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Welcome to my Yamaha Arius YDP-145 review. I’ll start off with a summary of what it has to offer and then I’ll make some suggestions as to who it might be the ideal piano for.
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The Yamaha Arius YDP-145 is a relatively small and simple-to-use digital piano. It has the standard 88-keys that you’d find on a traditional piano, and the keys are fully ‘weighted’ – this means that they feel like a traditional piano to play (See our blog on why this is important for learning to play).
Operating the Yamaha YDP-145 is very easy to do. You simply turn it on and it will always default to the basic piano setting. You can control the volume using a slider, or you can plug in headphones which will cut the sound from the speakers altogether allowing you to play without disturbing anyone.
As well as the main piano sound (which is sampled directly from a world-class Yamaha concert grand), you have a small selection of other sounds like orchestral strings, harpsichord, and church organ.
Even if simply sitting down and playing the piano is your aim, you’ll find it a nice addition to have a few different sounds to play around with.
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Watch Chris giving a demonstration of the Yamaha Arius YDP-144 digital piano. (This model is the predecessor to the YDP-145)
As you can see in the pictures, the Yamaha Arius YDP-145 is designed to fit nicely into contemporary and traditional homes.
The cabinet doesn’t need to be as high as a traditional piano as there is no frame or strings inside. Plus, being a digital piano, it will never go out of tune! (Read our blog here to find out why).
Overall, the Yamaha Arius YDP-145 offers an authentic piano-playing experience in a neatly designed package that will look nice in your home.
For people on a beginner’s budget, it is an ideal piano to start with as the way the keys respond is very realistic, and the sampling technology allows you to express yourself as your playing gradually improves.
As you may have noticed, the Yamaha Arius YDP-145 is a pretty straightforward piano. This is entirely by design and it’s very welcome to those people who just want to sit down and play with no fuss.
If you think that you’d like something with a little more technology built-in e.g. musical backings, multi-track recording, etc, then have a look at the Yamaha DGX-670 or the Yamaha CVP range.
I hope this review has been useful to you. Before you go, I must mention that here at ePianos, we’ve made it our mission to bring our piano showroom to you virtually with video demonstrations, comparisons, and reviews. See our complete selection of videos on ePianosTV by clicking here.
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