Yamaha P-525B Digital Piano, Black

The P-525 is the flagship model of the world-renowned Yamaha P Series of compact digital pianos, offering authentic feel, exquisite sound, and further enhanced keyed instrument Voices.

The piano Voices are two world-class concert grand pianos: the Yamaha CFX and Bösendorfer Imperial.

Its speaker output and the variety and quality of its Voices, including organs and electric pianos, are vastly enhanced from its predecessor, the P-515.

The wooden keyboard—highly acclaimed for its feel—has been upgraded from the NWX keyboard to the 88-key GrandTouch-S™ keyboard. This brings the playing experience even closer to the touch of a grand piano.

With the Registration Memory function for saving and recalling settings and other useful and convenient features for intimate live performances, the P-525 is also well equipped to serve as a stage piano.

The GrandTouch-S keyboard offers a realistic playing feel
The P-525 features the highly playable GrandTouch-S keyboard, which also equips Yamaha’s top-flight Clavinova digital pianos. The feel of the keys is as close as it gets to the touch of a grand piano.

The GrandTouch-S keyboard also faithfully simulate tonal variation from subtle differences in how hard, quickly, and heavily they are played, affording grand piano-like variety and richness of tone. The keys are made of solid wood, and the laminated structure makes them resistant to warping and exceptionally durable.

Simulating the sound of two world-class concert grand pianos in a compact body
The P-525 is equipped with Yamaha CFX and Bösendorfer Imperial Voices. The CFX is characterised by a sparkling treble and powerful bass, while the Imperial has a warm sound known as the Viennese tone.

Despite its compact size, the P-525 offers a full taste of the distinct qualities of these two great pianos.

Play realistic renditions of classic songs of yesteryear
The P-525 features improved organ, electric piano, and other keyed instrument Voices.

The engineers who achieved these improvements are experts in the sound of electric organs and electric pianos and the musical culture associated with them. Their efforts to create faithful, high-quality simulations of familiar sounds—the attack of an organ and the distinctive sound of its Leslie speakers, the reverb, distortion, and other sound effects of the electric pianos that defined 70s and 80s pop music—result in realistic, immersive experiences that make you feel like you are actually playing those instruments.

Equipped with convenient features for live performances
The P-525 features the Registration Memory function for saving and recalling settings, which is useful and convenient for intimate live performances in cafés, bars, and other small venues. You can program all the Voices and Rhythms in the comfort of home and call them up at the venue when you are ready to play. It is also easy to switch between Voices in the middle of songs.

Other features include Sound Boost and adjustable EQ to ensure that the piano can be heard when playing with other instruments in a band.

Specifications

Dimensions

• Width: 1,336 mm [52-5/8"]
• Height: 145 mm [5-11/16"] (with music rest: 328 mm [12-15/16"])
• Depth: 376 mm [14-13/16"] (with music rest: 403 mm [15-7/8"])
• Weight: 22.0 kg [48 lb, 8 oz]

Keyboard

• Number of keys: 88
• Type: GrandTouch-S™ Keyboard: wooden keys (white only), synthetic ebony and ivory key tops, escapement
• Touch Sensitivity: Hard2/Hard1/Medium/Soft1/Soft2/Fixed

Pedal

• Number of Pedals: 3 (when using the pedal unit, LP-1/FC35)
• Assignable Functions: Sustain (Switch), Sustain (Continuous), Sostenuto, Soft, Pitch Bend Up, Pitch Bend Down, Rotary Speed, Vibe Rotor, Song Play/Pause

Display

• Type: Full Dots LCD
• Size: 198 x 100 dots
• Language: English, Japanese

Tone Generator

• Piano Sound: Yamaha CFX, Bösendorfer Imperial
• Binaural Sampling: Yes (“CFX Grand” Voice only)
• Virtual Resonance Modeling (VRM): Yes

• Grand Expression Modeling: Yes

• Max Polyphony: 256

Types

• Reverb: 7 types
• Chorus: 3 types
• Master EQ: 3 Preset + 1 User
• Insertion Effect: 12 types
• Intelligent Acoustic Control (IAC): Yes
• Stereophonic Optimiser: Yes
• Sound Boost: 3 types

Functions

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

MIDI Recording

• Number of Songs: 250
• Number of Tracks: 16
• Data Capacity: Approx. 500 KB/Song (approx. 22,000 notes)

Compatible Data Format

• Playback: SMF (Format 0, Format 1), WAV (44.1 kHz sample rate, 16-bit resolution, stereo)
• Recording: SMF (Format 0), WAV (44.1 kHz sample rate, 16-bit resolution, stereo)

Overall Controls

• Metronome: Yes
• Tempo Range: 5 - 500
• Transpose: -12 - 0 - +12
• Tuning: 414.8 - 440.0 - 466.8 Hz (approx. 0.2 Hz increments)
• Scale Type: 7 types
• USB Audio Interface: 44.1 kHz, 24 bit, stereo

Connectivity

• Headphones: Standard stereo phone jack (x 2)
• MIDI: IN, OUT
• AUX IN: Stereo mini jack
• AUX OUT: Standard phone jack (L/L+R, R)
• USB TO DEVICE: Type A
• USB TO HOST: Type C
• DC IN: 16 V
• Sustain Pedal: Yes (assignable)
• Pedal Unit: Yes