Modern technology has greatly enhanced many parts of our lives. Certainly, music making is no exception, with digital audio workstations and keyboard instruments being major beneficiaries. Nowhere is this better illustrated than with the Yamaha P-S500 Smart Digital Piano. Yamaha has packed a century-plus of expertise in building world-class acoustic grand pianos into the P-S500, as well as their decades of industry leadership in digital technology. It all adds up to a formidable digital piano that's ideal for the home, classroom, stage, and studio. Equipped with Yamaha's excellent 88-note GHS (Graded Hammer Standard) weighted keybed, the P-S500 is loaded with premium samples of world-class CFX and Bösendorfer Imperial pianos. It also includes the innovative Stream Lights feature, an intuitive Touch Control panel, smart device connectivity, and more, resulting in a value-packed digital piano that pays homage to tradition while embracing the future.
One of the highlights of the P-S500 that makes it a perfect home piano is Yamaha's innovative Stream Lights feature. Not an accomplished pianist? Have youngsters in the house? Stream Lights makes it easy and rewarding for budding musicians to play as they learn, with four LED lights above each key that show them which notes to play and when to play them. As the lights move toward the keys (Flow Key), they intuitively guide you by showing the timing of the next note in the song, helping you to learn your favorite songs quickly and enjoyably.
Smart Pianist
The P-S500 is also compatible with Yamaha's dedicated Smart Pianist app, which adds a gorgeous graphical interface and a plethora of intriguing features. Smart Pianist gives you full control over the P-S500's main functions. It also analyzes your favorite songs in your smart device's music library using Audio to Score chord tracker technology to produce a piano score, making it easy for you to learn how to play your favorite songs. Music students and family members will be inspired by the P-S500 as it transcribes their favorite songs into sheet music!
Virtual Resonance Modeling
Yamaha has been building acoustic pianos since 1900 and the company has been on the cutting edge of digital technology for decades. Under the hood of the P-S500 are proprietary digital audio technologies such as Virtual Resonance Modeling (VRM), which meticulously models the infinite number of factors that create the sound of a concert grand piano to impart vivid and richly varied expression to your music. Onboard the P-S500 are Yamaha's meticulous samples of their flagship CFX as well as the famous Bösendorfer Imperial bringing two of the world's finest and most renowned concert grand pianos to your fingertips.
Packed with advanced technology
From the authentic feel of Yamaha's premium GHS action which employs matte black keys that wick away moisture and is progressively weighted to be heavier in the bass register and lighter in the treble range to the advanced technology under the hood, the Yamaha P-S500 Smart Digital Piano is a marvel of the modern age. While its high-tech Touch Control panel lets you immediately access a selection of Voices, Styles, and Lessons, connecting the P-S500 to Smart Pianist will unlock all of its capabilities, opening the floodgates to hundreds of Voices, Styles, and Lessons. You'll also have control over Voice Layers, Splits, and Split Points, and Reverbs, as well as MIDI and Audio Recording.
Karaoke with pro background singers
Plug a microphone into the Yamaha P-S500's mic input and sing along with your playing you'll hear your vocal through the onboard speakers and you can record your performance to USB memory. Yamaha's onboard VH (Vocal Harmony) audio processing engine even adds professional-quality background vocal harmonies to your masterpiece! With its classic piano cabinetry and Touch Control panel that disappears when not in use, the P-S500 elegantly integrates into the decor of any room. Pianists and keyboardists are gaga over this magnificent instrument. You will be, too.
What Yamaha Says...
The Yamaha P-S500 Digital Piano is a smart piano that can show you which keys to play using the unique Stream Lights function. Fully integrated into the Smart Pianist app, the P-S500 is sure to help you progress on your musical journey.
Intuitive Control With Your Smart Device
Simply connect the instrument to a smart device and use the dedicated Smart Pianist app to access all instrument controls and configuration tools. You can also enjoy powerful features such as app-generated piano scores of your favorite songs that help you learn and play along.
Stream Lights Show You The Way
Red and blue lights above each key show you which notes to play, and when to play them. This extraordinary feature helps you learn how to play, and practice, without ever having learned how to read music, making learning more fun than ever before!
Play your personal favorites or songs from the built-in library
The instrument features 403 built-in songs covering a wide range of genres, from pop songs to classical pieces. You can play the melodies along with the backing of a full band arrangement. The powerful Audio to Score feature automatically creates piano accompaniment scores from your favorite audio songs so you can play along with the original recordings.
Two of the world's finest grand pianos
P-S500 features piano sounds captured from the flagship Yamaha CFX concert grand and the famed Viennese Bösendorfer Imperial grand. These piano samples put two of the world's finest and most prominent concert grand pianos at your fingertips.
A fully immersive concert grand experienceeven with headphones
Binaural sampling is a method of sampling in which special microphones are placed on a mannequin's head in the same positions as the pianist's ears to capture piano sounds the way that they sound in reality. We chose this method to create the ambience and full, natural resonance of acoustic pianos in the P-S500. This makes pianists feel as though they are sitting at a grand piano even when they play with headphones on. The experience is so pleasant that they forget they are wearin...
