The DGX 640 is Yamaha’s alternative to the DGX 630 and is the newest in its line of lightweight digital midi keyboard pianos. It’s designed to closely resemble a genuine piano in feel with its 88-key weighted Graded Hammer Standard keyboard action.

Like in a regular piano the lower note keys have a heavier feel to them while the higher ones are lighter to make it more responsive. What sets the DGX 640 apart from a regular piano is the undeniable fact you can control the keyboard’s sensitivity to match your playing style.

A great feature is the Live! Cool! And Sweet! Voices “a huge collection of acoustic and electronically amplified instruments sounds that fully captures the natural presence and playing of a real instrument.

It has both USB to Device and USB to Host capabilities allows you to connect USB memory cards so as to read MIDI files and date (or to save MIDI files and information) or to attach it to your personal computer so you can download directly or play your computer recordings on this digital piano and midi keyboard.

The 237 types of Digital Signal Processor or DSP gives you a variety of atmosphere effects, distortions and dynamic processing tools that may let you mess around with the sound to your preference. If you're thinking of playing a song from pop to assert a ballad you can do so with the Simple Song Arranger.

With the built in music data base you've got a extensive selection of options that can be further reinforced with files from your computer or USB flash drive. And if you're a beginner or just need some help then the Yamaha Education Suite (Y.E.S.) has in-built tutorials that offer you a step-by-step guide on how to play the music. On top of you can still play just like a professional even if you're not with the Performance Aid Technology (P.A.T.).

Other features and directions of this robust digital piano and midi keyboard include a total number of 535 voices with 64 polyphony and 4 featured pianos. There are 35 reverb styles, 44 chorus types and 26 harmony types. 165 preset styles and 30 preset songs give you a good range of music to choose from.

It features a pitch mix wheel, a chord compendium and two headphone jacks so you do not need to wake up the people next door when you wish to play or hear your creations. With its built in speaker and sound system you can bring it and play it anywhere.

Of course bringing it can be a bother since it’s a little over 4 and a half feet long and weighs roughly 46 pounds but if you are able to do it then it's a best buy.

The Yamaha DGX 640 digital piano and midi keyboard is one of the finest for individuals that are starting out learning to play piano music or for people who have got the itch to compose music. It may not be compact but it does make up for it with its hardiness and style.

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