TAKE THE “EZ” LIGHTED WAY TO MUSIC
—Yamaha EZ150 and EZ250i Make Learning
Interactive and Fun—
ANAHEIM, CA—Yamaha Corporation of America, Portable Keyboards,
breaks new ground in interactive teaching keyboard products
with the Winter NAMM 2003 introduction of the EZ150 and EZ250i
portable keyboards. These virtual tutors make learning and playing
interactive and fun, with a host of user- and computer-friendly
features.
Available in July 2003, the EZ150 features 61 piano-sized
keys and a selection of some of the best voices available today—including
100 realistic instrument voices, 100 accompaniment styles and
four multipads for sound effects and fills. Embedded under the
keys are lights that operate as a guide to prompt the user to
play the correct note. The built-in Yamaha Education Suite (YES
II) teaching system counts down the beat and offers feedback,
contains a chord directory, over 100 songs to learn (organized
by level of difficulty) and seven lesson modes: Any Key Play;
Waiting; Melody Off; Learn Right Hand Parts; Learn Left Hand
Parts; and Both Hands Together. The Multi-Fingering Auto Accompaniment
function will recognize either a single finger or full chords.
Using the MIDI IN/OUT connections, users can take lessons
on a computer or the Internet. The Yamaha EZ150 may be enjoyed
through headphones or through the stereo speaker system with
bass ports.
Also available in July 2003, the EZ250i contains many of the
features of the EZ150, including guide lights, Multi-fingering
Auto Accompaniment and the Yamaha Education Suite (YES II).
Sonic quality is enhanced with 480 instrument voices and 100
accompaniment styles. The additional advantages of touch sensitivity
and the one-touch Portable Grand function make the EZ250i very
appropriate to use as a piano. All functions may be viewed via
an easy-to-read backlit LCD display.
General MIDI compatibility and a selection of Internet-oriented
features—a USB connection and a PC button for quick and
easy online connection—makes the EZ250i extremely computer
friendly. Another key feature is the ability to download additional
songs into FLASH memory. The new USB capability and PC button
is the perfect complement to the Konami Piano Mania software
package that will be bundled with every Yamaha EZ250i—an
industry first.
The EZ250i can be utilized through headphones, or through
the two-way stereo speakers with bass ports and bass boost system.
“The EZ150 and EZ250i take interactive learning to
a new level,” states Jim Presley, marketing manager, Yamaha
Portable Keyboards. “Users will find that they’re
not only fun musical instruments, but that they can also function
as a component of a home computer system.”
For more information on the EZ150 and EZ250i Portable Keyboards,
visit Yamaha at Winter NAMM 2003 in the Marquis Ballroom at
the Anaheim Marriott Hotel; write Yamaha Corporation of America,
Pro Audio & Combo Division, Portable Keyboards, P.O. Box
6600, Buena Park, CA 90622; telephone (714) 522-9011; e-mail
infostation@yamaha.com;
or visit www.yamaha.com.
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