The PSR-225GM is a 61-key Touch Response keyboard with incredible sound quality. It features 238 different voices including Yamaha's signature Portable Grand™ piano sound as well as GM compatible voices. 100 accompaniment styles provide a world of melody. Learn to play with the built-in Yamaha Education Suite. Play along with any one of 100 built-in songs. A six-track sequencer makes it possible to create multi-track compositions. Built-in speakers make it truly portable. The PSR-225GM is ideal for future piano players on a budget.
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Discover the Rich Expression of a Grand Sounding Keyboard
Your musical inspiration station. Everyone has a musical side within. And the PSR225 will allow that inner talent to shine. If you've ever wanted to teach yourself to play piano, broaden your music theory skills, or even compose your own music, this is the keyboard for you. Yamaha has carefully designed the PSR225 to make playing and learning music the way it should be..fun and easy.
The Yamaha Education Suite™ (YES)
The Yamaha Education Suite is a set of functions dedicated to making learning and practicing music easier than ever before. With a complete ensemble of interactive musical guides and functions, the PSR225 will lead you through a musical adventure.
Chord Guide
Chord Guide functions for developing left-hand playing skills.
Smart Chord
The PSR225 includes a Smart Chord function that plays and displays the appropriate chords of any selected key signature. With most other keyboards you have to press two or three notes to play minor and seventh chords. Smart Chord, however, plays the correct chord in any given key just by pressing a single key, allowing you to concentrate on your performance.
Chord Dictionary
For learning chords and their relationships, Yamaha's exclusive Chord Dictionary will show you how to play any chord as well as display the chords as you're playing.
EZ Chord
Ideal for beginners who want to focus on their timing and right-hand melody, the EZ Chord function plays the proper left-hand chord change by pressing any key. Simply program the chord changes into the EZ Chord memory and play — no need to worry about playing the wrong chord. The Owner's Manual also includes a quick guide to chord theory.
Convenient One Touch Settings
The One Touch Setting function instantly configures all the settings of the PSR225, such as melody voice, tempo, and accompaniment volume, to match any music style you select. Two Hundred preset One Touch Settings are available as well as 16 user settings for storing your favorite keyboard settings.
Expressive Music Styles
Add the excitement of an entire orchestra to your playing. The PSR225 contains one hundred musical accompaniments complete with chord and bass arrangements that follow the keys you play. Each style has its own Intro, Main A/B, and Ending variations, plus four Fill-in patterns* for added musical expression. Custom Pianist Styles are especially tailored for playing piano arrangements. *Pianist Style selections #91-100 do not have Fill-in patterns.
Versatile Music Sequencer
The PSR225 features an easy-to-use sequencer for recording your performances or composing original songs. Six tracks are provided to accommodate sophisticated melodies, chord accompaniment and rhythm parts. Parts can be recorded in Step or Real-time recording mode to suit your music style and playing preferences.
Portable Grand Piano at the Touch of a Button
The PSR225 uses digital stereo samples of an actual grand piano and a keyboard with TOUCH RESPONSE to achieve its remarkable and expressive piano tone. With a touch of a button, the keyboard will instantly exit any other mode and have the grand piano voice ready for you to enjoy. By pressing the Style button Piano Accompaniment Styles will be available as well. A built-in Metronome function can also be selected anytime by pressing the icon-shaped button.
Brilliant Built-In Effects
The PSR225 lets you create rich and colorful textures by adding up to four effect categories to any voice with the built-in Digital Effects Processor. Choose from 8 types of Reverb, 4 types of Chorus, 33 types of DSP effects, and 26 types of Harmony. The level of each selected effect can be independently adjusted for individual keyboard voices; Main, Dual and Split.
Wide Variety of Dynamic Sounds
The PSR225 packs one hundred dynamic panel voices plus 128 General MIDI voices and 10 drum kits for a total of 238 voices at your fingertips. All voices are digitally sampled using Yamaha's AWM (Advanced Wave Memory) tone generation system.