Yamaha P-223 Digital Piano Black

Yamaha’s P Series digital pianos are loved by piano players around the world who want the comfortable feel of an acoustic piano in an instrument with a more manageable size and weight.

Compared to its predecessor, the P-223 features a much shorter and thinner body design with a compact style. This model looks beautiful from any angle, and blends in well with any room. To achieve a smaller product chassis, we developed the new GHC (Graded Hammer Compact) keyboard (88 keys), which is built to uncompromising standards and offers the same weighted acoustic piano-like playing feel as the GHS (Graded Hammer Standard) keys used in previous models in the P Series.

The P-223 features the sounds of Yamaha’s premier concert grand piano, the CFX, and this model uses Virtual Resonance Modeling (VRM) Lite technology to replicate the expressive moment-by-moment tonal changes that occur in a real grand piano.

Whether you are an advanced piano player or a serious beginner with a desire to learn to play, the P-223 is the perfect choice.

Newly developed GHC (Graded Hammer Compact) keyboard offers a realistic playing feel
One of the main concerns of piano players when purchasing a digital piano is related to the feel of the keyboard when they play.

Some of the things that players are specifically concerned with include whether they can feel the weight of the keys in their fingers as with a weighted acoustic piano keyboard; whether the keyboard will respond accurately when they play quicker passages; whether there are any inconsistencies between how hard they play the keys and the sound that results; and whether the keyboard offers a sufficient soft-to-loud dynamic range. The GHS keyboards used in the P Series thus far have received high praise from customers for the excellent balance and ease of playing that was mentioned above. The newly developed and more compact GHC (Graded Hammer Compact) keyboard on the new P Series reproduces the playing comfort of its predecessors in every way. Further, the keyboard unit is more compact than in previous models, while still offering an outstanding playing feel.

The hands of a person playing the P-223
The sound of Yamaha’s premier concert grand piano, the CFX The P-223 gives you the sound of Yamaha’s top-of-the-line CFX concert grand, with shimmering highs and powerful lows. This model is equipped with Virtual Resonance Modeling (VRM) Lite, a digital technology that realistically reproduces the complex resonance produced by the strings of a grand piano, changing each time according to how the keys are pressed. With the P-223, you can enjoy the sound of a concert grand that’s played and loved by renowned pianists, along with its infinitely realistic resonance. Of course, this instrument doesn’t require tuning.

A photo of a Yamaha concert grand piano, CFX
Place the instrument wherever you like, or even take it with you One trouble that plagues pianists is that the traditional piano is often too large to fit into a room. To add to this, piano players can’t take their instruments out with them. The P-223 provides a brilliant solution to these problems. The stylish design of this instrument blends well with any room, and is available in black or white colour variations to match the mood. With the optional soft case, you can take this instrument with you to the studio, to live gigs or on a trip—whenever you need it.

Specifications

Control Interface

• Number of Keys: 88
• Keyboard Type: GHC keyboard with matte black keytops
• Touch Sensitivity: Hard/Medium/Soft/Fixed

Voices

Tone Generator

• Piano Sound: Yamaha CFX
• Key-off Samples: Yes
• Virtual Resonance Modeling (VRM): Yes (VRM Lite)
• Max Polyphony: 192

Effects

Types

• Reverb: 4 types
• Wall EQ: Yes
• Intelligent Acoustic Control (IAC): Yes
• Stereophonic Optimiser: Yes
• Sound Boost: 2 types

Functions

• Dual/Layers: Yes
• Split: Yes
• Duo: Yes

Songs

• Number of Preset Songs: 21 Voice Demo Songs + 50 Classics

MIDI Recording

• Number of Songs: 1
• Number of Tracks: 2
• Data Capacity: Approx. 100 KB/Song (approx. 11,000 notes)

Functions

• Metronome: Yes
• Tempo Range: 5 - 280
• Transpose: -6 - 0 - +6
• Tuning: 414.8 - 440.0 - 466.8 Hz (approx. 0.2 Hz increments)
• USB Audio Interface: 44.1 kHz, 24 bit, stereo
• Number of Rhythms: 20
• Bluetooth: Audio (varies by area)

Storage and Connectivity

Connectivity

• Headphone: Standard stereo phone jack (x 2)
• AUX OUT: [L/L+R] [R]
• USB TO HOST: Yes
• DC IN: 12V
• Sustain Pedal: Yes

Amplifiers and Speakers

• Amplifiers: 7W x 2
• Speakers: (Oval (12 cm x 8 cm) + 5 cm) x 2

Power Supply

• AC Adaptor: PA-150B or an equivalent recommended by Yamaha (Output: DC 12 V, 1.5 A)
• Power Consumption: 9 W (When using PA-150B AC adaptor)

Size/Weight

• Width: 1,326 mm [52-3/16"]
• Height: 129 mm [5-1/16"] (with music rest: 327 mm [12-7/8"])
• Depth: 272 mm [10-11/16"] (with music rest: 362 mm [14-¼"])
• Weight: 11.5 kg [25 lb, 6 oz]