When it comes to digital piano's, there are just so many on the market today. Some digital pianos though, have really substandard sound. A lot of experts would likely have a argument with you, that digital pianos not really being a proper instrument for their over 'digitalised' sound.
Yamaha's new P95 digital piano is a 64 note full sized standard keyboard with 88 keys. The unit comes with full sized keys which are weighted. Like a acoustic piano, weight keys mean that the higher notes have a lighter feel to that of the bass notes which are slightly harder to press.
The Yamaha P95 has what is called an Advanced Wave Memory or AWM stereo sampled piano sounds. AWM is a technology that will replicate with great accuracy, acoustic piano like sound when playing the P95.
Including 10 different instrument sounds to choose from, the P95 demonstrates versatility to many music styles. The P95 features dual layered sounds, so that the player can elect two instrument sounds simultaneously. To activate the dual voice feature, the player just needs to press both voices at the same time.
Headphone jacks are included, as well as a MIDI input, ¼ inch plug and a sustain pedal. A metronome is built in, along with the ability to record a song or backing track for you to play to.
Hearing yourself comes from the stereo 6W speakers which have decent volume as long as your not expecting to play over exceptionally loud ambient noises. If you want it to get loud, you can also connect it to the external speakers or an amplifier.
To entertain yourself or your friends and family, 50 songs are already built into the unit for playback. Even Chopin and Beethoven make an appearance! To help with practice sessions, the unit allows you to store up to 11000 notes.
Good Points
1. Quality of Sound: Its been reported that the realism and quality of instrument sounds astonishes users of the P95.
2. Real feel: The next advantage of the Yamaha P95 is the realistic feel of an acoustic piano, right down to the slightly heavier high octave keys and the ability to adjust touch sensitivity to play comfortably
3. Very Fair Pricing: This unit really does give you bang for your buck, considering its quality sound and feature list. It is very rare to see a good digital piano that is still really reasonably priced for almost every music lovers out there. The Yamaha provides exceptional value for money.
3. Sound of the Grand Piano: The P95 is very successful in its quality replication of a grand piano voice. The reproduction of grand piano is the same as some of the expensive digital pianos of 4-5 times the price of this Yamaha.
4. Preset Songs: The quality of the 50 playable inbuilt songs that come with the P95 continue to impress people.
To Sum Up
When you consider the quality of sound replication, feel of the weighted keys, other inclusions and in particular price, there's no doubt that this unit is definitely worth seriously considering. The P95 is no exception to Yamaha's reputation that has delivered high quality digital piano's for so long now.
