Piano Focus: 88 piano style keys, stand, hi-res sample
The Yamaha Portable Grand, YPG-525 is an 88-key
portable keyboard with a piano focus. It includes piano-style 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. Other
piano-centric features include a large wave ROM that includes high resolution
Live! Grand and Live! Warm grand stereo piano samples, Portable Grand button
and a decorative wooden stand that places the instrument at the correct height.
Power adaptor and sustain pedal included.
Lyric, chord and notation
display
Have you ever played a song and wondered what it would look like as sheet
music? The YPG-525 can display the score to a song whether it comes from the
Internet, the internal selections or ones that you record yourself, and the
pages scroll automatically when a song is played back – no more page turning!
And for singers, the screen also displays chords and lyrics to XF compatible
songs. For examples, please visit www.yamahamusicsoft.com. And for those that want to learn
to play, notation adds a new dimension to the Yamaha Education Suite, allowing
you to hear a song while you follow the notes in the display.
USB Connectivity
The YPG-525 has 2 USB ports on the back, USB TO HOST and USB TO DEVICE.
USB TO HOST is plug and play simple for recording
and playing back MIDI files, as well as transferring data to and from your
computer.
USB TO DEVICE is for connecting optional
peripheral USB storage devices like floppy disk drives and thumb drives*.
When a USB flash memory is inserted in this instrument's USB TO DEVICE
terminal, user songs created on the instrument and the registered settings
can be saved to or loaded from the memory medium. USB flash memory can also
be used to transfer song data downloaded from the Internet to the
instrument, where it can be used with the performance assistant technology
and the Yamaha Education Suite features mentioned below. Furthermore, user
songs saved to USB flash memory in MIDI file format can also be used with
these features.
* The instrument does not necessarily support
all commercially available USB storage devices. Yamaha cannot guarantee
operation of USB storage devices that you purchase. Before purchasing USB
storage devices, please consult your Yamaha dealer, or an authorized Yamaha
distributor (see list at end of the Owner's Manual) for advice.
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-525
and performance assistant technology, you can! The YPG-525 offers four
selectable types that work with any of the internal songs with chords plus
any XF MIDI files. For examples, please visit www.yamahamusicsoft.com:
Chord: No matter where or what you
play, the result will be musical, well-balanced sound. This type offers
the greatest freedom, allowing you to play anything with both your left
and right hands.
Chord/Free: If you can play simple
right-hand melodies but have trouble with left hand chords, this is the
type for you. The Chord type applies to only the left-hand section of the
keyboard, allowing you to easily play chords to support the melody you are
playing with your right hand.
Melody: This type lets you play the
melody of the selected song by playing any keys with just one finger.
Start playing melodies right away, even if youve never played a keyboard
instrument before!
Chord/Melody: Play the melody of the selected
song with one finger on the right-hand section of the keyboard, and play
chords on the left-hand section of the keyboard using the Chord type.
Yamaha Education Suite:
Helps you learn to play
The YPG-525 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.
6-track sequencer: record your own music
Imagine capturing your child's first performance or writing and recording your
own songs. With the YPG-525, 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.
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.
Full Keyboard Mode
The YPG-525 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-525 is also capable of this mode, for those who prefer it.
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-525.
Other Great Features
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. 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
Realistic Sounding Voices
The YPG-525 comes equipped with 361 XGlite voices, 12 drum/SFX kits plus 127
panel voices that feature a selection of special voices including Sweet!
Clarinet, Trumpet, Muted Trumpet, Flute, Pan Flute, Soprano & Tenor Saxes,
Trombone, Cool! Voices including Galaxy Electric Piano,
Suitcase Electric Piano, Electric Piano, Organ and Rotor Organ and Live!
Voices including Grand Piano, Warm Grand Piano and Orchestra
Sweet! Voices reproduce all the
natural expression and vibrato of their respective acoustic instruments
Cool! Voices feature long samples of
electronically amplified instruments
Live! Voices use stereo samples to
ensure the most accurate reproduction of each instrument's natural
presence, resonance and vibrato
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-525 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-525 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-525 also has auto
accompaniment styles that follow your playing. Simply select a
style of music from the 150 built-in Styles (example Rock), play a chord and
the YPG-525 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 load it into the keyboard.
For a demonstration of What is a Style, click here
(1.3MB download - requires Macromedia Flash).
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 high resolution 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-525 Portable Grand piano. And of course, the keyboard
includes a Sustain Pedal jack in the back and Sustain Pedal for practicing and
playing piano pieces.
Connectivity
The YPG-525 features USB TO HOST, USB TO DEVICE, 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. Kit includes a
three-year extended warranty, full length Watch & Learn DVD, Grand Piano
cloth key cover, stereo headphones, bonus coupons and a DVD-ROM. (optional)
