Soundcheck: Yamaha CP-30 (Stereo)

[@darwinsaye]

I remember back in the day, I thought these sounded so uninspiring, but now I think they sound beautiful.

[@longde]

this is one of the best videos on the CP30 sound

[@carps898]

I remember watching your video years ago when I bought this

[@longde]

​@@carps898wow! i feel honored. Your cp30 would sound awesome with double chorus

[@carps898]

In this video I did not take advantage of the ability to tune voices. I will film it again.

[@sammclean8925]

love the casio watch to complete the vibe

[@kevindigo22]

I had a CP-30 back in the 80's. Upgraded to a Yamaha C3 grand in the early 1990s. Wish I still had the CP-30.

[@ЕвгенийСветлов-й8е]

Как вас понимать? Сначала был, а потом уже не был....🎉

[@MountainBlade]

oh ma gawddd, please make a video jamming the yamaha with that drum machine you have on top of it there! Beauty playing and sounds.

[@ЕвгенийСветлов-й8е]

У японцев самые лучшие звуки , когда я когда-либо слышал. Они, конечно, черти, в своей политике, но, молодцы. Нечего добавить...

[@treytholen873]

Had one for a couple years and just sold it not long ago. I miss it dearly

[@dontmesswiththeman]

For some reason this gives me Bruce Hornsby and the Range vibes.

[@darrylday30]

Used to play one of these in high school. Wasn’t really impressed. Fun to hear it again though.

[@AnalogueSolutions]

Cool

[@biggrime]

Sounds good 👍🏿

[@GNeuman]

Used loads by Gary Numan between 79-83

[@TurboShade]

Yes owwwweeeeeeeennnn

[@nicholascarroll7239]

Hey I just got one of these and love the sound, but it emits an "someone pressing all the keys noise" at all times. Does yours not do this? If it does, how are you filtering it out? Thanks!

[@carps898]

I have two, they have quite a high noise floor to start with. A bit of noise is normal, as you can hear at the very start of this video. My other one is very noisy and sounds exactly how you describe. Never could figure out how to fix it so I use it as a table :(

[@juzzyboy429]

Usually an issue with old capacitors in the power supply with these old keyboards. Electrolytic capacitors have a shelf life and if this thing hasn't been serviced before they'll definitely be causing issues.

[@lorencarlin2087]

Replace all the caps... Wrap a carbon ring through all power lines: 2-3 turns. Make sure all is truly grounded. Switch plug to 3-prong and ground to chassis. Should help with noise. There is a simple circuit you can build to filter out AC hum. Google it.

[@kevinsturges6957]

I was in a band that owned one. I thought it sounded really dull and dark.

[@rodrigoalonso8535]

cool!! what machine is sitting on top of it?

[@carps898]

A Jupiter 4.

[@rodrigoalonso8535]

@@carps898 epic beyond measure

[@samuelgarcia8984]

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