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The YPT- features natural sounding voices including Stereo Grand Piano XGlite voices drum kits and a sound effect kit The YPT- also has accompaniment styles and built-in songs Use the Portable Grand button to instantly call up an authentic stereo grand piano sound The instrument also has a rich Reverb effect that adds concert-hall ambience to any performance The Yamaha Education Suite YES feature makes learning and practicing music more fun than ever before 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 It has notes of polyphony and will play back different parts or sounds at once -part multi timbrel enough for the most demanding needs The music pathway to your computer and the Internet is MIDI It’s the way that keyboards communicate with computers And because the YPT- is both General MIDI GM and XGlite compatible you have access to thousands of MIDI song files on the Internet It’s the way to begin and play a musical instrument and a grand way to learn piano without occupying lots of space This model come with an AC adapter and can also be used as a portable when using optional AA batteries Reverb effect with different reverb types Jack for optional Sustain pedal Auto Accompaniment features MIDI in out Jack for optional headphone Dimensions – Width – x Depth – x Height – mm x mm x mm Weight – pounds ounces Includes AC Adapter or for portable use uses AA batteries not included LCD Screen more info
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November 6th, 2009 at 12:55 am
keyboard
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
My daughter thinks it is the best keyboard on the earth. And it is really good for a kid. Because of it she is going to take lessons. I am really happy with the purchase
November 6th, 2009 at 1:38 am
Great for the price.
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
This Yamaha has great sound and many options. I did not realize it was not a full keyboard so the middle C is not under the first letter of the brand name. I am enjoying playing it.
November 6th, 2009 at 6:44 am
keyboard
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
She has really enjoyed practicing with this keyboard to add new sounds to her piano music. Not a replacement for her piano , just an enhancement!!!
November 7th, 2009 at 6:39 am
Yamaha YPT210AD Keyboard
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
This is the second one I have purchased for family members. The quality is excellent. The “AD” at the end of the model number designates that it also comes with an AC adapter which was a requirement for us. There are a great selection of instruments in various tones and learning tools to teach you how to play the prerecorded instrumentals that are also included. There is also a set of great sounds that can be used for fun, from squeaking doors to cow sounds. It is a great keyboard and far exceeded our expectations for the price Amazon sale price was $114.00. Make sure you research and get a compatible stand. We did, but my brother-in-law could not use the stand because he couldn’t get his particular wheelchair under enough. He uses it on a table. Great fun for all ages!
November 7th, 2009 at 7:33 am
Great for the money….but
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
This Yamaha keyboard features a large array of features, such as voices, sound effects, and background accompaniments. The sound is nice too. However, most of these features will never be used. I would prefer that in lieu of these features, Yamaha puts in volume sensitive keys instead. Overall though, a big bang for the buck. There are negatives however: The icons above each key that show what each key does, for some inexplicable reason, are black in color…and the surface these icons are molded is also black. Needless to say, black on black does not make for easy viewing! Then there is the display. It is not lighted and it is very small, making it very difficult to see, especially when trying to follow the keys being playing on the tiny graphical keyboard in the display. The headphone jack is located at the rear of the unit. That means the wire gets in the way of the keyboard. Obviously, it should be located in the front or side, not the rear. Bad design there. Lastly, the instructional DVD is not specific to this model. In fact, this particular model was not even covered in the DVD, which appears to be the same one distributed with all Yamaha keyboards of this type.
November 7th, 2009 at 1:36 pm
Yamaha YPT210AD Portable Keyboard
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
We received this as a gift, so I cant comment on price, but my kids love it. They use it everyday. If youre considering buying a real piano, buying this first to see if your kids will use it might be a good idea.
November 7th, 2009 at 7:03 pm
i was rather disappointed but still..
Rating:3 out of 5 stars
may be i was a fool expecting this keyboard to be a wonderful instrument, cause this is far not the best keyboard among all of these crapy cheap keyboards..
with its 61 keys it has a beautiful setting that u can extend octaves. this yamaha has no touch sensitivity and it’s a pity…
whatever.. if u have just started learning to play piano or something and u want cheap and not very bulky thing to practice your skills it’s worth buying.. and if u don’t care about touch sensitivity of course…
November 8th, 2009 at 12:20 am
Great keyboard, great price.
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I bought this as a gift for a friend. I was very impressed with the quality especially for the price. My friend was really thrilled with it and is enjoying it every day. A very nice keyboard and a fabulous price at Amazon.
November 8th, 2009 at 1:07 am
great for beginners to practice on
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
great for beginners to practice on. the features suffices for learning to play. however, it did not come with a song book which really upset me.
November 8th, 2009 at 1:51 am
Could be better!
Rating:3 out of 5 stars
It plays good. But, there’s no full lenght of songs, only some parts. I’ve expected more….
November 8th, 2009 at 1:23 pm
Great for budding musician
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I bought this for my 6 year old daughter who is learning the violin. Even without formal piano lessons, she loves this keyboard. She’s learning music and the keyboard displays the notes on the display. There are various songs and voices to explore. The included power adapter is a plus as this unit burns through batteries very quickly.
November 8th, 2009 at 9:38 pm
An excellent keyboard for a musical ignoramus adult who wants to learn
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I’m a guy in my late 30s who’s never learned to play any musical instruments or learned to read music or had any kind of musical training. I’ve always wanted to learn piano, though. So when my toddler son got a kid’s keyboard from his grandmother for Christmas, it rekindled my interest and I started looking around Amazon.com to see if I could find something that’d work for me (hey, I’d cheerfully have co-opted my son’s keyboard–goodness knows he got enough loot for Christmas–but the keys were too small/narrow for my hand; it’s a kid’s keyboard, after all).
I came across this Yamaha YPT-210 keyboard, and the price really surprised me. I didn’t know full-sized keyboards from a reputable company could be gotten so affordably. It was also on a Friday sale, so that helped even more. So I went ahead and bought it.
Now, keep in mind that I’m pretty much an ignoramus when it comes to music, or portable keyboards, or quality of voices and songs and instruments and all that fancy stuff I’m just learning. All I can say is this: WOW. This thing sounds great. The Grand Piano mode sounds just like, well, a grand piano. Now, I’m sure Ms. Mitsuko Uchida (hey, I may be a musical ignoramus, but I do like to listen to classical music and have a decent collection) or even the music teacher at the local high school down the road will have no problem distinguishing this from a “real” piano, but it sounds great to me, and for my first keyboard, I’m just astonished by the quality of the sound coming out of the stereo speakers.
Then there are a multitude of instruments, sound effects, voice clips, noises. The variety feels a bit overwhelming to me, but I understand that this is one of the most basic portable keyboards Yamaha makes and the fancier models have even more. Yikes.
It comes with over 100 songs built in, all of which is available via the built-in Yamaha Education Suite (YES) 5 tutorial for you to try to learn to play. The YES works like this: 1. You listen to the song and get a feel for it; 2) you work on the tempo and try to press the right key at the right time; 3) then you actually play the piece, to the accompaniment of background beat and supporting music. The way step 3 works is that the keyboard waits for you to press the right key in right sequence. This is harder to explain than it actually is to do in real life. Say a song calls for “do-re-mi” sequence. If you press “do-do-re-re-do-mi,” then only the first do, and first re, and first mi will play and sound. Of course your pressing all the other keys throw your tempo out of whack, and at the end of the piece, you get a rudimentary grade of how you did (OK/Good/Very Good/Excellent–Yamaha apparently believes in positive reinforcements only). Like I said, it sounds cumbersome explaining it with words, but in practice, it works surprisingly well. I was able to get a passable (for me) rendition of “Oh Susanna” going after only a few tries.
This is how Yamaha explains the YES feature on their website:
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Yamaha Education Suite(tm) (Y.E.S.): Learn How To Play Now!
The YPT-210 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.
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You can either use six AA sized batteries or the supplied AC adapter. Be careful to make sure that the YPT-210 you’re getting comes with an adapter; apparently there are versions of the YPT-210 that does not include the adapter. The manual recommends alkaline batteries, and warns that using rechargeable batteries may result in sudden loss of power when the charge becomes low (as opposed to alkalines, where the power loss would be gradual). I’ve tested it at home using six 1.2V NiMH AA batteries (the ubiquitous type used for digital cameras), and the keyboard worked fine. As long as, say, you’re not performing in front of a crowd, I’d imagine using rechargeable batteries would be fine, especially if you don’t have a ready power outlet near where the keyboard is.
The keyboard has connections for headphones, a foot sustain pedal, and computer MIDI interface, but the latter two are far, far down the road for me. I have found the headphone plug to be very useful, as I like to do most of my practicing late at night after the family’s gone to bed.
Not having any experience with a regular piano, I can’t really compare how the keys on this keyboard feels compare to a piano. All I can say is it feels good to me. The keys are firmly responsive when you press down on them. Again, I’m sorry I can’t offer any meaningful contrasts; it feels comfortable and good to me as someone who’s just starting out with it.
You can go to the Yamaha website to download the full manual in PDF format, and also see the specifications for the keyboard.
The only gripe I have so far is the volume control. It resets itself to a default volume every time you turn it off! The default volume happens to be fairly loud, and I do most of my piano practice (sounds fancy already!) late at night, so I’ve often found myself wishing for a volume control memory. If you hold down the “- Volume” button while powering the keyboard on, then it starts at a lower volume, but it’s not as convenient as having it remember the volume setting. One way to get around this that involves a bit of equipment is to connect the keyboard to a receiver or tabletop stereo that has line-in for audio. Then the keyboard volume will always stay at the default (loud) setting, but you can control the volume on the receiver/stereo end.
Also, what this keyboard isn’t: Keeping in mind that this is one of the most basic/affordable keyboards that Yamaha makes, I consider the fact that it doesn’t include a sequencer (recording your playing) or strength-responsive keys (the keys sound the same, whether you press softly or forcefully) to not detract the overall value and performance of the keyboard.
All in all, I am very, very happy with this keyboard and look forward to learning to play piano/keyboard on it.
November 9th, 2009 at 9:45 am
As good as a beginner keyboard can get
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
There isn’t much else to say, really, other than “Yamaha makes good keyboards.” This model isn’t exactly for the super-pros, but for the beginning to intermediate keyboardist, this product will make for a wise investment.
November 10th, 2009 at 3:05 am
Classy Sound For a Cheap Price
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
After purchasing, I found this keyboard relatively uncomplicated to use, especially since it lacks the thousands of options that you can get in an advanced workstation or synthesizer. In other words, a great beginner’s keyboard which was exactly what I was looking for. Plays with a clear, pure sound and contained enough programmed effects to keep me happy. Perfect for those who are playing for fun, not for an audience. My only complaint is that I thought the Y.E.S. teaching system was pretty worthless, but anyone with some type of musical background should be able to figure out what they are doing after a couple of seconds. Otherwise, you can always invest in some lessons =)
November 10th, 2009 at 7:04 am
Just How I’d Expect It to Sound!
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
When I saw this the price of this Yamaha at 79.99 I had to buy this before it goes up in price especially with the stand which came up in total of 109.98, so that was an actual steal. Enough about price, the style the melodies I play really sounds great from this keyboard, which I didn’t doubt whether it sounded bad. Great product to buy.
November 10th, 2009 at 2:19 pm
Works for our child
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
In order to provide an opportunity to practice in the dorm at college we purchased this keyboard for our child. She can put on ear phones or low volume and practice without having to compete for limited practice room space. It is also handy for reference when studying music theory.