The DGX 640 is Yamaha’s new alternative to the DGX 630. This is the latest unit in its line of portable digital midi keyboard pianos. It’s design is very similar to a real piano and also its texture. It has 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 makes the DGX 640 different from a regular piano is the fact you can actually manage the keyboard’s sensitivity to match your playing style.

One of its best 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 features allow you to connect USB flash drives in order to read MIDI files and date (or to save MIDI files and data) or to connect it to your 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 range of ambience effects, distortions and dynamic processing tools that can let you play around with the sound to your liking. If you’re thinking of playing a song from pop to say a ballad you can do so with the Easy Song Arranger. With the built in music data base you have a wide range of options that can be further enhanced with files from your computer or USB flash drive. And if you’re a beginner or simply want some assistance then the Yamaha Education Suite (Y.E.S.) has built in tutorials that offer you a step-by-step guide on how to play the music. On top of that you can still play like a pro even if you’re not with the Performance Assistant Technology (P.A.T.).

Other options and specifications of this top of the line 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 wide range of music to choose from. It comes with a pitch blend wheel, a chord dictionary and two headphone jacks so you won’t disturb your neighbors whenever you want to listen to your creations. With its built in speaker and audio system you can bring it and play it anywhere. Of course, bringing it can be cumbersome since it is a little over four and a half feet long and weighs approximately 46 pounds but if you are able to do it then it is a best buy.

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

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