The Ultimate in Personal Music Entertainment

Ever since the original Yamaha Disklavier introduced the marvels of hybrid acoustic/digital pianos back in 1986, these computer-age ‘player’ pianos have evolved into instruments that can reproduce ‘live’ acoustic piano concerts and ensemble music with instrumental backings and vocal tracks. The Disklavier Mark IV takes this all a step further.

This is a review of the Disklavier system by CNBC

Yamaha’s unique combination of both acoustic and digital superiority has made it the obvious choice of music-lovers, pianists, and educators worldwide. Its easy-to-operate user functions make the Disklavier a breeze to customize and automate, always giving you the right music at the right time.

Combining the tone and touch of world-class Yamaha grand pianos with an astonishing range of interactive capabilities, the Mark IV is the ultimate piano for home entertainment systems, business establishments, or educational and creative environments.

An Easy-to-Use, Yet Advanced Music Entertainment System

Pocket Remote Control (PRC-100)

The sleek, compact design of the PRC-100 literally packs all of the Disklavier Mark IV’s features and functions into a single hand-held device. Its intuitive full-color touch screen (320 x 240 pixels) is as easy to read as it is to use. You can browse your entire library with the handy stylus, or create custom playlists using the built-in QWERTY keypad.

Music So Inspiring You’ll Want to Sing Along Just connect a microphone to the Disklavier Mark IV piano and sing along through its built-in speakers. To fine-tune your experience, the Mark IV offers performance-enhancing vocal effects including room, stage, hall, and reverb. You can choose to display song lyrics externally on any TV monitor.

A Built-In Amplified Speaker System Only Possible From Yamaha The Disklavier Mark IV performs as a stand-alone unit or as part of the ultimate home audio/video system. With genuine Yamaha speakers, each powered monitor is discretely mounted at an outward angle sending music away from the piano for a more spacious overall sound. For larger audio systems and installations, flexible output routings are provided to send music to any part of the house your system allows. Outputs assigned to areas far from the Disklavier can have a digital piano sound inserted into the audio stream, while keeping a background only mix sounding in areas near the acoustic piano.

Low-Profile Hardware Provides the Gateway for All of Your Music Using the Media Center, software can be played directly from the built-in floppy disk and CD drives, and removable USB storage devices*, or loaded to internal memory for easy access. Convenient connections include headphone outputs, microphone input, and USB ports. The retractable glossy, black cover conceals the Media Center and matches the finish of the piano’s cabinetry.

*Certain USB storage devices may not function properly with the Disklavier Mark IV Series

PianoSoft™ - Performances by world-class artists

PianoSoft Solo™ Series

World-class solo pianists perform piano-only music upon your request. Available in many genres, these selections are for the piano purist in all of us. With everything from country to contemporary, and from ragtime to Rachmaninoff, PianoSoft Solo makes the legendary Yamaha acoustic piano the featured soloist.

Built-In PianoSoft Sampler – The Disklavier Mark IV is Ready to Play Every Mark IV Disklavier comes pre-installed with hours of music right from the factory featuring selections from PianoSoft Solo, PianoSoft Plus, and even PianoSoft Plus Audio! This means that the moment your Mark IV is delivered and powered-up, you’ll be listening to music right away.

The New AEM Tone Generator

Taking digital instruments to new levels of realism, the new AEM (Articulation Element Modeling) tone generator breathes new life into orchestrated backgrounds. This next-generation sound source produces the subtle nuances heard in brass, saxophone, and string sections. Regular software, including educational and even karaoke titles, will spring to life with Yamaha’s latest sound technology.

Practice One Hand While the Disklavier Plays the Other Every teacher knows that practicing hands separately improves speed, accuracy, and memorization. With the ability to play the right and left hands independent of one another on selected software titles, as well as vary the tempo, practicing piano on the Disklavier has become a truly interactive experience. Add to this the fact that many popular method and lesson books are being offered with hands-separate recordings on disk, and you’ve got the ultimate music practice partner.

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