it
super grand, love the sound of that!
All really nice sounds. The only disappointment is the clav sound. Are there other versions?
yeah there's loads, and the effects make up most of the sound.
Very nice demo, Woody. Thanks for that. Only thing is I feel like when you wanted to increase rotary speed on the organs, you added modulation with the mod wheel. Could it be thay rotary speed is actually controlled with the pitch bend instead (like it is on the reface YC)?
Oh, and I really appreciate that you did demos on the orchestral voices. They sound really good and I wish I had those on the CP88.
It's on a button in the organ section. Can be assigned to whatever.
@@ChrisP3000x thanks, I assumed this was the case. But then again, in the demo it sounds as if Woody doesn’t speed up the rotary, but adds a tremolo effect with the modulation wheel. I used to have the reface YC and since the CK seems to have the same organ engine, I assume the rotary effect is the same as on the reface. And to be honest, that was better than in this demo on the CK.
@@luucdentoom6955 Woody obviously didn't know where the rotary effect button was. No big deal as no one can know everything all at once. Not sure what you are so confused about.
@@ChrisP3000x I wonder if I’m hearing it right: did he apply tremolo around 4:15 - in which case that’s okay - or did he apply fast rotary - in which case I am confused that it sounds not as good as I would expect it to sound.
I think this is an awesome piano but I believe that the bass is compromised in both items ck 61 and ck 88.
big big thanks for this test, a very good review of the sounds ! Acoustic piano seems to lack real dynamic response, it seems it be compressed, not good enough for a classical piece ; CP70/80 are really good as usual by yamaha : it is their babe ! ; acoustic bass too ; wurly not bad bud phaser too present ; jazz organ : why not but not very good ; chorused rhodes : good but not amazing, lacks of mechanical noises ; jp strings : cheap cheap sound...;
it'll be interesting to dig into the raw organ and piano sounds, no fx! not hearing lack of dynamics, but I'll keep ears open.
Nice toy ... same sounds, nothing new as synth, perfect for the preset lover. Yamaha is stuck on time. Thanks Woody for your time making another great video.
i'd probably agree that this is a re-packaging of existing tech, but doesn't have to be a preset machine, it's easy to edit!
@@WoodyPianoShack Hi Woody! I hear you and completely agree 🙂, actually this is a GREAT option for gig and have premium Yamaha sounds, I wish I had one of these when I was on the road a long time ago hehe. Do you know if they included the same models as in the Reface YC (the little red one) like the Farfisa, Hammond etc etc? that would be amazing! Thanks again for all your great videos and all the time you take to make them possible!.
What's the first song/melody? Original? It's beautiful and I need to know 😅
For me it kinda sounds like Taswell from C418 but with a different arrangement.
@@TheEnderBoy6625 That's it! Thank you so much
that's the one, well spotted!
@@WoodyPianoShack Really surprising someone else appreciating the work of C418! Really great work there! :)
10:50 is Voyage Voyage
Hi Woody. Does the CK88 come with a music rest?
Looks like there wasn’t a stand in the earlier video
8:48 Valerie!
Actually, I can't hear an improvement over the Yamaha CP4 stage in the piano section. It's more or less the same sound they've been offering for over 15 years by now.
Better buy a modx for the money ....same action allot more sounds ,more versatile ,nice ,big touch screen.Same bords are made of plastic but the modx allot more superior in the price category ,at least in Europe!?!!
that's a good call, unless you really want those speakers, drawbars and reface organ!
@@WoodyPianoShack of course,good point for those specific things 👍.I would put some momeny and buy a cp 88 or yd88 if I really want better build quality and sound.The cp88 and yd 88 has one of the best action on the market .Anyway good content Woody 👍,stay safe brother!!!
No speakers on either the CP or YC, that is one of the many great things about the CK! In addition it weighs significantly less than both models and is more intuitive and easy to use in live situations. I agree it may lack some of the sound quality of both, but it is significantly cheaper. I think the CK is an amazing instrument for the price. Yamaha did a great job
0:09 Let me guess, Taswell?
😂 great but how about wooly bully watch it now
Pianos and that's it others sounds are very doll
You are a good player...But the singing.....🤫.Very good stage piano.Good sounds.
Just needs auto tune....
need a lot more help than that!
Maybe it’s just my ears today but somehow it sounds a bit lack lustre to me. It’s like a pale imitation of really high quality sounds. They are not bad but just not great. Lacking in warmth and body. ?????
Because it's not based on a virtual analog engine, "only" AWM.
I totally agree. It sounds cheap…
interesting, not something that struck me, although maybe there are richer sounding keyboards available. go compare with my recent numa x sounds demo, both were recorded using exactly the same gear and processing. and you can never trust youtube audio compression.
Well, what do you expect it’s half the price sometimes you get what you pay for
I’m agree