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Yamaha Electronic Keyboards – Review the Yamaha Specific Features!

Yamaha electronic keyboards have specific features which are aimed towards learning and mastering the instrument. You will find these features only in Yamaha keyboards.


In addition to the standard keyboard features like Sounds, Accompaniments, Digital Effects, Sequencer, Connectivity to computer and USB devices, you will find that the Yamaha digital keyboards & pianos employ certain other features which are aimed towards learning and mastering the instrument.

Anyone who is genuinely interested in improving his keyboard skills will find these features extremely useful.

You will find these features only in Yamaha digital keyboards.


Yamaha Education Suite (YES)

If you want to learn to play by yourself, this feature in the Yamaha keyboards can help you go a long way.

There are enough built-in songs to help you hone your skills and it has a grading mechanism as well to grade your performance. There are exercises to train both your hands at various levels of complexity.

A quick look at some of the features of YES in your Yamaha electronic keyboard:

  • The built-in songs are divided into left and right hand parts, providing lessons at various levels of complexity

  • Playback Song's tempo varies to match the speed at which you play. You can even mute any part of the play back song and play that part while listening to the song

  • Get a grade for your performance as you practice each lesson

  • Practice difficult sections in the song by repeating them

  • Built-in Chord Dictionary shows you how to play chords



    • Digital Music Notebook

    It is a library of popular songs, sheet music, learn-to-play music books, riffs, and a host of other things which will help you to master your instrument.

    Download these by connecting your Yamaha electronic keyboard to the Internet and play back with your keyboard. You can even view them as notations on the LCD screen of your Yamaha keyboard.


    Get Online With IDC

    You can get online by connecting your keyboard directly to the Internet using the Internet Direct Connection (IDC).

    You do not need a computer!

    Once on the Internet, you can download midi songs, styles and music for playback on your Yamaha keyboard.


    Performance Assistant Technology

    If you are a beginner and if you want to impress your friends or relatives with your keyboard playing then this feature will help you.

    This feature on yamaha electronic keyboards adds additional notes / chords to cover up for your wrong notes. Anything that you play will be blended with additional notes to make it sound good.

    With this feature ON, you can give a live performance to your friends on the very first day...almost!


    MegaVoice Technology

    Every instrument has its own finer points and nuances which can be played only if you acquire considerable skills and become technically proficient at it.

    But with the MegaVoice technology, the various performance techniques are mapped to the different velocity ranges which can then be triggered by just applying the correct force on the keys.

    Summary

    Yamaha has always strived to introduce new features in their electronic keyboards to maintain their market leader position. The feature discussed above is part of that endeavor and you will find them only in Yamaha electronic keyboards. Anyone who is genuinely interested in improving his keyboard skills will find these yamaha specific features extremely useful.


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