Yamaha PSR 172

Yamaha
Product Code: YAMPSR172

List Price: $113.85 Our Price: $99.00

Media Clips Portable Grand: Industrys best piano The 61 key PSR172 may have an entry-level price, but dont be fooled; it comes with a host of advanced features - like the Portable GrandÖ.

The Portable Grand button is perfect for beginners and students. No matter what buttons and features youve been playing with (for example, the drums or DJ), one touch of the Portable Grand button instantly resets the keyboard to the finest on-board piano, top to bottom. Yamaha is known around the world for the quality of our acoustic pianos and this attention to detail is evident as you enjoy the warmth and clarity of the PSR172 Portable Grand stereo-sampled piano. And of course, the keyboard includes a Sustain Pedal jack on the back for practicing and playing piano pieces.

DJ Function If your kid doesnt think keyboard is cool, wait til he hears this! Get the world of Hip Hop, R&B, Techno and all the hottest music in your Yamaha keyboard. Push the DJ button, hold down a key with your right hand, and youre groovin! Metronome Just what the teacher ordered! A fully adjustable metronome is just a button push away. Yamaha Education SuiteÖ: Helps you learn to play The PSR172 has 100 built-in songs with Songbook 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 Timing mode: You can play the melody or chord by pressing any key using the correct timing. Waiting mode: Playback pauses until you find and play the correct chord or melody note. Minus One mode: Mute the left- hand, right-hand, or both parts of a song and play along nonstop. Lesson Grading ù monitors your progress as you practice each lesson.

Chord Dictionary ù 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. Sound Quality Bass Boost System A special port on each speaker adds a powerful iFree shipping / No Sales Tax. We'll beat any price! 100% Satisfaction Guarantee. 30 Day Return Policy. Media Clips Portable Grand: Industrys best piano The 61 key PSR172 may have an entry-level price, but dont be fooled; it comes with a host of advanced features - like the Portable GrandÖ. The Portable Grand button is perfect for beginners and students. No matter what buttons and features youve been playing with (for example, the drums or DJ), one touch of the Portable Grand button instantly resets the keyboard to the finest on-board piano, top to bottom. Yamaha is known around the world for the quality of our acoustic pianos and this attention to detail is evident as you enjoy the warmth and clarity of the PSR172 Portable Grand stereo-sampled piano. And of course, the keyboard includes a Sustain Pedal jack on the back for practicing and playing piano pieces. DJ Function If your kid doesnt think keyboard is cool, wait til he hears this! Get the world of Hip Hop, R&B, Techno and all the hottest music in your Yamaha keyboard. Push the DJ button, hold down a key with your right hand, and youre groovin! Metronome Just what the teacher ordered! A fully adjustable metronome is just a button push away. Yamaha Education SuiteÖ: Helps you learn to play The PSR172 has 100 built-in songs with Songbook 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 Timing mode: You can play the melody or chord by pressing any key using the correct timing. Waiting mode: Playback pauses until you find and play the correct chord or melody note. Minus One mode: Mute the left- hand, right-hand, or both parts of a song and play along nonstop. Lesson Grading ù monitors your progress as you practice each lesson. Chord Dictionary ù 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. Sound Quality Bass Boost System A special port on each speaker adds a powerful impact to bass sound reproduction. Stereo (Not just 2 Speakers) We all know that stereo sound adds realistic character and spatial depth. But how can you tell if the portable keyboard youre looking to purchase is stereo or not? With Yamaha, the answer is simple. All Yamaha Portable Keyboards are true stereo. Auto Accompaniment Styles In addition to the 100 songs mentioned above, the PSR172 also has auto accompaniment features that follow your playing. Simply select a style of music from the 100 built-in Styles (example Rock), play a single note or chord on the left side of the keyboard and play your melody on the right side. The PSR172 will create a backup band (bass, drums, strings, guitar etc.) and follow you through the song. You can play your songs and try different genres of music. Its both fun and entertaining. 16 Note Polyphony In computers, more memory is always better. In keyboards, its polyphony. In electronic keyboards, the more sounds played at the same time, the more memory is needed. More polyphony is always better. 16 notes polyphony is adequate for a beginners needs. Voices and Multipads In addition to the Portable Grand mentioned above, the PSR172 comes with a selection of voices from you to choose from - a total of 100 in all.

Just some of the great sounds youll find in this keyboard are trumpets, violins, electric pianos, harpsichord, organ, guitars and bass guitar. Youll also find 4 Multipads buttons that access 10 banks of phrases and drum fills. Just press one (or more) of the Multipad buttons and it will play a musical phrase or drum fill that will match the music youre playing! Very cool. Midi The music pathway to your computer and the Internet is MIDI - Musical Instrument Digital Interface. Its the way that electronic musical instruments communicate with each other and computers. With this keyboard, you have access to thousands of MIDI sources on the Internet. Connectivity The PSR172 features MIDI In/Out, Sustain Pedal jack and a Headphone jack for private practice. Watch & Learn Video Series (Optional) The Watch & Learn Video Series is an in-home learning series for portable keyboard enthusiasts, featuring Tom Folenta, one of Yamahas top product specialists. Dont forget your Survival Kit! Designed to provide you with everything you need to get started. Includes a two-year extended warranty, power adaptor, footswitch, stereo headphones and a CD-ROM. Look for it at a dealer near you.