Yamaha DGX 640

Yamaha DGX 640 Digital Grand Piano

"Yamaha's most piano-like portable grand piano ever" is the claim being made by Yamaha in regard to the new Yamaha DGX-640 digital piano. Coming from a such a reputable corporation like Yamaha, that's a very large claim. So what is actually behind this call and how can it be deemed credible?

To start with, a digital piano must have the feel of an acoustical piano if it is to be believable in its claim to be "piano-like".

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To this end, Yamaha have equipped the DGX-640 with a GHS(Graded Hammer Standard) weighted keyboard. Thanks to this technology, the weighting on the keys are adjusted to imitate an acoustic piano whereby the higher keys have a lighter action than the lower keys. The difference between the feel of this digital piano and an acoustic piano would not be detectable to most people, particularly beginners.

The next big test is quality of sound because a piano-like digital grand piano would sound exactly like an acoustical model.

Yamaha has a reputation for high quality sounding digital pianos and the DGX-640 is undoubtedly no exception. Importantly, the sound is dynamic in that this digital piano has a 3 layer piano sound. Meaning, the firmness at which a the keys are struck can change the sound by up to three different levels. In turn, this provides the player a greater level of diversity in terms of self expression when performing.

So against the two most vital tests for any piano, sound and feel, this digital piano appears to do well. Where the Yamaha DGX-640 really excels, is in its amazing list of features. Let's investigate just a few of the most noteworthy. 

To begin with, it has no less than 535 inbuilt voices or sounds, meaning instruments. So if you get tired of playing the piano, switch to the guitar, flute, trumpet, saxophone or whatever other instrument takes your fancy. The digital piano has the ability to record up to 6 songs internally . The song arranger feature allows you to completely recreate a song in a whole fresh style or genre. The music score will appear in the display screen when you play the song back. This is a fantastic learning aid for people just starting to read music. Yamaha have built in as standard, its step by step, music education suite.

To summarize, are we able to concur with Yamaha in terms of its big claim? Clearly, without reviewing all the other Yamaha digital pianos, it is hard to compare and draw any genuine conclusion. I should say this though, if Yamaha's intended market are beginners to intermediates, then they have undoubtedly over delivered. For our given market, the feel and sound of the instrument will be life-like and they will not need more than 3 levels of sound variance . Add the Yamaha education suite and the Yamaha DGX 640 digital piano is definitely a grand choice.

Here's a demo video for you to enjoy

  

 I hope this blog has helped you in your decision as to whether or not the Yamaha DGX 640 is right for you.