Can you imagine lugging around a baby grand piano? With the Yamaha P85, you won't have to! It sounds like the baby grand but is definitely tons lighter!

The exceptional piano sounds it produces can be attributed to Yamaha's know-how in creating first-class piano sampling with their Advanced Wave Memory (AWM).

It's like a baby baby grand with its full 88-key keyboard that also varies the tonal quality depending on how hard or soft you play, which is pretty much like the real thing. The Graded Hammer Standard (GHS) keyboard makes this so.

Even though the keys are weighted the Yamaha P85 remains lightweight. It weighs about 25 lbs with its slim and well-built design, something that you would expect from Yamaha. Because of this, it is ultra portable and less awkward to carry around for gigs, jamming sessions or even simply moving in different rooms in the house.

To make it more desirable, this digital piano includes the following features:

* 64-note polyphony

* top-of-the line 10 instrument voices

* a library of over 50 pre-recorded songs

* a sustain pedal (Yamaha FC5).

Most digital pianos in the same price range as the Yamaha P85 only have 32-note polyphony. So, for those concerned about this detail, the P85's value just doubled. The instrument voices it has, though not as impressive as the piano sounds, are still supreme. The voices included are bass, strings, percussion, electric pianos, etc. It also comes with a metronome and a built-in recorder making it handy for compositions or recording for fun.

Yamaha P85 Contemporary Digital Piano

The Yamaha P85 also includes MIDI in/out jacks and two headphone jacks. For home or school practice sessions or presentations in small rooms, the built-in speakers would do. But, if you will be using it for gigs in large rooms like auditoriums or where there are a lot of people, you may have to connect external speakers or amps through the headphone jacks or it might sound dull.

This model also allows settings changes like reverb, transposing and pitch adjustments. The Yamaha P85 has a dual mode feature allowing you to tweak volume, octave and touch sensitivity, as well. Beginners may have to flip through the manual for these, though.

This digital piano is just right for new users or beginners but it also answers the seasoned musicians' call for top-of-the-line piano sounds in a lightweight system they can travel with for pleasure or business. The Yamaha P85 can be used in different locations and for many and various occasions, because it is portable and compact. Someone who lives in a small apartment or practices at a small studio would certainly benefit from its great features.

The high quality of not just the sound but also of the workmanship makes it worth its price. The other digital pianos in its price range certainly cannot beat the combined appeal of quality and portability found in the Yamaha P85. Plus, you get to choose between the striking silver and sleek black colors it comes in!