The Yamaha P-45 is an 88-key digital piano with built-in speakers. It uses Yamaha's Graded Hammer Standard keybed, a fully weighted action that is lighter in the upper register and progressively heavier toward the low end, like an acoustic piano.
Sound comes from Yamaha's AWM stereo sampling, which uses pairs of waveforms captured by two microphones for left and right. The built-in stereo speakers are driven by dual 6W amplifiers (12W total), so no other gear is needed to play. The piano has 10 instrument sounds, including electric piano, organs, harpsichord and vibraphone. It also has 4 reverb styles, plus layer and split modes.
The interface is simple, and a dedicated Grand Piano button calls up the piano sound. The design is compact and lightweight for storage and transport. The piano connects to a computer or other devices over USB/MIDI. A sustain footswitch and a music rest are included. The optional FC3 pedal allows half-pedaling.
- Keys
- 88 weighted Graded Hammer Standard (GHS) keys
- Sound engine
- AWM stereo sampling
- Polyphony
- 64 notes
- Presets
- 10 x Piano, 10 x Demo
- Effects
- Reverb (4 styles)
- Performance modes
- Layer and split
- Speakers
- 2 built-in speakers, 6W x 2 amplifier
- Audio output
- 1 x TRS (headphones)
- Pedal input
- 1
- MIDI
- I/O via USB
- Pedals
- 1 x sustain; optional FC3 pedal allows half-pedaling
- Dimensions