The PSR-S900 is now over 10 years old and has been superseded by the Yamaha PSR-S910, PSR-S950, PSR-S970 and PSR-S975. Read our comparison of all fourteen PSR-S Series keyboards. One of Yamaha’s new arranger keyboards, the PSR-S900 is a step up from the PSR-S700, featuring: 61 touch responsive keys 128 […]
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2 Baldwin Piano has unveiled its range of twenty new designs in its “Exotic Collection” of acoustic pianos. All are hand-built, limited edition instruments featuring wild designs and customized paints. Each piano boasts its own dramatic, exotic, fun or elegant custom paint job that exquisitely showcases the true artistic nature of […]
Baldwin introduce “Exotic Collection” of Custom House acoustic pianos
Yamaha has introduced two new models in its CLP-200 range of Clavinova digital pianos. Clavinova CLP-265GP The CLP-265GP (click image for large view) offers a luxurious polished ebony mini-grand case cabinet, along with a range of the key CLP-200 Series technologies, including a Graded Hammer 3 (GH3) keyboard for true […]
Yamaha intros Clavinova CLP-265GP and CLP-295GP
Yamaha has unveiled its NP-30 Portable Digital Grand Piano, featuring 76 Graded Soft Touch piano-style keys and AWM (Advanced Wave Memory) 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 […]
Yamaha intros NP-30 portable digital grand piano
3 Yamaha’s new MODUS H01 digital grand piano continues the line of compact, stylish digital grand pianos. As with their CLP-F01, Yamaha’s designers have addressed the needs of luxury homeowners who need to use space efficiently whilst accenting their rooms with stylish furniture. “Though we are catering to the new design-conscious […]
Yamaha intros MODUS H01 stylish, compact digital piano
4 Yamaha has introduced its CVP300 Series of Clavinovas, which includes the CVP301, CVP303, CVP305, CVP307, CVP309, and CVP309GP models. They all come with Internet Direct Connection, song and lyric displays, floppy disc drive, and Smart-Media slots, as well as the USA Edition upgrade. Assuming the user has an Internet connection, […]
Yamaha Clavinova CVP300 Series include direct Internet connection for web ...
Yamaha has launched the latest model in its award-winning line of reproducing pianos. The Disklavier DGC1B is equipped with many features including: 500 built-in songs, plus the ability to add favourites from the vast Yamaha PianoSoft library. 64 MB music and data storage. AWM Tone generation. SmartKey software, which guides […]
Yamaha introduces Disklavier DGC1B
Akai has unveiled the MPK49, a semi-weighted, touch and aftertouch sensitive 49-note keyboard complete with 12 MPC-style drum pads. 48 drum pads are available via 4 banks, and there’s MPC Note Repeat function and Swing parameters, plus an arpeggiator. It delivers 72 assignable controls, including an expression pedal, footswitch, pitch […]
Akai MPK49 USB/MIDI semi-weighted controller keyboard
Korg have unveiled the latest addition to their range of digital concert pianos, with the C-720. It uses a proprietary Piano eXperience technology to provide greater realism and feel. Using cutting edge stereo sampling techniques it conveys natural imaging and nuances of a concert grand piano using multi-layer PCM sampling. […]
Korg debuts C-720 digital concert piano
Taker a look at our Yamaha P Series comparison feature for the latest models and discontinued keyboards in this category compared. Overview The Yamaha P140 is a stylish, contemporary digital piano available in black or silver with wood finish top panels and subtle orange LED displays. This 88-note keyboard features […]
Spotlight: Yamaha P140 / P140S
Yamaha has added to its Clavinova range of world-class digital pianos with the CLP-F01 “Slimline” Clavinova digital piano. These Clavinovas come with a choice of four designer back plate colours – Polished Orange, Polished Ebony, Polished Blue and Polished Red – that stands against the wall and frames the whole […]
Yamaha CLP-F01 Slimline Clavinova released
Yamaha has unveiled their latest digital grand piano in a new contemporary design. The Nocturne Grand N100 in attractive black finish has speakers tucked conveniently into the rear cabinet and pedal frame, a slim look top-to-bottom, and a tasteful soft-glow blue-lit control surface. “This strikingly visual instrument will undoubtedly expand […]
Yamaha Nocturne Grand N100 digital piano released
For the tiny-fingered, space-challenged mono-synth lover, the vintage Yamaha CS-01 might need to be in your collection. SynthMuseum says It was obviously marketed to the young, first synth buyer, market. However, dispite it’s mini-sized keys, it has been since adopted by many professionals for it’s simple design, active sliders, and […]
Vintage: Yamaha CS-01 – “The Mini Mono”
So which of these are you most familiar with? Yamaha CE-20 or Yamaha DX7 Yep, thought so. Not a huge commercial success, the CE-20 came before the legendary DX-7: Introduced in 1982 Price: US$1395 Synthesis: FM (Frequency Modulation) Voices: 20 (Piccolo, Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Saxophone, Trumpet 1, Trumpet 2, Trombone, […]
Vintage: Yamaha CE-20 – “the one before the DX7”
My first serious synth purchase was the Yamaha TG500 sound module. Although it cheated somewhat, it was heralded as the world’s first 64-note polyphonic synth, and used Yamaha’s Advanced Wave Modulation (AWM) sampling technology. Of course, I already had a keyboard to control it – I think it was a […]
Vintage: Yamaha TG500 sound module
Korg has introduced three new concert series digital pianos to its range. Features include: Korg’s proprietary “Piano eXperience” technology that delivers richly expressive piano sounds. High quality PCM multi dynamic level samples including string resonance and damper noise samples. Up to 62 note polyphony. Real Weighted Hammer Action 3 (RH3) […]
Korg Concert Series Digital Pianos C-320, C-520 and C-720
by: Duane Shinn There are roughly umpteen zillion reasons why you should learn enough chords to be able to “chord a song” at the piano. By “chord a song”, I mean the ability to play 3 or 4 chords on the piano in some sort of rhythm while you or […]
10 Top Reasons You Should Learn to Play “Chord” Piano
Since this article was first written, both the P-120 and P-140 have been superseded by the P155. Be sure to read the comments section at the end of this article for some excellent additional information and opinion. I’ve noticed a few people searching for more information on the differences between […]