The Kawai MP5 continues the heritage of Kawai’s highly acclaimed MP8II stage piano but in a compact and lighter package. The Kawai MP5 is a very powerful MIDI Controller Keyboard and Professional Stage Piano. The MP5 features 88 weighted keys Advanced Hammer Action IV (AHAIV) with Acoustic ReactionTM Technology, 192-notes Polyphony, 256 high-quality instrument sounds including Kawai famous Concert Grand Piano sound along with newly sampled alternative grand piano, Electric Piano, plus dozens of other instrument sounds including Drawbar, Organ, Strings, Brass, Synth and Guitar, 256 user setups, 4-zone control, 4 real-time control knobs, backlit LCD display, Reverb and Effects.
The MP5 utilizes Kawai’s acclaimed Harmonic Imaging Sound Technology to create its impressive concert grand piano sound. The piano’s sound is great both in mono and stereo. The AHAIV delivers uncompromising feel in a surprising lightweight and portable keyboard action. With tons of polyphony the MP5 can handle even the most demanding performances, and it is great because notes never run out even with four internally layered sounds and each sound can have it’s own effect.
The MP5 is recommended for the masses who want a nice bright, full piano sound, not too heavily weighted keys, ample polyphony, much internal storage and a solid bread and butter sound pallet. Similarly, the Kawai MP5 Professional Stage Piano would satisfy the most demanding performer’s need for impeccable sound quality, responsive touch and powerful control, and the MP5 delivers all these, and more . . . all at an impressively affordable price. The portable keyboard weight 20.5 kg. Check it out!
The Roland V-Combo VR-700 Stage Keyboard is a Performance Build Organ, High Quality Piano and Synthesizer equipped with all the essential sounds in one easy to use package. The V-Combo VR-700 features 76-keys, velocity-sensitive waterfall keyboard, 128-voice Polyphony for ensemble section and Full polyphony in organ section, Roland’s legendary Virtual Tone Wheel organ technology plus the first class collection of sample sounds including acoustic piano, electric piano, string, brass, synth leads and many more, backing tracks functionality, built-in rhythm.
The Roland V-Combo VR-700 combines an entire keyboard rig into one convenient instrument for fast set-up and portability. The V-Combo dedicated drawbars allows you to modify the organ sound naturally in real time. To also helps you to recreate an authentic organ performance, the D Beam can be used to add tone wheel organ playings effects such as wheel brakes, adding ring modulation, spring shock and volume control.
In addition, the V-Combo backing tracks function and built-in rhythm patterns makes this instrument a multifaceted keyboard and every gigging keyboardist dream come true. This one music instrument is all you need for any live performance. The portable keyboard weight merely 16 kg.
Nord introduced the new Nord Piano 88 at Winter NAMM 2010. And as it is coming from Nord the stage piano is not going to be a straight forward piano but brings players to another level of realism. The Nord Piano 88 is build not only with sound quality, flexibility, lightweight and portability in mind but also added an impressive response and functionality.
The Nord Piano 88 features 88 keys, weighted hammer action keyboard. The Nord Piano incorporates three band EQ, 6 categories of piano sounds; Grand, Upright, EP Tines, EP Reeds, Clavinet and Harpsichord. Nord went further by adding some modeling, sympathetic string resonance and pedal noise modeling. The pedal noise works in a very natural way. The effects in the Nord Piano are just as detailed as the piano sounds them selves. The tremolo adds that perfect vibe, the pan sweeps across the stereo panorama, and the auto-wah brings out the funk in you, like never before.
The portable keyboard weight approximately 18 kg. The Nord Piano 88 is designed specifically for the piano centric guys as there are no strings nor synthesizers just pianos, electric pianos and harpsichord.
Korg unveiled its most portable and affordable digital piano it has ever developed at the recent Winter NAMM Show 2010, the Korg SP-170 Digital Piano. The SP-170 compact, simple, yet elegant designed piano focuses on what is most important in a piano - authentic grand piano feel and vibrant sounds. The SP-170 features a full 88 notes Natural Weighted Hammer Action (NH) Keyboard, a duo sampled concert grand piano sounds and 8 additional sounds; Electric Piano (x2), Harpsichord, Clav, Vibraphone, Pipe Organ, Electric Organ and Strings, 60 notes (stereo) Polyphony.
Additionally, the newly developed Natural Weighted Hammer Action (NH) faithfully reproduces the touch and graduated weight of acoustic piano keys. Though the SP-170 never requires tuning but it offers adjustable tuning that can be matched to other instruments, and it can also be transposed into any musical key. The self-contained SP-170 houses a robust built-in sound system which ultimately delivers robust sound. Whereas, the Reverb and Chorus effects add warmth and spaciousness to the sound. The Korg SP-170 can be used as the master keyboard for computer music software via the MIDI output. This lightweight and easy to carry keyboard instrument also makes it ideal for live performances.
The Korg SP-170 is also perfect for music beginners and is able to satisfy the most discerning pianists. The portable keyboard weight 26 lbs.
Yamaha introduced a redesigned lineup of CP Series Professional Stage Pianos at Winter NAMM 2010, which let keyboard players fully express their passion for playing. Among the new CP Series is the Yamaha CP50, a portable and flexible digital piano which is perfect for professionals on the go. The Yamaha CP50 features 88-key Weighted Graded Hammer Action Keyboard. The CP50 incorporates 128-note Polyphony, a unique new core sounds of Spectral Component Modeling (SCM) tone generation technology, Virtual Circuit Modeling Effects, Motif XS Synthesizers Effects, wide range of sounds like clavs, organs, strings and many more.
The Yamaha CP50 new SCM technology recreates the sounds and nuances of 12 selected Yamaha acoustic and vintage electronic piano sounds. Additionally, the Yamaha CP50 has 215 additional sounds and various effect to make them ideal for wide musical applications. The Yamaha CP50 can also record keyboard performances as MIDI data for playback whenever required and a range of professionally arranged rhythms for added live performance options. The new Spectral Component Modeling technology allows players to adjust the instrument physical components, including the hardness of the hammers, resonance of the sound board and the striking position of the hammers. It also relies on granular parametric data that translates every nuance of the player touch into an expressive tone.
The Yamaha CP50 also allows players to freely build own acoustic and electric pianos by selecting different components of piano types, amplifiers, and effects and customized original piano sounds to an even more diverse range of exciting piano sounds. This easy to carry, compact design and light-weight portable keyboard weight 21 kg.
