CK turns everywhere you go into a stage or studio withintuitive controls, built-in speakers, and all the sounds you need to createyour own sound. CK combines the sounds of the Yamaha CP Stage Piano with theorgan and synth-focused YC Stage Keyboard for a totally new sonic palette.Pianos, electric pianos, strings, brass, organ and modern synth. Easy-to-usecontrols let you focus on the music, not the menu. Dedicated organ controls andSynth and Effect controls. It’s all battery powered and has built-in speakersto take your music where it’s never been before. Everywhere.

CK combines the sounds of the Yamaha CP Stage Piano with theorgan and synth-focused YC Stage Keyboard to give you a totally new sonicpalette. All with an intuitive interface that lets you focus on the music, notthe menus. You’ll have piano, electric pianos, strings and brass plus a dedicatedorgan section and modern synth sounds. Onboard special effects to make it yourown. There’s even Analog to Digital (A/D) Input to plug in a mic or anotherinstrument, apply effects and record directly to your laptop.Not to mention CKhas built-in speakers and batteries to take your new sound to new places. Theoptions are nearly endless.

CK lets you split, layer, mix and process all from the frontpanel. Making it easy to create with a nearly endless combination of sounds. Splitbass and piano. Layer organ with strings. Experiment with modern synth sounds. CKgives you three parts thatlet the music go wherever you want.

Whether you’ve got a gig, studio time or an impromptu jamsession, CK has the sound. With the realistic instruments, modern synths andorgan you’d expect from a Yamaha Stage Keyboard. All readyto perform or recordat a moment’s notice. Just like you.

CK features piano sounds from three legendary Yamaha grands:the CFX, S700 and CF3, plus the character-rich U1 upright piano from the YamahaYC Series. “Digi Piano” sounds let you get your 90s dance party on. There’salso a selection of vintage electric piano sounds in both the reed and tinestyle, funky Clavi sounds and the classic 80s DX7-style FM electric pianosYamaha helped make famous.You’ll haveall the keyboard sounds you need to bringdown the house, arena or backyard barbecue.

When it comes to organ, the versatile CK is all aboutoptions. Classic 60s surf rock? Check. Soulful R&B? Check. Gospel and everythingin between? Amen.CK has a dedicated organ section based on the Yamaha reface YCmobile mini keyboard featuring five different organ types, rotary speakereffect, percussion and a newly enhanced vibrato/chorus. You get nine dedicateddrawbars with controls for the rotary speaker, percussion and a vibrato/chorussection.

Need to cover more parts?CK’s got your guitarist, bassplayer, orchestra and choir covered. CK ensemble and solo versions of brass,woodwinds and strings let you create big orchestral backgrounds or moreintimate quartets. Add drama with choir sounds. Choose acoustic and electricguitars and basses to accompany you or fatten your sound. CK even has chromaticpercussion sounds including vibraphone, marimba, bells and more. Because youcan’t count on the drummer to play a string ostinato.

CK gives you a variety of complex synth sounds without the complexmenus. You get analog style pads, leads and basses, synth brass, strings andpads. Even synth bells and textures to add to your synth sound palette. Allwith modern synth controls to tweak your sound without menu diving. Elegantfilter and envelope generator (EG) controls to shape the tone and amplitude ofall of them. Mono mode with panel switch and customization features that aregreat for synth leads and basses. Unison mode with panel switch, three modesand deeper adjustments. Make massive sounding synths for stabs, pads, leads,basses or anything you can imagine.

CK effects make it easy to turnits sounds into your sound.Itstarts with three dedicated effects processors: Drive, Effects 1 and Effects 2plus an A/D Input with two dedicated Effects.

Drive features five types of overdrive and distortion to addedge to your sound.

Effects 1 and 2 gives you modulation effects like Chorus,Flanger and Phaser. Time-based effects like Delay and Reverb plus Wah, (evenmore) Drive, Tremolo and experimental synth effects such as Ring Modulation,Slicer, Lo-Fi, and more. Not to mention EQ. With 36 effects in all, it’s likehaving a built-in, customizable guitar pedal board.

Master Delaylets you choose from four different delayeffects including Tempo Delay.

Master Reverb has three different reverb settings to putyour sound in the right space. Both Master Delay and Master Reverb have theirown send level from each of the three CK parts and A/D Input.

Then finalize the tone of your sound with Master EQ. Plug amic or instrument into the A/D inputs, apply effects and hear the resultingsound through the CK’s speakers or outputs. You can even record anythingplugged into the A/D input to your computer via the built-in USB audiointerface.

Analog to Digital (A/D) Inputs let you apply two dedicatedeffects to the audio and store them to a LIVE SET.

CK connects to Soundmondo, a free service that lets youaccessand share one-of-a-kind Yamaha synthesizer sounds with music creators allover the world. Swap your unique sounds or get inspired by sounds from otherplayers. Downloadthe Soundmondo app for iOS orrun it on Google Chromefor easyuse on Mac, PC, ChromebookandAndroid devices.

CK features an intuitive, 1-to-1 interface that gives youthe freedom to explore your sound. Everything, from dedicated Organ controls toSynth and Effects controls, is designed to keep you making music instead ofdiving into menus.

The CK Series has two different keyboard actions fordifferent kinds of players.

CK61 features the new 61-key “FSB” or “Future System Basic”action, inspired by the famed “FS” or “Future System” action that wasoriginally developed for Electone organs like the legendary FX-1. In the spiritof the original “FS” action, FSB uses a completely new structure. Thisactionfeatures a heavier initial key resistance and increased key travel for awider range of expression and stability. This action is great for keyboardistsplaying organ, synths, strings and more, and provides piano and electric pianoswith a dynamic, expressive response.