Yamaha YPT-200 Portable Keyboard with Portable Grand Function (no AC Adapter)

The Yamaha Y.E.S.5 features 102 built-in songs for you to learn to play, separated into left- and right-hand parts and providing seven levels of lessons plus a convenient chord dictionary. The three keyboard lessons for each hand allow you to listen and learn the melody or rhythm of a selected song. A timing mode allows you to play the melody or chord by pressing any key using the correct timing. A waiting mode automatically stops the playback of a song until you find the correct note and then continues. Y.E.S.5 includes "lesson grading" that monitors your progress as you practice each of the timing and waiting lessons and gives you feedback. Finally, the 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.

The Yamaha YPT-200 also allows you to take advantage of the Internet on a whole new level. This unit includes General MIDI (GM) compatibility with a MIDI in and out connection to your computer giving you access to thousands of MIDI songs and files on the Internet. This portable keyboard features a built-in, fully-adjustable metronome, additional jacks for a sustain pedal, headphones for private practice, and stereo speakers that have individual amplifiers with stereo-sampling technology.

The YPT-200 also includes 61 standard keys, a large LCD display screen, an auto-accompaniment with 100 styles and four variations to choose from, 134 MIDI compatible voices, and it allows a maximum of 32 notes of polyphony. The easy-to-use panel and function controls allow you to create or choose from almost any sound, such as trumpets, violins, drums and even a choir, giving you a virtual orchestra at your fingertips. The keyboard weighs only nine pounds and 11 ounces. User's should note that the UX16 MIDI/USB converter necessary to connect the keyboard to a computer is not included.

Product Description
Yamaha YPT-200 is a music keyboard that transcends the piano. First you've a selection of 134 digitally-sampled voices to deliver authentic sounds of different instruments. Then there are 100 selectable accompaniment styles that make your one instrument sound like many. A built-in teaching device, the fifth version of Yamaha's Y.E.S. (Yamaha Education System), offers step-by-step instruction to help you become familiar with keyboard play and functions. There are even 102 built-in songs that are part of the Y.E.S. system that you can play along with - or just sit back and listen. A central backlit LCD screen displays several control functions. Integrated speakers with bass ports deliver outstanding sound through its built-in amplifier that delivers 2 watts per channel to 2 stereo channels. Built-in reverb and Sustain effects (port for connecting an optional Sustain pedal). Use your YPT-200 with your computer using it MIDI in/out interfaces for recording studio capabilities (when used with optional software applications). It is powered with an optional Yamaha PA-3B AC adapter or you can take the keyboard out with you almost anywhere when powered by 6 AA batteries (not included). As an entry-level keyboard, the YPT-200 is really a fine musical instrument for an aspiring musician of any age. Sound Effects Turn the Entire Keyboard into a Sound Factory Yamaha Education Suite 5 (Y.E.S.5) Teaches timing, Note Reading, Chords in 7 Steps; Grades your performance so you can determine where you need more practice Reverb and Sustain Effects 134 Instrument Voices and 100 Accompaniment Styles Play any Type of Music General MIDI, MIDI In and Out for computer connectivity Headphone Jack for Private Practice