The innovative Yamaha DGX-630 should be at the top of the list for anyone in the market looking for a digital keyboard. While not quite as stage-ready as some of its rivals like Korg and Kurzweil, the DGX-630 offers a remarkable 88-key weighted graded hammer action, giving it the feel of a grand piano, and it could hold its own. on the stage. Additionally, the DGX-630 features sixty-four notes of polyphony allowing it to play 16 different parts and has over five hundred quality voices.
Portability: For those of you like me who don’t have room for an acoustic piano, the Yamaha DGX-630 will give you the feel of a grand piano, but it’s only five feet long and 22″ wide and weighs just 80 pounds. It comes with an attractive woodgrain cabinet and stand kit for the standard height.This model includes a sustain pedal.A wonderful option available for this keyboard is an upgrade to 3 sustain pedals that provides all the sustain of a piano.For Those of you wouldn’t want to keep the kids up or disturb the neighbors, just plug in your headphones and get started.
Song and lesson playback capabilities: Have you often wondered how cool it would be if the song you performed was displayed as sheet music? The DGX-630 is capable of displaying the sheet music of a song, whether it comes from the Internet, internal mixes or ones you record yourself, and when you play the song, the pages scroll automatically. And for the vocalists reading this, the screen also shows XF-compatible song chords and lyrics. A new dimension has been added for those just starting out. Yamaha Education Suite allows you to listen to a song while following the notes on the screen. The DGX-630 has thirty built-in songs plus 70 more on the included CD-ROM for you to learn to play with the Yamaha Education Suite. The songs are divided into left and right hand parts, and include seven levels of lessons and a handy chord dictionary.
6-track sequencer: The DXG-630 has one USB host port and one USB device port located on the rear of the unit. It is my humble opinion that it would have been wiser to have them at the front for convenience. USB to Host is for recording and playing MIDI files and downloading data to and from your computer. You can use the USB device for storage drives, such as a USB stick or USB flash drive. Yamaha Education Suite will tell you how these ports work.
The six-track sequencer lets you record one or more instrument parts at once, then assign each part to a separate track. This is like having your own built-in multitrack recorder. The DGX-630 provides you with a wide range of 29 high-quality reverb effects. This includes 24 chorus effects and 26 harmony effects, as well as 182 types of DSP for distorted tones from guitar to rotary speaker.
personal notes: There’s even more tech scoop on this merchandise, but I want to take a personal note here. We have recently moved to a smaller house. We didn’t have room for our piano and this broke my heart. I called a good friend of mine who is a well-known music producer and asked for his recommendations on the subject. Well, he started with keyboards from Korg and Nord. Now I’m not going on stage or in a recording studio any time soon. So I told him I was looking for something with the feel of an acoustic piano that wasn’t going to break me. I mentioned Casio because my son has a Casio keyboard which was fun to play with. Then he suggested the Yamaha DGX-630. When I asked him why that one in particular, he said that he had the opportunity to play one that a friend of his actually plays with and was pleasantly surprised that the Yamaha DGX-630 could be such quality for the money.
Where to buy: Based on their expert opinion (better than a manufacturer’s blurb), I went to a nearby local retailer that had one on display. Within 30 minutes of playing this instrument I knew I wouldn’t miss my piano. Then I went shopping. I tried negotiating with the music store manager and googled various online music sites that I had previously shopped at. I have to tell you that the two music store chains couldn’t come close. I found two online stores that have very competitive prices. Do not hesitate to invest in this first level instrument. You will fall in love with him immediately. I know you will have many wonderful years with the Yamaha DGX-630.
