The CP5 has all the features for the pro player.
Combining Yamaha's core Spectral Component Modelling technology plus a wide range of sounds and functions.

The CP 5 uses the core sounds and technology of the CP1. This keyboard adds extra sounds to the CP1 including Clavs, organs, strings and more, making the CP5 the perfect choice for church and live situations. However the CP5 features not only Virtual Circuit Modelling effects, but many effects taken from the Motif XS line of synthesizers. The CP5 featuers the NW-STAGE wooden action Keyboard.

The Core Spectral Component Modelling  technology.

A unique new SCM (Spectral Componant Modelling) tone generates system faithfully recreates the 17 selected sounds of accoustic and vintage electronic pianos and responds to the players touch, to provide more creative expression than ever before. Moreover, CP4 has 305 additional sounds and various effects to make it perfect for a wide spectrum of musical applications.

The SCM system starts with a fundamentally different tone generation system than Yamaha has ever used before. By combining SCM technology, it optimises tone generation for each instrument so that every nuance of the player's touch is translated into expressive tones.

Customizing totally original piano sounds. 

Allowing you to freely build your own accoustic and electric pianos by selecting different componants of piano types, amplifyiers and effects. The SCM technology makes work easy of recreating standard vintage sounds. with your instrument assembled, you can then adjust various parameters of the physical compoants like "Hammer Stiffness" or "Striking Position" to create an even more diverse range of exciting piano sounds.

New NW-STAGE wooden Keyboard offes matched tone and touch.

Using technology and experience from 100 years of creating Yamaha AccoustiC Pianos, the new 88-key NW-STAGE wooden keyboard offers the perfect playability for stage performance. It Minimizes keyboard vibration, and the synthetic Ivory keys feel just like the real thing when you are playing. This dynamic keyboard technology effortlessly reproduces the true feeling of accoustic.

Record and playback functions for MIDI and audio.

Your Cp5 can record keyboard performances as MIDI data and store then internally for playback whenever required. Alternatively, you can also record these performances as audi data on a USb Flash-memory device.

Whats more, these and other WAVE files from USB flash-memory device can also be edited using the bundled Cubase AI5, which offers more convenience for playing demo tracks on live stage or edit live recordings in the studio. 

Mic Input with variety of eeffects.

Fitted with a MIC-INPUT jack and wide variations of effects, the CP5 is an ideal tool for a vocal keyboardist so sing and play in live. By combining the Audio playback, it will strongly support the performance of a single musician.