Thursday, July 20, 2006

Yamaha Acoustic Pianos

The best of both worlds—acoustic and digital—in a single instrument

Yamaha Silent Series upright pianos give you the incomparable tone, touch and beauty of a fine traditional piano, along with all the added advantages of a superb digital piano available on demand.

Silent Upright Pianos: The Inside Story

Quick Silent System™
The Quick Silent System for upright pianos combines a hammer restraint mechanism with optical sensors and digital tone generation. A shift of the center pedal stops the hammers from striking the strings, outwardly silencing the piano, while the sensors and tone generator then digitally reproduce the acoustic piano sound.

System activation
- A hammer shank stopper, operated by the center pedal, silences the acoustic sound.
- An electronic control unit is attached below the right side of the keyboard, with power switch and pilot lamp, headphone jacks, and volume and reverb controls.

Optical key sensors
- Individual optical fiber sensors, located beneath the inner end of each key, capture the precise motion of the keys for Silent reproduction.
- Continuous-position sensing accurately registers keystroke force and timing.
- Real-time keystroke information is instantly transmitted to the tone generator.
- Non-mechanical, optical operation leaves key touch and motion unaffected.


Pedal sensors
- A continuous sensor for the sustain pedal allows precise half-pedaling control.
- An on/off sensor registers the action of the soft pedal.


Digital tone generation
- AWM (Advanced Wave Memory) stereo sampling from the Yamaha CFIIIS concert grand provides rich, realistic digital sound for Silent piano performance.
- Three selectable reverb effects with continuous depth control simulate chamber and hall acoustics, for an enhanced sense of spatial realism.
- Continuous volume control allows the player to adjust headphone volume levels.
- Adjustable pitch makes it possible to play along with MIDI or audio accompaniment.

Versatile connections
- Dual headphone jacks on the face of the control unit allow two people to play, or one to listen in—great for duets, teaching or private serenades.
- MIDI In and MIDI Out terminals let you control other electronic music devices from the piano keyboard, or access the digital piano sound from external equipment like sequencers or computers.
- AUX In and AUX Out terminals make it possible to play along with recorded music through the headphones, or amplify or record the piano's digital performance.


For more details and best quote, please contact:
Zainol (Showroom: 603-42516600 or HP: 016-3110951)