Yamaha CK88 - Portable Stage Piano

The CK88 is an incredibly lightweight portable stage keyboard / piano with 88 note graded hammer action, ideal for pianists and those wanting an authentic piano touch. Weighing in at 13Kg the CK88 is truly portable, yet it is packed full of features for home, studio and live performance.

Sounds taken from the top line Yamaha CP pianos, and YC organ offer a truly superb pallet of sounds for any musical need. Up to three layers of sounds can be combined including organ (with drawbars), pianos, strings synths and much more. All essential controls are ready with dedicated knobs/ controllers such as independent volume and effects controls. Combined with Bluetooth audio, and audio playback from USB, the CK88 is the complete all in one portable piano solution.

Yamaha CK88 Main Features

• 88 keys, weighted GHS keyboard
• High quality AWM2 sound source & AWM for Organ Flutes
• 128 voices of polyphony
• Integrated Effects, Master-EQ
• 363 Voices, 160 Live Set Sounds (for Splits & Layers)
• Pitchbend and Modulation Wheel
• Nine Organ Footage Sliders for hands on drawbar organ control
• Colour customisable buttons for easy viewing on stage
• Three independent part volume faders
• Built-in speakers (6 W x2)
• LC-Display (128 x 64 dots)
• Two connectors for Footswitches or Footcontrollers
• USB [TO HOST] to connect to PCs, USB-Audio-Interface function (two stereo channels from PC to CK, two stereo channels from CK to PC)
• Bluetooth connectivity to play back audio from a Bluetooth device

CK88 - Perform With Backing Tracks

The Yamaha CK88 is capable of playing back .WAV files direct from USB to perform with live. The very top key or very bottom key can trigger the backing track/ audio file at the touch of the key and it can be used as a start/ stop or even re-trigger to re-trigger the audio file every press of the note.

Furthermore the Live Set facility allows you to also store the selected backing track, so at the single press of a button you can recall your favourite sound and backing track ready to perform. With 160 live sets you can easily set up ready for a huge performance.

CK88 - 3 Sound Layers

The CK88 allows you to have three sound layers combined or split to make rich sound textures. Want to layer an organ with piano and synth? No problem, and each section has its own dedicated effects and volume control for instant mixing and enhancement.

Customise Your Colours

Ideal for stage use, you can customise the colours for each of the 3 sound sections. This makes it much easier to see which section you have selected, its relative controls and makes it easy to identify individual buttons on dark stages or environments.

Get Connected

There are so many ways to get connected with the Yamaha CK88. Bluetooth, Line connections, multiple foot pedals, smart device and computer. The CK88 is incredibly well connected and therefore covers practically every situation a musician could ever come across.