Yamaha Piaggero NP-12 Review

Yamaha NP-12 Review :  In this article we will be discussing in detail about the Yamaha’s NP-12 portable keyboard.

Lately, there have been various concerns with people regarding the NP-12. This article shall put an end to many of the illusions.

Weighing only 9 pounds, the NP-12 is designed to let you just concentrate on the pleasure of playing the piano.

The portable keyboards from NP series of Yamaha Piaggero are an exemplary blend of sophistication and coherence.

The keyboards from the Yamaha NP series create an everlasting impression on the pianist, as it a masterpiece from Yamaha and is quite affordable too.

I would say that this keyboard is for those who want to just put an immerse feet in the sea of music.

Any rational and budding musician would certainly feel that why should he or she purchase this particular product?

So, the model has many such characteristics that are important to highlight for you to make a choice devoid of any skepticism.

Firstly, we shall have some discussion on the NP-12 series that features the model.

Comparing Yamaha NP 12 With Yamaha's Other Best Selling Digital Pianos

Features Of Yamaha NP-12

Two Models 76 Keys and 61 Keys

The series features an elementary, empirical design with a minimal number of buttons and for you to choose between 61 or 76 keys.

I personally appraise the simple design since it makes a lot easier for beginning students to stay on task with their practicing.

You also have the option to choose these space-efficient voguish instruments from the black and white finish, as per your taste or maybe matching to your room décor and surroundings.

When it comes to the keys of the piano, they are touch sensitive keys here which means that the harder you play them, the louder is the note. This helps for expressiveness in music while you play.

The NP 12 also does have the feature of Octave shift and transpose functions, which can help to compensate for a shorter keyboard.

Quality and Performance of Yamaha NP 12

Secondly, we shall now focus on its quality and performance:

I feel Yamaha NP 12 has practical uses for parents who want to get their kids into playing but aren’t sure if this is something they will continue in, but from the price point, you really can’t beat the quality of sound that comes right out of the speakers.

The sounds increase performance level.

There are 10 onboard tones including two piano sound sample from Yamaha's top concert grand pianos as well as electric pianos, organs, harpsichords and strings.

It's also possible to layer two of these sounds together for example layering piano and strings together.

The NP twelve features a built-in metronome to manage your time while practicing.

If you want them to practice in silence, there is a headphone input on the back of the keyboard, so no one else in the house gets distracted.

It features “graded soft touch keyboard” and is not so but quite natural and highly expressive when it comes to tones and voices.

You can absolutely start to learn on this keyboard for sure.

Design

Going across the front of the keyboard we have got the volume knob, power on and off button, the demo and metronome buttons, the voice buttons and then the record and play buttons. The overall look is minimalist and looks good.

The record button is just like a handy practicing tool that helps you in improving on certain areas.

It lets you easily record your practice sessions as your performances or your original compositions so that you can later listen back to yourself or share with your friends and family.

The Yamaha NP-12 is your Ready To go and ready to play partner

I would say that the keyboard is great for anyone needing something portable, as it weighs 9 pounds and has 10 sounds and USB capabilities.

So, if you need to use it as some type of controller it can definitely keep up with whatever you need it to do.

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My Experience with Yamaha NP 12 Digital Piano

Overall I can say that Yamaha NP 12 might be a great option for entry level pianist.

The price is highly affordable and is quite good keyboard to start with.

Right out of the box, the NP-12 is ready to play.

You will need either a 12 Volt power supply or 6 double-A batteries as it doesn’t come with either.

The connectivity option is also handy, you can connect your NP-12 to your iOS devices for even more fun and features.

Yamaha offers a bunch of apps like a digital piano controller, metronome and notestar for use with the piaggero series. You can connect those via the USB port on the back of the keyboard.

Where people are just starting to play the piano, I normally prefer to recommend something that has 88 weighted keys and the NP-12 has only 61 unweighted keys but if there were ever an exception to the rule, this would be it.

That's all from our end, Hope this review of Yamaha NP 12 helped you in making a informed decision.

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