Great keyboard

I got this keyboard as a replacement for the Yamaha YPG-535. It had 3 keys that were not responding correctly. Cheaper to buy new than fix.
The NP-V80 is basically the same as the YPG-535 with all of the voices and a few extra rhythms. Also it seems to have a better overall sound. However, it is much smaller and lighter. The YPG-535 is 88 keys and the NP-V80 is 76. I tried this comparison with my other 76 key keyboard (Casio WK-3200). There was not enough difference in playing considering that the use of the extremely high and low keys were seldom needed. A plus with the NP-V80 is that it has 32 registrations that can be saved versus the YPG-535 which has only 16.
I had numerous songs (SMF files) that were saved to a USB stick from the YPG-535. I plugged the USB stick into the NP-V80 and all of the songs played back perfectly without any problems.
Overall I am very satisfied with the keyboard. I have not found any drawbacks so far.
Also I am very impressed with Sweetwater. They were very helpful with the entire transaction (I phoned in instead of ordering from the website). I prefer to speak with a person than click buttons on a website.
I will definately use Sweetwater again.

Yamaha Piaggero NP-V80

This keyboard is priced just above a toy, but does a man's work. The piano sound is perfectly listenable to this Steinway performing pianist. Being spoiled on the finest concert grand pianos, I find the Piaggero sound well done for this price range. Obviously the 32 note polyphony will leave you short on complex passages, but is acceptable. I needed an ultra portable piano ( as portable as my guitar) for small venues where setting up my stage piano rig is too time comsuming and not profitable. The Piaggero will take me places I never would have gone before. For optimum sound you will need a good pair of headphones or near field monitors, but the built in speakers sound good enough to anyone who isn't an audiophile. The key action is just what I wanted for silent practicing early in the morining, and is controlable at the higher pressure setting. Obviously this is not a weighted stage piano with 120 polyphony, but you aren't paying $1000.00 either. If you want a larger, heavier unit to haul around and weighted keys go with the Casio for $500. The Piaggero slides right into my back seat of my small car and I can carry my guitar, keyboard, stand and stool all in one trip. Great for friends house where these is no piano. I can now jam with my guitar friends anytime because it is as east to take this piano along as my guitar. - And battery powered for the park. -

NP-V80

I believe Yamaha is missing a great selling opportunity with this machine. Many amateurs, like me, want to duplicate the sound of popular songs. Yamaha should have a list of songs and then post the music data base, style and voice to emulate, as closely as possible, the sound of the "popular" song. People would love it and I know of no other company that offers this. You might call it Karaoke for the NP-V80.

Very Good For The Price

As a pro musician for many years, what appealed to me about this keyboard was the weight factor (light) as well as the sounds and features for the price.

Although the sounds aren't as sophisticated and up to the standards of my Yamaha Motif ES7, they are more than acceptable for club work. I like the feature that allows you to save Split sounds in many banks you can call up immediately. I play left hand bass and this is a very important feature. I do wish there were more sounds in the B3 organ types, but the few that are there are passable.,

Although I'm still experimenting, I find this product worth every penny and very adequate for pro and amateur uses. One very interesting and wonderful feature is the Styles. This allows you to select a style to play along to when you’re tired of singing and just want to play an instrumental ad lib...