Yamaha P250 Digital Piano

YAMAHA P250 Details ^top

Includes FC4 Damper / Sustain Pedal

Ever since the P200 was first released over 5 years ago, musical legends like Michael McDonald, Keith Sweat, Tim Carmon (Eric Clapton ), Clifford Carter (James Taylor), and Steve Hornbeake (Faith Hill) have used it on stage and in the studio when they needed the absolutely best piano sound available. Now Yamaha is proud to announce the next member in the legendary P series family of Professional Stage Pianos, the new P250. The P 250 sets a new standard for sound quality and raises the bar on what to expect in a professional digital piano.

The Yamaha P250 features three levels of Yamaha CFIII Grand piano stereo samples for dynamic selection according to your touch on the keyboard. The result is a delicacy of tone and expression that emulates the experience of playing a real piano. And to give the Yamaha P 250 an even more richly detailed sound, note off samples, string resonance samples and sound board samples simulate the acoustic interaction between different notes.

The sound is unmatched, and so is the touch, thanks to the GH (Graded Hammer Effect) keyboard. The GH keyboard uses weights and mechanical linkages to achieve an entirely new level of realism. And to go even further, the key weight is graded from heavier in the lower registers to lighter in the higher, exactly the same as a grand piano's.

To deliver the sampled instrument voices and 128 notes of polyphony with all the power and authority they deserve, the P250 features a new speaker system and high power stereo amplifier. The P250 features 16cm polypropylene woofers and a 30 watts per side stereo amplifier . The result is astonishingly lifelike power.

The P250 redefines the features for a Professional Stage Piano including:

• Graded Hammer 88 Note weighted action keyboard for realistic piano feel

• 128 Notes of polyphony

• Acoustic Piano Voices with Three Velocity DSS (Dynamic Stereo Sampling), Note Off samples, String Resonance samples for realism and expressiveness

• 38 Panel Voices plus an extra 480 XG voices for a complete palette of sounds

• 16 Track Song Recorder with 223 Songs and 770 KB of Internal Flash Memory

• Digital reverb and digital effects, Dual mode and split mode, MIDI/TO HOST PC interface

• Built-in Speaker system with 13cm polypropylene woofers and 30 watts stereo amplifier

Whats the major difference when compared to the Yamaha P200?

Keyboard 88 Keys, Graded Hammer Effect keyboard
Polyphony 128-Note
Multitimbral Dual Mode
Split Mode
16-Part

Synthesis Method DSS (Dynamic Stereo Sampling) for Pianos
AWM(Advanced Wave Memory)for XG VOices
Presets 38 Panel Voices
480 XG Voices
User Memory No
Effects Reverbs
Chorus
Symphonic
Tremolo
Delay

Sequencer 16-Track
223 Songs
770 Kb Flash Song Memory
Controllers Pitchbend Wheel
Modulation Wheel
Data Entry Slider
Tone Slider
2 x Assignable Switches
Expansion Slots No
Sample RAM Not applicable
Outputs LEFT/Mono, RIGHT (unbalanced 1/4" phone)
MIDI Out/Thru
To Host PC Interface
USB Interface
Inputs MIDI
Sustain
Sostenuto
Soft Foot controller
Headphone Output Yes
SCSI No
External Storage No
Display 16-Character x 2-Line Backlit LCD
Dimensions W x D x H 54.68 x 18.1 x 6.5"
Weight 70 lb
Specialties Amplifier: 2 x 30 Watts
Speakers: 2 x 6.3"
Exceptionally Realistic Piano Samples

YAMAHA P250 Hear this Product ^top

More MP3's

01.GrandPiano144.1kHz/727kbyte MP3
02.GrandPiano244.1kHz/626kbyte MP3
03.E.Piano144.1kHz/638kbyte MP3
04.E.Piano244.1kHz/571kbyte MP3
05.E.Piano344.1kHz/367kbyte MP3
06.Clavi. 44.1kHz/388kbyte MP3
07.Harpsichord44.1kHz/639kbyte MP3
08.Vibes44.1kHz/446kbyte MP3

YAMAHA P250 Demos ^top

P250 Demos

YAMAHA P250 Media_Clips ^top

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Review of YAMAHA P250

RATING:

Sound Quality	10
Features	5
Ease Of Use	10
Value	8
Reliability	10
Overall	8

Pros: The most realistic sound and feel of a grand piano out of all digital keyboards I've tried (that's about a dozen keyboards, incl. Korg, Roland, Alesis, Suzuki, Kurzweil, etc.). Excellent built-in samples of organs, guitar, chorus, fine set of XG MIDI instrumwents and effects. Strings less than admirable though. Very sturdy, seems very reliable. Great built-in amplifier and speakers are more than adquate for in-home use (need external amp and speakers for stage performance, of course). Cons: Non-expandable in any way. No memory card capacity, no CD ROM, no HD (see Alesis Fusion), no sound expansion boards. Slow USB v.1.1. No 64-bit drivers available yet, so if you want to use it with 64-bit Windows, you need a 64-bit PC MIDI Interface. Yamaha Tech support not knowledgeable at all and quite careless and ignorant. Built-in synthesizer nice, but very limited, good for beginners to play with. Conclusion: This is a great digital grand piano for both a professional and beginner to use and enjoy. Could be also a very fine computer MIDI controller, but needs a separate 64-bit interface for 64-bit systems (hopefully Yamaha will create 64-bit drivers shortly). If you need a more modern, hight-tech unit with more features, try the newest Roland and Alesis models (which do not have as wonderful piano sound and feel like the P250, however).

-reviewer007
-Tampa Bay, Florida, USA, 09/30/05

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