That's because this is the upgraded version PJ88D. You can tell by the sockets in the back. This one has a much better set up for sockets and a separate power and midi socket. (Phew!) Also they've improved the speakers and put a headphone jack on the front. The PJ88D is far superior to its older version.
Congrats! Indeed it's from Castlevania, the best song ever composed! Love it so much! Did you also crack the intro tune (and band)? Yeah the price for what you get is insane. The onboard sounds are a bit meh, but for general practise (not recording) and for beginners it's gonna be a great starter. Easy to hook up with bluetooth midi to an iPad for example. I always wanted an 88 keys Fatar but didn't want it to eat up my whole room. 😂
Yea that song is incredible! I love it too! The intro song sounds familiar but I don't know the name and band. Right, it's such a great value even to use as an 88 key midi keyboard, and yup great for practicing. It looks great for street performing too and at least where I play at the drunk college kids wouldn't mind the sound lol. Yea the connectivity is great, and the onboard battery. I'll probably get one someday. Haha right same! The compact size is so good, takes up much less space.
Intro song is my interpretation of ”Wait for sleep” by Dream Theater (Kevin Moore). I played it from memory so rhythm is not exactly like original. But I love the melody so much 😄👌🥁 Haha yeah but the speaker sound isn’t too bad. Just my old ears that’s very sensitive to harsh 1.5-4 khz sounds 😂 college kids probably don’t give a… 🎉🏕️
@@MattiasHolmgren Oh that's cool you played that, I'm not familiar with that song but will check it out. It sounds lovely 💫 Haha right, it sounds alright to me, lol my ears will become like that someday. And yup, those kids wouldn't even notice yet haha 🎉
Yes but I would rely on external speaker system, and not the OYAYO internal speaker for such gigs. ;) The internal speakers get harsh quite fast. Though I personally connect it to a laptop with Pianoverse or Logic Pro pianos (which are really great).
As I mentioned in the video it's not as light-played as my other midi keyboards. It's quity heavy on the keys. But after a while I got kinda used to it.
Well, I bought this piano and compared it with the Vangoa 88. The Oyaya has a much better sound, so I bought this one. Yet, its playing is not optimal as the keys are a bit smaller than a normal piano (which is also the case with the Vangoa), but the semi weight keys simply do not work as I had expected. You may get three different touches (soft, medium, hard) but the refinement is not optimal unfortunately. I bought this one so I can play in my caravan, and that works, but playing more complex classical pieces is quite a challenge. So, it does the job, but...
Yeah you get what you pay for in this case. I also feel the key response is not the very best. But it's 88 keys, portable and playable and bang for the buck for these features. I have it in the living room to play on when the kids are asleep and I can't play my acoustic 88 keys upright. ;)
Greetings from Venezuela, great video!! I wanna know if this keyboard can be connected through a MIDI cable to an audio interface.. Just in case i wanna use sounds from plugins
Hi Mike. The Expressive E Osmose is wonderful IMHO and it’s been a pleasure talking to them at trade shows and collaborating with them. It’s also super easy to use its MPE functionalities with DAWs and make internal adjustments and finetunings. I’m a piano player and to me it was quite natural to get going with Osmose and also get good sounds out of it. I have very ”small” thoughts on the company with the R, their marketing dep. sent me a very non-ethical collaboration agreement a few years back. And I played the Seaboard in a music store and didn’t like the feel at all. So 🤷♂️ no further comments.
@@MattiasHolmgren I hear you! The more I am looking into this, I come to the conclusion that their customer service is NOT very good. So, I'll scratch that idea!
Thanks for great review. Do you know if the piano Estate e10 is better than yours? Because they look quite similar, so maybe it's the same. Estar, however, is cheaper, so why pay more for the same...
@@MattiasHolmgren Thanks for writing Matt! What about audio? I want to leave my weighted keys home and take one of these foldable keyboards on gigs. But I need the AUDIO from an iPad to come out of the keyboard speakers and Headphone jack. I guess I could use the MP3 input for that if it doesn't work through the USB.
Hi Mattias! After watching your review yesterday, I looked for this particular model here in the EU , but it does not seem available. They only sell another model with the crappy speakers at the back. To get your particular model from the US, one has to pay a hefty fee of nearly $160 for shipping and import duties. That pushes the total price to $380!!! YIKES! 😮
@MattiasHolmgren I have to explain my purpose. I am contemplating starting the piano. Not sure yet. So, I was looking for something inexpensive enough but decent enough that would allow me to start with the basics until i can decide whether playing the piano is my cup of tea or not. In the affirmative I would then buy something more adequate.
Found it. Funny, it did not show up when I looked first. The price is EUR 250. Not ideal but better than nothing. I'll give it a thought or two before I go ahead. I was fixed on an 88-key, but maybe a 61 will be enough for starters (?)
The ol' Piano in a backpack trick. Classic.
Hehe indeed. Fits in a bag. 👌😄
It sounds surprisingly much better than other foldable keyboards that have been reviewed here on YT. Interesting! Thank you for the review!
My pleasure! Yeah it actually is very playable and I enjoy it!
That's because this is the upgraded version PJ88D. You can tell by the sockets in the back. This one has a much better set up for sockets and a separate power and midi socket. (Phew!) Also they've improved the speakers and put a headphone jack on the front. The PJ88D is far superior to its older version.
Can you hook it up to bluetooth ear buds?
Wow ❤ You play soooo beautifully! Awesome review! 👍🏾
oh, thanks! 🙏 glad u like my little piano melodies.
Can you guess the songs in the video? ;)
That one tune was from Castlevania! Also this keyboard looks like a great bargain. $220 is less than what I expected.
Congrats! Indeed it's from Castlevania, the best song ever composed! Love it so much! Did you also crack the intro tune (and band)? Yeah the price for what you get is insane. The onboard sounds are a bit meh, but for general practise (not recording) and for beginners it's gonna be a great starter. Easy to hook up with bluetooth midi to an iPad for example.
I always wanted an 88 keys Fatar but didn't want it to eat up my whole room. 😂
Yea that song is incredible! I love it too! The intro song sounds familiar but I don't know the name and band.
Right, it's such a great value even to use as an 88 key midi keyboard, and yup great for practicing. It looks great for street performing too and at least where I play at the drunk college kids wouldn't mind the sound lol.
Yea the connectivity is great, and the onboard battery. I'll probably get one someday.
Haha right same! The compact size is so good, takes up much less space.
Intro song is my interpretation of ”Wait for sleep” by Dream Theater (Kevin Moore). I played it from memory so rhythm is not exactly like original. But I love the melody so much 😄👌🥁
Haha yeah but the speaker sound isn’t too bad. Just my old ears that’s very sensitive to harsh 1.5-4 khz sounds 😂 college kids probably don’t give a… 🎉🏕️
@@MattiasHolmgren Oh that's cool you played that, I'm not familiar with that song but will check it out. It sounds lovely 💫
Haha right, it sounds alright to me, lol my ears will become like that someday. And yup, those kids wouldn't even notice yet haha 🎉
Are the piano sounds good enough to gig through a speaker? Small gigs… restaurants, hotels etc.
Yes but I would rely on external speaker system, and not the OYAYO internal speaker for such gigs. ;) The internal speakers get harsh quite fast. Though I personally connect it to a laptop with Pianoverse or Logic Pro pianos (which are really great).
@ thanks. Appreciate your opinion and video.
Thanks for the review! Can you connect it to bluetooth speakers? I didn't like the built-in speakers sound.
Yes, I think so, but I would not use bluetooth as it always introduce latency. I would connect via headphones out ;) Thanks! 😀
How do you feel the sensitivity-velocity in this keyboard?
As I mentioned in the video it's not as light-played as my other midi keyboards. It's quity heavy on the keys. But after a while I got kinda used to it.
@@MattiasHolmgren Thank you for your answer, I don't speak much english and I didn't watch your mention. Thank you again!
Well, I bought this piano and compared it with the Vangoa 88. The Oyaya has a much better sound, so I bought this one. Yet, its playing is not optimal as the keys are a bit smaller than a normal piano (which is also the case with the Vangoa), but the semi weight keys simply do not work as I had expected. You may get three different touches (soft, medium, hard) but the refinement is not optimal unfortunately. I bought this one so I can play in my caravan, and that works, but playing more complex classical pieces is quite a challenge. So, it does the job, but...
Yeah you get what you pay for in this case. I also feel the key response is not the very best. But it's 88 keys, portable and playable and bang for the buck for these features. I have it in the living room to play on when the kids are asleep and I can't play my acoustic 88 keys upright. ;)
Greetings from Venezuela, great video!! I wanna know if this keyboard can be connected through a MIDI cable to an audio interface.. Just in case i wanna use sounds from plugins
Yes this keyboard has both midi over usb and regular midi din output. 👍 Thanks, glad u like my video! 🥂🥳😄
Love this, Mattias. Any thoughts on the Roli MPE keyboards? I am thinking about getting a couple. Not sure yet.
Hi Mike. The Expressive E Osmose is wonderful IMHO and it’s been a pleasure talking to them at trade shows and collaborating with them. It’s also super easy to use its MPE functionalities with DAWs and make internal adjustments and finetunings.
I’m a piano player and to me it was quite natural to get going with Osmose and also get good sounds out of it.
I have very ”small” thoughts on the company with the R, their marketing dep. sent me a very non-ethical collaboration agreement a few years back. And I played the Seaboard in a music store and didn’t like the feel at all. So 🤷♂️ no further comments.
@@MattiasHolmgren I hear you! The more I am looking into this, I come to the conclusion that their customer service is NOT very good. So, I'll scratch that idea!
Hi Mattias,
Have you tried the new Startone folding piano? It's insanely cheap at just 82£
It's called Startone FP-90 Folding piano.
They sell it on Thomann, thinking about buying it because I travel a lot, but it's so new that there are no reviews of it yet :/
Oh sorry, no I didn't try any other folding piano. But I'm using this one on a daily basis in our livingroom when I'm not playing the real upright.
Does this keyboard have a split function? As in the option to play one instrument with the left hand and another with the right?
Thanks for great review. Do you know if the piano Estate e10 is better than yours? Because they look quite similar, so maybe it's the same. Estar, however, is cheaper, so why pay more for the same...
Hey thanks. I have no idea how they compares. But I'm having a blast with this one. Super fun in the livingroom.
Hey! Can I use wireless headphones for these types of pianos? Thanks for the answer.
I would not recommend Bluetooth in any scenario because it introduces latency that will mess your playing.
@@MattiasHolmgren thanks for advice
Hi from India , I’m planning to buy one , Can I connect this keyboard to external synth using midi ??
Yes absolutely. It has midi and midi over UsB. 👌🥳
How is the piano sound through a good external speaker?
It sounds good enough. 😃
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Is there any table for these type of piano? Sth to put piano on it
Yes, buy / Use normal keyboard stands.
@MattiasHolmgren I didnt watch till the end , does it have pedal?
I am trying to find out if any of these foldable keyboards playback audio from a tablet app over USB or is it only Midi Out and Charging through USB?
Im pretty sure midi goes over usb too, I hooked mine up to Logic via usb to play some Logic Pro sampled pianos.
@@MattiasHolmgren Thanks for writing Matt! What about audio? I want to leave my weighted keys home and take one of these foldable keyboards on gigs. But I need the AUDIO from an iPad to come out of the keyboard speakers and Headphone jack. I guess I could use the MP3 input for that if it doesn't work through the USB.
is the keys touch sensitive?
Yes, Pressure sensitive, like any other regular midi controller / keyboard.
Hi Mattias! After watching your review yesterday, I looked for this particular model here in the EU , but it does not seem available. They only sell another model with the crappy speakers at the back. To get your particular model from the US, one has to pay a hefty fee of nearly $160 for shipping and import duties. That pushes the total price to $380!!! YIKES! 😮
Hey. Oh that doesn’t sound good. 🤷♂️What’s your budget? Do it need to be battery powered?
@MattiasHolmgren I have to explain my purpose. I am contemplating starting the piano. Not sure yet. So, I was looking for something inexpensive enough but decent enough that would allow me to start with the basics until i can decide whether playing the piano is my cup of tea or not. In the affirmative I would then buy something more adequate.
Found it. Funny, it did not show up when I looked first. The price is EUR 250. Not ideal but better than nothing. I'll give it a thought or two before I go ahead. I was fixed on an 88-key, but maybe a 61 will be enough for starters (?)
@@MattiasHolmgren I don't need a battery. As you must have understood by now, I am not yet musically fit to go play in the street or the park, lol 😆
@tiramisu2506 61 is what I mostly play on. 👌😂💪❤️
Is that can connect/plug in Amplifier speakers?
Yes u can connect to external amp.
Where did you buy it
I got it from the manufacturer (via Amazon order).
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