88 Note keyboard and over 600 voices

There's something very different about the new Portable Grand™. DGX-500. This new YAMAHA keyboard offer features designed specifically for the new piano user, including 88 piano-style keys DGX-500, a floppy disk drive, and a remarkable new Music Database that makes it incredibly easy to sound professional playing your favorite songs. Yamaha, one of the world's most respected piano manufacturers brings over a century of experience to the DGX-500. The stereo-sampled piano, instantly accessible from the prominent Portable Grand. button, is simply remarkable, and the two-way speakers with bass ports express it with high-fidelity sound quality. The 88- key DGX-500 comes with a furniture-style wood stand with matching end panels that completes its piano image. The Music Database takes ease of use to new heights. Simply choose from over 200 song settings and the Portable Grand sets itself up for that song with the proper effects, accompaniment, tempo, and styles. It couldn't be easier. A selection of over 600 voices, including the famous Yamaha XG voice set, add sonic quality and variety far beyond anything else at these price points. Both Portable Grands give direct, easy access to the computer. Download songs from the internet onto a 3.5" floppy disk drive for the keyboard, or record standard MIDI files from the keyboard and e-mail them to friends, family, or collaborators. The backlit display allows you to select a song from the disk by name. Many of the functions on these new models have vocal cues that announce the function. The built-in Yamaha Education Suite (Y.E.S.) can count down the beat, just as a teacher would. The Y.E.S. function provides both rightand left-handed exercises, a built-in chord dictionary, and interactive functions that grade the playing of exercises. It's the closest thing to having a real teacher. Value, performance, and innovation are apparent in the new Portable Grand DGX-500 With 88 pianostyle keys and more, it has something to offer the entire family. Yamaha DGX 500 Specifications: Wooden side panels and matching wood stand make this a superb looking product. Floppy disk drive to record all your settings and musical creations 610 high quality sounds including a incredible sample of a real Yamaha Grand Piano 135 upgraded styles 6 track recorder to create your own performances Music Database gives you instant access to a keyboard set up of a well known song Yamaha Education system will help teach you to play. PC ready button makes it easy to use with a home PC fantastic cosmetics to make use of the keyboard as easy as possible. Large Back lit Blue LCD screen Complete with FC5 sustain pedal Optional Power Supply: KPA6