Product Description
The Yamaha YPT310 portable keyboard has 61 touch sensitive keys, 482
voices, Music Database, and stereo speakers with bass ports are just a
few of the features included with this incredible portable instrument.
This special package comes complete with a pair of professional closed
cup headphones, a keyboard stand, and a power supply.
Expressive Touch Like a Piano
If you're buying a keyboard having piano in mind, you'll want Yamaha's
Touch Response feature. On an acoustic piano, striking a key harder
will produce a louder sound, striking it softer will produce a softer
sound. With Yamaha's "Touch Response" the YPT-310 keyboard responds
like an acoustic piano.
Backlit LCD Screen
Since you spend a lot of the time at your keyboard looking at the LCD
display screen, you might as well get one that's easy to see--like the
backlit LCD in the YPT-310.
Portable Grand: One Press to an Amazing Stereo Grand Voice
You're never more than a button push away from the most realistic piano
sound in portable keyboards today. One press of the Portable Grand
button resets the entire keyboard to a stereo-sampled piano--perfect
for when it's time to practice. Yamaha is known around the world for
the quality of our acoustic pianos and this attention to detail is
evident as you enjoy the warmth and clarity of the YPT-310 Portable
Grand piano. And of course, the keyboard includes a Sustain Pedal jack
on the back for practicing and playing piano pieces.
Yamaha Education Suite (Y.E.S.): Learn How To Play Now!
The YPT-310 has 102 built-in songs for you to learn to play, using the
Yamaha Education Suite. The songs are separated into left and right
hand parts, providing 7 levels of lessons plus a convenient chord
dictionary.
Three keyboard lessons for each hand:
- Lesson One – LISTEN & LEARN the melody or rhythm of a selected song
- Lesson Two – TIMING mode allows you to play the melody or chord by pressing any key using the correct timing
- Lesson Three: WAITING mode stops the playback of a song until you find the correct note and then continues
- Lesson Grading – monitors your progress as you practice each lessons two and three and gives you a grade.
- Chord
Dictionary – shows you how to play chords and tells you which chords
you are playing by displaying the notes and chord name on the LCD
screen.
Sound Effect Kit: Have Some Fun!
If you or your kid doesn't think playing keyboard is cool, wait 'til
you hears this keyboard. Get the world of Hip Hop and all the hottest
sound effects in your Yamaha keyboard. Push the Sound Effect button,
hold down a key with your right hand, and you're groovin'.
Sound Quality: Real Stereo with Bass Ports (Not Just 2 Speakers)
Some keyboards have two speakers but aren't stereo. Don't be fooled.
Just because a keyboard has two speakers doesn't mean that it's truly
stereo with two separate amplifiers. All Yamaha Portable Keyboards
feature stereo-sampling technology.
- Bass Ports – Port on each speaker that adds a powerful impact to bass sound reproduction
- Stereo
(Not just 2 Speakers) – We all know that stereo sound adds realistic
character and spatial depth. But how can you tell if the portable
keyboard you're looking to purchase is stereo or not? With Yamaha, the
answer is simple. All Yamaha Portable Keyboards are true stereo.
32 Note Polyphony and 16 Part Multi Timbrel
In electronic keyboards, the more sounds made at the same time
(polyphony), the more memory is needed. Obviously, more is always
better, because too little polyphony can cause dropouts in dense
passages of music. Some keyboards at this price point have only 12-note
polyphony. The YPT-310 has 32 notes of polyphony and will play back 16
different parts or sounds at once (16-part multi timbrel); enough for
the most demanding needs.
106 Accompaniment styles and the One Touch Setting
The YPT-310 comes with 106 built-in styles, waiting for you to play
along with. It's just like having a built-in band. Call up your
favorite style of music like Rock, Big Band or Country, press a chord
or play Single Finger mode, and the YPT-310 will follow you through a
piece of music, providing all of the drums, bass, piano, guitar, horn
and string parts for you. And to make it easy and fun, when you select
one of the styles, the One Touch Setting function will automatically
configure keyboard parameters, such as voice selection and digital
effects, to match that selected music style. In addition, you can
transfer new Styles into the Flash ROM in the keyboard.
482 General MIDI (GM) and XGLite Voices
The YPT-310 has a large selection of professional sounding voices
called XGlite. Only Yamaha's best keyboards have the capacity to
support and reproduce Yamaha's XGlite voices. The result is amazing
sound quality and almost 500 voices for you to choose from, offering
even greater compatibility with both 3rd party and Yamaha XG software.
Computer Connectivity and Flash ROM
The YPT-310 comes with 102 built-in songs and an interactive lesson
system, divided into left and right hand parts, for learning them. In
addition, you have the ability to connect to a computer, download more
songs from the Internet into the internal Flash ROM, and use all of the
Yamaha Education Suite V5 features to help you learn to play them.
Yamaha makes it easy to get connected with the new PC button. Now,
instead of wading through function menus and fighting through a maze of
selections, one button is your expressway to music on the web and your
computer. You can connect to the MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital
Interface) port on the back with an optional USB-MIDI Interface like
the Yamaha UX16. Once connected, you can play your songs into the
computer, edit them if necessary, and e-mail them to your friends and
family. And with General MIDI (GM) and XGlite compatibility, song data
always plays back with the correct sounds.
9 Digital Reverb Plus 4 Chorus Effects
Yamaha has long been a world leader in digital signal processing
technology. In fact, Yamaha professional audio products are found in
most professional recording studios around the world. The YPT-310 takes
full advantage of this know-how, giving you an extensive range of nine,
top-quality reverb effects that simulate playing in everything from a
small room to a large spacious concert hall and four chorus effects
that add richness to electric pianos and guitars in particular.
Specifications
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| Keyboard | 61 Standard keys (C1-C6) with Touch Response |
| Display | Large backlit LCD |
| Yamaha Education Suite V5 | Watch and Learn, Timing, Waiting, Grading, Chord Dictionary |
| Songs | 102 Preset Songs + 5 User songs + Flash Memory |
| Voices | Total Number | 482 |
| Compatibility | General MIDI (GM) & XGlite Compatible |
| Piano Voice Quality | Stereo |
| Dual / Split | Yes / Yes |
| Drum Kits | 12 + 1 SFX Kits |
| Polyphony | 32 note max. |
| Auto Accompaniment | Styles | 106 + User (Flash ROM) |
| Variations | Intro, Main A/B, Ending, Fill-in x 2 |
| Control | Accompaniment on/off, sync-start, start/stop, intro/ending, main A/B (auto fill) |
| One Touch Settings | 1 per style |
| Digital Effects | Reverb: 9 types
Chorus: 4 types
Harmony: 26 types |
| Panel Controls | On/Off,
Master Volume, Lesson R/L, Listen & Learn, Timing, Waiting, Chord
Dictionary, Style Controls, Tap/Tempo, Function, Song Select, Style
Select, Voice Select, Portable Grand, Sound Effect Kit, Reverb On/Off,
Numeric Selector, Metronome, Demo |
| Function Controls | Volume:
Accompaniment, Song, Main Voice, Metronome. Other: Tuning, Transpose,
Split Point, Main Voice Octave, Reverb Type & Depth, Panel Sustain,
Local On/Off, External Clock, Initial Setup Send, Time Signature, Demo
Cancel |
| Interface | MIDI IN/OUT |
| Auxiliary Jack | Phones / Aux. Out L/R, DC in, foot switch |
| Amplifier | 2.5W + 2.5W |
| Speakers | 12 cm x 2 |
| Rated Voltage | DC 10 - 12 V |
| Dimensions
(W x D x H) | 37 1/4 x 14 5/8 x 5 1/16" (945 x 370 x 128 mm) |
| Weight | 10 lbs. 13 oz. (4.9kg) |
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Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #52 in Musical Instruments
- Brand: Yamaha
- Model: YAC YPT310 PAK
- Released on: 2008-09-09
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 18.25" h x
9.50" w x
45.75" l,
32.00 pounds
Features
- 61 Full Size Keys
- 32 Notes of Polyphony
- Portable Grand with the realism of a Stereo Grand Piano
- Style File Format (SFF) allows you to download style data from the internet
- 2-Track Sequencer and Flash ROM Store Your Music
Customer Reviews
A Long, Detailed Review, Especially About Sound Quality
Reviewers have a wide range of opinion regarding this keyboard,
with some claiming it is terrific and others that it is awful. This
note attempts to reconcile these different claims and help potential
buyers make the best decision.
1. The YPT-310 is functionally identical to the earlier model
YPT-300. The new model changes simply made the device more
environmentally friendly ("greener").
2. The YPT-310 is not a piano. A piano doesn't need batteries or an
adapter that plugs into an outlet. If you are willing to pay thousands
of dollars, you can purchase a piano that produces wonderful sounds,
and the key action has a good feel. On the other hand, pianos take up a
lot of room. They need to be regularly tuned. They are sensitive to
humidity and temperature. Eventually a piano will need to be repaired.
The sound you create on a piano can bother your neighbors. In addition,
pianos produce only one kind of sound, that which is generated by
hammers striking strings. (Some people have done bizarre things to
pianos, such as putting tacks into the hammers, but most of us are not
going to make these modifications).
Pianists who have played a great deal of piano music, who have no
interest in expanding their palette of musical tone color, or who have
neither the time nor desire to learn about the controls on a modern
synthesizer are unlikely to be happy with the YPT-310. On the other
hand, someone who appreciates the tone color of different instruments
and is willing to invest a small amount of time learning about
synthesizers, will find that this keyboard opens up a whole new world
of musical possibilities.
3. Sustain Pedal (foot pedal). The sustain pedal allows the sound
to continue after you release a key. This is critically important;
without a sustain pedal, you have only half an instrument. This
keyboard does not come with a sustain pedal; you will have to purchase
it separately. The pedal costs very little, and the cheapest one (about
$15) can be glued to a piece of wood to keep it from moving around
under foot.
Note: when you power up the YPT-310, the keyboard software
"assumes" the foot pedal is not depressed. If the sustain stops when
you press the foot pedal, that means you had it depressed when you
turned on the keyboard.
4. Sound Quality. There are three ways to produce sounds from the
keyboard. You can use the speakers that are part of the device; you can
use the headphone jack and the analog signal available there to
externally produce sound; or you can use the MIDI interface to have
external equipment generate sound based on key press characteristics.
The YPT-310 is capable of producing fabulous sounds as well as horrible
sounds. The following notes give further details and make some specific
suggestions on how to produce the more pleasing sounds.
5. Speakers and Headphones. The built-in speakers have very limited
bass response; that is, the low frequency sounds (sounds with a low
pitch) are weak. Ironically, some of the most beautiful sounds the
YPT-310 can produce are in this low frequency range. The violin
(instrument 53), flute (instrument 84), and Vibraphone (instrument 101)
are examples of this. In order to hear these sounds, rather than the
poor imitation coming from the built-in speakers, you will need
headphones or the ability to connect the headphone output jack to a
more capable sound system. If you want to listen to some of the
beautiful sounds this instrument is capable of, check out the 30 second
samples of the music found on the Time album at
http://cdbaby.com/cd/peterbaum. The voices from the keyboard were sent
via the headphone jack to a computer where they were mixed using
multi-track software. Typical of professionally mastered CDs, post
processing was performed on some of these tracks using software; for
example, echo effects were sometime used and multiple tracks laid down
to create ensembles. However, the instrumental voices heard on every
single track were generated by this inexpensive keyboard. The quality
of the 30 second samples isn't the best possible, since they are in MP3
format, but you will hear some amazing sounds if you are using
headphones or a good speaker-driven sound system. The tracks on the CD
itself sound better. More information about the YPT-310 voices used on
each track of the CD can be found at
http://mysite.verizon.net/aesir_research/Peter%20Baum%20-Time-%20Notes.htm).
6. Listening Environment. Your music listening environment can
dramatically change how the music is perceived. For example, most cars
are not good places to listen to music, especially if you don't use
headphones. If you are composing music, your sonic environment can also
influence the content of your compositions.
7. "I Hate Synthesizers." There are some people who simply hate the
sound of synthesizers; they often describe the sound as harsh,
mechanical, or cold. In addition, there sometimes is an unnatural, high
frequency component to the sound. I agree that some sounds from some
synthesizers have these characteristics, and I will even agree that
many of the sounds from the YPT-310 sound this way. However, I also
found very pleasing sounds among its many voices. Even the sounds that
are less than pleasing can be put to good use. I found that some
voices, such as the bassoon, could be made warmer by using the built in
dual voice function to add an accompanying string section. I also found
other sounds that became important compositionally, even though they
sounded cold as solo voices.
8. Finding Beautiful Sounds. Because of the way this synthesizer
generates different notes based on a sound sample from a real acoustic
instrument, the tone quality (sometimes called tone coloration or
harmonics) can depend on the pitch of the note. This is also true of
real acoustic instruments, the bassoon being a striking example. As I
mentioned previously, the violin, vibraphone, and flute sound
especially good in their low registers on this keyboard. The "Clavi,"
"Baritone Sax," and "Fretless Bass 4" voices do too. Some instruments
sound best when played in a range that is higher than normal. For
example, the Oud sounds like a sweet, tiny bell in its upper register.
If you want to produce a variety of useful sounds, you have to be
willing to explore the keyboard by sampling different voices in a
variety of registers and other settings.
9. The Bottom Line. For around $150, this is an amazing instrument.
It can be used to produce professional quality music, if its
limitations are respected and its strengths taken advantage of.
A great starter keyboard for serious musicians
I purchased this for my spouse who is interested in learning to
play the piano as well as making music. This is an exceptional starter
keyboard. It comes with a good DVD tutorial and the sound is amazing.
If you are looking for a serious starter keyboard, this one will not
disappoint you. I love it!!!!!
nice keyboard
this is a great keyboard for the beginner. i am just starting to
teach myself and this keyboard is perfect for that. it has good sound
and plenty of voices or instruments to choose from. i am very happy
with my purchase. the built in teaching y.e.s. is not bad but i find it
easier to just read lead sheet music and learn from the lcd. i would
recommend this to anyone starting out to see if you enjoy and if so
then upgrade at a later date.
