Yamaha P-S500 Digital Piano
The new Yamaha P-S500 digital piano is a finely crafted instrument with remarkably authentic sound and expressive sensitivity.
The Yamaha P-S500 is a smart digital piano that seamlessly blends traditional piano playing with cutting-edge technology.
Designed to work in perfect harmony with Yamaha’s Smart Pianist app, the P-S500 offers intuitive, interactive learning features, including light-guided keys that show you which notes to play—ideal for beginners and returning players. Its 88 fully weighted keys provide a realistic acoustic feel, while the onboard CFX concert grand sound delivers rich, expressive tone.
With hundreds of voices, accompaniment styles, and built-in Bluetooth audio, the P-S500 is a forward-thinking piano that inspires creativity and makes learning music more engaging than ever.
Yamaha P-S500 represents a bold new direction for Yamaha’s CSP range of Smart Pianos. As ideal for practice as they are for performance, the Yamaha P-S500 is a portable powerhouse, loaded with backings and features that will keep you coming back time and again.
Yamaha P-S500 Highlights
- Compatible with Smart Pianist app installed to a smart device
- Stream Lights feature helps you perform even if you can’t read music notation
- Enjoy playing along with the 403 preset Songs, covering a wide range of genres from pop music to classical music
- 88-note weighted GHS keyboard
- Huge variety of 660 high-quality instrument Voices, including Super Articulation Voices
- “Audio To Score” function converts your favourite audio songs into piano Accompaniment Scores
- Authentic Yamaha CFX & Bösendorfer Imperial concert grand piano Voices
- Built-in Auto Accompaniment features with 370 StylesMicrophone input and automatic Vocal Harmony
Audio and MIDI Recording
The Yamaha P-S500 lets you record your own performances in two different formats: audio and MIDI. Audio recording allows you to capture your playing conventionally, which you can then playback on your smart device. MIDI recording, on the other hand, lets you record up to 16 tracks, with separate left- and right-hand parts or complex multi-instrumental arrangements.
Play your personal favourites or songs from the built-in library
The P-S500 features 403 built-in songs covering a wide range of genres, from pop songs to classical pieces. You can play the melodies along with the backing of a full band arrangement. The powerful “Audio To Score” function automatically creates piano
accompaniment scores from your favourite audio songs so you can play along with the original recordings.
Stream Lights
The Yamaha P-S500 features Stream Lights, which are red and blue lights above each key that show you which notes to play, and when to play them. This extraordinary feature helps you learn how to play, and practice, without ever having learned how to read music, making learning more fun than ever before!
Yamaha P-S500 | Voices
The P-S500 is equipped with 660 varied, high-quality Voices including stunning pianos, electric pianos, organs, brass, strings, percussion, and more. From breathy saxophones to ringing guitars and warm, resonant strings, the Yamaha P-S500 impressively replicates sounds down to the finest nuances. Thanks to acclaimed Super Articulation technology, the distinctive characteristics of each instrument are reproduced in incredible detail as you play.
Yamaha Smart Pianist connectivity
Simply connect the P-S500 to a smart device and use the dedicated Smart Pianist app to access all instrument controls and configuration tools. You can also enjoy powerful features such as app-generated piano scores of your favorite songs that help you learn and play along.
Yamaha P-S500 Specification:
- 88-key GHS (Graded Hammer Standard) weighted keyboard with matte black keytops – gives a proper piano feel with heavier bass and lighter treble response
- Unique Stream Lights system above the keys – lights guide you to the notes to play, making it ideal for beginners or returning players who don’t read music fluently
- Fully integrated with the Smart Pianist app – lets you control settings, access scores, and use learning tools from a phone or tablet
- Audio to Score function – can turn songs on your device into piano accompaniment notation so you can play along more easily
- Premium Yamaha CFX and Bösendorfer Imperial grand piano voices for a richer, more expressive piano sound
- VRM (Virtual Resonance Modeling), key-off samples, and binaural sampling (on CFX voice) for more realism and natural sustain/decay
- 256-note polyphony – ideal for layered sounds, sustain pedal use, and more advanced pieces
- Voices:
- 660 voices when connected to Smart Pianist
- 100 onboard without app connection
- Styles / accompaniments:
- 370 styles with Smart Pianist
- 100 onboard without app
Great for adding backing bands and making practice more fun.
- 403 built-in songs covering pop, classical and more – useful for learning and casual play
- Audio + MIDI recording:
- WAV audio recording
- 16-track MIDI recorder
Useful for practice, songwriting and reviewing performances.
- Microphone input with vocal harmony / vocal effects – lets you sing along or use it for home entertainment
- Speaker system:
- 2 x 20W main speakers + 2 x 6W tweeters
- 52W total output
Noticeably fuller and more powerful than slimmer portable pianos.
- Twin headphone outputs for silent practice / lessons
- USB to Host / USB to Device for computer / smart device / USB stick connection
- Touch-sensitive control panel + LCD display for clean, modern operation
- Included accessories: music rest, sustain pedal, Yamaha PA-500 power supply
- Optional stand / pedal unit: Yamaha L-300 stand and LP-1 triple pedal unit (furniture-style setup)
Dimensions / Weight
- Width: 1329 mm
- Depth: 410 mm
- Height: 167 mm
- Weight: 21.8 kg
