Yamaha CK Series: Connecting An External Keyboard
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- Опубліковано 30 лип 2024
- Getting The Most Out Of Your Yamaha CK Series (CK61 & CK88)!
Video 1: Connecting An External Keyboard
In this video I demonstrate how to connect an external MIDI compatible keyboard to your CK series piano, and easily control 1 or more zones on your CK! You can have 2 players "play your CK" at the same time, you can move your split voice to an external board to save space, and you can make another key action available to you (get a weighted controller for your CK61 or a non weighted one for your CK88!)
Yamaha CK Series Playlist: • Yamaha CK Stage Keyboards
DOREMIDI USB MIDI Host Review: • DOREMIDI USB Host Review
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My Original Song "Walk With You": • Walk With You
Intro: 0:00
M-Audio Oxygen Pro: 2:42
CK61/88 Explaining "Zones" A,B,C: 3:15
Controlling Zones Externally: 4:46
Disabling Sustain Pedal On A Zone: 12:05
M-Audio Oxygen Pro Key Action: 14:20
Using Keyboards WITHOUT 5 pin MIDI: 17:20
(Requires DOREMIDI USB MIDI Host)
Links & Closing Remarks: 18:09
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I watched all Yamaha CK related videos you posted: and your videos are extremely well put together. Thank you so much for what you do and how you do! I love there is no stupid jokes and waste of time, and how informative you are with real gigging case scenarios. Everything I needed, you covered in your videos.
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Thanks for this Tony. I have a Yamaha P125 and also a CK61. I wanted to play some songs in our band using the P125 but with some of the sounds from the CK61. This presentation is exactly what I needed in order to set everything up correctly. Many thanks.
Glad you found it helpful! Since the 125 doesn't have MIDI DIN out ports you might want to watch this one too; this box allows you to connect the 125 to the CK: ua-cam.com/video/tCPGI17cly8/v-deo.html
@@PianoTone thanks Tony. I had seen that one and I have a similar box made by Kenton. It works well. My only other issue is that i wish there was an option to turn midi off and save the setting on individual live sets. It would be good on some tracks to have the local sound of the P125 and the live set of the CK61. I haven’t found the option to do that.
Sir thank you for your CK series tutorials this has been very helpful for my CK88
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Thank you for this video, looking forward to buying the Ck88
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14:47 Love this! Especially your comments on the key-beds. Not sure if you’ve had the opportunity of trying Novation Impulse. Its key-bed is also piano like I’ve heard. Would love your opinion/review in case you ever plan.
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Great job!! I understand you perfectly 🙏🏽
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Cool stuff. Very helpful video. Thanks Tony. Thumbs up and still subscribed..
Thanks!
Thanks for the Videos...getting the hang of this guy...CK Can transmit a diff midi channel per part but cannot receive a diff midi channel for each part correct? Would be great for sequencing.
Thanks a lot ! Very helpful. I intend to buy a CK61 and plug in a Studiologic SL88 Studio for a better feeling with piano sourds.
I've never played the SL88 but that sounds like a great setup! I'm doing the same thing but the other way around; CK88 and looking for an organ action MIDI keyboard to pair with it for Hammond songs
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@@PianoTone I subscribed !
I intend to use CK61 only for rehearsals (my back will thank me) and add the SL88 for live.
I'm going to give it a try with my Akai MPK225. Hope the cables reach. :)
Cool let me know how it works out for you.
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Used an old MIDI cable -- the MPK225 now has a voice! Once you figure it out, the CK61 has flexible options. Surprised that the 225 keyboard sounds even better to my ears. Nice to have both options. Thanks!
Hi Tony
I have a Yamaha P125 which has USB B midi connectivity (but no 5 pin din midi) and I want to connect it to a Yamaha Reface YC which has midi breakout to two 5 pin din female connectors. What's the best was to connect these two keyboards ? Thanks and much appreciated
You need this DOREMIDI box to convert USB midi to 5 pin: DOREMIDI USB Host Review
ua-cam.com/video/tCPGI17cly8/v-deo.html
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Hi Tony,
I understood from your other video that CK61 can be setup to allow me to play two (lower and upper) manuals of an organ. I mean to play one manual on CK61 and the other on a MIDI controller.
This would make CK61 a better choice than Hammond M-Solo.
Can you confirm, please?
Thank you,
Michael
I’m 99% sure this will work. I’m 100% sure you can have the CK keys control one channel (A for ex) and have an external controller control another (B) and have each one with their own voice setup, and I’m also pretty sure you can have the starting organ controls different for each (drawbars, Leslie etc); the only thing I’m not 100% sure on is can you turn the Leslie on and off, make drawbar changes etc on the fly and only have it effect one of the channels. It might work if you have a controller with 9 sliders you can setup to control the drawbars on the CK (just not 100% those will only control channel B and not both)
@@PianoTone Thank you Tony. I am glad that your channel attracts people like Instrumental Covers. I have to admit that after some initial resistance from me (being piano focused) you moved me towards learning to play organ 😀
Thank you,
Michael
Ps I will still play Yamaha C7 piano (even more regularly) but I will move to learning organ music at home (P-525 is gone)
@@mfurman So did you cancel your M-Solo order? And did you get that discount link I sent for the course?
@@PianoTone No, I think that I will still get M-Solo. Unfortunately the wait for it has been long but I decided to keep my order. I tried to get lower subscription rate but I am really not interested in those freebies.
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Where can you set different midi transmit channels per zone?
Can you split two parts on the midi controller? for example one half of the midi controller with a string sound and the other half with a synth sound and the entire ck88 with a piano sound
I THINK so (sorry no MIDI board to confirm at the moment); but the thing I was wondering about was whether having the split only work on the external board would disable part of the CK range but it doesn’t!
- split 3 ways, A,B,C
- A=piano, ext keyboard off
- B & C=the 2 sounds for the midi controller, set those layers to ext keyboard only
When I did that I got the piano on the CK with all 88 keys (which is what I was worried about but it’s awesome)!
If I had a midi controller handy I’d test the split but I’m betting it’s fine.
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Is it possible to send the midi in signal to the midi out (thru)? I don't find the way to to this.
I’m actually not sure about that sorry!
@@PianoToneThanks for answering. I've just tested it again and again and it seems like it not has midi thru. He can't work in a midi chain envoirement with other instruments.
Can you add an external arpeggiator to the Yamaha CK61, and if so, which model would you recommend? Thanks!
(I want to add an arpeggiator feature to the Yamaha voices, since the Yamaha does not have a built-in arpeggiator.)
I don't know anything about external arpeggiators sorry! The CK does have 5 pin MIDI in ports, so something like this might work, but once again I know nothing about those, sorry!
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@@PianoTone Thank for the reply, PT. I'll look into the 5-pin midi idea. And, yep, I'm suscribed now. :)
Have a Nord Electro 5D and cannot get the Nord to send or CK to receive rotary commands. Does your CK receive rotary speed? turned midi control on tried external only
Don't know anything about the Nord, but rotary speed is CC number 9; one issue I noticed though is that there is no CC number to send for turning the rotary ON in the first place. So unless it is on, the remote board CC messages don't do anything; once it IS on, they work great.
You mean the CK does not receive CC9 at all?@@PianoTone
It does receive CC9, and if the rotary is turned on using the CK controls first (it can be stopped or slow or fast) then CC9 works to toggle between those options. If the rotary is not turned on first, then CC9 has no effect. There is no CC number on the CK for “turn rotary on”.
For any live sets with organ voices, I’ve started saving them with the rotary on (even if it’s stopped) just in case I ever want to use that live set with an external controller
Hello,
I have an FC5 switch pedal connected to pedal 2, which allows me to switch between Live sets. Is it possible to assign it to turn parts A,B,C on or off?
Thank you
I don't think you can do that; if you get an expression pedal though, you can use it to move volume up and down on 1 or more parts.
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So you changed your CK61 for a CK88?
I did; most of what I play is piano, so originally I thought get a 61 for organ songs and a controller for piano, then changed my mind to the CK88 for piano and a controller for organ; absolutely love the CK series!
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