Innovative features like 76 piano-style keys, USB, a large selection of realistic voices and Your Tempo lesson mode that lets you learn to play at your own pace.
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.
Sound Quality:
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.
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.
Master EQ: Tailor 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 Timbrel
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.
Don't forget your Survival Kit!
Designed to provide you with everything you need to get started.
Includes a two-year extended warranty, power adaptor, footswitch on models
that require it, stereo headphones, bonus coupons and a DVD-ROM. Look for
it at a dealer near you
