Yamaha Arius Digital Piano, YDP-140, YDP-160, YDP-S31 User Manual

YDP-160 YDP-140 YDP-S31

DIGITAL PIANOS

YDP-S31

YDP-160

YDP-140

DIGITAL PIANOS

YDP-160/140/S31

Yamaha pushes the envelope yet again—with its latest series of advanced digital pianos

Authentic sound, natural touch and an absolute joy to play

—both in practice and performance—in an advanced, yet affordable console digital piano

Exceptionally natural key touch virtually replicates that of an actual grand piano

—with premium Graded Hammer (GH) keyboard of the YDP-160

and Graded Hammer Standard (GHS) keyboard found on the YDP-140/S31.

Built-in AWM stereo sampled instrument Voices faithfully reproduce their complete range

—from the soft, dark lows to the glistening, bright highs.

The damper pedal includes an authentic Half Damper effect, giving you nuanced expressive control

over the sustained sound… far more realistic than a simple on/off footswitch.

Built-in song recorder and metronome make the instruments ideal

for piano lessons, practicing, or even as a scratch pad for you next masterpiece.

50 specially selected piano songs of standard piano repertoire are built into each ,

either for your listening enjoyment, or as a rehearsal tool while playing out of the included 50 Greats for the Piano book.

True piano feel and expressive control

Drawing on over a hundred years of experience and craftsmanship in making world class acoustic pianos, Yamaha
introduces the series. All of these instruments provide exceptionally natural, grand piano-like touch, with
realistic weight gradations—heavy in the lower end and light in the upper. The YDP-140 and YDP-S31 have the Graded
Hammer Standard keyboard with realistic matte black finish key tops. The premium Graded
Hammer action of the YDP-160 provides even greater expressive control, including repeated
playing of the same note with perfect articulation. In this way, the Graded Hammer
keyboard suits skill levels from Chopsticks to Chopin Etudes and everything in between.

AWM Stereo Sampling for authentic piano sound

The series utilize Yamaha’s sophisticated AWM (Advanced Wave Memory) Stereo Sampling for the instrumental
voices—faithfully reproducing all of the dynamic details and sonic nuances of the original. In addition, the YDP-160/140
digital pianos feature AWM with Dynamic Stereo Sampling for the ultimate in instrument realism. Taken at different 3
levels of soft, medium and loud each key is comprised of multiple stereo recordings of an actual grand piano. This provides
subtle differences in volume and timbre depending on how you play the keys, and gives you full expressive control over
the sound.