I've been using a Yamaha CP-300 digital piano for the past week to satisfy my piano yearnings.

Absolutely awesome...best hammer action in the business...Pianos and Electric pianos are incredible...nice long sustains with no looping glitches.

Has all the toys for acoustic piano realism... String Resonance (harmonic overtones), Stereo Sustain (open strings while pedaling), and even Key-Off Samples (recordings of felt dampers coming to rest on vibrating piano strings) --

The B-3 emulation is pretty good too, but not as good as the Nord C1 or the Hammond Xk-1....and the action is too heavy for real organ playing, but it's fine for laying down pads.

It's not an arranger, but it would make a great controller for one...unfortunately it's HEAVY...71 lbs heavy...so, for now it's a studio/practise instrument until I can get a lighter DP with the same quality sounds and action.


Ian