YAMAHA YPT - 300 (DEMO songs) part 1/3

An inexpensive keyboard with great sound and built-in lessons.

If you have wanted to get into portable keyboards for a while but have waited to find just the right one to start with here it is”the Yamaha YPT-300. Portable Grand functionality, 482 instrument voices and 106 accompaniment styles, 5-song memory locations for recording performances and practicing lessons, and a large back-lit LCD that displays music score and lyrics are just the beginning of what you get in this great portable instrument.

5-song memory with easy-to-use 2-track recorder
Just press the Record button before you start, and then you can enjoy it over and over again.

Touch Sensitive
The YPT-300 features 61 keys that respond to your touch.

Yamaha Education Suite (Y.E.S.5) features 102 built-in songs for you to learn to play using Y.E.S.5. The songs are separated into left and right hand parts, providing 7 levels of lessons plus a convenient chord dictionary. These keyboard lessons are split into 3 for each hand:
¢LISTEN & LEARN helps you figure out the melody or rhythm of a selected song.
¢TIMING mode allows you to play the melody or chord by pressing any key using the correct timing.
¢WAITING mode stops the playback of a song until you find the correct note and then continues.

The Y.E.S. system also features Lesson Grading which monitors your progress and provides feedback as you practice lessons two and three, and Chord Dictionary which shows you how to play chords, telling you which chords you're playing by displaying the notes and chord name on the LCD screen.

Reverb
there are 10 effects to choose from. In addition, this keyboard offers 4 chorus effects to add a deeper effect to your musical session.

Portable Grand
Yamaha digitally sampled their own world-renowned grand pianos to bring the rich, full tones to your portable keyboard.

Voices”General MIDI and XGlite
The YPT-300 features 482 General MIDI compatible voices for you to choose from. Besides the Portable Grand, you'll find a virtual orchestra at your fingertips”trumpets, violins, drums, even a choir. Rather rock out? It has guitars, bass, and drum kits, too.

The YPT-300 also features a large selection of professional sounding voices called XGlite.

Sound Effects Kit
With almost 50 built-in effects to choose from, this keyboard will "laugh" with you, "applaud" for you, and "scream" like the poor dope in a slasher film. It's all up to you, be your own Sound Effect technician.

This Keyboard Surfs!
With built-in Flash ROM capability and a MIDI/USB cable (not included), the YPT-300 can connect to your PC. You can pick and choose songs to download from the Internet into the Flash ROM, then learn to use them using the exclusive Yamaha Education Suite 5. Yamaha has made it easy”no scrolling through menus. Just press the PC button and you're on your way.

General MIDI (GM) Compatible/MIDI IN and OUT for Computer Connectivity


The YPT-300 features a large, backlit LCD display. This shows off the musical staff and chords as you play.

Auto Accompaniment Styles
Just select a style”there are 100 to choose from”then play a note or chord on the left side of the keyboard and play your melody on the right side.

Polyphony - YPT-300 offers 32 notes of polyphony and will play back 32 different parts or sounds at once (16-part multi-timbrel).

Real Stereo Speakers

Bass ports: A special port on each speaker

Metronome

Jacks: MIDI In/Out, Sustain Pedal, A/C Power Adapter, and headphones (for private practice).



Features
Keyboard: 61 Standard Keys (C1-C6)
with Touch Response Display: Large Backlit LCD
Yamaha Education Suite 5: Version 5 features Listen and Learn, Timing, Waiting, Chord Dictionary, Grading
Songs: 102 Preset Songs separated into Left and Right hand parts for learning + 5 user songs + flash memory
Digital effects: 9 reverb, 4 chorus, 26 harmony
Auxiliary Jack: Phones/Aux. Out L/R, DC in, footswitch
Interface: MIDI IN/OUT
Panel controls:
On/Off, Master Volume, Style Controls, Tap/Tempo, Record, Lesson R/L, Watch & Learn, Timing, Waiting, Chord Dictionary, Song Select, Style Select, Voice Select, Function, Portable Grand, Sound Effect Kit, Reverb, Numeric Selector, Split, Dual, Harmony, Touch Control On/Off, Metronome, Demo, PC Button
Voices:
Total Number: 482
Compatibility: General MIDI (GM) & XGlite compatible
Piano voice quality: Stereo
Drum kits: 12 + 1 SFX kit
Polyphony: 32 note max.
Auto accompaniment:
Styles: 106
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)
Function controls:
Main Voice Volume, Octave, Chorus Send Level
Split Voice Volume, Octave, Chorus Send Level
Dual Voice Volume, Octave, Chorus Send Level
Volume: Accompaniment, Metronome, Song
Other: Transpose, Tuning, Split Point, Touch Sensitivity, Reverb type & Level, Chorus type, Panel sustain, Harmony type & volume, PC mode, Local On/Off,