Designed and engineered to help you sound your best!
A wide selection of tones (400 high-quality tones)
A wide selection of musical instrument tones supports play of songs from various genres.
150 rhythms and Auto Accompaniments for Latin music and other styles from
around the world (150 rhythms including 55 ethnic rhythms and 20 patterns for
piano play)
An
advanced Auto Accompaniment feature provides you with access to a large
collection of ethnic rhythms from around the world, with a special
emphasis on Latin rhythms. In addition to Bossa Nova, Samba, and other
basic rhythms, you also get Cumbia, Reggaeton, Calypso, and more!
Musical Information System (Large, Backlit LCD)
A wealth of information is displayed to support your keyboard play.
Versatile expandability
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USB port for computer connection*1
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General MIDI (GM Level 1) support allows connection with a computer or another GM-compatible device.
*1
Supported
operating systems: Windows® XP Home Edition (SP2 or later), Windows® XP
Professional (SP2 or later, 32-bit), Windows Vista® (32-bit), Mac OS® X
(10.3.9, 10.4.11 or later, 10.5.2 or later)
One Touch Prese (150 presets)
One Touch Preset automatically sets up the keyboard to match the currently selected rhythm.
Enhanced high-quality basic functions!
New AHL* sound source
All built-in tones, including piano and acoustic instrument
tones, now sound better than ever before! 48-tone
maximum polyphony provides plenty of margin to minimize
the chance of notes being dropped when tones are layered
and when playing with Auto Accompaniment. * Acoustic & Highly-compressed Large-waveform
Piano-style keyboard
An easy-to-play keyboard with an appearance resembling that of an acoustic piano.
Digital effects
Use effects to add reverb for more depth and breadth in your music.
New entertainment features!
Sampling function*
Sample a sound and you can play it on the keyboard! You can
create sound effects for a party or other events,
or use sounds to compose music.
The potential for fun is virtually unlimited!
* 1 sound; 1-second sampling time
Sampling
Sample sound from an audio device plugged into the Audio In jack or from a
microphone plugged into the microphone jack!
You
can sample a favorite phrase from a track on a digital audio player, a
drum sound, a person's voice, the sound of a pet, or just about any
other sound you want.
Arf! Ring, Ring! Knock, Knock! Click! Clap!
Playing
Play notes on the keyboard using the sampled sound!
If
you sample the "Ting!" sound of a triangle, for example, you can then
play notes with the sound on the keyboard. You even can add reverb,
vibrato, and other effects to the sampled sound.
Incorporate a sampled sound into accompaniment patterns!
You can sample a favorite musical phrase or drum sound, and use the same to replace some Auto Accompaniment drum sets.
Audio In jack
Connect
a digital audio player, CD player, or other audio device and you can
play along with music played through the keyboard's speakers.
Music Challenge
Test your response with an exercise that is just like playing a game!
Music
Challenge tests your reaction speed by requiring you to press the keys
indicated by the on-screen keyboard guide in time with the Auto
Accompaniment tempo using the correct fingers indicated by the
on-screen fingering guide.
Powerful lesson functions!
Step Up Lesson
Pieces
are divided into short, easy-to-master phrases making it easy for just
about anyone to learn to play. After you master a phrase you advance to
the next one. With this new lesson function, you keep building up your
collection of mastered phrases and soon you are able to play the entire
song.
Example song : Annie Laurie
Scoring system
Your lesson score appears on the
display screen.
Voice Fingering Guide
If the keyboard senses you are having
problems, it will help you by calling out
finger numbers in a simulated human voice.
Lesson part select (right hand, left hand, both hands)
Metronome feature for lesson support
110 Song Bank tunes including 20 Exercise phrases (Song Book provided*)
Built-in songs cover a wide range of genres for lesson play and for your listening enjoyment.
Includes Exercise phrases!
*
The
Song Book does not include music for Exercise phrases. Due to copyright
restrictions, some Song Bank tunes may not be included in the Song Book.
Specifications:
61 full-size keys (piano-style keyboard)
48-note polyphony (maximum)
400 high-quality tones including stereo grand piano tones
150 rhythms including 55 ethnic rhythms and 20 patterns for piano play
Auto-accompaniment
110 Song Bank tunes,
including 20 Exercise phrases
