
Yamaha ARIUS YDP-181 Digital Piano with Bench - Rosewood
- 88 Key Graded Hammer (GH) keyboard offers quality and a natural playing feel
- 3-level Advanced Wave Memory (AWM) Dynamic Stereo Sampling
- Damper pedal with half-damper effect, giving nuanced expressive control
- "128-note polyphony" - Rich expressive power, free from sound cutoff even when the sutain pedal is used
- "3 Track Recording" - Record and play back your performances. Convenient for piano lessons
- 50 Preset piano songs and a music book
Key Features
Ideal for more demanding students and experienced players alike.
Perfect for beginning students and experienced players alike, the ARIUS / YDP series provides true piano sound and feel. The Graded Hammer keyboard makes it a true joy to play, both in practice and in performance. The 3-level AWM Dynamic Stereo Sampling Voices deliver remarkably authentic sound, and YDP-181 incorporates a USB device port for storing songs recorded on the instrument. Moreover, the damper pedal includes a half-damper effect, giving you nuanced expressive control over the sustained sound. Dual Voice capability lets you play two different instrument sounds at the same time, while a 3-track song recorder allows you to capture your original musical ideas and performances.

Graded Hammer (GH) Keyboard
Just as on a traditional acoustic piano, lower notes on a GH keyboard have a heavier touch, while the higher ones are more responsive to lighter playing. GH features an extra key sensor capable of reproducing fast repetitive playing of a single note with perfect articulation. The matte finish of the black keys enhances the keyboard's luxurious appearance.
The piano sound is a sampling from one Yamaha Full Concert Grand Piano "CFIIIS", which has won high acclaim at the world's most famous concert halls and music competitions. The best piano was selected, and an experienced tuner adjusted it to ensure it was in top condition. Sampling is carefully performed over a long period, from when the sound starts until it fades out, to reproduce a natural sound and attenuation not commonly seen in digital pianos. In addition, they also focus on the change in timbre due to the strength or weakness of the key strike that is unique to acoustic pianos. Sound sampling covered more than 10 stages of key strike strength for each keyboard.
The Yamaha development team spent a lot of time together with pianists in thorough pursuit of the optimum touch and timbre combination, resulting in the achievement of natural sound changes that sound like a person is actually playing a grand piano, no matter how the keyboard is played.
Variable Touch Sensitivity Via Dedicated Panel Button
Use the dedicated “TOUCH” button on the front panel, select the hard, medium or soft setting to match your playing style or finger strength. Turn off sensitivity for a fixed response setting, ideal when playing the organ.
Advanced Wave Memory (AWM) Dynamic Stereo Sampling
The AWM (Advanced Wave Memory) is a sampling system which creates the realism of an acoustic instrument by using digital technology to record the instrument sound and applying high-quality digital filter technology to the recorded audio samples. The waveform of the sound created by playing the key of an acoustic piano differs depending on the playing strength from pianissimo to fortissimo. The AWM Dynamic Stereo Sampling can produce such dynamic nuances by recording samples of various playing strengths. The greater the number of samples used, the higher the expression.
USB connectivity for storing and playing music
Insert an optional USB storage device into the USB port to save and transfer your performances.
128-note Polyphony
Conventional digital pianos quickly run out of notes during fast, dense legato passages: sustained notes are cut off as the instrument "steals" notes to make room for new notes. A maximum of up to 128-note can be played at once.
Damper Resonance
Damper Resonance samples provided the rich and broadening tones produced in pedaling. Using these comprehensive gradations, YDP-181 model can realistically reproduce the complex sounds of a grand piano.
Song Recorder
The built-in, 3-song performance memory allows you to record a song, then step into the spotlight and solo over it. Best of all, you can change tempo or Voices even after you've recorded your performance. There's also a built-in metronome to help you stay in perfect time. Once you’ve recorded your song, you can transfer them to a USB flash drive via the USB TO DEVICE port and load them on to your computer for backup, import into a notation program for printing or into a MIDI sequencing program for further editing.
50 Preset Piano Songs
50 classic piano songs are provided in the song player and as a music book, "50 Greats for the Piano." These songs can be used for background music or as learning reference.
Stereo 16cm Speakers
Enjoy full, stereo sound from the built-in stereo 16cm speakers. Bigger speakers mean deeper lows for greater bass response.
Product Specifications
| Keyboard: | 88 Graded Hammer (GH) Keyboard |
| Touch Sensitivity: | Hard/Medium/Soft/Fixed |
| Dimensions (W x H x D): | 53-11/16" x 33-9/16" x 20-1/4" |
| Weight: | 110 lbs. 4 oz. |
| Number of Pedals: | 3 |
| Half Pedal: | Yes |
| Pedal Functions: | Damper, Sostenuto, Soft |
| Key Cover Style: | Sliding |
| Display: | 7-segment, 3-digit LED |
| Internal Memory: | 845KB |
| Speakers: | 2 x 16 cm |
| Amplifiers: | 2 x 20W |
| Metronome: | Yes (32-280 Tempo) |
| Transpose: | -12 to 0, 0 to +12 |
| Preset Songs: | 14 Demo Songs, 50 Preset Piano Songs |
| Number of Polyphony (Max.): | 128 |
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Great for apartment living and as a practice tool
A digital piano will not completely replace a real acoustic, but it comes closer and closer as years go by. I think enormous progress has been made and the YDP-181 demonstrates how much. It used to be that keyboards had springy keys and metallic sound.
1) The box
The box is LARGE. If you buy it from a store, unless you have an SUV you will have to open it and put the parts in the trunk after folding the rear seats. It is HEAVY too. At 110 pounds, you need to help to move it around.
2) Assembly
I found assembly straightforward. If you have assembled IKEA furniture, it is not more difficult than that. Again, because of the weight, you will need someone to help you lift the action so that it rests on the sides. After that, you tighten the screws, connect the pedal cord, the power supply, and you are ready to go.
3) The build
The included bench feels a bit tinny. It is not that wide and large, but unless you weigh 300...
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Great piano
After comparing many Roland, Casio and Yamaha models, this is the one I settled on and couldn't be happier about it. I played the piano from about age 6 through high school and I wanted to get back into it.
Of all the Roland/Casio/Yamaha models I tested in person, this Yamaha in particular had the best "feel" of a real piano. It lacks some of the electronic/midi compatibility of the Casio AP620, but in terms of the build quality and the feel of a real piano, the YDP-181 is the clear winner.
It is more sturdily built than both the 161 and the 141, and the key action of the 181 is also better than both the 161 and 141. I'd highly recommend spending the few hundred extra dollars if you can afford it.
Bench Details
In case anyone is interested in more information about the bench that is included... The piano and bench come together in one box, and the bench is Yamaha BC-100DR.
Product Features :
- 88-key GH(Graded Hammer) weighted action keyboard
- Dynamic Stereo Sampling AWM piano with 128-note polyphony
- 2-track, 3-song recorder
- USB TO DEVICE port
- LED Display
Rating : 5.0
List Price : $2,199.00

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