Yamaha CP73vsYamaha YC61

Yamaha CP73 and Yamaha YC61: 2 Yamaha stage keyboards compared side by side. They differ on 13 of 17 compared specifications.

Keys: 73 on the CP73 and 61 on the YC61.
Key action: Hammer-action on the CP73 and Semi-weighted on the YC61.
Drawbars: None on the CP73 and Physical on the YC61.
Released: 2019 on the CP73 and 2020 on the YC61.
Keybed: BHS balanced hammer standard, matte black keytops on the CP73 and Semi-weighted waterfall, initial touch on the YC61.
Sound engine: AWM2 sample playback, 129 voices across Piano, E.Piano and Sub sections on the CP73 and VCM Organ, AWM2 sample playback and FM, 200 voices on the YC61.

2 items	Yamaha CP73 Current	Yamaha YC61 Current
General
Manufacturer	Yamaha	Yamaha
Status	Current	Current
Released	2019	2020
Keyboard
Keys	73	61
Key action	Hammer-action	Semi-weighted
Aftertouch	None	None
Keybed	BHS balanced hammer standard, matte black keytops	Semi-weighted waterfall, initial touch
Sounds
Sections	Piano, Electric piano, Synth	Organ, Piano, Electric piano, Synth
Drawbars	None	Physical
Sound engine	AWM2 sample playback, 129 voices across Piano, E.Piano and Sub sections	VCM Organ, AWM2 sample playback and FM, 200 voices
Organ models	None (organ sounds sit in the Sub section)	VCM tonewheel organ in three vintages, plus an eight-operator FM organ
Polyphony	128 voices	128 voices (VCM Organ and AWM2 combined), 128 FM
Connections
Outputs	1/4-inch unbalanced, XLR balanced, Headphones	1/4-inch unbalanced, Headphones
MIDI ports	DIN in, DIN out, USB	DIN in, DIN out, USB
Pedal inputs	Sustain, Expression, Footswitch	Sustain, Expression, Footswitch
Features
Features	One knob per function, Three sections with dedicated controls, 320 Live Set slots, VCM effects, Damper resonance, FC3A half-damper pedal included	Nine physical drawbars, VCM rotary speaker, Two keys sections plus organ, 320 Live Set slots, VCM effects, FM organ mode
Size & weight
Colours	Black	Black
Dimensions (W × D × H)	1086 × 355 × 144 mm	896 × 309 × 108 mm
Weight	13.1 kg	7.1 kg

Summary