Yamaha Disklavier Piano: There was a time when you just had acoustic and digital pianos, and they were kept as two different groups with minimum overlapping.
But over the years, things have changed and manufacturers today realize that the consumer has become much more demanding.
Today an acoustic piano also comes with several features that is usually found on digital pianos.
Yamaha Disklavier: Overview
The Yamaha Disklavier is considered to be the modern-day version of the ‘player piano’; it comes with a wide range of playback and recording features as well. You may even place the Disklavier at the lobby to greet guests; it will play piano music as they arrive.
Today, the Yamaha Disklavier has a great reputation for being the most popular, most reliable and most award-winning reproducing piano in the world.
- An easy-to-use and controller app provides direct access to hundreds of built-in songs and thousands of performances that can be downloaded directly to the instrument from the Yamaha MusicSoft online store.
- Exclusive high-quality streaming radio and video services are available (from past such as the Monterey Jazz Festival, the Newport Music Festival, even an Elton John concert), all in the comfort of the home.
DGT2IIXG GranTouch was the first digital piano (in 1997) that came equipped with an acoustic grand action and installed Disklavier system.
Today, the Disklavier can be found in hundreds of colleges and universities, churches, restaurants, medical facilities, hotels and recording studios.
Yamaha Disklavier Video Review
Watch the video demonstration by Peter Baartmans on the Yamaha Disklavier DS6 M4 PRO Grand Piano.
He plays a beautiful song and does mention that the Yamaha Disklavier is an actual acoustic piano.
The most impressive feature of the Disklavier piano is the way it plays back the recorded song. You play and record any song, and then play it back. The song will not only play itself back but the keys move as well on their own, without hands. Yes, the actual keys get pressed on its own.
Peter also takes you through the other functions of the Disklavier piano and also demonstrates the amazing sounds of this piano.
Overall, the Yamaha Disklavier is a superb piano that can entertain, inspire and produce high-quality musical experiences.
Specs: Blends Acoustic with Digital
Disklavier pianos are true acoustic pianos that incorporate fibre-optic sensing systems, and state-of-the-art computer technology. These are practically all-in-one entertainment systems.
What is PianoSmart technology
In simple steps, this is what it lets you achieve:
- Play your favorite CD (the piano comes with a CD player)
- Record your performance on top of it (You can choose piano or other instrumental sounds)
- Play the recording back in perfect sync with the original recording
Just play the hottest new groups, classic combos, or a full symphony orchestra, then sit back, press a couple of buttons, and listen to yourself performing ‘live’ with the pros!
I think that is really a cool feature.
Control Unit / CD Drive
This is where most of the digital stuff resides. Here’s what you get here:
- CD drive to play songs, vocal and instrumental audio tracks, or use any software
- Equipped with huge internal memory
- Digital tone generator that provides access to hundreds of instrumental tones
- MIDI and AUX connections: Connect to headphones, speakers, audio equipment, MIDI devices, computer or even the Internet.
So you basically get the best of both the worlds!
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