Yamaha Cp33 sound

[kkk1130]

Hi Brothers help me a little bit.

i've used cp33 and krk rp5 monitoring speaker for last 10 months.

i've found that cp33 sound is a bit light.

Do you think this is because of speaker or this is typical yamaha sound?

If the light sound is because of speaker, i consider buying KM 60(keyboard amp).

Is it good idea or do i better change keyboard? maybe Kurzweil SP3X

Please give me good advice.

Always budget is problem.

[squarehero]

Light as in lack bass? Maybe your speakers don't have enough bass due to the size? You could possibly increase bass through eq, subwoofer, putting speakers closer to a wall etc.

[Cheez]

Check with your headphones. Don't get a keyboard amp. You are trading definition for loudness. You really want defined sound for keyboards. You may be hearing the Yamaha piano sound. I'm not sure if the Kurzweil will be any better. Kurzweil's piano always sounds thin to me. But that's my preference.

CP33 is a pretty good stage piano. If you get the same sound when you put on headphones, then your ears have a dislike for the Yamaha sound (like mine.. ). In this case, it's best to get an external sound module, preferably from a different brand (Roland, for example). Hook that up with your CP33 via midi and connect to your monitor, and you get the best of both worlds - sounds from Yamaha and Roland (for piano sounds, that's the best range of choices you can get), and you still have the excellent CP33 keyboard touch. You probably need a simple small mixer - 4 inputs (2 stereo from CP33, 2 stereo from sound module).

There's a lot of variations for personal preferences sound-wise. Since we are talking about piano sounds, most pianists will agree that Roland gives one of the better piano sounds, Yamaha next (although I really dislike the high register tinkling sound - it's there in almost every keyboard model), and Korg at the bottom of the list. As I said, I'm not a fan of Kurzweil piano sounds, but I do like their B3 emulations. Note that we are talking strictly about piano/acoustic sounds here. Once we venture into the electronic music genre, the scale flips the other way round - Korg, Yamaha, then Roland as the worst (although their V-synth is pretty good).

[kkk1130]

i just compare with my keyboard sounds from speaker and headphone, sounds come from headphone is better, erm i think my speaker might be small and lack of bass sound.

i also think that i'm a bit bored of yamaha sounds.....^^;; i need to buy external sound module.

By the way, what is a purpose of using keyboard amp?

Just for making sounds loud or what?

Thanks a lot

[kongwee]

Once we venture into the electronic music genre, the scale flips the other way round - Korg, Yamaha, then Roland as the worst (although their V-synth is pretty good).

Korg has pretty good pre-set sound for electronic genre, Yamaha has the most usable preset, Roland has the most user friendly interface. Three of them have different sound engine. There is not good or bad sound. It is very subjective. It depend how you use it. If you don't do synthesis, it could be what you suggest.

[Cheez]

An amp "amplifies", which is what the name meant. Main use is on stage or whenever you are playing with a live band - to hear yourself. In a studio/home, monitor speakers is the way to go. You also get stereo sound with monitor speakers, not amps.

[kkk1130]

An amp "amplifies", which is what the name meant. Main use is on stage or whenever you are playing with a live band - to hear yourself. In a studio/home, monitor speakers is the way to go. You also get stereo sound with monitor speakers, not amps.

So amp won't be choice for home users. okay.. i've got it.

Also there are no bad sounds, just it is up to individual.

Thanks a lot brothers....i've learned a lot from here.