Less is more | Yamaha YPT200AD 61 key Keyboard with Adapter

good to start, but move away quickly | Yamaha YPT200AD 61 key Keyboard with Adapter

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	• Yamaha YPT200AD 61 key Keyboard with Adapter YAMAHA YAMAHA average customer review:based on 39 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Good Value

I'm pleasantly surprised by the quality and variety of voices in this modestly priced keyboard. It's more than met my expectations, in terms of performance for making demo songs. There's no confusing this product with a performance level instrument, but then again, why would you expect that at such a low price?

Less is more

Although this keyboard is small, and pretty compact, it has a great price and is ideal for a person who loves uncomplicated music without a "million and one" sounds which up the price and don't add much to the enjoyment of the person playing.

good to start, but move away quickly

For what it is, this keyboard is great. However, "what it is" allows it to have significant drawbacks:
1: the speakers are horrible. With external speakers or headphones, it sounds great (need an adapter, as the keyboard has a quarter-inch jack). If playing one key at a time, the speakers may be acceptable, but they are incapable of combining the sounds of several keys.
2: it is not touch-sensitive. This means that, no matter how hard or soft you press the keys, a sound of the same volume will be played.
3: It is set to LOUD by default. Every time I turned the keyboard on, I lowered the volume to one third. The keyboard uses button presses, rather than a dial, to control volume. This is simply annoying and should have been corrected.
4: It is not full-size. It has 61 keys; a piano has 88. This may or may not be a limitation, depending on your skill level and song preference.
5: Headphone jack is on the back of the keyboard. It should be on the front, which is more convenient and comfortable.
6: Flimsy bookstand. This is a problem with some better Yamaha models as well.

On the exceptionally good side:
1: the default piano sound, with good headphones (Sennheiser EH 350), is spectacular.
2: very light and easy to carry. It can also run on batteries, in case you want to take it camping or something.
3: Very cheap, which is handy if you plan to take it camping. It is also durable if you are careful with it.

On some occasions, I would prefer to use this keyboard rather than my new Yamaha DGX 505, simply because the notes sound so beautiful.

If your child wants to play the piano, either this or a YPT 300 is perfect. The Piano Handbook by Carl Humphries is a very helpful as well.

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61-key digital portable keyboard with General MIDI (GM) compatibility and 134 integrated voicesYamaha Education Suite offers 102 built-in songs 7 lesson levels lesson grading and chord dictionaryPortable Grand function plays rich digitally sampled grand piano tones at the push of a buttonAuto-accompaniment function with 100 styles; 32-note polyphony; built-in metronome and sustain pedal jackDual 4.7-inch stereo speakers (2.5 watts x 2); measures 37.25 x 4.33 x 13.66 inches (W x H x D); 1-year warranty

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