Crumar Seven Electric Piano Review

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The Crumar Seven is a new concept in digital pianos. Built into a vintage-style solid wooden case with a focus on vintage electric piano sounds, the Seven is powered by eight physical modeled synthesis engines that include tine and reed electric pianos, electric baby grand, clavinet, acoustic piano, and more. For instant inspiration, call up any of the factory presets, season to taste with onboard effects that include reverb, 3-band EQ, and amp simulation - and start groovin'.

[@dreamcaster552]

Woah dude, nice playing! It‘s a very good review. Had to go to a store to try it out and it‘s as good as it seems!

[@michaelcrabtree7193]

You're an amazing player. Great demo too!

[@Rudog47]

That is awesome. Love the playing

[@JacobDupre]

Rudog47 thanks!

[@lrblouie]

Great demo!

[@margix1172]

The sound of 2 young new great bands!! PARCELS AND VULFPECK!

[@branislavhribik6257]

Perfect sound and design of Crumar 7. Simply the Best electric stage piano. ❤🎹👍🥇🏆😉📸🔈🔉🔊🍾🥂

[@markjaylandes]

Mr. Rogers on da vibes......Bravo 👏

[@eddiemerribaker]

Fantastic playing!

[@abelhasdamantiqueira2892]

In the crumar seven, even the clav sounds beaultifull.

[@biggysmoovemusic7777]

What was the name of that last song you’ve played?

[@routinehead2481]

Dude,,,that sound at around 7:50 is awesome!

[@desmof4649]

I love this piano! One day i will buy it.

[@richardjanes976]

Good luck.

[@troublesomecorsair]

The weight of this piano is fantastic. Without the lid and legs, it's very easy to carry, which is something I prize because I'm constantly adjusting my keyboard stand. The different engines cover different key ranges, which is something clearly laid out in the manual but came as a surprise to me. This means some of the lowest and highest keys on the Seven don't work with the Reed/Wurli or the Vibes (to name a few). The Acoustic and Electric Grands cover the full keyboard range. This is because the Crumar Seven is not only emulating the sounds of these old keyboards, but also their key range. The back-lit knobs are excellent but the button-pushes are clumsy. Sometimes you'll accidentally turn the effect off while trying to access the second parameter for adjustment. The touch of the keybed is slightly too heavy for the likes of me, but the layout and sound quality make up for any short-comings. The acoustic piano does sound a bit weird to me so that will be a good incentive to investigate the editing app. I think if the Seven was bi-timbrel (two sounds at the same time assigned to different midi channels) and had Midi-In, it would be the keyboard of the year for me.

[@HH-xo7fu]

I find that key range thing a bit weird, since it uses physical modelling it would be easy enough to stretch to the full range

[@MovieAddictMitch]

I think it does have midi in on the side. Its like a USB midi port

[@troublesomecorsair]

Correct! It does have Midi In via USB which does work with products like the Kenton MIDI USB Host MkII if the controller has only Midi din

[@spencergellsworth]

These are the same sounds as the GSI Gemini, which also has the very excellent Crumar B3. (Crumar and GSI are the same company.) So if you can live with a MIDI controller and a Gemini desktop unit, you can assign various parameters and get the same thing.

[@enricolongo242]

Seven parameters can be edited by all devices that has wifi.

[@freddieblue6351]

Oh yes...luv this...my Hammond Sk1 61 would be perfect on top. I want it...I like the flatter Baldwin-Wurlizer acoustic piano sound this has. I love the buttons/controls too...

[@Mackaveliking]

I have to get one love the sounds

[@mrwoo40]

They picked the best young guy for this demo.

[@anthonysilva5312]

mrwoo40 great player

[@pineapplejones1092]

Thanks Grandma, I hear he's such a strong boy too, he can nearly carry that piano by himself

[@jackduxbury1632]

Killer playing 🔥

[@Racingheartrecords]

I love your keyboard demos.

[@sweetwater]

👍

[@JacobDupre]

Thanks! :)

[@mariog1051]

Anyone knows what the outro music is?

[@liam7989]

they even put a nice place to put your bourbon-coke you ordered in between sets, thats nice of them

[@nathanblindt]

Underrated comment

[@joeyfloress1131]

Honestly though, I use synths and pedals so that surface is perfect for me.

[@geraldadams9528]

Nicely done.

[@RUHDD4HVN]

Nice all around sound....... the Crumar name still stands tall. Did I hear something like a CP-70/80? Cool key!

[@Jimmy-Chin]

5:05 made my eyes watery...this thing sounds incredible. You play very well.

[@JacobDupre]

Thanks Jimmy, I appreciate it!

[@csabanagyczirok8542]

Whats that song? I love it!

[@JacobDupre]

Part of a song I composed. Glad y’all like it 😁

[@csabanagyczirok8542]

Is there a full version anywhere? :D

[@JacobDupre]

I’m recording it this week at Sweetwater Studios so there will be soon 🙂

[@keyboardresource]

No Hohner Pianet N, RMI Electra-Piano 368x or Baldwin Electric Harpsichord? If I never hear that Yamaha DX7's Rhodes sound again, I'd be happy.

[@MichaelHattem]

This one likes a ridiculous amount of fun!

[@davebartholome2924]

I dunno, I think you gotta have those tines (or whatever) in there to get the sound. It’s like, they keep getting closer with the Rhodes and Wurly patches, but the closer they get, it’s weird, it’s like it’s even more frustrating, because THEY STILL HAVEN’T GOT IT! And don’t even get me started on Clavs.

[@doghouse010]

you certainly know how to sell keyboards my friend. I have the Mojo 61, but now I need this one dammit!

[@D1FunKD]

The digital EP engines (DX, MKS) sound phenomenal imo, the rest well is a bit flat and lacking for me. Not sure what clav actually sounds like that

[@MegaEpstein]

Wow, sounds beautiful 2:10

[@Blech319]

Nice.

[@johnnyparker2128]

I heard that the key action is very heavy.

[@markbaarsbergen36]

Question is how this compares for example to the qualityof the Korg SV2?

[@nodfactor8808]

That's what I'm wondering as well!

[@spmun420]

@the piano forever mentions a couple points of comparison in his review of the Crumar Seven. I think he also mentioned that he'll be doing a direct comparison soon

[@nodfactor8808]

@@spmun420 Sweet. Good to know. Thanks, Sam.

[@konradhausmann6359]

I played a SV1 and the seven in a music store last year and the modelling of the seven isn't as realistic sounding to my ears. It sounded like there was some kind of aliasing especially on the higher notes, too.

[@tony-be3ty]

What cover is he playing in the intro?

[@yareshs]

He's playing the jazz standard When Sunny Gets Blue

[@JacobDupre]

That’s correct 😁

[@BadibuDream]

Good video and good musician ! Can you talk more about the touch ? what other piano the touch is it similar to? thx a lot !

[@sweetwater]

Hello! The Crumar Seven has a 73-key weighted action, balanced very similarly to the way a vintage Rhoads would feel. To my fingers, it feels a lot like a few other compact weighted pianos, first and foremost I'd compare it the the Nord Electro HP. If you'd like to go into more detail, please call my number below. Thanks for your interest! Nick LaMendola, Sweetwater Sales Engineer, [phone] ext. 1660, [e-mail]

[@BadibuDream]

Sweetwater thx a lot for your answer ! :):):)

[@joshandrsn5936]

Sounds great but I reckon this guy would make my kids little tikes toy piano sound good. Good demo

[@80sruler]

Makes me wish I could actually play piano

[@lowekey5843]

what song were you playing at 1:49 when you switch to the clav? BTW, great playing!!!

[@JacobDupre]

I was just improvising :) but it does have the sound of some modern jazz tunes I've played before, like by a Joe Henderson or Coltrane perhaps.

[@JacobDupre]

And thanks! Glad you liked it.

[@leobastosmusic]

Nice big like 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@maxcohen13]

$2,309.00

[@oscarmunoz8984]

It have integrated speakers?

[@konradhausmann6359]

No

[@louiscornale5667]

Great but how about wooly bully watch it now 😅

[@DougMcDave]

Won't you be my neighbor? heh Some of those sounds are so soothing I could go to sleep on them.

[@JustinDovidio]

So is this truly an electric piano with analog pickups and such?

[@sweetwater]

Hi JustinDovidio, thanks for the question! No, this is a fully digital keyboard designed to evoke the look and feel of the vintage boards. It uses 'physical modeling' tech for the sound generation which does a good job digitally emulating the real instruments in a software space. Because they are modeled, you don't have any of the downfalls of sample based synths such as noticeable loop, limited velocity layers and noise floor. If you would like to talk about keyboards, just give me a shout! Drake Sobehrad, Sweetwater Sales Engineer, [phone] ext. 3271, [e-mail]

[@cubdukat]

That Clav sound kinds sounds like a Yamaha electric grand.

[@EverettDudgeon138]

It was. He mixed them up.

[@mrtyreus0]

Oh man, it's like the Korgrumar SV-1

[@mrtyreus0]

Nice Jean Luc Ponty tribute

[@JacobDupre]

Nice catch :)

[@marvinkmooneyoz]

Was that "Ego-Centric Molecules" for a second?

[@JacobCarlson]

This thing is an 80s/90s nostalgia machine. I want one.

[@virv1ndo973]

60s*

[@richardjanes976]

I think the RolandRD2000 digital is still the best digital piano.

[@jayrobichaux5158]

I may have the sell the Wurlitzer 200A and get this.

[@youtubeuser6768]

No.

[@RayyMusik]

1:47 The “clav“ rather sounds like a CP-70.

[@GenuineSoundware]

Indeed, he said "clov" but selected a sampled CP70 sound :)

[@MegaGrooveMachine]

Crumar made some very interesting synths for sure,I even have one in my synth collection.But to be honest you can buy the korg SV1 for half the price and the reed E/Ps sounds way more realistic than the ones on the seven here.Still the seven does have some interesting sounds and from what Ive heard has a better keybed than that of the SV1.

[@tylerthompson1842]

Psychedelic Machine the wurly is on par with the sv1. The Rhodes is amazing to play. It’s sounds and feels very real. I would buy it just on that experience alone. Very vintage sounding where the sv1 was too bright with too much bell character for my taste.

[@konradhausmann6359]

@@tylerthompson1842 i played and compared both in a music store last year. The sv1 definitely sounds more realistic, as the modelling on the seven generates strange artifacts. Its velocity response is much better than the sv1 though. I still bought the SV-1 as I hated the interface and tacky LEDs on the seven

[@johnnyparker2128]

Hmm, I heard the keybed was worse.

[@chazinko]

Don't like the Clav sound on the Crumar.

[@mikes3780]

My god, is this only guy Sweetwater has? Jeezus freaking 'ell!!! I'll come work for $10 an hour jeez!

[@earlwebb9032]

Real shame that the acoustic piano isn’t good Great wurly and Rhodes but the cheap sounding ac piano prevents me buying it

[@gustavtvilde7982]

The Cool thing about it is granted its digital they can update with instruments. They "just" added a 2GB Grand Piano. It sounds very nice and well rounded. Just if you're in the mood to spend some serious cash :)

[@chieftp]

does it arrive with broken/missing/defective parts and freezing electronics like every other Italian instrument?

[@GenuineSoundware]

Yes, and with some spaghetti inside... at $2300 it's an offer you can't refuse...

[@chieftp]

I'll tell you one thing - I'd LOVE to have that case....to put my Nord Electro in so it will look cool.

[@PianoMan-hx3ev]

My car only has one engine on it.

[@tylerthompson1842]

Great Rhodes and Wurlitzer. Decent vintage look to it, except for the cheap Christmas light knobs. The pianos are horrendous. Not even on par with Casio’s stuff. Another swing and a miss.

[@Circadianarrhythmia]

Not a fan, it’s not really that accurate to the Rhodes and other instruments if you know what exactly they sound like, it’s not hard to tell. The sv2 is definitely better in terms of sound quality

[@konradhausmann6359]

I agree. I compared this to a SV-1 and it blew the seven out of the water!

[@JamesCorbettMusic5000]

And they aren’t a patch on Nords

[@davebartholome2924]

How did Korg do with the acoustic pianos on the SV-2? I own the SV-1 and I like the Rhodes and Wurly sounds, but the acoustic piano, while it’s not bad, doesn’t have very good sustain, which makes it usable only it certain contexts (like NOT ballads).

[@Cesarsound1]

The CP80 is so unnatural. I do prefer my YC61.

[@esthermoonmusic]

Sounds great but not $2,300 great

[@thedarkestrainbow]

Jacob Humbert so get the Mojo 61. All the same sounds, and also Organ. $1000 less.

[@frankmontis]

SteeVtheRipper not all the same sounds , but some. The most important ones to me though

[@fightfannerd2078]

@@thedarkestrainbow really

[@smoak2024]

clAAAv - not clOv

[@GlitchComputer]

Sounds great but those buttons are ugly!

[@davidlestrange9153]

Yeah I agree, after like a month of use I kinda wish they were just normal pots

[@marantz777]

I disagree, you have an immediate visual feedback of the settings, and also changing presets you do not have to read dials. Just look at the colour scheme and you are ready to go. I think it is a brillant idea.

[@tylerthompson1842]

They look like cheap Christmas lights. That alone scares me away. Not to mention the pianos The joke used to be “it sounds like a Casio”. But the Privia’s sound amazing in comparison. Hard pass

[@fightfannerd2078]

i like the look of it