Started watching the video because I wanted to hear what sounds came with the piano but after you started playing and singing I can honestly say that I could care less about the piano. I could listen to you sing and play those oldies ALL DAY!
I keep listening and I get ever more surprised !!! That Roberta Flack´s song sounds AWESOME and the sound and sound that smashed my head was Benny and the jazz !!! SIMPLY GREAT !!!! Marcelo From Buenos Aires, Argentina
I got a CA901 2 weeks ago, play classical mostly, similar action to this and I absolutely adore it. Glad your like yours! Nothing better than having a great connection with the instrument, not fighting it but just flowing.
Man I don’t know who you are but you sound so professional. You earned that thing. I enjoyed every single song than you played. Can’t wait to watch part 2.
You have always been an inspiration to me in playing the piano, I have the same Yamaha but I have a lot more to learn because I am still a beginner, but thank you for motivating me to keep going.
Great Review and great voice and performing !!!! Salute from Argentina, Buenos Aires... by the way i´ve been watching the video because of the review itself but I´ve got really impressed !!! Thanks you and congrats... !!!! Marcelo
❤❤ I just got this video recommended!! Nice to hear you play around with the piano!! Love your voice!!! I have to look into you more!!! Keyboard playing is so fun!!!! What a quality sound on that Kawai piano!!
Awesome Ron. Congrats on getting this awesome digital piano. You are such a talented singer and player and love the genre of music you play. I owned the lower end Kawai as my first 88 fully weighted key digital piano and absolutely loved it. The MP11SE is an AMAZING digital piano and sounds so magnificent. It's the choice piano Ryan Tedder of One Republic uses on tour as well as several other great artists. What did you do with the CP88? Hope you don't plan on moving this beast around too much. It's quite heavy. Good Lord it sounds so GOOD!!!!!!!
I am loving this MP11SE the more I play it. I gig with the CP88. It's a great board as well, but is only 37 lbs. This Kawai will be my studio piano. Thank you for your kind comments. Have a great day! God bless.
My pleasure Ron and thanks again. One quick question, can you recommend an online site in order to learn chords and to play piano as quickly as possible?
Congrats too Ron, enjoy 🤗🎹🎶. You’re piano style and vocal singing style too is always so good to enjoy. The new 🎹 founds great 👍 hey Ron. What a treat this will be for your musical 🎶 enjoyment and creative variety of recordings too. Does it have some nice choir pads like the Roland FANTOM & Korg PA5X has? Cheers, Ron 🤗🎶
Very much enjoy your videos Ron but was surprised to see you with a new board. I have the Yamaha CP88 and absolutely love it. I’m sure you have your reasons. Keep up the good work.
I love the CP88 as well, but... it doesn't have this action that's on the Kawai. This MP11SE will be my studio piano. It is HEAVY (75 lbs) and I love it. I'll continue to gig with my CP88.
Really enjoyed your review. All the way from Kuching, Sarawak here. With your playing style & voice, I think any keyboard sounds good too. I look forward to listen on. Thank you.
You are a good singer and player, it’s a pity the music scene has become so corrupted that decent players can’t get the opportunities they used to get to make a decent living.
@AnthonyCooper-f8t yeah it was always bad,but nothing like it is today,I create some great music but it will probably be never heard,at least in the past I could’ve had a chance making decent money creating music,those days are gone,
wow. You should be signed by Kawai to promote their boards - incredible talent on both the keys and the vocals. You would fit in perfectly with The Wrecking Crew!
I bought a used BROKEN MP11 and worked on (kawai was very helpful with parts & schematics). It is an astounding instrument and provides much inspiration. GET A ROADCASE if you use it live...previous owner did not!!!.I got it broken and cheap....agree with you don't need a band.
Greetings from Cornwall in the UK Ron Hey, you have a really very good voice and very professional. Can I have you as my music teacher to teach me how to play. I recently bought a second hand genos 1
That’s a beautiful keyboard. I had an MP7 and it was beautiful too, but kind of heavy to gig with especially as I got older. Wondering if you’re going to gig with that -those babies are really heavy! But the heavier they are the better they play.
Yes, it is a beautiful keyboard, and a beast. I love the fact that it's 75 lbs. This will be my studio piano. I will not gig with it. I have a Yamaha CP88 I gig with.
@@robina9185 If I may, you should get TWO speakers so you can play in STEREO. Your keyboard is built to be played in stereo. Playing in mono (just one speaker) is kinda like taking a shower with a rain jacket on. You feel the water hitting your body, but you don't really FEEL the water. Get yourself a good set of headphones and listen to your Kawai, and then listen to it playing through just one speaker. HUGE difference. We live and hear in stereo. We have two ears. Take advantage of the true essence of your Kawai. 🙂
Nice work. I recently purchased its little brother the MP7SE, which actually has the same action as the Nord Grand 2. The MP-11 definitely has a considerably better action though, but it came down to weight for me. I'm retired, and gig every once in a while, and weight was a big part of the tradeoff. Maybe I'll get a MP-11 someday for the house...who knows. Have you discovered how to limit the keyboard "scope" of layered sounds yet? For example, piano and strings. Of course, have the piano play on all keys. But limit the strings to sounding on just part of the keyboard...perhaps eliminating them on the bottom octave, and the top 2-3 octaves. Allows the piano to shine in the upper octaves, without being evident that the strings fell out. It's a simple setting that can be changed on the fly, and works very nicely. Looks like you have a Yamaha MX-6 mixer in your studio setup as well. Me too. Best regards, and thanks for posting...
Yes, you can change the key range of each part. I'll get around to doing that soon. I'm glad this board is 75 lbs. I'm not going to gig with it. It will be my studio piano. I'm retired as well, but still gig. Take care.
Hi Ron great video. I love the sounds the Kawai has even if it’s limited in its capability compared to some of the competition. You’re correct that it’s incredibly heavy but I suppose that’s the pay off for having a great playing action. Even though the MP11SE has been around a good few years now I think for the price you get an excellent product. I don’t play myself however I’m an ex pro sound engineer so sound quality is particularly important to me especially within a live setting. For piano sounds I’d say I most like the Kawai, Dexibell and Kurzweil products although Nord do nice piano sounds too. I just think Nord are extremely expensive for what you get. Yes they are good and generally user friendly but a bit too overpriced in my opinion. I was going to ask what key/keys do you generally sing/play in? Is there one you particularly prefer for your voice? I’m assuming you’ve transposed some of the tracks you do into a more suitable key and octave compared to the original. I ask because I sing and play drums and my voice is in a very similar range to yours. Anyway keep up the great videos and I can’t wait to see more of the Kawai being used in action. Out of curiosity are you going to use external sound modules with the MP11? James
Hey James. Thank you for your comments. First of all, I love the fact that it's 75 lbs. This will be my studio piano, so I won't gig with it. It's a beautiful beast. Yes, what a value for the price, and I agree with you that Nords are overpriced. I've had both Kurzweil and Dexibell S7. Traded the Kurzweil for a KORG organ. Didn't keep the Dexibell. It sounded good but just wasn't the right fit for me. Those keys felt awesome though. As for keys I usually play in, it's really a matter of the note range of the lead line. Some songs I can play and sing in the original key. Most I have to transpose. If I had to choose one key, it seems Ab might be it. And, no, I will not be using the external sound modules. Take care and God bless!
@@RonWarrenmusic57 yes I think some of the sounds in the Dexibell especially S9 are really good but my friend who’s a pro player was saying the thing he didn’t like was it was too menu driven rather than it being an easy touch to alter sounds etc. I have to say for the money, I think Kawai make some brilliant products. If they could update the MP7SE to have better organ and and EP sounds plus giving it enough sliders to simulate drawbars then it would be right up there. I was going to ask are you still using the SM58 as your main vocal mic?
@@James-el2kj Yes I remember the "menu-driven" part of the Dexibell was one of the reasons I returned it. I can say the same for my Yamaha CP4 which I still use at church. I never really connected with that board. Yes, I still use the SM58 for my vocals on my UA-cam stuff. I use a Beta87 when I gig. Looking to possibly get a sEV7. Have a great day!
@@RonWarrenmusic57 if I could throw you a curve ball in for live vocals, take a look at the Audio Technica artist elite AE6100. It’s actually the microphone that Elton John used but it’s also the microphone I use in my hire kit for vocals unless someone wants a Shure or Sennheiser. It’s so much brighter than than an SM58 and in my opinion is a nicer and clearer microphone than the Beta 58. The problem with SM58’s is they are muddy and everything is all in the mid range but the AE6100 is bright, clear and gives a great sound. It’s definitely worth a shot.
Ty Ron I been thinking of getting this MP11se, what holds me back is that it's 10 years old and we came a long way in improvements Can you tell me what speakers your using they sound great
MP11's been around for awhile and for good reason. Built like a tank and realistic solid buttery smooth key action. I've played the MP11SE and Nord stage, piano, and grand. My opinion, the SE wins hands down. You made a great choice. Great playing & singing and great demo!
@@sharingmatters I had a Nord Electro6 a few years ago. I returned it because I missed the 88 keys. I liked the software interface. I can't give a comparison on key action since it wasn't graded hammer. I like the fact you can download your own voices and delete as well.
@@sharingmatters I believe the latest Nord Stage and Nord Grand use Kawai hammer actions customized to enable faster runs especially for organs on the Stage. To me, Both actions feel too light for dedicated piano playing.
… Ron, last enquiry Bro on this MP11SE 🎹: Is the keybed action heavier, more resistant, or lighter than the CP88 weighted piano action? Thank you Ron, appreciate your feedback comments whenever able. Cheers 😁
Each keyboard has its advantages. The pianos on the CP88 are brighter. It has more sounds which include brass, guitars, and organs. It's a great keyboard for gigging which I will still use for that. The Kawai action is much better. The Shigeru Concert Grand has a really nice sound to me and makes me want to play it and sing with it. It's more limited in what it can do, but for me it's perfect. I will not gig with it since it's so heavy (75lbs).
Each keyboard has its advantages. I have the CP88 and gig with it. The pianos on the CP88 are brighter. It has more sounds which include brass, guitars, and organs. It's a great keyboard for gigging which I will still use for that. The Kawai action is much better. The Shigeru Concert Grand has a really nice quality sound to me and makes me want to play it and sing with it. It's more limited in what it can do, but for me it's perfect. I will not gig with it since it's so heavy (75lbs).
Great choice of piano, I think it's the best midi keyboard for a real piano player even today. I think the Nord has an inferior Fatar action found in many high end electronic keyboards, although maybe it was changed to an in-house one in the last refresh of their flagship keyboard, either way, the "feel" of the MP-11SE is great, and mine must be getting almost 15 years old of daily playing by now. I worked for a while playing background piano in ritzy restaurants, supper clubs & hotels, so have played many very nice acoustic pianos, and I bought a low end Kawai portable piano to hold me over when my own acoustic was in storage, and was blown away how good it was, compared to Yamahas and Nords I'd played. I upgraded it to an MP-11 SE I liked to sound so much, and the action is even better than the already good one on the low end Kawai. Now my acoustic Steinway is back, I use my MP-11SE even now, having the midi out is more than just useful, it's become essential. I'm now thinking of getting another "low end" Kawai portable midi piano/midi keyboard, just to have something easier to move around: while I love my MP-11, it weighs a ton. (BTW that Barry Manilow song I always associate with Donner Summer's cover of it published a year after it was first released. The intro chords are of course Chopin's Prelude in C.)
The Yamaha CP88 ceases to amaze me. It’s practically endless what you can do with it when it comes to creating new sounds with different combinations of voices.
That Shigeru concert grand patch sounds great, Ron. You've got a very nice voice, too! I'm kind of regretting my recent purchase of a Roland Juno DS-88. Don't get me wrong: It's an awesome synth -- at a laughably reasonable price -- but I bought it because I needed a piano for an upcoming gig. It's got about 2000 sounds onboard (most of which I probably won't use), and for the most part, they're incredible, but what I needed most was a piano sound, which was disappointing. The pianos are either too dark or too tinny and digital-sounding. The electronic keyboards (Rhodes, Wurly, etc.) sound great, but the acoustic piano patches don't sound anywhere nearly as good as your Kawai. Where did you get yours?
@@RonWarrenmusic57 I also have a MP-11SE. Your recording sounds way better than my unit without any tweaks to the sound that I have tried. Especially Shigeru piano. What kind of sound processing or setup are you using? Could you please share the Shigeru settings that you are using?
@@kimmoh9267 Are you running your Kawai stereo? You must do that. Are you running through a mixer? If you want it to sound like mine, get you a good small mixer. I have a Yamaha MG06X. Send a stereo pair of cables from your Kawai into the mixer on the 1/4" stereo channel (3/4 or 5/6). Get you a Roland GO:MIXER Pro-X. This is an interface I use and it's the best purchase I've made in many years. Not too expensive either. Run a stereo pair (XLR) from your outputs on your mixer to the inputs (1/4") on the GO:MIXER Pro-X. Adjust your knobs and levels to suit you. At the back end of the GO:MIXER you run out of it (with the cable they provide) to the input of your phone (either iPhone or android). When you record video with your phone the clean line-in audio will come from your system and sound professional and beautiful. This may be why your Shigeru doesn't sound the way you want. If you bought your Kawai new, then your settings for the Shigeru will be like mine. If not, someone may have tweaked it away from default. If you still need settings on my Shigeru, I can get them to you.
I have the mp7se that has the same sounds, and for the life of me cannot work out how many people on youtube playing the SK grand have this clean bright tone. Mine sounds wooly and not bright at all. I spoke to another user and they noted the same problem. How is your SK grand sounding so bright? Did you add any post processing?
No, I haven't added anything like that. The first SK grand you hear is the default that you get when you turn the keyboard on, so yours should sound like that. If it doesn't, then check your settings. Click on EDIT and look at all your parameters. Something may be changed without your knowledege. Maybe do a complete reset.
Strings. Why the heck is there a delay, and on every keyboard that has strings. But anyway, where do you get your arrangements, or do you just listen a hundred times and get it that way? Thanks.
You can edit the attack on the strings to start right away. I don't use arrangements, just the ones in my head. When you've heard these songs your whole life they come naturally.
@@RonWarrenmusic57 I'm old ... just turned 68 🙂, heard them all, played a lot of them many years ago. Thanks, man. You are very much appreciated and wonderful talent.
Each keyboard has its advantages. The pianos on the CP88 are brighter. It has more sounds which include brass, guitars, and organs. It's a great keyboard for gigging which I will still use for that. The Kawai action is much better. The Shigeru Concert Grand has a really nice sound to me and makes me want to play it and sing with it. It's more limited in what it can do, but for me it's perfect. I will not gig with it since it's so heavy (75lbs).
Yes, I would. The key action is the same as an actual acoustic grand piano. It weighs 75 pounds, so it's good for a studio piano. It does have dynamics you can change in your settings.
it's nice to see you switch from the CP88 to this magnificent MP11SE
Started watching the video because I wanted to hear what sounds came with the piano but after you started playing and singing I can honestly say that I could care less about the piano. I could listen to you sing and play those oldies ALL DAY!
Thank you, Amanda!
Great playing and singing. Congratulations on your new piano, it’s so sweet. Where do you play in public, I’d love to come out and watch you perform.
I'm in NC
I keep listening and I get ever more surprised !!! That Roberta Flack´s song sounds AWESOME and the sound and sound that smashed my head was Benny and the jazz !!! SIMPLY GREAT !!!!
Marcelo From Buenos Aires, Argentina
I got a CA901 2 weeks ago, play classical mostly, similar action to this and I absolutely adore it. Glad your like yours! Nothing better than having a great connection with the instrument, not fighting it but just flowing.
You're such a great talent! Thanks for the review.
Thank you
Sounds great!! The ultimate piano!!
Man I don’t know who you are but you sound so professional. You earned that thing. I enjoyed every single song than you played. Can’t wait to watch part 2.
Thank you!
I watched this this morning going to work. It made my day! Thank you. Congratulations on your new keys! It looks amazing - and sounds beyond amazing.
Thank you Luciano!
You have always been an inspiration to me in playing the piano, I have the same Yamaha but I have a lot more to learn because I am still a beginner, but thank you for motivating me to keep going.
Thank you. Keep playing! You are welcome.
as a guitar player for years i finally got a Kawai MPSE to learn piano and it's a great keyboard love it
It's my lucky day! I find myself singing along and enjoying it immensely! Lovely playing and vocals, thank you.
@@JojoJojo-hd3xp Thank you so much.
I own the MP11. I love it so much. Great to see someone playing it with such a great talent!
Thank you!
You play and sing wonderfully, Ron, really enjoyed this video, the Kawalec sounds really good. Subscribed !
The Kawai sounds great!
Great Review and great voice and performing !!!! Salute from Argentina, Buenos Aires... by the way i´ve been watching the video because of the review itself but I´ve got really impressed !!! Thanks you and congrats... !!!!
Marcelo
Really nice! Glad you're enjoying your new piano! You sound amazing!!! Take care. -Kenneth
Love your Elton. You're a great performer
Thank you
❤❤ I just got this video recommended!! Nice to hear you play around with the piano!! Love your voice!!! I have to look into you more!!! Keyboard playing is so fun!!!! What a quality sound on that Kawai piano!!
Thank you
Awesome Ron. Congrats on getting this awesome digital piano. You are such a talented singer and player and love the genre of music you play. I owned the lower end Kawai as my first 88 fully weighted key digital piano and absolutely loved it. The MP11SE is an AMAZING digital piano and sounds so magnificent. It's the choice piano Ryan Tedder of One Republic uses on tour as well as several other great artists. What did you do with the CP88? Hope you don't plan on moving this beast around too much. It's quite heavy. Good Lord it sounds so GOOD!!!!!!!
I am loving this MP11SE the more I play it. I gig with the CP88. It's a great board as well, but is only 37 lbs. This Kawai will be my studio piano. Thank you for your kind comments. Have a great day! God bless.
WOW!!!!!!
That sounds amazing and you play simply beautiful and your singing is incredible.
Thank you for such a great review.
@@ajotech Thank you so much
My pleasure Ron and thanks again.
One quick question, can you recommend an online site in order to learn chords and to play piano as quickly as possible?
@@ajotech I'm sorry but I can't. I play by ear so I don't need chord charts. I'm sure there are many sites for you to choose from.
Great vid.
Video request ...... A deep dive into your tablet , app, foot controller, etc...
I'll try to include that on a future post.
Congrats too Ron,
enjoy 🤗🎹🎶.
You’re piano style and vocal singing style too is always so good to enjoy.
The new 🎹 founds great 👍 hey Ron. What a treat this will be for your musical 🎶 enjoyment and creative variety of recordings too.
Does it have some nice choir pads like the Roland FANTOM & Korg PA5X has?
Cheers, Ron 🤗🎶
Hey Garzo. The MP11SE has one choir voice in the PAD section.
You are a good pianist with some very tasteful voicings. Also good singing voice. From one pianist to another Nice stuff. Cheers
Thank you so much.
Awesome review! Awesome playing and singing!!!!
Thank you!
New sub! Great playing and singing. True talent.
Thank you!
Madelie
I love Kawai sound have an old K1 😊
You are such an amazing Artist.
Thank you so much.
Very much enjoy your videos Ron but was surprised to see you with a new board. I have the Yamaha CP88 and absolutely love it. I’m sure you have your reasons. Keep up the good work.
I love the CP88 as well, but... it doesn't have this action that's on the Kawai. This MP11SE will be my studio piano. It is HEAVY (75 lbs) and I love it. I'll continue to gig with my CP88.
I think you’d find the Kawai MP11 SE has a far superior key bed than the Yamaha…. It’s in a different class altogether, key bed wise .
Really enjoyed your review. All the way from Kuching, Sarawak here. With your playing style & voice, I think any keyboard sounds good too. I look forward to listen on. Thank you.
Thank you so much.
Sounds unbelievable! Some of the songs made me sad😔 Remembering all the songs we’d played going all the way back to Nightfall!
@@barryjones4209 Me too P
You are a good singer and player, it’s a pity the music scene has become so corrupted that decent players can’t get the opportunities they used to get to make a decent living.
The music business has been ruined period.
@@robertmichalscheck3072 When it comes to the music business, the deck has ALWAYS been stacked against musicians. 🤣
@AnthonyCooper-f8t yeah it was always bad,but nothing like it is today,I create some great music but it will probably be never heard,at least in the past I could’ve had a chance making decent money creating music,those days are gone,
To me, few digital keyboards qualify as "instruments", but this one does. You're making some good music here.
Thank you
wow. You should be signed by Kawai to promote their boards - incredible talent on both the keys and the vocals. You would fit in perfectly with The Wrecking Crew!
Thank you, Scott!
Amazing demonstration!! I will buy Kawai instead of ??? 🎹🎹🎹 . Thanks for sharing your wonderful experience on Kawai
Your New YT mate,
Dan of 8-BK
Great purchase!
Excellent, you don't need a band!
I bought a used BROKEN MP11 and worked on (kawai was very helpful with parts & schematics). It is an astounding instrument and provides much inspiration. GET A ROADCASE if you use it live...previous owner did not!!!.I got it broken and cheap....agree with you don't need a band.
Yeah, if I was going to gig with it (which I'm not), I would get the roadcase AND A DOLLY! Thanks for your comment Gavin.
Great showcase for this keyboard.
Good choice best quality keyboard action you can always midi in different sound but the keys are permanent. Have fun.
Greetings from Cornwall in the UK Ron
Hey, you have a really very good voice and very professional.
Can I have you as my music teacher to teach me how to play. I recently bought a second hand genos 1
If you were local.
@@RonWarrenmusic57 on line ?
great voice and playing
That’s a beautiful keyboard. I had an MP7 and it was beautiful too, but kind of heavy to gig with especially as I got older. Wondering if you’re going to gig with that -those babies are really heavy! But the heavier they are the better they play.
Yes, it is a beautiful keyboard, and a beast. I love the fact that it's 75 lbs. This will be my studio piano. I will not gig with it. I have a Yamaha CP88 I gig with.
Muito bom, excelentes vídeos, seu talento não tem fronteiras, saudações do Brasil
Thank you!
Good playing,manilow tune is a great song
The Kawai is excellent but you're an even better singer.
Thank you so much.
Great stuff, Ron. Out of interest what speakers have u connected just for the home practice.
Thank you Robina. I'm playing and recording in-line, so no external speakers are being used.
@@RonWarrenmusic57 Thanks, Ron. I'm thinking of getting the mp7se and a speaker for a small room.
@@robina9185 If I may, you should get TWO speakers so you can play in STEREO. Your keyboard is built to be played in stereo. Playing in mono (just one speaker) is kinda like taking a shower with a rain jacket on. You feel the water hitting your body, but you don't really FEEL the water. Get yourself a good set of headphones and listen to your Kawai, and then listen to it playing through just one speaker. HUGE difference. We live and hear in stereo. We have two ears. Take advantage of the true essence of your Kawai. 🙂
@@RonWarrenmusic57 Thanks for the advice Ron. I know nothing about speakers , my current keyboard has speakers built in.
Nice work. I recently purchased its little brother the MP7SE, which actually has the same action as the Nord Grand 2. The MP-11 definitely has a considerably better action though, but it came down to weight for me. I'm retired, and gig every once in a while, and weight was a big part of the tradeoff. Maybe I'll get a MP-11 someday for the house...who knows.
Have you discovered how to limit the keyboard "scope" of layered sounds yet? For example, piano and strings. Of course, have the piano play on all keys. But limit the strings to sounding on just part of the keyboard...perhaps eliminating them on the bottom octave, and the top 2-3 octaves. Allows the piano to shine in the upper octaves, without being evident that the strings fell out. It's a simple setting that can be changed on the fly, and works very nicely.
Looks like you have a Yamaha MX-6 mixer in your studio setup as well. Me too.
Best regards, and thanks for posting...
Yes, you can change the key range of each part. I'll get around to doing that soon. I'm glad this board is 75 lbs. I'm not going to gig with it. It will be my studio piano. I'm retired as well, but still gig. Take care.
Super nice man!
Hi Ron great video. I love the sounds the Kawai has even if it’s limited in its capability compared to some of the competition. You’re correct that it’s incredibly heavy but I suppose that’s the pay off for having a great playing action. Even though the MP11SE has been around a good few years now I think for the price you get an excellent product. I don’t play myself however I’m an ex pro sound engineer so sound quality is particularly important to me especially within a live setting. For piano sounds I’d say I most like the Kawai, Dexibell and Kurzweil products although Nord do nice piano sounds too. I just think Nord are extremely expensive for what you get. Yes they are good and generally user friendly but a bit too overpriced in my opinion.
I was going to ask what key/keys do you generally sing/play in? Is there one you particularly prefer for your voice? I’m assuming you’ve transposed some of the tracks you do into a more suitable key and octave compared to the original. I ask because I sing and play drums and my voice is in a very similar range to yours.
Anyway keep up the great videos and I can’t wait to see more of the Kawai being used in action. Out of curiosity are you going to use external sound modules with the MP11? James
Hey James. Thank you for your comments. First of all, I love the fact that it's 75 lbs. This will be my studio piano, so I won't gig with it. It's a beautiful beast. Yes, what a value for the price, and I agree with you that Nords are overpriced. I've had both Kurzweil and Dexibell S7. Traded the Kurzweil for a KORG organ. Didn't keep the Dexibell. It sounded good but just wasn't the right fit for me. Those keys felt awesome though.
As for keys I usually play in, it's really a matter of the note range of the lead line. Some songs I can play and sing in the original key. Most I have to transpose. If I had to choose one key, it seems Ab might be it. And, no, I will not be using the external sound modules. Take care and God bless!
@@RonWarrenmusic57 yes I think some of the sounds in the Dexibell especially S9 are really good but my friend who’s a pro player was saying the thing he didn’t like was it was too menu driven rather than it being an easy touch to alter sounds etc. I have to say for the money, I think Kawai make some brilliant products. If they could update the MP7SE to have better organ and and EP sounds plus giving it enough sliders to simulate drawbars then it would be right up there. I was going to ask are you still using the SM58 as your main vocal mic?
@@James-el2kj Yes I remember the "menu-driven" part of the Dexibell was one of the reasons I returned it. I can say the same for my Yamaha CP4 which I still use at church. I never really connected with that board. Yes, I still use the SM58 for my vocals on my UA-cam stuff. I use a Beta87 when I gig. Looking to possibly get a sEV7. Have a great day!
@@RonWarrenmusic57 if I could throw you a curve ball in for live vocals, take a look at the Audio Technica artist elite AE6100. It’s actually the microphone that Elton John used but it’s also the microphone I use in my hire kit for vocals unless someone wants a Shure or Sennheiser. It’s so much brighter than than an SM58 and in my opinion is a nicer and clearer microphone than the Beta 58. The problem with SM58’s is they are muddy and everything is all in the mid range but the AE6100 is bright, clear and gives a great sound. It’s definitely worth a shot.
Ty Ron
I been thinking of getting this MP11se, what holds me back is that it's 10 years old and we came a long way in improvements
Can you tell me what speakers your using they sound great
I'm running it line-in. No speakers.
Very good indeed...both your keyboard playing and voice... obviously, seasoned player.
Thank you so much
Great demo. Lovin' the music.
Is your mic going into the piano or computer please?
@@geoguitar1950 Thank you. The mic is going into my mixer.
MP11's been around for awhile and for good reason. Built like a tank and realistic solid buttery smooth key action. I've played the MP11SE and Nord stage, piano, and grand. My opinion, the SE wins hands down. You made a great choice. Great playing & singing and great demo!
what are your feelings in comparison to Nord? Software and less realistic action?
@@sharingmatters I had a Nord Electro6 a few years ago. I returned it because I missed the 88 keys. I liked the software interface. I can't give a comparison on key action since it wasn't graded hammer. I like the fact you can download your own voices and delete as well.
And thanks for the compliment.
@@sharingmatters I believe the latest Nord Stage and Nord Grand use Kawai hammer actions customized to enable faster runs especially for organs on the Stage. To me, Both actions feel too light for dedicated piano playing.
@@rcom9880 thx
Very nice. Would love to hear you play Freebird on that keyboard.
Thank you for sharing!! nore videos please with the MP11SE
loving your content sir
@@jimmykorongemrima5340 Thank you!
You’re no good, you’re no good, you’re no good, NO You’re great!!!!👏👏👏👍👍👍
@@UncleMilty Thank you!
… Ron, last enquiry Bro on this MP11SE 🎹:
Is the keybed action heavier, more resistant, or lighter than the CP88 weighted piano action?
Thank you Ron, appreciate your feedback comments whenever able.
Cheers 😁
It's heavier than the CP88, but in a nice way. Very responsive with the triple sensor.
Sounds very nice, Ron. Great demo-ing too. Obvious question, how does it compare to the CP88?
Each keyboard has its advantages. The pianos on the CP88 are brighter. It has more sounds which include brass, guitars, and organs. It's a great keyboard for gigging which I will still use for that. The Kawai action is much better. The Shigeru Concert Grand has a really nice sound to me and makes me want to play it and sing with it. It's more limited in what it can do, but for me it's perfect. I will not gig with it since it's so heavy (75lbs).
J’adore 🎵💯👌
I’ve been looking at the mp7se or the cp88. I would love to hear your thoughts on the sound comparison on the two
Each keyboard has its advantages. I have the CP88 and gig with it. The pianos on the CP88 are brighter. It has more sounds which include brass, guitars, and organs. It's a great keyboard for gigging which I will still use for that. The Kawai action is much better. The Shigeru Concert Grand has a really nice quality sound to me and makes me want to play it and sing with it. It's more limited in what it can do, but for me it's perfect. I will not gig with it since it's so heavy (75lbs).
Great choice of piano, I think it's the best midi keyboard for a real piano player even today. I think the Nord has an inferior Fatar action found in many high end electronic keyboards, although maybe it was changed to an in-house one in the last refresh of their flagship keyboard, either way, the "feel" of the MP-11SE is great, and mine must be getting almost 15 years old of daily playing by now.
I worked for a while playing background piano in ritzy restaurants, supper clubs & hotels, so have played many very nice acoustic pianos, and I bought a low end Kawai portable piano to hold me over when my own acoustic was in storage, and was blown away how good it was, compared to Yamahas and Nords I'd played.
I upgraded it to an MP-11 SE I liked to sound so much, and the action is even better than the already good one on the low end Kawai. Now my acoustic Steinway is back, I use my MP-11SE even now, having the midi out is more than just useful, it's become essential.
I'm now thinking of getting another "low end" Kawai portable midi piano/midi keyboard, just to have something easier to move around: while I love my MP-11, it weighs a ton.
(BTW that Barry Manilow song I always associate with Donner Summer's cover of it published a year after it was first released. The intro chords are of course Chopin's Prelude in C.)
@@pixelwash9707 Good info. Yeah I have a separate cover of it that includes the Chopin intro. Check it out.
The Yamaha CP88 ceases to amaze me. It’s practically endless what you can do with it when it comes to creating new sounds with different combinations of voices.
What a incoherent post, stupid!
Awesome cover of Donna Summer
@@malarampersad9492 Thank you!
That Shigeru concert grand patch sounds great, Ron. You've got a very nice voice, too! I'm kind of regretting my recent purchase of a Roland Juno DS-88. Don't get me wrong: It's an awesome synth -- at a laughably reasonable price -- but I bought it because I needed a piano for an upcoming gig. It's got about 2000 sounds onboard (most of which I probably won't use), and for the most part, they're incredible, but what I needed most was a piano sound, which was disappointing. The pianos are either too dark or too tinny and digital-sounding. The electronic keyboards (Rhodes, Wurly, etc.) sound great, but the acoustic piano patches don't sound anywhere nearly as good as your Kawai. Where did you get yours?
Kraft Music. Ask for Adam. Tell him I sent you. 😊
@@RonWarrenmusic57 Thanks, Ron. How would you describe the action? My Roland is slightly sluggish and not as light as the action on my Yamaha CP4.
Sounds nice. Which speaker are you using?
No speaker, just line-in recording.
@@RonWarrenmusic57 I also have a MP-11SE. Your recording sounds way better than my unit without any tweaks to the sound that I have tried. Especially Shigeru piano. What kind of sound processing or setup are you using? Could you please share the Shigeru settings that you are using?
@@kimmoh9267 Are you running your Kawai stereo? You must do that. Are you running through a mixer? If you want it to sound like mine, get you a good small mixer. I have a Yamaha MG06X. Send a stereo pair of cables from your Kawai into the mixer on the 1/4" stereo channel (3/4 or 5/6). Get you a Roland GO:MIXER Pro-X. This is an interface I use and it's the best purchase I've made in many years. Not too expensive either. Run a stereo pair (XLR) from your outputs on your mixer to the inputs (1/4") on the GO:MIXER Pro-X. Adjust your knobs and levels to suit you. At the back end of the GO:MIXER you run out of it (with the cable they provide) to the input of your phone (either iPhone or android). When you record video with your phone the clean line-in audio will come from your system and sound professional and beautiful. This may be why your Shigeru doesn't sound the way you want. If you bought your Kawai new, then your settings for the Shigeru will be like mine. If not, someone may have tweaked it away from default. If you still need settings on my Shigeru, I can get them to you.
Hey Ron, are you keeping your CP88 🎹🎶 for your performance gigs, or do you use a lighter-weight 🎹 for your gigs? Cheers 😄
@@GaryRoberts-r1y I’m using the CP88 for gigs.
@@RonWarrenmusic57 Cool 😎 🎹🎶…interesting to know you still like the CP88🎹👍
Yes. Sounds nice. I imagine I wouldn’t be excited to lift it
congrats Ron
Please make some movies regarding virtual technician To what a specific setup is used. If you would be so good for me ;)
I have the mp7se that has the same sounds, and for the life of me cannot work out how many people on youtube playing the SK grand have this clean bright tone. Mine sounds wooly and not bright at all. I spoke to another user and they noted the same problem.
How is your SK grand sounding so bright? Did you add any post processing?
No, I haven't added anything like that. The first SK grand you hear is the default that you get when you turn the keyboard on, so yours should sound like that. If it doesn't, then check your settings. Click on EDIT and look at all your parameters. Something may be changed without your knowledege. Maybe do a complete reset.
Strings. Why the heck is there a delay, and on every keyboard that has strings. But anyway, where do you get your arrangements, or do you just listen a hundred times and get it that way? Thanks.
You can edit the attack on the strings to start right away. I don't use arrangements, just the ones in my head. When you've heard these songs your whole life they come naturally.
@@RonWarrenmusic57 I'm old ... just turned 68 🙂, heard them all, played a lot of them many years ago. Thanks, man. You are very much appreciated and wonderful talent.
@@rdettwyler Thank you man
Where are you and the band located? Thanks
NC
Now, that’s how you demo a keyboard!!! All manufacturers take note!!!
@@JerryNicolato Thank you Jerry!
How would you compare this to the Yamaha CP88?
Each keyboard has its advantages. The pianos on the CP88 are brighter. It has more sounds which include brass, guitars, and organs. It's a great keyboard for gigging which I will still use for that. The Kawai action is much better. The Shigeru Concert Grand has a really nice sound to me and makes me want to play it and sing with it. It's more limited in what it can do, but for me it's perfect. I will not gig with it since it's so heavy (75lbs).
hey good playing and nice voice i have the MP11 too it has too less modern e-Piano sounds, strings are also not that fantastic
Great board, but God it's so HEAVY!!
@@marcusvaldes That’s what I love about it.
Lo consiglieresti per studi classici?...come è l'azione della tastiera??..quanto è pesata??..rende in dinamica??
Yes, I would. The key action is the same as an actual acoustic grand piano. It weighs 75 pounds, so it's good for a studio piano. It does have dynamics you can change in your settings.
@@RonWarrenmusic57 grazie fratello..ti mando un abbraccio da lampedusa:)
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Hey Ron! Do you want to sell your CP88?
No, I don't. I still gig with it. It's a great board for that and only 37lbs.
Your taste in songs…are you my brother from another mother? Lol. Cant beat the 70s ballads!