Yamaha NP-30 Portable Grand Digital Piano

zZounds' Take on Yamaha NP-30

The Yamaha NP-30 Portable Grand Digital Piano offers great sound, great feel, and a great price, without all the needless extras. You'll start mastering piano right away, and have a blast in the process!

Lush Stereo Sound

When you enjoy practice, you're more likely to do it, and when your digital piano sounds as good as the Yamaha NP-30 you'll enjoy practicing even more. It has real, stereo-sampled piano sound for tones that spring to life and inspire, and the piano sounds great right out of the box thanks to a lush stereo speaker system built right in. For further inspiration, it also features different reverbs to simulate the experience of playing in concert halls of different sizes...a little taste of what's in store for the future. When you do make that transition from practice to performance, hook it up to a PA or keyboard amplifier via its dedicated, stereo 1/4" output and let everyone know how good you sound. Toting your keyboard from gig to gig won't be a problem, as it can be battery-powered via six AAs, lightweight at only 12 lbs. and slim-profiled at 49 by 4 by 10.2 inches. For the environmentally conscious and fiscally frugal, an optional AC power adaptor is available.

Graded Hammer Action For Real Piano Feel

While your Digital Portable Grand may sound fantastic, eventually you're going to want to show off your skills on a real upright, baby grand, or grand piano. When you do pull up the bench in front of some actual ivories, you'll feel right at home thanks to the Yamaha's NP-30's "Graded Hammer Action" keyboard, which emulates the resistance of a real piano's keys. For even more familiarity with a real piano's functions, it sports an input for an optional footswitch. By inserting a pedal like the Yamaha FC4, you'll be able to experiment with sustain and damping techniques; an essential part of any pianist's repertoire.

Metronome Functions

Mastering rhythm is an essential part of learning any instrument. The Yamaha NP-30's built-in metronome makes for the perfect practice partner, training your tempo and meter until you're locked into the groove tighter than the gears of a Swiss watch. The metronome can also be adjusted for different time signatures, so you'll feel comfortable playing any style of music from straight-ahead 4/4 rock to stately 3/4 waltz to swingin' 6/8 jazz. A numeric pad lets you adjust tempo directly and see exactly how fast you're going, a must for any serious musician; when a conductor or producer says "85 bpm" you'll know exactly what they mean.

Ready For More?

Without ever getting over-complicated, the Yamaha NP-30 features a few extras that'll keep you excited about playing and take your music knowledge to the next level. In addition to its righteous stereo piano sound, it has nine other built-in voices for you to experiment with, and you can even combine two voices at once to get a sense of how contrasting timbres blend together. If you're interested in learning about making music with your computer, the Yamaha sports the standard MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) inputs and outputs, making it the perfect tool for exploring the vast world of digital music creation.

If you or someone you know wants to learn to play the piano, remember: the first steps of any learning process are the most crucial. Its simplicity of design and function makes the Yamaha NP-30 a perfect learning tool. With a sound so full and a feel so real, it'll easily make the transition from practice to performance as your skills improve.

Manufacturer's Description for Yamaha NP-30 Portable Grand Digital Piano

The new NP-30 Portable Grand delivers Yamaha digital piano sound and simplicity in a new lightweight, compact design like nothing else you've seen... all at a price point you won't believe.

Its super slim design and minimal weight of 12 pounds makes it the most compact performer in the digital piano family of instruments. And 6 AA batteries are all you need to power up and start playing immediately.

Graded Soft Touch Action - NEW

Because of its similarity to acoustic pianos, a graded action is one of the primary features sought by pianists in their digital instruments. While technically a non-weighted action, the new Graded Soft-Touch keyboard is the first of its kind bringing different levels of resistance without the extra weight of moving hammers the key contributor to the NP-30's fighting weight of only 12 pounds. The end result is a very playable action that will appeal to pianists who want to take their music anywhere.

AWM Stereo Piano Samples

Advanced Wave Memory is Yamaha's exclusive format for reproducing sounds digitally. And stereo means that Yamaha used two microphones to record the piano you hear on every key of the NP-30 adding even more realism to the sound you hear.

Built-in Metronome

Every pianist knows that practice makes perfect. And one tool they've all used to keep time when practicing is the metronome. The NP-30 has a built-in metronome and even has multiple time signatures (3/4, 4/4, 6/8) to choose from. Plus the numeric key function lets you set the tempo to the exact marking you need.

Dual Voice Mode

Choose any two Voices you'd like to combine and play them both at once. Dual Voice mode makes this easier than ever. Simply hold down the Voice Select button and select the two you'd like to hear for a variety of combinations. zZounds is an authorized dealer of Yamaha products.

Keyboard
- Number of Keys: 76
- Touch Response: hard, medium, soft, fixed
- Type: piano style (non-weighted) graded SoftTouch

Voice
- Number of Voices: 10
- Notes of Polyphony: 32
- PianoVoice Quality: AWM Stereo Sampling

Effect
- Reverb: 4 types
- Layer: 2 voices simultaneously

Song
- Preset Songs: 10 Voice Demos, 10 Piano Repertoire

Metronome
- Adjustable Tempo
- Adjustable Time Signature

MIDI
- Multi-Timbre
- 16 parts

Jacks
- Headphones
- One 1/4 in. Stereo Out
- Pedal: Sustain (Half-Damper compatible)
- MIDI: In/Out
- Power: DC IN

Sound System
- Amplifier: 6W + 6W
- Speakers: 4.7 x 2.3 in.

Power
- Adaptor: PA-5D or PA-150 (optional)
- Batteries: Six AA or equivalent batteries (not included)

Body Color
- Black

Body Size
- Dimensions (WxHxD): 49 x 4 x 10.2 in.
- Weight: 12 lbs

Accessories
- Music Rest Included
- Owner's Manual Included
- PA-5D Power Adaptor (Optional)
- NP30 Keyboard Stand (Optional)
- FC3 Sustain Pedal with Half Damper Effect (Optional)
- FC5 Sustain Footswitch (Optional)

Power Supply: Yamaha PA150 (Not Included)*

*Optional AC Adapter: Yamaha PA150 (only included with "New, with PA150 Power Supply" option)