The Yamaha YPT-210 is an Entry-level Portable keyboard. The YPT-210 is a superb lightweight keyboard with tons of features and settings that enable players to play and create any sound they desire. The Yamaha YPT-210 features 61 full size keys, 32 notes of polyphony, portable grand feature, stereo speakers, headphone jacks, and the Yamaha Education Suite. The keyboard also comes with as many as 375 instrument voices. These include a stereo grand piano, XGlite voices, 12 drum kits and a sound effects kit, you name it, this keyboard offers it. The Yamaha Education Suite (Y.E.S) features exercises, interactive lessons and a chord dictionary.
The Yamaha YPT-210’s ever useful Portable Grand feature resets the entire keyboard to amazing stereo grand piano voice with just one press of the button. With that features in mind, music beginners do not have to worry because no matter what settings you may have on, returning to piano mode is quick and easy. And this is great for practice. The YPT-210 auto accompaniment feature enables player to play an instrument sound with the right hand an operate an entire orchestra of instruments with the left hand. Player can change chords by simply pressing one note at a time with the left hand. And there are 100 built-in styles such as country, rock and reggae.
The Yamaha YPT-210 is Computer compatible. With the use of General MIDI, your keyboard can communicate with other keyboards, MIDI instruments and Computers. This is a must-have in today’s world, the music pathway to your Computer and the Internet. The portable keyboard weight merely 9 lbs. 11 oz (44 kg) and it is ideal for music beginners or if you have a tight budget.
The Yamaha YPT-220 is an entry-level portable which incorporates all the cool features that most of us look forward in a portable keyboard. The YPT-220 features 61 regular-sized keys, with Organ style, 32-note Polyphony, 375 high-quality instrument voices including Stereo Grand Piano, 361 XGlite voices, 12 Drum Kits and Sound Effect Kit, 100 preset accompaniment styles, 102 built-in songs, Yamaha Education Suite (Y.E.S.), Reverb Effects - 9 types, LCD display, Portable Grand Button are all the diverse features included into one power house musical instrument.
For students learning to play, the Yamaha YPT-220 Portable Grand features reset the entire keyboard into the industry best piano sounds with a touch of a button, including the setting up of the keyboard to play as a piano. And the Yamaha Education Suite teaches students to perform and play the 102 built-in songs in easy lesson steps. Additionally, when it is time to perform the YPT-220 also functions as a user friendly keyboard, with rich reverb effects enable you to add rich, concert-hall ambience to your performance. Together, these Effects, Styles and Voices enable player creates cool sounds, many styles and more.
The Yamaha YPT-220 portable keyboard weight merely 9lbs 11oz . Additionally, it can also be battery operated with six “AA” size batteries. However, batteries can only last for a few days if you practice daily. If you are budget conscious or have limited space the Yamaha YPT-220 is a good choice.
The Kurzweil SP76 Mark II Stage Piano features 76-key Semi-weighted keyboard, 128 Preset sounds , 4 zones including Splits and Layers, Assignable Control knob, Effects, Pitch and modulation wheels. The Stage Piano is an entry level piano which delivers the highest quality sounds.
The Kurzweil SP76 II is a preset stage piano with 128 programs migrated from Kurzweil Flagship sounds, including acoustic pianos, electric pianos, basses, strings, guitars, drums, synths, ensembles, and many more. The SP76 II can do splits and layers up to 4 zones and setting up zones with split and layers is as fast and simple as configuring four separate zones. It has an assignable control knob that can control timbre and add effects.
Play both piano and synth parts simultaneously and you will love the way the Kurzweil SP76 II keybed feels, offering you enough resistance for piano-style parts, while also providing the fast response you need for synth lines. Weighing less than 20 lbs, the compact and sleek stage piano is comfortable enough for pianists to play piano, small and lightweight enough to make it as portable as it can be for musicians’ live performances.
Alesis introduced it’s Q49 USB/MIDI Keyboard Controller during Winter NAMM Show in Anaheim, California. The Alesis Q49 is an entry-level Keyboard Controller which is ideal for Students, Studios environment and Stage performances.
The Q49 is a fully featured keyboard controller, with 49-key synth-action keyboard that is compatible with virtually any music software and MIDI hardware devices, USB-MIDI and conventional MIDI jacks for easy connection to your Computer and MIDI device, full controls of pitch and modulation wheels, octave up and down, and an assignable data slider. The Q49 allows you to send velocity sensitive note information from the keys and you can also send program changes from the keys, which is very useful for both programming and performing music.
The compact keyboard controller is designed with tools that will enable musicians to make music the way they enjoy most. The Alesis Q49 is compact, affordable and user-friendly, and it is compatible with virtually any MIDI software and hardware devices.
Ever since the introduction of the Nord C1 in 2007, life has been a bit easier on the organ player. No other unit delivers so much, at such a low cost, in such a compact and lightweight package. The sound and the versatility of the C1 has not only made it a player favourite, it has also received great accolades in the music press all over the world. With the introduction of the Nord C2, we now raise the performance bar a bit further and this is the new organ for others to compare and for manufacturers to compete against.
At the recent 2009 Musikmesse in Frankfurt, Nord previewed the New Nord C2 Combo Organ. This is a direct descendant of the acclaimed and award winning C1, with the addition of many exciting new features. Nord also presented two new accessories at the Musikmesse: the new sturdy but lightweight aluminum stand for the C2 and Pedal Key 27: a bass pedal keyboard. The new Drawbar Preview function allows you to dial in a new sound while still playing without any changes being heard. When you are ready, the new setting can be instantly activated.
The award winning sound of the C1 with its extremely faithful tonewheel organ, Voxand Farfisa models have been augmented with a beautiful baroque pipe organ. This makes the C2 even more versatile, perfect to play in church on Sunday mornings and clubs on Saturday nights. It is also a fantastic solution to the pipe organ player who needs a portable dual manual practice instrument that can be equipped with a large pedal board. Other updated features include new keyboard action, monitor input, controls moved to “classic” positions and enhanced click. The dual-manual portable keyboard have been enhanced with a firmer action to better provide the rock solid feel of an original tonewheel instrument. Not forgetting the ultra fast response time is of course still there. The rock solid Portable Nord C2 Combo Organ weight merely 15.5 kg.
