dbjorck
09-08-2004, 10:28 AM
Hi!
Last week I received my CVP309-GP (I live in Denmark), and I'm very happy with it.
Some comments (having had a CVP208):
*) Having the panel on the inside of the lid works very well, and certainly contributes to the Grand Piano look, although it is not perfect as it is still mostly flat (actually convex rather than concave as on the real thing) and with a big ugly hinge running through the middle of it.
*) The lid seems very sturdy (and is quite heavy). All the connections are in a large cavity just inside the lid (2 flat cables, and 2 round). I see no larger risk of failures than with the 200 series, as all the cables are running free and without stresses on them.
*) The lid slowly slides closed in an extremely sexy fashion (like the boot on a luxury car), indicating the quality and care that has gone into the design of it.
*) There is a new very handy Part Selection section on the Panel.
*) There are new shortcut buttons for Score and Song Select on the Panel.
*) There's a new Performance Assistant function which automatically adjusts the pitch of the notes you play to the chords in the piece. It really makes it possible for anyone to jam to a jazz piece!
*) The new Mega voices are awsome, however it is hardly possible to play them on the keyboard, they have to be programmed in. They are also few, and only for guitar and bass.
* I once saw a question about the size of box that the CVP900 came in. The CVP309 was approx. 130x160x50 cm, weighing 150 kg (seemed huge to me).
Some things I miss;
*) I would have expected wheels on it like on a real grand piano, as it almost weighs as much as one.
*) It would have been nice if the unit automatically turned itself off when you closed the lid, conversely on when you opened it.
*) My favorite choir voices are missing; the ones where you got a "Dao" sound when you played hard, and had a very realistic "do-doom-doom-doom" sound in the lower register.
*) The instructions on the Internet connection is deplorable, and I have yet to make it work (although that could be due to some problems I currently have with the Proxy server). It is just one page listing SOME options for connecting to the Internet, but no definitive list and absolutely no instructions on how to go about any of them. The listed options all require buying extra equipment, but at the same time it indicates loosely in the text that you can just use the existing connection through the PC, which is what I'm currently trying without luck. It doesn't on the other hand explicitely say that it is an option, it is all EXTREMELY wishy-washy.
I've attached a couple of photos of it with the lid open and closed (excuse the poor quality, it had to be heavily compressed in order to fit the 50k limit on attachments). If you have any questions about it, let me know.
Brgds
Danny
Last week I received my CVP309-GP (I live in Denmark), and I'm very happy with it.
Some comments (having had a CVP208):
*) Having the panel on the inside of the lid works very well, and certainly contributes to the Grand Piano look, although it is not perfect as it is still mostly flat (actually convex rather than concave as on the real thing) and with a big ugly hinge running through the middle of it.
*) The lid seems very sturdy (and is quite heavy). All the connections are in a large cavity just inside the lid (2 flat cables, and 2 round). I see no larger risk of failures than with the 200 series, as all the cables are running free and without stresses on them.
*) The lid slowly slides closed in an extremely sexy fashion (like the boot on a luxury car), indicating the quality and care that has gone into the design of it.
*) There is a new very handy Part Selection section on the Panel.
*) There are new shortcut buttons for Score and Song Select on the Panel.
*) There's a new Performance Assistant function which automatically adjusts the pitch of the notes you play to the chords in the piece. It really makes it possible for anyone to jam to a jazz piece!
*) The new Mega voices are awsome, however it is hardly possible to play them on the keyboard, they have to be programmed in. They are also few, and only for guitar and bass.
* I once saw a question about the size of box that the CVP900 came in. The CVP309 was approx. 130x160x50 cm, weighing 150 kg (seemed huge to me).
Some things I miss;
*) I would have expected wheels on it like on a real grand piano, as it almost weighs as much as one.
*) It would have been nice if the unit automatically turned itself off when you closed the lid, conversely on when you opened it.
*) My favorite choir voices are missing; the ones where you got a "Dao" sound when you played hard, and had a very realistic "do-doom-doom-doom" sound in the lower register.
*) The instructions on the Internet connection is deplorable, and I have yet to make it work (although that could be due to some problems I currently have with the Proxy server). It is just one page listing SOME options for connecting to the Internet, but no definitive list and absolutely no instructions on how to go about any of them. The listed options all require buying extra equipment, but at the same time it indicates loosely in the text that you can just use the existing connection through the PC, which is what I'm currently trying without luck. It doesn't on the other hand explicitely say that it is an option, it is all EXTREMELY wishy-washy.
I've attached a couple of photos of it with the lid open and closed (excuse the poor quality, it had to be heavily compressed in order to fit the 50k limit on attachments). If you have any questions about it, let me know.
Brgds
Danny