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Yamaha NP30 Portable Grand Piano | 
| Brand: Yamaha
Category: Musical Instruments
List Price: $399.00
Buy New: $269.94
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Seller: Romeo Music
Rating:  26 reviews
Sales Rank: 344
Batteries Included: Yes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 20
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A entirely new take on the digital piano, offering quality, value and portability with a lighter touch. Featuring 76 Graded Touch keys and stereo-sampled pianos. Also, 10 voices like Organs and Strings plus 32 notes of polyphony. Another great feature for the home recording artist is that it performs as a MIDI controller too. The built in speakers allow you to play it anywhere since it operates on six AA batteries.
MPN: NP30
Model: NP30
UPC: 086792863719
EAN: 0086792863719
ASIN: B000VVW9JI
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Music Rest Included | | • | PA-5D Power Adaptor Included | | • | Weight: 12 lbs | | • | Dimensions: 49 Inches x 10.2 Inches x 4 Inches | | • | Number of Keys: 76 |
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Product Description
The Yamaha NP30 Portable Grand is an easy-to-carry piano that features Advanced Wave Memory stereo sampled piano sounds for incredible sound quality.A entirely new take on the digital piano, offering quality, value and portability with a lighter touch. Featuring 76 Graded Touch keys and stereo-sampled pianos. Also, 10 voices like Organs and Strings plus 32 notes of polyphony. Another great feature for the home recording artist is that it performs as a MIDI controller too. The built in speakers allow you to play it anywhere since it operates on six AA batteries.Ultra-Portable Digital PianoThe new NP-30 Portable Grand delivers Yamaha digital piano sound and simplicity in a new lightweight, compact design like nothing else you've seen... all at a price point you won't believe.Its super slim design and minimal weight of 12 pounds makes it the most compact performer in the digital piano family of instruments. And 6 AA batteries are all you need to power up and start playing immediately.Do you have questions about personal keyboards?Click on the image for product comparisons and FAQs!Graded Soft Touch Action - NEWBecause of its similarity to acoustic pianos, a graded action is one of the primary features sought by pianists in their digital instruments. While technically a non-weighted action, the new Graded Soft-Touch keyboard is the first of its kind bringing different levels of resistance without the extra
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 I've been waiting for something like this for years December 15, 2007
anon-new-yorker (Brooklyn, NY United States)
50 out of 51 found this review helpful
Until now, there hasn't been an affordable 76-key keyboard that weighs ONLY 12 POUNDS and can RUN ON BATTERIES!
Keyboardists who don't need all the bells and whistles of sequencers and synthesizers will be delighted with this ultra-light keyboard. There are only a few sounds (a couple pianos, harpsichord, electric piano), but for little cocktail piano, wedding or singer-songwriter gigs, often you only need a piano sound. (Yamaha is known for its authentic piano sounds.)
No more breaking your back carrying your keyboard. Now if someone could just find a way to create a light and powerful amplifier... (This keyboard also has built-in speakers, but for most performing situations you would need more volume than they provide. However, if you're just playing at home the volume is sufficient.)
Perfect practice keyboard December 29, 2008
C. Orde (England)
32 out of 32 found this review helpful
I was looking for a "dummy" keyboard on which I could learn and repeat difficult passages hundreds of times in succession without driving the neighbors mad. I also wanted to be able to practice late at night or early in the morning at weekends. The "annoyance to neighbors" factor has always held me back from practicing properly as I'm constantly aware how loud my real piano must sound to the poor folks next door. This keyboard more than meets the requirements.
Although the keys have a spring mechanism and not a hammer action, they feel more realistic than the keys on previous generations of electronic keyboards. If you want a basic no-frills keyboard to learn music and to drill sequences of notes into your fingers, as I do, this does the job perfectly, and there is no need to spend several times as much money on an 88-key hammer-action keyboard. The 76 keys are enough for all music up to at least Beethoven and much music later than that. The keys are marginally shorter than conventional keys, but the difference is not noticeable when playing.
The sound that comes out of those integrated speakers is surprisingly realistic (the harpsichord being particularly convincing), and the volume slider control that lets you play any dynamic from silent upwards is useful if, like me, you don't like wearing headphones and you only need minimal auditory feedback to confirm that you're playing the right notes. I would have no hesitation in recommending this keyboard to students living in a residence hall, as its light weight and portability make it a practical and versatile instrument which can be loaded into the back of a car in seconds. It is extremely good value for money (I bought mine in the UK, where for some reason the price is lower than in Europe or the US). If I didn't already own a real piano I would probably buy a more expensive 88-key weighted keyboard, but as a supplementary practice tool to complement an acoustic piano, this is a perfect compromise. The power supply included with the keyboard is heavy and bulky, but at least it has a generous amount cable.
Light, Feels Good, September 11, 2008
Intuitions
16 out of 16 found this review helpful
I just bought my Yamaha Np-30 after returning 2 M-Audio keyboards. M-Audio is terrible. I like knobs and things, but the Yamaha NP-30 keeps it simple. I like it because I can turn it on and start creating something- then if inspiration strikes, I can fire up the midi to computer device and lay it down.
With M-Audio, I noticed the keys were "cheap" and just sticky feeling. The Np-30 is smooth. Not quite like a real piano, but for $300 what do you want! :)
It's a great keyboard for simple ideas or practicing- that is where it all comes from, simplicity.
Try one!
Fantastic product October 22, 2009
Ariel Goldschmidt
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
I am a beginning adult piano player and was a little hesitant to shell out 300 big ones for this piano given the mixed reviews.
But.. I am soooo glad I did!! This piano is absolutely great!! For those who complain about the feel of the keys, I really believe that the feel is terrific and you would only have a negative reaction to them if you were a sensitive life-long player on regular pianos. For those who recommend shelling out a couple of hundred more bucks for a privia, you have to realize that those things weigh 2-3 times as much, and are harder to move around and require a stand. You can play the NP30 casually without a stand because it is so light. Furthermore, the sound of the NP30 is absolutely fantastic!! My in-laws have an upright piano and after playing the NP30 for weeks and then playing their piano I was frankly shocked at how terrible their piano sounded compared to the NP30! Bottom line is, if you are a lifelong pianist or training to become a concert pianist you will probably be disappointed with the NP30 but if you are a beginning, intermediate, or casual player like me you will be absolutely thrilled! I challenge you to find a used NP30 on Craig's List - You will not find one! I promise that I do not work for the piano company or am being payed to write this review.
Wonderful Portable Piano! May 22, 2009
Trecarra (Colorado)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is exactly what I have been looking for! It is a very portable PIANO - it isn't like a keyboard with all the buttons and rhythms - it is very much like a real piano that you can carry around with you. The keys have a great touch that feels very good under your fingers and they play just like a real piano, louder if you hit them harder and softer if you press them softly. The two grand piano sounds and the two harpsichords sound so real. The 76 keys are enough to play almost any song and it sounds lovely. This would be perfect to take to wedding receptions, graduations, birthday parties or anywhere someone wanted piano music and didn't have a real piano. One could even play at outdoor weddings as it can run on 6 AA batteries. I am SO happy with this Yamaha NP30!
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