| If you are looking for the perfect digital piano that can | | | | updated piano features such as a dynamic stereo |
| accommodate both to beginners and experienced | | | | sampling, a 128 tone polyphony, a 2-track 3-song |
| players alike, the Yamaha YDP-181 Arius Home Digital | | | | sequencer, a damper resonance for fuller and richer |
| Piano is the piece that you are looking for. Providing a | | | | sustained tones, as well as its USB-to-DEVICE port. |
| true piano sound and feel, the YDP-181 has become an | | | | YDP-181's Graded Hammer (GH) keyboard features |
| easy favorite among all other digital pianos in the | | | | an extra key sensor capable of reproducing fast, |
| market. With its Graded Hammer keyboard, the | | | | repetitive playing of one note and with perfect |
| YDP-181 is a very enjoyable piece to play with, both in | | | | articulation. Aside from having the same key accuracy |
| practice and performance. On top of that, its 3-level | | | | response with traditional acoustic pianos, its matte |
| AWM Dynamic Stereo Sampling voices produces | | | | finish on its black keys add to the keyboard's overall |
| authentic sound quite remarkably. | | | | appeal. |
| The Yamaha YDP-181 Arius does not only gives a | | | | While most digital pianos quickly run out of notes during |
| playing pleasure, it also provides a recording | | | | fast, dense legato hits because the sustained notes |
| convenience. It uses a USB device port for storing | | | | are cut off as the instrument skips notes to make |
| songs recorded on any instrument. It has a damper | | | | room for the newer notes, the YDP-181 can tolerate |
| pedal that features half-damper effect, providing a | | | | more than a few notes held together. Thanks to its |
| shaded yet expressive control over any sustained | | | | 128-note polyphony, you now have a maximum of up |
| note. The YDP-181 also has a Dual Voice capability, | | | | to 128 notes that you can play at one passage. |
| which means that you can play two different | | | | And if ever your grow tired of playing or of practicing, |
| instrument sounds all at the same time. Not only that, it | | | | the YDP-181 can humor your listening cravings with its |
| also has an on-board 2-track song recorder that | | | | 50 different piano songs. These recordings were |
| allows you to record you original music ideas and | | | | specifically chosen both for their beauty and their |
| performances during practice or during a live, actual | | | | functionality. And since most of these recorded songs |
| performance. | | | | are classics, a student can easily benefit from it by |
| Actually, the Yamaha YDP-181 is the replacement for | | | | listening to it during breaks. |
| the Yamaha YDP-223. That being said, most would | | | | A simple yet powerful piano that is perfect for both |
| think that the YDP-181 has some large shoes to fill. | | | | the student and the professional - no other digital piano |
| However, based on the YDP-181's specifications, I am | | | | can get better than that. So go and try the Yamaha |
| confident that it can do an admirable job. What with its | | | | YDP-181 Digital Piano today. |