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Yamaha CP300 Digital Piano

Description

Drawing on rich tradition and experience, Yamaha's new CP300 Stage Piano gives the live performer all the sound and expressiveness of a superbly mic'd grand piano with the portability and versatility of a modern digital instrument.

As master keyboard controllers, the CP300 stage piano lets you take full command of your gear. Play and control external synthesizers and tone generators (such as the MOTIF-RACK ES) during your performance. Assign different internal voices to different sections of the keyboard or even create complex, multi-textured layers of sound. There are four instrument Zones on the CP300 with 4 dedicated Zone sliders on the panel that let you easily tweak the level of each instrument as you play. You can also freely reassign the sliders and wheels to control other sonic characteristics of the connected gear as desired, such as sound attack, decay, brightness and filter cutoff.

When you want your CP300 to sound and act like one of Yamaha's finest acoustics, you will love its versatility to do just that, providing the most authentic sounding and finely nuanced acoustic piano voices possible. Use the special Mono Piano sound, complete with a compression effect, to give punch and power to your live performance; stand out, even in full band situations.


Features:

* 88-key Graded Hammer keyboard with authentic touch
* State-of-the-art AWM tone generation system
* Maximum polyphony of 128 notes
* 50 original Voices, plus 480 XG Voices and 12 Drum Kits
* Five-band Master EQ, with panel sliders
* Reverb, Chorus and other effects, including Delay, Rotary Speaker and Auto Wah
* Comprehensive MIDI functions
* Bend/Modulation wheels
* Built-in high-quality stereo speaker system
* A powerful Performance mode for storing and recalling your custom CP300 settings
* Built-in 16-track sequencer for recording
* Master mode, for independent control of up to four external tone generators
* Balanced XLR outputs
* USB terminal - letting you connect to a computer for recording of your performances, creating/arranging of songs, and converting to notation

Specifications:

Dimensions: (WxHxD) 1,391mm x 170mm x 460mm (54-3/4" x 6-3/4" x 18-1/4")
Weight: 32.5kg (71.7 lbs.)

CONTROL INTERFACE
Number of Keys: 88
Type of keyboard: Graded Hammer
Initial Touch: Yes
Aftertouch: No
Other Controllers: Pitch Bend, Modulation, Master Equalizer Slider, Zone Control Slider, Song Volume Slider, Master Volume Dial
Display Type: LCD with back-light
Display Size: 24 characters x 2 lines
Backlight: Yes

VOICES
Tone Generating Technology: AWM Dynamic Stereo Sampling
Number of Polyphony (Max.): 128
Presets: 50 Voices, 480 XG Voices, 12 Drum kits
Custom Plug-in Voice: No

SONGS
Recording Function: 16-track recording/playback with Tempo adjustment
Max. capacity: 1.4 MB, 140,000 notes

STORAGE AND CONNECTIVITY
AC IN: Yes
DC IN: No
Headphones: PHONES (standard stereo phone jack),
Foot Switch: Assignable foot pedal (Sustain/Sostenute/Soft/Aux)
MIDI: MIDI In/ Out/ Thru
Assignable OUT: No
DIGITAL OUT: No
LINE OUT: Output L/Mono R (standard stereo phone jack), Output L R (XLR)
OPTICAL OUT: No
USB TO DEVICE: No
USB TO HOST: USB(TO HOST)
Others: INPUT L/MONO R (standard stereo phone jack)

Includes:

AC Power Cord
Music rest