World Class concert grand piano sound
Pure CF Sampling
The Pure CF Sound Engine is the
result of years of piano-making
history combined with state-of-the-
art sampling technology and piano
expertise. Yamaha is the industry
leader in digital piano technology,
and you can hear this in the Voices
that utilize the Pure CF piano sample. The sound of the renowned
Yamaha CFIIIS 9' concert grand piano is faithfully reproduced,
allowing for incredible dynamics and expressiveness, making the
DGX-660 worthy of the Yamaha name.
Authentic piano touch, 88-note weighted
GHS keyboard
The Yamaha Graded Hammer
Standard (GHS) keyboard
features a weighted action
with heavier touch in the low
end and lighter touch in the
high end, just like the hammers inside an acoustic piano. Great
for the aspiring pianist, practicing on the GHS action builds the
proper finger technique and strength for when the time comes to
perform on an acoustic piano.
Chords played simply. Sound like a pro!
Smart Chord makes you
sound like a pro, even if
you're just learning how to
play. With a single finger on
your left hand, Smart Chord
will create entire chords from
simple Pop triads to complex
jazz 7th and 9th chords. Accompaniment Styles create the rest of
your virtual band so you can get straight to playing music.
USB Audio Recording/Playback
Record performances
or MIDI songs as
uncompressed, CD-quality
audio (WAV) to a USB
flash drive using the Audio
Recorder. From there, you
can copy songs to your
computer to make CDs,
share over the Internet or transfer to your portable music
player. You can also playback uncompressed WAV files stored
on a USB flash drive.
Damper Resonance
Damper Resonance digitally
reproduces the sympathetic
vibration between strings on
acoustic pianos. Just like an
acoustic piano, when the damper pedal is used in a performance,
other strings add sonic colour to the notes you play until the
pedal is released.
Easy-to-read score and
lyric display
The crystal-clear LCD can be
switched to score or lyric display,
showing you notation for any MIDI
song that the DGX-660 is playing.
Read the music for your favourite built-in songs, or follow along
with songs downloaded to a USB device from Yamaha MusicSoft.
Even see the score for songs you've created yourself on the
DGX-660!
Live! Cool!, and Sweet! Voices
Authentic guitars, lush strings,
punchy brass… the highly
acclaimed Live!, Cool! and
Sweet! Voices feature a unique
blend of long, stereo and multi-
layered samples that capture
the essence of each instrument,
right down to genuine
resonance, expression and vibrato.
Style Recommender - Choose styles the
easy way!
Style Recommender helps
you find styles quickly and
easily when you know how
the music should feel, but
don't know which style is
right for the part. Simply
play a few notes in the rhythm of the song you want to perform,
and Style Recommender will offer a list of matching Styles to
choose from.
Let your mobile music device be heard!
Use the Aux line input
to connect your portable
music player or even
another instrument and
hear the playback through
the speakers of your DGX-
660. The DGX-660's speaker
system is powerful, clear and
fine-tuned for playing back
music of all types.
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