Digital Domain

As a relative newcomer to the digital piano, I have to say that the Yamaha Arius Piano is one of the best I’ve ever played. Having had some piano lessons as a kid, I recently took up playing music again and decided to buy a digital keyboard. I tested out a few and was very impressed by Yamaha’s new acoustic technology which gives it a very convincing piano sound and feels solid and satisfying to play.

This Yamaha YDP141 is a serious piece of kit, designed to please professional musicians as well as being an absolute joy for intermediates and beginners. It’s got everything you could ask for, from six 64 note polyphony voices to the 2 track recording facility. The price is good too, making it an affordable option for anyone who wants a top quality digital piano.

You only have to try it once to appreciate the genuine quality of its sound. Each Yamaha digital piano note is actually sampled from a genuine, competition standard concert piano, adjusted by expert piano tuners. The sound is made even more realistic by the Graded Hammer Standard system which means that notes are stronger or weaker depending on how hard you strike the keys.

Another feature the Yamaha Arius piano takes from traditional pianos is the use of three different pedals for subtle changes of tone. The best one is the damper pedal which has a half-damper effect, allowing you to really graduate the sound, just like on a traditional piano. Notes also fade away naturally rather than suddenly being cut off, using the latest Yamaha sound technology.

Available in a choice of dark rosewood, dark alder or light cherry, the Yamaha Arius YDP141 Piano even looks impressive, as a solid musical instrument should, yet it only weighs 37kg. It’s an ideal choice as a digital piano to keep at home for practice, for piano lessons or for just unleashing your musical talents (with the headphones on of course!).

The range of effects and sounds is impressive for a digital piano in this price bracket. The Yamaha Arius Piano has a 64 note polyphony which will give you the ability to play complicated pieces of music. It also comes with 50 pre-set piano songs to get you started. Recording yourself is not a problem as the Yamaha Arius Piano has a 2 track recording system. This means that you can play both parts of a duet at different times and put them together to create a digital piano masterpiece!

All I can say is that this Yamaha digital piano has a totally convincing sound, having amazing sound quality and impressive power. It looks the part too. Mine has just been delivered and is now the focus of all attention in my living room.