Yamaha CP-33

Seems easy, except it has an external power supply to add cost and hassle to gigging. How many decades will musicians have to complain about this for manufacturers to start getting it right? Their description of the piano preset sounds great, but I'm not sure how it differs from their P-90 which has been out for a few years.

The huge, glaring flaw? No CP80 Electric Grand sounds. How Yamaha, the inventor of that great instrument, can release something with "CP" in the name that does not contain this sound is completely beyond me. Boggles the mind.

128 voices seems to be the modern standard and would have been better. It's not a MIDI controller in my book without pressure sensitivity. The light weight and metronome (described in the manual as the "click") are good features. The external power supply is unacceptable in a "roadworthy" instrument.

It remains to be seen if this piano is any better than the lighter P-90, since the description of the piano sound and the number of voices (polyphony) are identical. Plus, see above for discussion of CP sounds.

Yamaha has a good reputation in this regard.

Like other big companies, Yamaha has no time for its customers.

Why exactly should anyone buy this over the cheaper and lighter P-90 which has idential specs for its piano sound? I haven't a clue. It does have pitch/mod wheels and sliders for controller zones, but something called pressure sensitivity (aftertouch in Yamahese) was invented in the 70s or 80s that no MIDI controller should be without. Pianos lacking pressure sensitivity? Sure. But Yamaha are marketing this as a MIDI controller, too, and it's not. And they have the nerve to call it a CP-33 without including any CP electric grand sounds. No thanks, Yamaha. When you make something that is an actual step forward, I'll consider buying it. Until then, I'm not so easily fooled by marketing hype.