Yamaha intros NP-30 portable digital grand piano

Yamaha has unveiled its NP-30 Portable Grand Digital Piano, featuring 76 Graded Soft Touch piano-style keys and AWM stereo-sampled piano voices, weighing just 12 pounds, and able to operate on six AA batteries or a power adaptor.

With an emphasis on portability, the Graded Soft Touch keys are lighter than the GHS (Graded Hammer Standard) and GHE (Graded Hammer Effect) actions found on Yamaha’s heavier, larger digital pianos. They’re still graded in weight, though, with the heavier keys in the bass.

Here’s a rundown of the specifications:

• Number of keys: 76, Graded Soft Touch mechanism
• Touch Response: Hard, Medium, Soft, Fixed
• Number of Voices: 10
• Polyphony: 32
• Reverb: 4 types
• Layer: 2 voices
• Preset Songs: 10 voice demos, 10 piano repertoire
• Metronome: 32-280bpm
• Transpose: +/- 6 semitones
• Tuning: A 427-453Hz
• MIDI: Multi-timbre 16 parts
• Jacks: Headphone, MIDI In/Out, Half-damper compatible sustain pedal
• Amplifier: 6W x 2 (stereo)
• Speakers: 4.7″ x 2.3″
• Body Colour: Black
• Weight: 12lbs
• Dimensions: 49″ x 10.2″ x 4″
• RRP: Around US$300