Yamaha ypg525 Review of 88 Key Piano Keyboard

Yamaha ypg525 - The ypg525 is an 88 key lightly weighted keyboard with a very good piano sound.

It comes with a decorative wooden stand and a sustain pedal is also included when you buy this keyboard.

Features to connect your keyboard to a PC and to use external USB storage devices are available.

Keys and Action
The Yamaha ypg525 keyboard comes with 88 light weighted keys having touch response. Though the keys look like piano keys, they are a bit lighter compared to real piano keys.

Full Keyboard Mode
The Yamaha YPG-525 keyboard features the full keyboard mode, also known as full fingered mode. In this mode, it is possible for you to play the chords anywhere on the keyboard and the accompaniment will recognize it and change accordingly. You will find this very useful if you have been trained to play in the piano style.

Yamaha Education Suite (YES)
The Yamaha ypg525 keyboard comes with a lot of useful lessons to help you improve your skills. It also has a built-in grading mechanism which grades how well you have played your lesson. The chord dictionary is another useful feature which helps you to know more about chords.

External connectivity
You can easily connect your Yamaha 525 ypg keyboard to the computer using the USB to HOST port and transfer data to and from your computer or use your keyboard as a midi controller. You just need to use the included cable and you are ready to roll on. Another USB port is the USB to DEVICE port which can be used for connecting other USB storage devices like hard drives, pen drives, and floppy disk drives.

Other Features
Some of the other features that you will find useful are -
• 500 voices, 150 styles
• 30 Preset Songs, 70 on CD-ROM
• 32 notes polyphony
• Digital Effects – Reverb, Chorus, Harmony
• 6-track sequencer
• Pitch bend wheel
• Auxiliary Jack – Headphones, USB to HOST, USB to DEVICE, Sustain

Conclusions
The Yamaha ypg525 is an 88 key keyboard with some high quality sound samples. The keys are lightly weighted and it comes with an attractive stand and a sustain pedal. The ypg-525 has a built-in sequencer and features the USB to HOST and USB to DEVICE ports for external connectivity. The Yamaha ypg525 is a good instrument if you are looking for a portable keyboard with 88 keys.

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