76 Piano Style Keys
If you're looking for a reasonably priced piano replacement, look no further
than the YPG-225. It is the music student or professional musicians'
answer to "I need more keys!" and many music teachers encourage
new students to get a keyboard that will grow with their needs. It features
76 keys that not only look like piano keys but retain the characteristic
size and shape, making it easier for a budding musician to move to an
acoustic or digital piano. However these keys do not have the full weight
of a piano action, but instead are lightly sprung. If you're looking
for a fully weighted version of this keyboard that has additional features
as well, check out the Yamaha YPG-625 by clicking here!
Sound Quality:
features twice the power of next model down (12 watts vs. 5 watts)
•2-Way Speaker System
Separate woofers and tweeters deliver sounds with clarity and precision
for more lifelike instrument voices.
•Bass Boost System
A special port on each speaker adds a powerful impact to bass sound reproduction.
•Stereo (Not just 2 Speakers)
We all know that stereo sound adds realistic character and spatial depth.
But how can you tell if the portable keyboard you're looking to purchase is
stereo or not? With Yamaha, the answer is simple. All Yamaha Portable Keyboards
are true stereo.
•Digital Signal Processing (DSP)
Enhances sound quality with sophisticated digital effects like Harmony,
Reverb & Chorus.
•Advanced Wave Memory (AWM)
Yamaha Advanced Wave Memory technology delivers amazingly realistic
Full Keyboard Mode
The YPG-225 delivers on its piano theme with a special mode of fingering
called Full Keyboard Mode. This allows the player to play the keyboard like
a piano; for example a chord with the right hand and bass notes with the
left. When using the accompaniment feature, the virtual band will follow
these chords. Traditional portable keyboards normally require you to chord
on the left side of the keyboard, in the bass section, which is foreign
to most piano players. The YPG-225 is also capable of this mode, for those
who prefer it.
Yamaha Education Suite: Helps you learn to play
The YPG-225 has 30 built-in songs plus 70 more on included CD-ROM for you
to learn to play using the Yamaha Education Suite. The songs are separated
into left and right hand parts, providing 7 levels of lessons plus a convenient
chord dictionary.
•Three keyboard lessons for each hand
-Waiting Mode – stops the playback of a song until you find the correct
note and then continues.
-Your Tempo Mode – Learn to play the correct notes with the correct
timing. Song playback tempo will vary to match the speed you are playing at.
The song will slow down when you play wrong notes, so you can learn at your
own pace.
-Minus One Mode – Here's where you can perfect your technique. The song
will play at the normal tempo, minus the part you have chosen to play. Play
along while listening to the song.
•Lesson Grading – monitors your progress as you practice each lesson
and gives you a grade.
•Repeat and Learn – The song location will move back four measures
from the point at which you pressed the button, and playback will begin after
a one measure count-in. This section will repeat allowing you to practice
until perfect!
•Chord Dictionary – shows you how to play chords and tells you
which chords you are playing by displaying the notes and chord names on the
LCD screen.
6-track sequencer: record your own music
Imagine capturing your child's first performance or writing and recording
your own songs. With the YPG-225, you have the equivalent of a built-in
multi-track recorder to record one or multiple instrument parts at a time
and assign each part to a different track. Six tracks are provided to accommodate
sophisticated melodies, chord accompaniment and rhythm parts.
Computer Connectivity: USB and Flash ROM
The YPG-225 comes with 30 built-in songs plus 70 more on an included CD-ROM
and an interactive lesson system, divided into left and right hand parts,
for learning them. In addition, you have the ability to connect to a computer
via USB, download more songs from the Internet into the internal Flash ROM
(PC only), and use all of the Yamaha Education Suite features to help you
learn to play them. Yamaha makes it easy to get connected with the new PC
button. Now, instead of wading through function menus and fighting through
a maze of selections, one button is your expressway to music on the web
and your computer. In addition, once connected, you can play your songs
into the computer (PC and Mac), edit them if necessary, and e-mail them
to your friends and family. And with General MIDI (GM) and XGlite compatibility,
song data always plays back with the correct sounds.
Digital Music Notebook
Digital Music Notebook is a multimedia Internet service that enables you
to preview, purchase, download and print learn-to-play music books and chart-topping
sheet music. From scales to chords to your favorite riffs, Digital Music
Notebook is jam-packed with all the secrets you need to master your instrument.
Add accompaniments, record and mix yourself, sing karaoke with friends,
learn new techniques while having a blast - Digital Music Notebook delivers
everything you need to bring music alive! And it's included with the YPG-225.
Ease of operation
There are many tools in the keyboard that make it easy to be a power user
from the first day you own the keyboard.
•Music Finder: Complete keyboard setups by song title. The keyboard selects
an appropriate voice for the right hand melody, the correct musical style
and the correct tempo. Simply call up a song title and start playing.
•One Touch Setting (OTS): Provides you with a recommended voice with
effects for each style. For example, on a jazz style OTS might be piano, for
a Latin style it might be acoustic guitar and for a rock style it might be
a guitar with overdrive etc.
•Registration Memory: Set the keyboard up just the way you like and take
a digital snapshot by memorizing it to one of the Registration buttons. Load
and save up to 16 Registrations to User memory. The Registration buttons are
conveniently located just above the keyboard.
•Performance Assistant Technology: Performance assistant technology is
a feature from Yamaha that guarantees that you can't play a wrong melody note
or chord. Here's how it works. Select a song, press the Performance Assistant
button Chord Mode and play the keyboard - any notes you like. Every note you
play will fit the music! If you move up the keyboard, the pitch goes up. If
you move down, the pitch goes down. Play a perfect arpeggio, or play chords
in time with the music, or really "go for it" and play a solo. As
long as performance assistant is "on", you're "on". Imagine
being able to give a concert to your friends or relatives the very first day
that you bring this remarkable keyboard home. Well, with the YPG-225 and performance
assistant technology, you can! This keyboard is the first in the line to offer
Chord/Free Mode in addition to Chord Mode described above. Chord/Free Mode
allows those that have learned a melody with their right hand to have the
keyboard correct the notes of their left hand. This allows you to concentrate
on one hand at a time while learning. Play the correct notes with the right
and any notes with the left and you're making beautiful music. In addition
to working with any of the internal songs with chords, this feature also works
with XF MIDI files. For examples, please visit www.yamahamusicsoft.com.
Master EQ: Taylor your sound
Five different master equalizer (EQ) settings are provided to give you
the best possible sound when listening through different reproduction systems-the
instrument's internal speakers, headphones, or an external speaker system.
You're in control.
Easy Song Arranger: You're the conductor
You can change the "feel", or arrangement, of songs by simply pressing
the Easy Song Arranger button, allowing you to re-mix any MIDI file. For example,
you can try your favorite song with a Rock feel, Hip Hop, then Jazz. It's
fast, powerful and one-button simple.
Realistic Sounding Voices
The YPG-225 comes equipped with 116 panel voices, 12 drum/SFX kits plus
361 XGlite voices. Included in this selection is stereo-sampled Piano, a selection
of special voices including Sweet! Trumpet, Flute, Pan Flute, Soprano & Tenor
Saxes and Cool! Voices including Galaxy Electric Piano, Organ and Rotor Organ.
Sweet! Voices reproduce all the natural expression and vibrato of their
respective acoustic instruments
Cool! Voices feature long samples of electronically amplified instruments
Dual Mode allows you to combine two voices across the keyboard at the same
time - for example piano and strings.
Split Mode allows you to select a different voice for each hand - for example
piano for your right and bass for your left. The combinations are limited
only by your imagination.
32 Note Polyphony and 16 Part Multi Timbral
In electronic keyboards, the more sounds made at the same time - polyphony
- the more memory is needed. Obviously, more is always better, because too
little polyphony can cause dropouts in dense passages of music. The YPG-225
has 32 notes of polyphony and will play back 16 different parts or sounds
at once (16-part multi timbrel); enough for the most demanding needs.
Digital Effects
Yamaha has long been a world leader in digital signal processing technology.
In fact, Yamaha professional audio products are found in most professional
recording studios around the world. The YPG-225 takes full advantage of this
know-how, giving you an extensive range of nine, top-quality reverb effects
that simulate playing in everything from a small room to a large spacious
concert hall and four chorus effects that add richness to electric pianos
and guitars in particular. You'll also find 26 types of Harmony effects for
your melody part.
Metronome
Just what the teacher ordered! A fully adjustable metronome is just a button
push away.
Auto Accompaniment Styles
In addition to the 100 songs mentioned above, the YPG-225 also has auto
accompaniment styles that "follow" your playing. Simply select a
style of music from the 150 built-in styles (example Rock) and start playing.
The YPG-225 will create a backup band (bass, drums, strings, guitar etc.)
and "follow" you through the song. You can play your songs and try
different genres of music. And if you can't find the right style for your
song, simply go to www.yamahamusicsoft.com, preview from the selection, purchase
and transfer it to your keyboard (PC only).
Portable Grand: Industry's best piano
You're never more than a button push away from the most realistic piano
sound in portable keyboards today. One press of the Portable Grand button
resets the entire keyboard to a stereo-sampled piano - perfect for when it's
time to practice. Yamaha is known around the world for the quality of our
acoustic pianos and this attention to detail is evident as you enjoy the warmth
and clarity of the YPG-225 Portable Grand piano. And of course, the keyboard
includes a Sustain Pedal jack on the back for practicing and playing piano
pieces.
Connectivity
The YPG-225 features USB MIDI, Sustain Pedal jack and a Headphone jack
for private practice.
