NEW Yamaha CK88 & CK61 - The Best Affordable Stage Keys?

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⏰ Timestamps ⏰
» 0:00 Introducing the Yamaha CK88 & CK61t
» 0:58 The Interface!
» 1:46 Let's Hear It!
» 2:10 Is It Sample-Based?
» 2:50 The Screen?
» 3:03 Adding Unison & Chorus?
» 3:58 The Yamaha Sound!
» 4:22 The Keybeds!
» 5:45 The Colour Changing Lights!
» 7:21 Layers, Parts & Split Points!
» 9:15 It Has Speakers & Runs On Batteries!?
» 11:04 Bluetooth & Backing Tracks!
» 12:55 Who Is It For?
» 15:30 Thanks For Watching!
» 16:14 What About The Price!?
» 16:23 Luke's Outro Playing!

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[agoodmansaid]

I’ve got a confession to make. I don’t come here to learn about the keyboards. I come here to hear these guys play and OMG!!!!

[stayconsistentandhumble]

Would it be possible to have Mike Patrick demo the sounds? He does a great job bringing out the true beauty and capabilities of keyboards in my opinion. Thx for the review.

[SD-ffje]

Yamaha not only produce, to me and many others, the very best machines, but they also carve out new areas into which they place the very best. Amazing company. Don't get me going on their motorbikes, lol.

[yamahamusicians]

Anything Luke plays is going to sound fantastic but, yeah these CK keyboards are quite impressive for the money. Not quite what I expected, I think many of us thought the CK was going to be something else entirely but hey, it is what it is and Yamaha has done a great job with this.

[etme]

At this point, Anderton is the best place on the Tube to discover and enjoy synths (in a systematic fashion). And that is no small feat. Especially since I am not from the UK. Yes, Andertonians, you should begin to address this international audience (and potential customer base) more intentionally (ie make it easy to buy from you).

[PhantmK]

Just unboxed this one at the store I work on and I fell in love with it.. it's amazing!

[jlowrie]

Just traded in a Juno DS for the 61 key version. Nothing at all wrong with the Juno, but I just love the simplicity of this. Not sure why, but the built in speakers sold me. So far, I love this keyboard.

[philiphare]

LOVE YAMAHA!! Been using Yamahammers for over 35 years. You guys do a great job. God bless

[tophboph]

I know a lot of people, myself included, are more interested in the fewer keys version due to portability and gigging. I would really appreciate them not getting sidelined. I want to hear JACK talk about the keyboard, each version, comparing keybeds and stuff. Love the vids all the same.

[TheBigtrev]

Dude, this is a phenomenal instrument!! Absolutely amazing, especially considering the price point!!

[KarelBeelaertsvanBlokland]

Brilliant sounds! Crisp, rich, depth, harmonius

[WarrenPostma]

I think these are going to sell by the boatloads. Amazing functionality, nice graded hammer action, great price. Not gonna replace any Nords with this one, but this is for a completely different keyboard player than the Nords. For one thing you could buy three of these for the price of one nord stage right?

[thesoundsmith]

Finally, a designer LISTENED to what we NEED on stage! I could have used this 25 YEARS ago! Operational design and options are just about everything I have complained about over the years- LIMITS ON PEDALS so your swell pedel is full travel but leaves the organ audible when fully off, while letting the piano igone the pedal entirely. I have not yet received mine (ordered ten minutes ago) but I have studied the manual and LOVE the layout. Great job, Yamaha!

[philbrannigan]

Many digital pianos these days, even fairly low-cost ones, sound amazing when played through headphones. They can also sound really good when played through studio monitor speakers (depending on the type of speakers). But in my experience, if you play a digital piano through most small to medium sized PAs, and they will sound not much better than a 1990s Casiotone. They sound boxey and cheap. Dedicated keyboard amps, such as the Roland KC range, sound fine for synths and organs, but are also hopeless when it comes to piano sounds. If you're playing in a band, all you can hope for is that the piano will sound ok in the mix. I've asked a number of sound techs about this, and the common answer is that PA speakers are designed to spread and throw sound. They not designed for full range high fidelity. This surely can't be as good as it gets. Jack's played gigs at all levels. The sound at big stadium touring gigs is obviously in the hands of the sound engineer. But when he plays smaller gigs, he's probably responsible for how his piano sounds out front. It would be great to hear what advice he has on getting a better piano sound at a live gig.

[ezrakh]

i really wish more companies would make stage keyboard with top shelf space ( for synths/pedals etc). been eyeing the crumar for a while but it would be nice to have an option in some of the popular brands.

[mrdali]

I think Yamaha is in some frantic Limbo of what retro style to adapt. This is ment in a good way. I like the style of this. The Organ sliders is kinda "Back to the Electone" and CS Synths. Glad they replaced the Pitch bend and mod wheel from the YC line with more common ones, It's just not placed very practically. It's like a Nord "Oh darn we forgot the pitchbend and mod wheel .. where to put it?" .... and it ended up at the upper left top of the instrument .

[sprinter]

Love the user interface. This combined with YC88 sounds and keybed would be insane.

[salthedrummer]

I want one of these. I will never play like this guy. He makes it look so easy. Fantastic!!

[newgtguy]

Unbelievable what’s possible today. Great video guys! So appreciate you!

[SessionsWithMike]

Great demo! An entry range, truly portable stage with drawbars with one button access to good sounds is always a good thing in the world.