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Yamaha Arius YDP-181 88-Key Digital Piano with Bench

The Yamaha Arius Series provides true piano sound and feel. The graded-hammer keyboard of the Yamaha Arius YDP-181 digital piano makes it a true joy ...Click To Read More About This Product

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An 88-key digital piano with a graded-hammer keyboard and bench that's ideal for beginning students and experienced players alike.

The Yamaha Arius Series provides true piano sound and feel. The graded-hammer keyboard of the Yamaha Arius YDP-181 digital piano makes it a true joy to play both in practice and in performance. The 3-level AWM dynamic stereo sampling voices deliver remarkably authentic sound. Moreover, the damper pedal includes a half-damper effect, giving you nuanced expressive control over the sustained sound. The Yamaha Arius digital piano's dual voice capability lets you play two different instrument sounds at the same time, while a 2-track song recorder allows you to capture original musical ideas and performances. Comes with Headphone Hanger, Song Book "50 greats for the Piano" and BC-100 Standard Bench.

Graded Hammer (GH) keyboard:
Just as on a traditional acoustic piano, lower notes on a GH keyboard have a heavier touch while the higher notes are more responsive to lighter playing. The Yamaha Arius digital piano's GH keyboard features an extra key sensor capable of reproducing fast, repetitive playing of a single note with perfect articulation.

Variable touch sensitivity:
Select the hard, medium, or soft setting to match your playing style or finger strength. Turn off sensitivity for a fixed response setting, which is ideal when playing the organ.

Advanced Wave Memory (AWM) dynamic stereo sampling:
The 88-key Yamaha Arius digital piano comes equipped with AWM (Advanced Wave Memory), a sampling system that creates the realism of an acoustic instrument by using digital technology to record the instrument sound and apply high-quality digital filter technology to the recorded audio samples. The waveform of the sound created by playing the key of an acoustic piano differs depending on the playing strength from pianissimo to fortissimo. AWM dynamic stereo sampling can produce dynamic nuances by recording samples of various playing strengths. The greater the number of samples used, the higher the expression.

128-note polyphony:
Conventional digital pianos quickly run out of notes during fast, dense legato passages: sustained notes are cut off as the instrument "steals" notes to make room for new notes. On the YDP-181, a maximum of 128 notes can be played all at once.

Damper resonance:
Damper resonance samples provide the rich and broadening tones produced in pedaling. Using these comprehensive gradations, the Yamaha Arius YDP-181 can realistically reproduce the complex sounds of a grand piano.

Half-pedal control:
Half-pedal control allows the sustain length to vary step-by-step depending on how far the pedal is pressed. The farther you press the pedal, the more the sound sustains.

Song recorder:
The electronic piano's built-in, 2-track performance memory allows you to record a backing track and then step into the spotlight and solo over it. Best of all, you can change tempo or voices even after you've recorded your performance. The Yamaha Arius digital piano also a built-in metronome to help you stay in perfect time.

50 preset piano songs:
The Yamaha digital piano also has a selection of 50 different piano songs built-in for your listening pleasure. These recordings were chosen for their beauty as well as their functionality. Since many of the songs are classic piano pieces, anyone taking lessons can use them as a reference.

FEATURES
  • Graded hammer action
  • Famous Yamaha sound quality
  • Damper resonance and half-pedal control
  • Incredible realism
  • Variable velocity sensitivity
  • Song library

Order this Yamaha digital piano and get dynamic stereo sampling, a half-damper effect, dual voice capability, a 2-track song recorder, and more!

SPECIFICATIONS
Keyboard:
  • Touch response: hard, medium, soft, fixed
  • Type: GH
Voice:
  • Number of voices: 14
  • Polyphony: 128
  • Piano voice quality: AWM dynamic stereo sampling
  • Number of dynamic steps: 3
Effect:
  • Reverb: 4 types
  • Effect: 4 types
  • Brilliance: yes
  • Damper resonance: yes
  • Dual: yes
  • Split: no
Song:
  • Playback: number of preset songs: 14 (voice demo), 50 (piano)
  • Recording: number of songs: 3; number of tracks: 2
Metronome:
  • yes
Pedals:
  • number of pedals: 3 (damper with half pedal effect, sostenuto and soft)
Overall control:
  • Tempo: yes
  • Transpose: yes
  • Tuning: yes
  • Scale tuning: yes
Display:
  • type: 7-segment LED
Jacks and terminals:
  • MIDI: In/Out
  • To host: no
  • Headphone: 2
  • AUX. In (L/L+R, R): no
  • AUX. Out (L/L+R, R): no
  • AUX. Out (L, R): no
  • USB to device: yes
Outboard content:
  • Song: pianosoft solo: yes
Amplifier/speaker:
  • Output: 20W x 2
  • Speaker: 16cm x 2
  • Speaker/headphones control: yes
Cabinet:
  • Key cover: sliding
  • Headphone hanger: yes
  • AC power cord included
  • Sustain pedal sold separately

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