Yamaha YPG 235 Keyboard

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Yamaha YPG 235 Keyboard, YPG 235




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The Yamaha YPG 235 76-key Keyboard is a budget keyboard for beginner students who need more than 61 keys and for experienced players who want a practice keyboard.

With 32 notes of polyphony, a full keyboard fingering mode, and several voices and styles, it is a fully featured keyboard, but it is not suited for someone looking for a performance keyboard with excellent sound quality, and/or piano like keys.

Pros
76 keys make it an inexpensive substitue for a piano, Good sound quality, 6-track sequencer

Cons
The bundled accessories are of average quality


Best Place to Buy

On Amazon, Yamaha ypg-235 for $200-$300




Review


Who Is It For?
This keyboard is apt for anyone who wants a keyboard with more than 61 keys, and also need rich instrument sounds (typical of most Yamaha keyboards) & features.

It is more of a Performance Instrument with 76 non-weighted keys and beautiful piano sounds, that will fit most budget.

You can play several piano pieces on this board and it comes with the Yamaha education suite.

More Benefits
The keys come with different levels of resistance, which makes it easier for a budding musician to move to an acoustic or digital piano later.

The Yamaha YPG 235 76 Key Portable Grand Piano Keyboard is priced right between beginner's pianos and higher end performance pianos, so it can be used both by beginner students as well as seasoned players on a budget.

Features like 6-track recording sequencer, Yamaha Educational Suite, Pitch bend wheel, and USB computer connectivity ensures that beginning students can also use the piano for a long time to come.



Yamaha YPG 235 Keyboard, YPG 235


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Bundles Accessories
The best part about the bundled accessories is that you really dont need anything else to help you get started. You will need the stand and the power supply. Headphones can be particularly useful for practicing during weird hours, without disturbing others.

However, don't expect the quality of the bundled accessories to be very good.

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Sound Quality
This has always been the forte of Yamaha keyboards, and the sounds do live up to the expectations. The piano sound, in particular, is very good.

Overall, you have a decent number of voices and styles.

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Features
The best part about this keyboard is that it lets you play many piano pieces, courtesy its 76 keys. The full fingered mode enables you to play chords across the keyboar, with the accompaniment on.

It also has many more features and controls, like those found on a synth. It comes with a 6-track sequencer and a mixer function, so it is designed to help you to create songs as well. It also has a pitch-bend wheel, in addition to the various voices, styles, songs and effects.

The polyphony is 32 notes, which is not bad, and you also have a USB midi port.

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Ease of Use
The keyboard is quite easy to use, because of the many tools that are provided such as Registration Memory and One Touch Setting.

You can easily select the various tones, accompaniments and built-in songs.

With the one-touch setting, the keyboard itself selects the appropriate sounds on your behalf, if you are not sure what sound goes with what style of music.

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Value for Your Money
You can probably find a Yamaha ypg-235 keyboard for just over $200. This is a pretty good deal if you ask us, considering that you get 76 keys, and a 6-track sequencer.

It's fully functional and is quite effective both for learning as well as for practicing.

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Specs


  • 76 touch-sensitive keys with Graded Soft Touch

  • Full Keyboard Mode enables you to play more like a traditional piano

  • 489 sounds, 160 Styles, 30 on-board songs with the Yamaha Education Suite

  • Polyphony of 32 Notes (max)

  • Powerful 12-watt speaker system, Separate woofers and tweeters deliver sounds with clarity and precision

  • 6-track sequencer and Master EQ

  • Pitch bend wheel

  • 1/4-inch headphone jack, Sustain pedal jack

  • USB & Flash ROM - for MIDI and to download new Songs and Styles for playing

  • Music Database 267 keyboard setups by song title

  • CD-ROM with 70 more songs and Musicsoft Downloader software



  • Overall Ratings


    You can probably find the Yamaha YPG 235 76-key Keyboard for just over $200, which is not a bad deal at all considering what is on offer.

    It has all the features one needs for learning as well as practicing, but if you want a performance keyboard or something with piano like keys, you may have to look elsewhere.

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    Feb 15, 2013
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    Not fully weighted keys
    by: John

    This is indeed a good value for money, but if you are looking for a good piano experience, you may not like it.

    The keyboard is not fully weighted and the piano sounds are okay. But I guess its asking for too much at this price.

    Its good for learning keyboards and for its accompaniments; its quite portable as well.

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