The Yamaha DGX670 is a Portable Piano instrument that not only simulates the sound of the Yamaha CFX concert grand piano, but also features a total of 600+ instrument voices & drum kits, 260 auto accompaniments, digital effects, multi-track recording and built-in microphone input. Its a true workstation type instrument with a full 88 note Graded Hammer (GHS) keyboard.
It All Begins With The Piano
At the heart of the DGX670 is one of the Worlds finest grand piano voices - the Yamaha CFX. The sound of this piano has been meticulously sampled and includes Yamahas VRM (Virtual Resonance Modelling), Key-Off samples and smooth release articulations in order to provide the most accurate representation of an acoustic piano. The sound is delivered in high-definition detail through the powerful speaker system built into this instrument, and the player has full expressive control through the 88 note Graded Hammer (GHS) keyboard.
Over 600 Voices & Drums Kits
The Yamaha DGX670 is equipped with over 600 instrument voices and drum kits covering almost every genre of music from all over the World including Organs, Accordions, Guitar & Bass, Strings, Choir, Brass & Woodwind, Synth Sounds, Sound Effects, Percussion Instruments & Drums. Any combination of two voices can be layered or split across the keyboard as desired, and your favourite sound selections can be stored as registrations for instant recall.
260+ Music Styles with Full Backing Band Accompaniment
Whether you want to play Pop, Rock, Dance, R&B, Ballads, Jazz, Country, Blues, Latin, World Music or something Entertaining, the DGX670 offers over 260 built-in music styles with full accompaniment that can follow the chords you play on the keyboard. Various chord recognition modes are available including Single FInger, Fingered, On-Bass, Multi-Finger or Full Keyboard so you are sure to find a mode that suits your playing style.
Each accompaniment style has four main variations, plus Intro, Ending and break options. There are also four One Touch Setting presets for every style which each choose an appropriate voice selection for each music style - meaning you spend less time setting up the instrument and more time making music!
The accompaniments can be re-voiced, and re-mixed as required to suit the tune youre playing and these make a great foundation for composing your own music or for creating backing tracks to sing-along or play-along with another instrument.
Additional styles are available to purchase and download from www.yamahamusicsoft.com
Multitrack Recording
The recording features on the DGX670 really set it apart from other portable pianos on the market because it is capable of full 16 track MIDI recording - this means you can create a composition of up to sixteen tracks, each playing a different voice or drum kit. The results are certainly very impressive and your recordings can be exported as .WAV audio files (requires external USB memory stick - not supplied) for playback on other compatible devices, or for upload to the internet.
The song player features allow you to playback both MIDI and .WAV audio files with Vocal Cancel, pitch shift and time stretch functions available,.
The onboard USB Audio Interface means you can record directly into your computer at 16 Bit Stereo 44.1kHz Stereo. No additional hardware required - just a simple USB cable.
Lesson / Guide Function
If youre just beginning your journey into piano playing, then the built-in lesson/guide functions allow you to learn using follow the lights, any key, Karao-Key or Your-Tempo methods. There are 100 preset songs, but more can be purchased online from Yamahas musicsoft website