As a Numa X Piano GT owner, I loved how it's an audio interface, fully fledged controller with aftertouch, expression pedal assignable inputs, and triple pedal support. It have fantastic piano touch, irrelevant here though, and have decent on board sounds. For the price, it's amazing. What's missing is the organ drawbar this one has. But maybe because of the price, there's some janks you may have to deal with: 1.the screen will deteriorate, have some weird strips appear after turned on for a few hours. 2.the midi signal of the sustain pedal will send to usb midi out even when the midi is turned off (which can be a nice bug when I want to sustain other midi device with the same pedal ) 3.recording with the 4 input are unable to separate from on board sound; inconvenient for recording simple multitracks. Makes these 4 input less useful than it could. 4.somehow the sample rate is fixed to 48kHz, can be problematic in 41kHz projects. Maybe I'm the only one, but bear this in mind when you purchase a Numa
I haven’t had any issues so far with mine. My only gripe with it is the flimsy on/off button which is really cheap and doesn’t work sometimes on the first try.
Mine just arrived . Great purchase. My new gigging board. My other arsenal includes CP73, YC61 , Vox 73 & RD61. Love this Compact 88.. Thank you for your review that influenced me🎹😎👍🏽
I had the previous model for about 5 years and was very happy with it. This version has gone up in price a lot but it is still affordable compared to other models and unbeatable in portability so I would buy it again.
This is another Jack video which did put a huge smile on my face .... great product demo and ... Fatar is an Italian based keyboard manufacturer which supplies keys to many companies like Native Instruments = NI, Studiologic, Arturia and ... Me has got one of their MIDI-Master keyboards and i like to mock the keybed as "fatal" because me is a lazy beginner and the keyboard with hammer mech is more on the heavy side feel wise ... really should start practicing harder some day The demo'd piano does have the TP/9PIANO semi weighted FATAR model ... Me really loves the drawbar feature and the Leslie-FX ... great organ sounds
Something I love about my Numa Compact 2 (the non-X) is that while it is a full-range keyboard with good piano sounds, it's also really lightweight since it doesn't have weighted keys. Most full piano keyboards will also have weighted keys for the piano people, which makes them harder to transport. As far as I can tell, the Numa Compact, X or non-X, the best combination of sound, range, portability, AND affordability. Perfect for someone like me who doesn't own a car and just carries the keyboard walking and commuting.
I just bought it from Thomann last week. So happy with it.❤ the tiny screen is not an issue at all. The keybed is so good compared to other “semi-weighted” brand keyboards. Lastly, it’s very light that I can carry it everywhere!
This video is making me glad I didn't spend double or triple on a Nord Electro 6D or the Yamaha YC 73! The piano, Rhodes and organ sounds are very comparable as far as I can tell. Now if I could only try one in person. In SoCal, GC and SamAsh are dismal disappointments these days!
Anyone who drops close to *Six Thousand* on a keyboard, will undoubtedly defend it till the bitter end. Conversely, anyone who finds a good deal for a little over $500 won't be so defensive, and will undoubtedly have as much joy over the music created, as the money saved. 🤗
@@justinbernal1 while I agree, I doesn’t mean you can’t appreciate the better sounding expensive competitirs while at the same time enjoying the upside of this instrument. I remember going to the store many years ago having to choose between the Yamaha P250 (later CP300) and the Roland RD700sx. My friend bought the P250 because it won in the piano departement, while I went for the Rd700sx because it had better layering abilities and much nicer pad/string sounds at the time (at leadt to my ear). I’ve always loved the strengths of both instruments and acknowledged their weaknesses. Even when I bought my Nord Stage 2 later on I didn’t my disapointment about its flaws (program changes would cause a immediate silencing of everything that was playing prior, something the Roland did better in my opinion). After going through hours of video comparison and even playing some models of Yamaha, Studiologic and Nord, for me the Nord Piano 5 is my personal favorit, when it comes to the combination of Tone, Action, Features. But seeing this and the CK88 makes me realize that the gap is considerably smaller that the relative price difference.
@@merlijnduynstee That makes sense, while I'm primarily a bassist and can justify my spending for the best in the bass department, I can't yet do that for keys, and will probably go for the Studiologic Numa. Cheers!
i use one of the older models (compact 2x) as a main midi board with my computer, its cool that it acts as its own interface. speakers very handy, great action. the piano sounds on this one seem a little better but not crazy improved. same with the organ. al the other sounds were already good. nice playing as well jack.
Awesome demo Jack as always. But if we talking stage keyboard what would you choose between the Numa Compact X SE and the Yamaha Ck61 under (£1000 price range) ?
Most 88key boards are hammer action. This is a fantastic dual synth controller with semi weighted action, the perfect choice to set atop your heavy 88key piano keyboard. Probably not worth the upgrade yet if you have the previous version.
Is it true that you can play with the built-in speakers even when the line-out cables are connected? I had to return my Korg Liano because it sadly wasn’t an option... Thank you very much in advance!
Always adjust the velocity curve for your playstyle before starting. Hitting that top velocity sample layer so much is very unrealistic to a real piano.
Why not 61 = perfect travel board. The 88 size is just weird. Everybody has a an 88 hammer at home - but needs a light piano to bring along with the right compromises in terms off weight and bulk....As I pianist I need a portable PRO bring along board. Nobody makes it. Kc61 - weird narrow keys. Nord Electro 6 - action to stiff and no speakers. The one who makes a 61 with great semiweigted keys, speakers and battery option can take all my money :)
Anderton I have a studio logic sledge , and I Love that thing the keybed is the best ,,,and the sounds are as good as I have ever heard in my life ...and this Numa Numa Keyboard sound Amazing I Love it ,,,, Mai-Ya-Hi Mai-Ya-Hoo Mai-Ya-Ha Mai-Ya-Ha-Ha (Beginning2 2x) Mai-Ya-Hi (Ma Mi Ah) Mai-Ya-Hoo (Ma Mi Ah) Mai-Ya-Ha (Ma Mi Ah) Mai-Ya-Ha-Ha (Phrase 1) Hello, Salute, It's me, Your Duke And I made something that's real to show you how I feel Hello, Hello, It's me, Picasso I will paint, My words of love, with your name on every wall. (Chorus) When you leave my colors fade to gray Ooh a Ooh ah ay, Ooh ah Ooh a Ooh ah ay Every word of love I use to say. Now I paint them everyday. When you leave my colors fade to gray Hey little lover stay, or all my colors fade away Every word of love I use to say. Now I paint them everyday. (Phrase 2) I sold, my strings, my song and dreams And I bought some paints to match the colors of my love. Hello, Helloo, It's me again, Picasso. I will spray, my words of love with your name on every wall. (Chorus) When you leave my colors fade to gray Ooh a Ooh ah ay, Ooh ah Ooh a Ooh ah ay Every word of love I use to say. Now I paint them everyday. When you leave my colors fade to gray Hey little lover stay, or all my colors fade away Every word of love I use to say. Now I paint them everyday. (Ending 2x) Mai-Ya-Hi Mai-Ya-Hoo Mai-Ya-Ha Mai-Ya-Ha-Ha (Ending 2x) Mai-Ya-Hi (Ma Mi Ah) Mai-Ya-Hoo (Ma Mi Ah) Mai-Ya-Ha (Ma Mi Ah) Mai-Ya-Ha-Ha (Chorus) When you leave my colors fade to gray Ooh a Ooh ah ay, Ooh ah Ooh a Ooh ah ay Every word of love I use to say. Now I paint them everyday. When you leave my colors fade to gray Hey little lover stay, or all my colors fade away Every word of love I use to say. Now I paint them everyday. Explanations Meanings Share Email Print Correct
I have the 2X bought ram Andertons. It has simply cut-out at gigs twice, so 9s now relegated as a midi controller in my studio. It simply isn’t reliable enough. This fault has been highlighted further on the Facebook user page.. disappointing
Sounds really good and fatar keys are great buy why has another keyboard been ruined by a stupid tiny screen! Look at the space on either side just wasted. Getting really tired of this
As a Numa X Piano GT owner, I loved how it's an audio interface, fully fledged controller with aftertouch, expression pedal assignable inputs, and triple pedal support. It have fantastic piano touch, irrelevant here though, and have decent on board sounds. For the price, it's amazing. What's missing is the organ drawbar this one has.
But maybe because of the price, there's some janks you may have to deal with:
1.the screen will deteriorate, have some weird strips appear after turned on for a few hours.
2.the midi signal of the sustain pedal will send to usb midi out even when the midi is turned off (which can be a nice bug when I want to sustain other midi device with the same pedal )
3.recording with the 4 input are unable to separate from on board sound; inconvenient for recording simple multitracks. Makes these 4 input less useful than it could.
4.somehow the sample rate is fixed to 48kHz, can be problematic in 41kHz projects.
Maybe I'm the only one, but bear this in mind when you purchase a Numa
I haven’t had any issues so far with mine. My only gripe with it is the flimsy on/off button which is really cheap and doesn’t work sometimes on the first try.
Mine just arrived . Great purchase. My new gigging board. My other arsenal includes CP73, YC61 , Vox 73 & RD61. Love this Compact 88.. Thank you for your review that influenced me🎹😎👍🏽
Nice. I also have a CP73 and YC61. I also have a Korg SV2 :).
I had the previous model for about 5 years and was very happy with it. This version has gone up in price a lot but it is still affordable compared to other models and unbeatable in portability so I would buy it again.
Love it when Jack just shreads a jazzy gospel organ with rotaries
I read that as ovaries
This is another Jack video which did put a huge smile on my face .... great product demo and ...
Fatar is an Italian based keyboard manufacturer which supplies keys to many companies like Native Instruments = NI, Studiologic, Arturia and ... Me has got one of their MIDI-Master keyboards and i like to mock the keybed as "fatal" because me is a lazy beginner and the keyboard with hammer mech is more on the heavy side feel wise ... really should start practicing harder some day
The demo'd piano does have the TP/9PIANO semi weighted FATAR model ...
Me really loves the drawbar feature and the Leslie-FX ... great organ sounds
Something I love about my Numa Compact 2 (the non-X) is that while it is a full-range keyboard with good piano sounds, it's also really lightweight since it doesn't have weighted keys. Most full piano keyboards will also have weighted keys for the piano people, which makes them harder to transport.
As far as I can tell, the Numa Compact, X or non-X, the best combination of sound, range, portability, AND affordability. Perfect for someone like me who doesn't own a car and just carries the keyboard walking and commuting.
I just bought it from Thomann last week. So happy with it.❤ the tiny screen is not an issue at all. The keybed is so good compared to other “semi-weighted” brand keyboards. Lastly, it’s very light that I can carry it everywhere!
Wow what a value! They’re gonna sell a lot of these
1:49: that very piano sample is available in the free NUMA player for iPad. It’s a nice option
This video is making me glad I didn't spend double or triple on a Nord Electro 6D or the Yamaha YC 73! The piano, Rhodes and organ sounds are very comparable as far as I can tell. Now if I could only try one in person. In SoCal, GC and SamAsh are dismal disappointments these days!
This is absolutely NOT even close to the nord stage or the YC series, sorry its just not.
@ I agree on second listening. The default reverb is strange.
Anyone who drops close to *Six Thousand* on a keyboard, will undoubtedly defend it till the bitter end. Conversely, anyone who finds a good deal for a little over $500 won't be so defensive, and will undoubtedly have as much joy over the music created, as the money saved. 🤗
@@justinbernal1 while I agree, I doesn’t mean you can’t appreciate the better sounding expensive competitirs while at the same time enjoying the upside of this instrument. I remember going to the store many years ago having to choose between the Yamaha P250 (later CP300) and the Roland RD700sx. My friend bought the P250 because it won in the piano departement, while I went for the Rd700sx because it had better layering abilities and much nicer pad/string sounds at the time (at leadt to my ear). I’ve always loved the strengths of both instruments and acknowledged their weaknesses. Even when I bought my Nord Stage 2 later on I didn’t my disapointment about its flaws (program changes would cause a immediate silencing of everything that was playing prior, something the Roland did better in my opinion).
After going through hours of video comparison and even playing some models of Yamaha, Studiologic and Nord, for me the Nord Piano 5 is my personal favorit, when it comes to the combination of Tone, Action, Features. But seeing this and the CK88 makes me realize that the gap is considerably smaller that the relative price difference.
@@merlijnduynstee That makes sense, while I'm primarily a bassist and can justify my spending for the best in the bass department, I can't yet do that for keys, and will probably go for the Studiologic Numa. Cheers!
This thing is awesome. The sounds are very impressive
Great demo
i use one of the older models (compact 2x) as a main midi board with my computer, its cool that it acts as its own interface. speakers very handy, great action. the piano sounds on this one seem a little better but not crazy improved. same with the organ. al the other sounds were already good. nice playing as well jack.
Looks like a great instrument ! Imagine they had a 76 /7 3 key version too :)
Sounds great, and the paying was superb. Well done. Wish it was fully weighted
This looks awesome! Do you have independent control of the volume of each layer?
Yes
Thanks. How? I’m not seeing volume controls for each layer. Does it require menu diving?
That's it. I want one.
Jack your playing is lovely mate. When I win that lottery I am buying this from Andertons
wow first few keys and it sounds fantastic. how much???
Great video once again ! Ps : You left the equalizer bass on 0 when you tried the speaker
Awesome demo Jack as always. But if we talking stage keyboard what would you choose between the Numa Compact X SE and the Yamaha Ck61 under (£1000 price range) ?
Really cool product for being so affordable...wow!
Thank God it does not have fully weighted keys (which I need), I bought the Kawai ES520 just two days ago! This looks and sounds great though
I would take this over a CK88 any day. A 61+key version with all the same features would be nice, even with synth-style keys.
I need a fill shootout between this and the Nord stage 4 like it isn't five times the price!
great demo!
Most 88key boards are hammer action. This is a fantastic dual synth controller with semi weighted action, the perfect choice to set atop your heavy 88key piano keyboard. Probably not worth the upgrade yet if you have the previous version.
You need to get Mike Patrick to try it out.
12:24 Brilliant 🙂
Is there much difference between the X SE and the 2x? I can't tell very well from the pictures I see of them.
I have the same question 🙂
It looks exactly like an 2X, so probably the internals (software and sounds?) are new?
Those are good strings. Amazon has several different models. What are the differences?
Andertons is a shop, and Bezos is rich enough
Is the only difference between the X and the Regular SE the drawbars?
I believe so. 200 more for drawbars is bonkers.
@JayTheLane try 400
Is it true that you can play with the built-in speakers even when the line-out cables are connected? I had to return my Korg Liano because it sadly wasn’t an option... Thank you very much in advance!
Beautiful instrument, perfect price.
I considered purchasing one, but I wanted the weighted keys. That is the only reason I didn't buy it. It is an excellent keyboard for that price.
But portability is overwhelming.
Is it similar action wise to an Electro 6d ??
What would you say this Numa Compact compared to the new Roland D-series?
same question for me how does the keybed of the new juno- D8 compair to the studio logic numaCompact (i have the NC2X)
I have the Numa Compact 2x and this version seems like it could have been a simple firmware update.
What's the difference between this and the original Compact X----apart from a couple of hundred quid?
15:07 Dream Theater - Surrounded
Always adjust the velocity curve for your playstyle before starting.
Hitting that top velocity sample layer so much is very unrealistic to a real piano.
whats the difference between the se and the se X
X
The SE doesn't have the drawbars
@@geoffwebber8272 the drawbars will also work with other built in sounds like the included synth engine
I was expecting double the price.
one question : why did they put a 1 inch screen on a $1299 keyboard ? geeez....
I'ts actually half the price.
Great question
It’s half that price, and if it was any larger it wouldn’t be compact.
How many inches per dollar would match your value expectations?
The name reflects the screen size, compact.
Numa. Numa. Yay.
I hate myself, too.
Why not 61 = perfect travel board. The 88 size is just weird. Everybody has a an 88 hammer at home - but needs a light piano to bring along with the right compromises in terms off weight and bulk....As I pianist I need a portable PRO bring along board. Nobody makes it. Kc61 - weird narrow keys. Nord Electro 6 - action to stiff and no speakers. The one who makes a 61 with great semiweigted keys, speakers and battery option can take all my money :)
I think it's because it's already light enough. There are a lot of good products in 61, but this one is aimed at a niche market.
Anderton I have a studio logic sledge , and I Love that thing the keybed is the best ,,,and the sounds are as good as I have ever heard in my life ...and this Numa Numa Keyboard sound Amazing I Love it ,,,, Mai-Ya-Hi
Mai-Ya-Hoo
Mai-Ya-Ha
Mai-Ya-Ha-Ha
(Beginning2 2x)
Mai-Ya-Hi (Ma Mi Ah)
Mai-Ya-Hoo (Ma Mi Ah)
Mai-Ya-Ha (Ma Mi Ah)
Mai-Ya-Ha-Ha
(Phrase 1)
Hello, Salute, It's me, Your Duke
And I made something that's real to show you how I feel
Hello, Hello, It's me, Picasso
I will paint, My words of love, with your name on every wall.
(Chorus)
When you leave my colors fade to gray
Ooh a Ooh ah ay, Ooh ah Ooh a Ooh ah ay
Every word of love I use to say.
Now I paint them everyday.
When you leave my colors fade to gray
Hey little lover stay, or all my colors fade away
Every word of love I use to say.
Now I paint them everyday.
(Phrase 2)
I sold, my strings, my song and dreams
And I bought some paints to match the colors of my love.
Hello, Helloo, It's me again, Picasso.
I will spray, my words of love with your name on every wall.
(Chorus)
When you leave my colors fade to gray
Ooh a Ooh ah ay, Ooh ah Ooh a Ooh ah ay
Every word of love I use to say.
Now I paint them everyday.
When you leave my colors fade to gray
Hey little lover stay, or all my colors fade away
Every word of love I use to say.
Now I paint them everyday.
(Ending 2x)
Mai-Ya-Hi
Mai-Ya-Hoo
Mai-Ya-Ha
Mai-Ya-Ha-Ha
(Ending 2x)
Mai-Ya-Hi (Ma Mi Ah)
Mai-Ya-Hoo (Ma Mi Ah)
Mai-Ya-Ha (Ma Mi Ah)
Mai-Ya-Ha-Ha
(Chorus)
When you leave my colors fade to gray
Ooh a Ooh ah ay, Ooh ah Ooh a Ooh ah ay
Every word of love I use to say.
Now I paint them everyday.
When you leave my colors fade to gray
Hey little lover stay, or all my colors fade away
Every word of love I use to say.
Now I paint them everyday.
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Piano sounds better than my ck
Fahtar. Not Faytar.
ok x has drawbars and other features
Good medicine "not the playing" 😂😂😂😂
I have the 2X bought ram Andertons. It has simply cut-out at gigs twice, so 9s now relegated as a midi controller in my studio. It simply isn’t reliable enough. This fault has been highlighted further on the Facebook user page.. disappointing
Fah-tahr
shouldve called it the se x
Sounds really good and fatar keys are great buy why has another keyboard been ruined by a stupid tiny screen! Look at the space on either side just wasted. Getting really tired of this