The Yamaha P-85 is an entry-level
digital piano
A digital piano is a type of electronic keyboard instrument designed to serve primarily as an alternative to the traditional acoustic piano, both in how it feels to play and in the sound it produces. Digital pianos use either synthesized emulat ...
introduced in 2007. It is the successor of the Yamaha P-70 and introduces a
MIDI sequencer
A music sequencer (or audio sequencer or simply sequencer) is a device or application software that can record, edit, or play back music, by handling note and performance information in several forms, typically CV/Gate, MIDI, or Open Sound Cont ...
.
The P-85 features 10 different
patch
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* Patch Johnson, a fictional character from ''Days of Our Lives''
* Patch (''My Little Pony''), a toy
* "Patches" (Dickey Lee song), 1962
* "Patches" (Chairmen of the Board song) ...
es (2
acoustic piano
The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a keyboa ...
s, 2 electric pianos, 2
harpsichord
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s, 2 church organs,
strings
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*String (structure), a long flexible structure made from threads twisted together, which is used to tie, bind, or hang other objects
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, and vibes), some of which are in stereo and use multi-sampling. The action used is Yamaha's GHS (Graded Hammer Standard). The P-85 weighs about 25 lbs (11.6 kg) and has two 6.3 mm headphone jacks in the front. It can be used in conjunction with the L-85 wooden stand and the LP-5 three-pedal unit.
The P-85 is alternatively also available in silver (P-85S) instead of black. The successor to the P-85 is the Yamaha P-95, introduced in 2010.
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Support
The P-85 is now replaced by a newer model and parts and service are no longer supported. However a service manual is online with detailed schematics as well as a well-marked PCB to allow anyone with some electronics background to resolve basic problems as the products age.
Features
* 50 built-demo songs and 10 patch demos
* MIDI sequencer, capacity about 11,000 notes
* Half-pedaling support; metronome; reverb; layering
* 20 W power consumption
* 6 W amplifiers
See also
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Yamaha P-115
The Yamaha P-115 is a portable digital piano introduced in 2015. It replaces its best-selling predecessor, the P-105.
The P-115 has 14 different voices which range from Grand Piano to Rock Organ, and comes pre-loaded with 64 preset songs. There i ...
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Yamaha P-120
The Yamaha P-120 is a portable electronic piano, released in 2002. The 88-key so-called "GH" keyboard is action-weighted, imitating the feel of a real piano. It includes several sample keyboard sounds, such as harpsichord, clavichord, vibraphone, ...
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Yamaha P-250
The Yamaha P-250 is a digital stage piano. It was announced in mid-2003 as a replacement for the Yamaha P-200 and went to market shortly thereafter.
The P-250 features various stereo piano samples, plus hundreds of other MIDI, General MIDI and ...
References
External links
Yamaha P85 Digital PianoYamaha P71 88 Key Digital PianoClassical Piano Pieces for Intermediate Players
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