YAMAHA Keyboard Models

Yamaha Keyboard Models
What is a Yamaha keyboard; which product lines are manufactured; and to which audience do they appeal?

Yamaha Keyboards The current Yamaha keyboards can be divided in 5 product lines: • Tyros: High end arranger for professional use • PSR: Arranger for semi-professional and home use • CVP: High end digital pianos • DGX and YPG: Digital pianos The digital pianos can be used as arrangers. They have 88 keys while the arrangers have 61 keys. All models in these product lines share the same technology; which means that accessory files etc. can be used - at least technically - in all product lines.		Tyros The Tyros models are the high end arranger keyboards from Yamaha. The 'Tyros' name was introduced in 2002 when the first model - now called Tyros 1 - was introduced. It was followed by Tyros 2 in 2005; Tyros 3 in 2008 and Tyros 4 in 2010. New technologies - e.g. Mega Voices; Super Articulation Voices, SFF2 Style Format - are first introduced in the Tyros models. By the change of top model in the PSR - and other model - range a subset of these technologies are normally added in these models.		PSR PSR keyboard arrangers have been around for more decades. Until 2002 the high end arranger was called PSR too: 'PSR 9000'. But then the high end arrangers got the 'Tyros' name. The technology in PSR models have been improved during the years; and the top PSR models can now be regarded as "mini Tyros" arrangers. The technology is the same; but there is more of everything - e.g. voices, styles, polyphony and jacks - in the Tyros compared to the top PSR's.

		CVP The CVP Clavinova models are high end digital pianos. These models are equipped with almost the same features as the Tyros models. However, as a major difference the CVP's have an 88-note weighted keyboard; and appeals therefore primarily to piano players. All CVP Clavinovas offer lots of orchestral and synthesizer sounds and lots of accompaniment styles. New technologies - e.g. Mega Voices; Super Articulation Voices, SFF2 Style Format - have been added around the same time as for the Tyros models.		DGX and YPG The DGX and YPG models are medium level digital pianos. The major difference between the models is the colour: Silver for DGX and champagne gold for YPG. These models are equipped with fewer features than the CVP line. The DGX and YPG models also have an 88-note semi-weighted keyboard; which appeals primarily to piano players. All DGX and YPG models offer lots of sounds and lots of accompaniment styles; and are somewhat cheaper than the CVP models.

Use of accessory files All keyboard share technology meaning that many accessory files can be used in more models; and even in more model lines. As an example the styles created for a particular model normally can be used in all newer or bigger models. And they can even 'technically' be used in older and/or smaller models too. However, if the older/smaller models have fewer built-in voices some revoicing is necessary. Same as for styles: To some extent pad files, music finder files and voice files are interchangeable. Some 'downgrading' can be performed in the keyboard; and if not there are plenty of software programs available.		Useful links Products: Yamaha Corporation Manuals: Yamaha Manual Library History: Yamaha History of Products Support: Yamaha Online Services Downloads: Yamaha Downloads More Yamaha Links: Yamaha Software, lessons, articles, resources, styles and files: The Unofficial YAMAHA Keyboard Resource Site - PSR Tutorial - HP Music - Heidruns Musikerseiten - Tyros Mania More resources: PSR FAQ - Resources - Discussion Fora - Synth Zone
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