10/06/2011

MIDI Keyboard Review: The Yamaha DGX 640

By D Grossy


The DGX 640 is Yamaha's next option to the DGX 630 and is the most recent in its line of portable digital midi keyboard pianos. It's engineered to seem exactly like a genuine piano in feel with its 88-key weighted Graded Hammer Standard keyboard action.

Like in a regular piano the lower note keys have a heavier feel to them while the higher ones are lighter to make it more respondent. What sets the DGX 640 aside from a regular piano is the plain fact you can actually control the keyboard's sensitiveness to match your playing style.

A great feature is the Live! Cool! And Sweet! Voices "a huge collection of acoustic and electronically amplified instruments sounds that fully captures the natural presence and playing of a real instrument.

It has both USB to Device and USB to Host capabilities allows you to connect USB memory cards so as to read MIDI files and date (or to save MIDI files and information) or to attach it to your personal computer so you can download directly or play your computer recordings on this digital piano and midi keyboard.

The 237 kinds of Digital Signal Processor or DSP gives you a selection of ambience effects, distortions and dynamic processing tools that can let you fool around with the sound to your tastes. If you are thinking about playing a song from pop to say a ballad you can do so with the Easy Song Arranger.

With the built in music data base you've got a extensive selection of options that can be further reinforced with files from your computer or USB flash drive. And if you're a beginner or just need some help then the Yamaha Education Suite (Y.E.S.) has in-built tutorials that offer you a step-by-step guide on how to play the music. On top of you can still play just like a professional even if you're not with the Performance Aid Technology (P.A.T.).

Other features and directions of this robust digital piano and midi keyboard include a total number of 535 voices with 64 polyphony and 4 featured pianos. There are 35 reverb styles, 44 chorus types and 26 harmony types. 165 preset styles and 30 preset songs give you a good range of music to choose from.

It comes with a pitch blend wheel, a chord dictionary and 2 headphone jacks so you don't need to wake up the neighbors when you want to play or hear your creations. With its built in speaker and sound system you can bring it and play it anywhere.

Naturally bringing it could be a trouble since it is a tiny over four and a half feet long and weighs approximately 46 pounds but if you're able to do it then it is a best buy.

The Yamaha DGX 640 digital piano and midi keyboard is one of the finest for individuals that are starting out learning to play piano music or for people who have got the itch to compose music. It may not be compact but it does make up for it with its hardiness and style.




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