Favorite machine #8: Yamaha YPG-235 (2009). This is a keyboard - or "Portable Grand Piano," as Yamaha calls it - that I received a year ago for free from my brother's girlfriend. They were moving across town from a smaller apartment to a larger one, and at that time, she said that she had a Roland digital piano on order for the new apartment. The sustain pedal that she included is an M-Audio "M Gear" SP-2, which is a finely-constructed, rugged, piano-style pedal that's got a good amount of heft to it, and the rubber underside makes the pedal very difficult to move across even a hardwood floor. The pedal also features a polarity switch that allows you to adapt the pedal to work with any keyboard or synthesizer you wish.
This is a steep upgrade from the YPT-220 that I previously owned; the YPG-235 has at least 150 more sounds and accompaniment styles, the ability to record directly to the keyboard's flash memory, a pitch bend wheel, and velocity responsive, non-weighted keys. There is a USB type B connector on the back of the unit that works as both a MIDI interface and a data transfer port, which also allows you to transfer MIDI files to and from your computer using the Yamaha MusicSoft music management software.
Picture Added August 18, 2017, 12:53:44 PM (-07:00)
Added by Seiji J. Konokama