Manufacturer: Hollow Sun
Format: NKI, WAV
Quality: 16 bit Frequency 44.1 kHz Channels mono
Description : Hollow Sun Definitive CP70 II – emulation of Yamaha CP70B, Wurlitzer EP200, Hohner Pianet T and RMI ElectraPiano.
The quest for a portable piano has been around since the invention of the Fender Rhodes and the Wurlitzer.
Of course, neither of these actually sound like pianos… they have a pleasant sound that is ‘piano-like’ but in no way are they a substitute for the real thing.
Several companies tried all sorts of things (including some fairly horrible electronic things) but it wasn’t until Yamaha released their CP70 ‘Electric Grand Piano’ in the mid-’70s that we had something approaching a ‘real’ piano that could be toured around and amplified easily without any difficult mic techniques.
There were three models in the product’s lifetime… the original CP70 (73-note keyboard) which was superceded by the CP70B (with balanced outputs) and the CP80 (a full 88-note keyboard version). There was also a MIDI version allowing the thing to be used as a monster master controller. These were comparatively rare however. All of them featured true grand piano action keyboards which, if you were a real piano player, were a delight to play.
In their brochures, Yamaha claimed their electric grand pianos were “compact” and “portable”. I am not convinced! They measured at least 57 inches wide by 45 inches deep (front to back) and weighed as much as 313lbs! I guess that at a time when bands were going out with Hammond organs, Leslies, CS80s, multiple MiniMoogs, Mellotrons and so on, the CP piano was comparatively ‘portable’.
FEATURES
* Extensive multi-sampling
* Also includes Wurlitzer, Pianet and RMI pianos
* Custom scripted panels for Kontakt with…
— Stereo phase shifter and chorus effects
— 3-band EQ allows a wide range of sounds
— Tremolo effect
— Control of decay and release times
