Yamaha YDP V240: Affordable Upright Piano
Another affordable digital upright piano from the Yamaha ARIUS range. The Yamaha YDP V240 is an extremely versatile piano that is suitable for beginners and experts alike – for practicing and performing. It has a luxurious look and is packed full of the latest in digital piano technology.
There are 238 different DSP (Digital Signal Processor) effects that can be added to the main and dual Voices to
create a wealth of sounds and distortions. You can change any song to create a totally different experience such as altering the melody and keyboard voices and changing to another rhythm.
The performance assistant technology (P.A.T) enables you to play along with a song and even if you make a mistake no one will notice provided you are playing in time.
Yamaha YDP V240 Product Features
- 88 key graded hammer standard weighted action
- AWM dynamic stereo sampling provides realistic sound quality when playing softly or loudly
- 64 polyphony
- 131 voices plus 361 XGlite voices
- 12 percussion kits
- recording available for up to 6 tracks (5 melodies and 1 chord)
- 1895KB internal memory
- USB connectivity for data storage or connecting to a computer
- touch sensitivity and personalization
- 238 types of DSP effects
- 3 level stereo sampling of digital voices
- 4.6″ LCD display
- Easy Song Arranger lets you manipulate any song to the style you want
- P.A.T and education suite
- reverb, chorus, dual layers, split layers, transpose, tuning
- dual headphones, metronome, demo, 3 pedals
- two 20W amplifiers, stereo speakers
- CD-Rom
Connectivity
There are 2 USB features. One USB port enables connection to a memory device such as a flash drive or hard drive. This means you can save or load songs created on the instrument and you can also read data from MIDI or Style files. The other USB feature allows connection to computer software – great for manipulating your compositions.
Piano Practice Mode
As mentioned the Yamaha YDP V240 is excellent for beginners and for teaching. It has the P.A.T mentioned above and also Yamahas education suite. You are able to practice with separate hands. With dual headphone jacks you can play duets or practice with another pianist without being overheard.
Music Database Feature – Video
The following video demonstrates the music database. There are 300 songs in the database and you can download extra songs into the data base via USB or computer if you would like to. You are able to play along with any of the songs in the database and don’t worry if you are not sure what voice is appropriate, the database will automatically choose the correct combination of styles and voice.
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Touch Sensitivity
The keys sensitivity vary according to the frequency range. The lower keys have a heavier touch whereas the higher range keys have a lighter touch. This creates sensitivity very similar to an acoustic piano. However you are able to change the sensitivity to your own preferences – this is useful for children playing the piano, people who are heavy handed or those who perhaps are unable to press hard due to arthritis.
Yamaha YDP-V240 Positive Reviews
- the LCD display is big with a background light and so it is easy to see
- lots of great sounds and rhythms
- comes with a padded bench and music rest
- Graded Hammer Standard action makes it feel like a piano rather than keyboard and was not noisy
- looks and feels like an acoustic piano
- loads of features and fun to play
- takes up less space than an acoustic
Customer Dislikes
- piano cabinet doesn’t look that great
- only 64 notes of polyphony
Summary
The Yamaha YDP V240 is a great digital piano to play and is the next best thing if you can’t afford a Clavinova. You get an awful lot packed into this model and at a reasonable price too.
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