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Yamaha DGX-205 76-Key Portable Keyboard with MIDI and Built-In Song Sequencerby YAMAHA
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Features
- Built-in Flash ROM memory stores up to 99 songs
- 2-way stereo speaker system with digital signal processing
- 76-key portable keyboard with preloaded Yamaha Education Suite IV software
- General MIDI (GM) and XGlite capable for downloading MINI songs and styles
- 487 built-in voices, 10 drum kits, and 2 sound effect kits
Product Description
It features 76 keys, double the power of the next model down and a professional pitch bend wheel for more expressive playing of brass and string instruments. The larger keyboard, important for professionals, is also valuable for aspiring musicians. The keyboard comes with 30 pre-loaded songs, Flash ROM internal storage for adding more, and 70 additional selections on an included CD-ROM. Simply connect the keyboard to your computer via the convenient USB connector and transfer songs to the keyboard for learning or listening. And for recording your own songs, the DGX205 has a built-in multi track sequencer and can store up to five performances at a time. Finally, performance assistant technology allows you to play along with songs and not make a mistake - even if you're a complete beginner! Flash ROM to download songs from the Internet Portable Grand for the realism of a stereo grand piano On-board sequencer records up to 5 sings in 6 tracks Yamaha Education Suite 4 (Y.E.S4) features lessons, grading, and 100 songs to learn 76 piano-sized touch sensitive keys Large back-lit LCD shows musical staff and chords Headphone and sustain pedal jacks Digital music notebook software included SilverReviews
Good Keyboard for beginner and intermediate playerI bought this keyboard a month ago for the sole purpose learning piano. I was not aware, at that time, tons of other features that pleasantly surprised me.
This is a "Portable Grand" keybooard, and as the name implies, the piano sound is excellence! It is so realistic my jaw dropped. Even my friends who have played piano before admits the sound is extraordinary (key is touch sensitive for expressive playing too). I plugged (you have to buy the cable yourself tho) it in to my home theatre system (good power 6.1 system). Lo and behold, the low sound like it is coming from the real thing and the high is crystal clear. I can almost hear the sound of the wood hammer on the steel string.
One of the special voices features in the voice database is called "sweet" voices. There are only a few choices available, namely, flute, tenor and soprano sax. These are the ultra realistic, blow your socks off kinda sound. For example, in the sweet soprano sax, if you hold the key down, the sound will become louder as if the sax player is blowing more air into it. You can actually hear the sound of the air rushing through the tube too. The sweet soprano sax actually sound like Kenny G's playing. Yamaha might model the sound after Kenny's. It never fail to amaze me. For the sweet flute sound, the way you play it fast, hard, or light on the keyboard actually give you a different sound and feel.
The cons are the the keyboard does not come with anything. Not even the dang battery charger or USB cable. It does come with a very helpful DVD that features a real Yamaha instructor doing some amazing demonstration on the keyboard. The DVD will cover most of the important features like, voice, style, song and metronome of the keyboard. You will learn and be amazed at the same time. It also come with a CD with driver and sample midi for you to connect the keyboard to the PC.
For less than $300, this is a really good deal for the quality and money. I highly recommended it to anybody who is picking up the hobby.
