Difference between revisions of "Yamaha/DGX/505"

Revision as of 16:12, 11 June 2006

Overview

The Yamaha DGX505AD is an electronic musical keyboard with 88 unweighted velocity-sensitive keys, a memory card reader, and a USB port. It has no MIDI port, although apparently the USB port provides much of the same functionality (presumably a computer is required). It comes with a bench and stand (looks like fake wood veneer over particle board).

Related Models

DGX505ADB: not sure what the difference is
DGX500

Notes

I found this keyboard at Costco ($529.99 in May 2006; was $499.97 on 2006-06-10). My first, second, and third impression of it is that although the keys are unweighted, the main piano sound was very playable, to the point of being comparable to a weighted keyboard. The piano sound itself is very realistic, with a sustain considerably longer than many of the "best" electronic pianos (the main piano sound on the multi-thousand-dollar Yamaha pseudo-grand-piano nearby didn't sound nearly as good), and among the many other sounds included were others of good quality as well. I am strongly tempted to buy this keyboard for recording purposes even though I have two or three other keyboards which would do almost as well, but am currently holding myself at bay. --Woozle 07:44, 17 May 2006 (EDT)

Links

Amazon.com
MusiciansBuy ($560)
DGX505ADB: Sam's Club ($530)

Reference

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 ==Notes==
-I found this keyboard at Costco ($529.99). My first, second, and third impression of it is that although the keys are unweighted, the main piano sound was very playable, to the point of being comparable to a weighted keyboard. The piano sound itself is very realistic, with a sustain considerably longer than many of the "best" electronic pianos (the main piano sound on the multi-thousand-dollar Yamaha pseudo-grand-piano nearby didn't sound nearly as good), and among the many other sounds included were others of good quality as well. I am strongly tempted to buy this keyboard for recording purposes even though I have two or three other keyboards which would do almost as well, but am currently holding myself at bay. --[[User:Woozle|Woozle]] 07:44, 17 May 2006 (EDT)
+I found this keyboard at Costco ($529.99 in May 2006; was $499.97 on 2006-06-10). My first, second, and third impression of it is that although the keys are unweighted, the main piano sound was very playable, to the point of being comparable to a weighted keyboard. The piano sound itself is very realistic, with a sustain considerably longer than many of the "best" electronic pianos (the main piano sound on the multi-thousand-dollar Yamaha pseudo-grand-piano nearby didn't sound nearly as good), and among the many other sounds included were others of good quality as well. I am strongly tempted to buy this keyboard for recording purposes even though I have two or three other keyboards which would do almost as well, but am currently holding myself at bay. --[[User:Woozle|Woozle]] 07:44, 17 May 2006 (EDT)
 ==Links==