Innovative features like 76 piano-style keys, USB, a large selection of realistic voices and Your
Tempo lesson mode that lets you learn to play at your own pace.

*76 Piano Style Keys

If you're looking for a reasonably priced piano replacement, look no further than the YPG-225. It
is the music student or professional musicians' answer to "I need more keys!" and many music
teachers encourage new students to get a keyboard that will grow with their needs. It features 76
keys that not only look like piano keys but retain the characteristic size and shape, making it
easier for a budding musician to move to an acoustic or digital piano.

 *Sound Quality:
features twice the power of next model down (12 watts vs. 5 watts)
2-Way Speaker System
Separate woofers and tweeters deliver sounds with clarity and precision for more lifelike
instrument voices.
Bass Boost System
A special port on each speaker 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.

*Digital Signal Processing (DSP)
Enhances sound quality with sophisticated digital effects like Harmony, Reverb & Chorus.
Advanced Wave Memory (AWM)
Yamaha Advanced Wave Memory technology delivers amazingly realistic sound.

 *Full Keyboard Mode
The YPG-225 delivers on its piano theme with a special mode of fingering called Full Keyboard
Mode. This allows the player to play the keyboard like a piano; for example a chord with the
right hand and bass notes with the left. When using the accompaniment feature, the virtual band
will follow these chords. Traditional portable keyboards normally require you to chord on the left
side of the keyboard, in the bass section, which is foreign to most piano players. The YPG-225 is
also capable of this mode, for those who prefer it.

*Yamaha Education Suite: Helps you learn to play

The YPG-225 has 30 built-in songs plus 70 more on included CD-ROM 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
Waiting Mode – stops the playback of a song until you find the correct note and
then continues.
Your Tempo Mode – Learn to play the correct notes with the correct timing. Song
playback tempo will vary to match the speed you are playing at. The song will slow
down when you play wrong notes, so you can learn at your own pace.
Minus One Mode – Here's where you can perfect your technique. The song will play
at the normal tempo, minus the part you have chosen to play. Play along while
listening to the song.
Lesson Grading – monitors your progress as you practice each lesson and gives you a
grade.
Repeat and Learn – The song location will move back four measures from the point at
which you pressed the button, and playback will begin after a one measure count-in. This
section will repeat allowing you to practice until perfect!
Chord Dictionary – shows you how to play chords and tells you which chords you are
playing by displaying the notes and chord names on the LCD screen.

 *6-track sequencer: record your own music
Imagine capturing your child's first performance or writing and recording your own songs. With
the YPG-225, you have the equivalent of a built-in multi-track recorder to record one or multiple
instrument parts at a time and assign each part to a different track. Six tracks are provided to
accommodate sophisticated melodies, chord accompaniment and rhythm parts.

 *Computer Connectivity: USB and Flash ROM
 
 
 

The YPG-225 comes with 30 built-in songs plus 70 more on an included CD-ROM 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 via USB, download more songs from the Internet
into the internal Flash ROM (PC only), and use all of the Yamaha Education Suite 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. In addition, once connected,
you can play your songs into the computer (PC and Mac), 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.

*Digital Music Notebook

Digital Music Notebook is a multimedia Internet service that enables you to preview, purchase,
download and print learn-to-play music books and chart-topping sheet music. From scales to
chords to your favorite riffs, Digital Music Notebook is jam-packed with all the secrets you need
to master your instrument. Add accompaniments, record and mix yourself, sing karaoke with
friends, learn new techniques while having a blast - Digital Music Notebook delivers everything
you need to bring music alive! And it's included with the YPG-225.

*Ease of operation
There are many tools in the keyboard that make it easy to be a power user from the first day you
own the keyboard.
Music Finder: Complete keyboard setups by song title. The keyboard selects an
appropriate voice for the right hand melody, the correct musical style and the correct
tempo. Simply call up a song title and start playing.
One Touch Setting (OTS): Provides you with a recommended voice with effects for each
style. For example, on a jazz style OTS might be piano, for a Latin style it might be
acoustic guitar and for a rock style it might be a guitar with overdrive etc.
Registration Memory: Set the keyboard up just the way you like and take a digital
snapshot by memorizing it to one of the Registration buttons. Load and save up to 16
Registrations to User memory. The Registration buttons are conveniently located just
above the keyboard.

*Performance Assistant Technology: Performance assistant technology is a feature from
Yamaha that guarantees that you can't play a wrong melody note or chord. Here's how it
works. Select a song, press the Performance Assistant button Chord Mode and play the
keyboard - any notes you like. Every note you play will fit the music! If you move up the
keyboard, the pitch goes up. If you move down, the pitch goes down. Play a perfect
arpeggio, or play chords in time with the music, or really "go for it" and play a solo. As
long as performance assistant is "on", you're "on". Imagine being able to give a concert to
your friends or relatives the very first day that you bring this remarkable keyboard home.
Well, with the YPG-225 and performance assistant technology, you can! This keyboard is
the first in the line to offer Chord/Free Mode in addition to Chord Mode described above.
Chord/Free Mode allows those that have learned a melody with their right hand to have the
keyboard correct the notes of their left hand. This allows you to concentrate on one hand at
a time while learning. Play the correct notes with the right and any notes with the left and
you're making beautiful music. In addition to working with any of the internal songs with
chords, this feature also works with XF MIDI files. For examples, please visit .

*Master EQ: Taylor your sound
Five different master equalizer (EQ) settings are provided to give you the best possible sound
when listening through different reproduction systems-the instrument's internal speakers,
headphones, or an external speaker system. You're in control.

*Easy Song Arranger: You're the conductor
You can change the "feel", or arrangement, of songs by simply pressing the Easy Song Arranger
button, allowing you to re-mix any MIDI file. For example, you can try your favorite song with a
Rock feel, Hip Hop, then Jazz. It's fast, powerful and one-button simple.

*Realistic Sounding Voices

The YPG-225 comes equipped with 116 panel voices, 12 drum/SFX kits plus 361 XGlite voices.
Included in this selection is stereo-sampled Piano, a selection of special voices including Sweet!
Trumpet, Flute, Pan Flute, Soprano & Tenor Saxes and Cool! Voices including Galaxy Electric
Piano, Organ and Rotor Organ.
Sweet! Voices reproduce all the natural expression and vibrato of their respective acoustic
instruments
Cool! Voices feature long samples of electronically amplified instruments
Dual Mode allows you to combine two voices across the keyboard at the same time - for
example piano and strings.
Split Mode allows you to select a different voice for each hand - for example piano for
your right and bass for your left. The combinations are limited only by your imagination.

*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. The YPG-225 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.

 *Digital 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 YPG-225 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. You'll also find 26 types of Harmony effects for your melody part.

 *Metronome
Just what the teacher ordered! A fully adjustable metronome is just a button push away.

*Auto Accompaniment Styles
In addition to the 100 songs mentioned above, the YPG-225 also has auto accompaniment styles
that "follow" your playing. Simply select a style of music from the 150 built-in styles (example
Rock) and start playing. The YPG-225 will create a backup band (bass, drums, strings, guitar
etc.) and "follow" you through the song. You can play your songs and try different genres of
music. And if you can't find the right style for your song, simply go to , preview from the
selection, purchase and transfer it to your keyboard (PC only).

*For a demonstration of "What is a Style?", click  (1.3MB download – requires Macromedia Flash
and computer sound)

*Portable Grand: Industry's best piano
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 YPG-225 Portable Grand piano. And of course, the keyboard includes
a Sustain Pedal jack on the back for practicing and playing piano pieces.

*Connectivity
The YPG-225 features USB MIDI, Sustain Pedal jack and a Headphone jack for private
practice.

*Don't forget your Survival Kit!

Designed to provide you with everything you need to get started. Includes a two-year extended
warranty, power adaptor, footswitch on models that require it, stereo headphones, bonus coupons
and a DVD-ROM. Look for it at a dealer near you.

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