YDP-223

Features

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Features

The Yamaha YDP-223 Digital Piano offers unmatched sonic realism and natural grand-piano type playability as well as

Yamaha’s original “AWM Stereo Sampling” tone-generation technology for rich, musical voices, and a special “Graded

Hammer” keyboard that provides graded key weight and response throughout the keyboard range.

The YDP-223 Grand Piano 1 and 2 voices feature totally new samples painstakingly recorded from a full concert grand

piano.

PHONES
SPEAKER
NORMAL
OFF
ON
HP. SW
MASTER VOLUME
BRILLIANCE DEMO METRONOME TEMPO
/
FUNCTION
TEMPO
/
OTHER VALUE
MELLOW BRIGHT START
/
STOP
TEMPO
FUNCTION
MIN MAX
–
/
NO+
/
YES PRESET TRACK
1
TRACK
2
START
/
STOP REC
SONG
GRAND
PIANO 1
CHURCH
ORGAN1
CHURCH
ORGAN2
E.PIANO
1
E.PIANO
2
HARPSI-
CHORD1
HARPSI-
CHORD2
VIBRA-
PHONE
CHOIR GUITAR
ROOM
HALL 1
HALL 2
STAGE
CHORUS
PHASER
TREMOLO
DELAY
HARD
MEDIUM
SOFT ON
GRAND
PIANO 2
JAZZ
ORGAN
STRINGS
1
STRINGS
2
REVERB EFFECT TOUCHTRANSPOSE
VOICE
C0D0E0 F0 G0 A0 B0 C1 D1 E1 F1G1A1 B1 C2 D2 E2 F2 G2 A2 B2 C3 D3 E3 F3 G3 A3 B3 C4D4E4 F4 G4 A4 B4 C5 D5 E5F5G5 A5 B5 C6 D6E6F6 G6 A6 B6 C7
B-1A-1
MASTER VOLUME
BRILLIANCE DEMOMETRONOME TEMPO
/
FUNCTION
TEMPO
/
OTHER VALUE
MELLOW BRIGHT START
/
STOP
TEMPO
FUNCTION
MIN MAX
–
/
NO+
/
YESPRESET
TRACK
1
TRACK
2
START
/
STOPREC
GRAND
PIANO 1
CHURCH
ORGAN 1
E.PIANO
1
E.PIANO
2
HARPSI-
CHORD 1
HARPSI-
CHORD 2
VIBRA-
PHONE
CHOIRGUITAR
ROOM
HALL 1
HALL 2
STAGE
CHORUS
PHASER
TREMOLO
DELAY
HARD
MEDIUM
SOFTON
GRAND
PIANO 2
CHURCH
ORGAN 2
STRINGS
1
STRINGS
2
JAZZ
ORGAN
VOICE REVERBEFFECTTOUCH TRANSPOSE
SONG
POWER
AUX OUT AUX IN
L
/
L+R
LEVEL FIXED
R L
/
L+RRLR
PEDAL
TO HOST HOST SELECT
MIDI
THRU
MIDIMac PC-2PC-1
OUT IN
This jack and selector switch allow direct con-
nection to a personal computer for sequencing
and other music applications (pages 48–51).
Delivers the output of the
YDP-223 for connection to
an instrument amplifier,
mixing console, PA sys-
tem, or recording equip-
ment (page 47).
Connect a MIDI device here to use
various MIDI functions (pages 41–43).
(About MIDI ➝ page 45)
Connect recording equipment (such
as a cassette tape recorder) here to
record your performance (page 46).
Connect the
pedal cord here
to use the YDP-
223’s pedals
(page 47).
A set of standard stereo
headphones can be plug-
ged in here for private
practice (page 12).
[MASTER VOLUME]
Adjust the volume
level using this slider
(page 11).

[METRONOME]

Control the metronome
functions (page 27).

The YDP-223 includes 50 preset songs.

This section enables you to listen to these songs, practice
using a convenient practice function, and record and play
back your performance (pages 17–20, 28–33).

TEMPO [▼] [▲]

You can change the song tempo (speed) and select
useful functions using this buttons (pages 34–44).

Voice buttons

Select voices from 14 internal sounds including
Grand Piano 1 and 2 (page 21). You can also
combine two voices at the same time (page 26).

[REVERB] / [EFFECT]

Add reverb (reverberation) and
effects to the sound (pages 22, 23).
[TRANSPOSE]
You can shift the pitch
of the entire keyboard
up or down so that the
pitch will match that of
another instrument or
singer, while you play
the same, unshifted
keys (page 25).
[TOUCH]
Fine-tune the
touch response
(page 24).
[DEMO]
Demonstration play-
back is available for
each voice (page 16).

[BRILLIANCE]

Adjust the brightness of the tone
using this slider (page 22).
This switch turns the
internal speakers on
or off (page 12).