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YPR-50
Congratulations on your purchase of
the Yamaha YPR-50 Portable Piano!
You now own a portable piano that combines advanced functions, great sound
and exceptional ease-of-use in a highly compact package. Its outstanding
features also make it a remarkably expressive and versatile instrument.
Read this Owner's Manual carefully while playing your new YPR-50 in order to
take full advantage of its various features.
Main Features
The YPR-50 is a sophisticated yet easy-to-use keyboard with the following features and functions:
• Exceptionally realistic and dynamic sounds with five voices – Grand Piano, Electric Piano, Harpsichord,
Organ, and Strings – each created from digital recordings of actual instruments.
• Stereo Sampled Piano – The Grand Piano voice is especially realistic, thanks to sophisticated stereo
sampling.
• Full-size 76-key keyboard, with adjustable Touch Sensitivity.
• Full 32-note polyphony lets you play complex sustained chords and passages, without worrying about
notes being cut off.
• Pianist feature automatically produces stylistically appropriate piano accompaniment, instantly and
effortlessly making your performances sound more professional. A total of twenty Pianist styles are
available. Also included is a Song Book that gives you easy-to-read sheet music for exploring and enjoying
these styles to the fullest.
• Convenient control over songs and Pianist styles – including Tempo and CD-player-like "transport"
buttons.
• Metronome function with modifiable time signature, for practice purposes.
• Twenty songs, for listening enjoyment – or for learning and playing along with, using the powerful Melody
Guide functions.
• MIDI terminals for interfacing with other MIDI devices, and a Damper switch jack.
• Built-in, high-quality stereo amplifier/speaker system.
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