Yamaha Arius YDP-S54 88-Key Weighted Action Console Digital Piano, Black Walnut

Compact digital piano featuring GH3 keyboard and Yamaha CFX concert grand piano sample. A grand experience from a compact home piano Immerse yourself in the sounds you create, whether purely for fun or as you strive for perfection. This Arius digital piano is a finely crafted instrument made possible by culmination of over a century of advanced Yamaha technologies and expertise. Perfect for hobbyists and students alike, the Arius YDP-S54 is a slim, space-saving instrument that fits beautifully into any room.• An authentic, expressive piano experience• Pair with the Smart Pianist App to get more• Modern & Stylish design An authentic, expressive piano experience YDP-S54 offers grand piano-like experience, featuring the flagship Yamaha CFX concert grand sound and expressive Graded Hammer 3 (GH3) keyboard. The powerful tone of the acclaimed CFX concert grand piano Newly sampled for the YDP-S54, the Yamaha flagship 9' CFX concert grand piano offers sparkling highs and a powerful resonant bass combined in a sound that projects to the furthest reaches of any concert hall. The CFX was played by the winner of the prestigious International Chopin Competition in 2010 and has since gained recognition as one of the greatest concert grands of modern times. Authentic acoustic piano playability With an 88-key piano action and synthetic ivory and ebony keys, the Graded Hammer 3 (GH3) keyboard reproduces the touch of an acoustic piano, from the heavy feel in the lower register to a lighter touch in the upper octaves. The GH3 features a three-sensor configuration that accurately senses and interprets the behavior of the keyboard to provide a grand piano-style response and feel, allowing rapid note repetition and authentic expressive control. Designed for your personal enjoyment The YDP-S54 offers convenient functions for when you cannot always play the piano at high volume. Intelligent Acoustic Control (IAC) adjusts the sound automatically to allow players to enjoy balanced sound at any volume level.Stereophonic Optimizer lets players enjoy the natural, spacious sound experienced when sitting in front of an acoustic piano, even when wearing headphones. When using this function, Voices sampled from acoustic pianos are perceived to come from the body of the instrument itself, not your headphones, providing a comfortable, natural experience. Get more with the Smart Pianist App Enjoy the piano more with Smart Pianist, a dedicated app that adds a beautiful graphic interface and a variety of incredible features to your compatible Yamaha digital piano. Intuitive operation From selecting instrument Voices or adjusting settings to practicing with a metronome or recording your masterpieces, Smart Pianist gets you making music faster and lets you focus on the fun. Play your favorite songs Smart Pianist scans the audio songs loaded in your Music Library, analyzes the chord progressions and then displays them for you on the screen of your smart device. Play along as the chords scroll by all the while hearing the song play back through your instrument's speaker system. Loading MIDI songs into the app will allow you to follow along with digital sheet music while you play. Modern & Stylish: Easily fits your room Blending in effortlessly, the compact, modern design of Yamaha YDP-S54 really sets off the interior of any room. With two color variations available to choose from, you are sure to find the perfect piano for your home and have a lot of fun doing so. Smart Pianist V2.0 is compatible with YDP-S54 Have you ever tried to figure out what the chords are to your favorite songs? Smart Pianist app for iPhone/iPod touch/iPad helps you practice and perform songs by analyzing the audio song stored in your iOS device and then displays the chord symbols for you. And also Smart Pianist allows you to control the many functions included in the piano with your iOS device, for even easier operation. Intuitive Controls In addition to selecting piano Voices, you can use the Layer function to overlay Voices or the Split function to play different Voices with the left and right hands. A range of functions such as Transpose, Tuning, Pedal and acoustic settings can be configured easily and intuitively from the touch screen. Play along with your favorite songs by following the chords Smart Pianist analyzes the songs in your music library and displays the chord symbols so that you can play along with your favorite tunes. Recommended songs for the Chord Chart feature The Chord Chart feature of the Smart Pianist app does a great job analyzing tens of thousands of songs. However some songs, especially those that are more harmonically complex or less harmonically defined, are not as well suited for the Chord Chart analysis. We have analyzed a number of popular song titles to give you an idea of what type of music tends to get the best results so that you can get the best experience with this innovative feature. If you like these songs or artists, then it's likely that other songs like these, by these or similar artists, will also achieve good results with Chord Chart. Using Smart Pianist with the YDP-S54 • Check that the YDP-S54 instrument is using firmware is V2.0 or above• Connect the instrument to an iOS device running the Smart Pianist app V2.0 using one of the following methods: Connect using a cable An Apple Lightning - USB Camera Adapter and a USB cable (sold separately) are required. Connect the USB cable to the USB TO HOST port on the instrument. Connect wirelessly using Wi-Fi The UD-WL01 (sold separately) must be purchased to use a wireless connection. Connect the UD-WL01 to the USB TO DEVICE port on the instrument.