Yamaha P-525 - Black

The top-of-the-line model in the P Series, featuring authentic piano quality and functionality that will satisfy even experienced pianists
The P-525 is the flagship model of the world-renowned Yamaha P Series of compact digital pianos, offering authentic feel, exquisite sound, and further enhanced keyed instrument Voices.

The piano Voices are two world-class concert grand pianos: the Yamaha CFX and Bösendorfer Imperial.

Its speaker output and the variety and quality of its Voices, including organs and electric pianos, are vastly enhanced from its predecessor, the P-515.

The wooden keyboard—highly acclaimed for its feel—has been upgraded from the NWX keyboard to the 88-key GrandTouch-S™ keyboard. This brings the playing experience even closer to the touch of a grand piano.

With the Registration Memory function for saving and recalling settings and other useful and convenient features for intimate live performances, the P-525 is also well equipped to serve as a stage piano.

We recommend this model for:

• People who want the highest-quality portable pianos

• People who want to perform (solo or with a band) as well as play at home

• People who want a second piano

The GrandTouch-S keyboard offers a realistic playing feel
The P-525 features the highly playable GrandTouch-S keyboard, which also equips Yamaha’s top-flight Clavinova digital pianos. The feel of the keys is as close as it gets to the touch of a grand piano.

The GrandTouch-S keyboard also faithfully simulate tonal variation from subtle differences in how hard, quickly, and heavily they are played, affording grand piano-like variety and richness of tone. The keys are made of solid wood, and the laminated structure makes them resistant to warping and exceptionally durable.

Simulating the sound of two world-class concert grand pianos in a compact body
The P-525 is equipped with Yamaha CFX and Bösendorfer Imperial Voices. The CFX is characterized by a sparkling treble and powerful bass, while the Imperial has a warm sound known as the Viennese tone.

Despite its compact size, the P-525 offers a full taste of the distinct qualities of these two great pianos.

Play realistic renditions of classic songs of yesteryear
The P-525 features improved organ, electric piano, and other keyed instrument Voices.

The engineers who achieved these improvements are experts in the sound of electric organs and electric pianos and the musical culture associated with them. Their efforts to create faithful, high-quality simulations of familiar sounds—the attack of an organ and the distinctive sound of its Leslie speakers, the reverb, distortion, and other sound effects of the electric pianos that defined 70s and 80s pop music—result in realistic, immersive experiences that make you feel like you are actually playing those instruments.

Equipped with convenient features for live performances
The P-525 features the Registration Memory function for saving and recalling settings, which is useful and convenient for intimate live performances in cafés, bars, and other small venues. You can program all the Voices and Rhythms in the comfort of home and call them up at the venue when you are ready to play. It is also easy to switch between Voices in the middle of songs.

Other features include Sound Boost and adjustable EQ to ensure that the piano can be heard when playing with other instruments in a band.

Using the latest technology to simulate the rich resonance created by the acoustic grand piano mechanism
Acoustic grand pianos emit sound through the complex movements of a vast number of parts, namely hammers connected to the keys that strike strings inside a wooden case that amplifies the sound. This mechanism, which took centuries to perfect, is absent from digital pianos.

Yamaha uses proprietary know-how and technology to simulate the sound produced by the grand piano mechanism in its digital pianos.

Grand Expression Modeling digitally simulates tonal variance by accurately sensing the slightest differences in the speed and intensity of the player’s input.

Virtual Resonance Modeling (VRM) simulates and outputs the rich tones produced by the vibrations and sympathetic resonance of the strings, damper, body, and duplex scaling of a grand piano in response to the player’s input on the keyboard.

Deep, clear, natural sound
The two-way speakers produce all sounds from substantial bass and light treble clearly, with no distortion or noise. We angled the speakers slightly toward the bench so that you are enveloped by pleasing sounds as you play.

We also improved the speaker boxes. We used flared bass reflex ports and proprietary sound absorbing tubes to substantially reduce the wind noise, vibration noise, and other excess noise that tends to originate from speaker boxes. This allows you to enjoy higher sound quality when you perform.

The P-525 is also the first digital piano equipped with an FIR filter. The FIR filter is used to make fine adjustments to the phase of the sound, allowing people in the same room as the person playing to hear a naturally pleasing sound.

Access the features of this instrument with greater ease from the app
By linking the P-525 with Yamaha’s dedicated “Smart Pianist” digital piano app, you can intuitively perform all operations on the P-525 from the screen of your smart device. There’s no longer any need to pull out the manual to see how things work.

Sound that’s clearly distinguishable even at low volumes, reducing sonic fatigue
Have you ever turned down the volume because you were worried about sound leaking into the surrounding environment, only to find that the instrument becomes harder to hear or that it’s less rewarding to play? The P-525 is equipped with Intelligent Acoustic Control (IAC), which automatically adjusts the sound quality according to your volume settings. This system makes it easier to hear the sound you play by slightly raising the volume of the treble and bass parts to match the characteristics of the human ear, which typically has trouble distinguishing the higher- and lower-end ranges at low volumes.

The P-525 now offers this feature for when you are using headphones. This makes it easier on your ears and allows you to enjoy playing comfortably, even when you practice with headphones for long periods of time.

Dedicated optional stand and sustain pedal available for more authentic performances
If you want to play your P-525 like an acoustic piano instead of casually on a tabletop or desktop, we offer an optional stand L-515 and three-pedal unit LP-1 (including damper pedal with half-pedaling capability) that works just like the pedals on a grand piano.

We also offer the optional three-pedal unit FC35 (which features a damper pedal compatible with the half-pedal function), and the included FC3A (a sustain pedal compatible with half pedaling)

Easily record sound and video, and upload your own performances
A view of the Yamaha Rec'n'Share app icon and a person taking a smartphone video of them playing
If you want to take a video of your performance and share it on platforms such as YouTube and TikTok, Rec’n’Share is the way to go. Connect the P-525 to your smart device, and record both video and audio at the same time to complete your video.

*A cable connection is required. Make sure to purchase the correct cable for your smart device.

Easy to assemble
The optional stand can be easily and safely assembled, when purchased separately. When purchasing the dedicated stand, please purchase the L-515, which is compatible with the P-525.

SPECIFICATIONS

Size/Weight
Dimensions
Width: 1,336 mm [52-5/8"]
Height: 145 mm [5-11/16"] (with music rest: 328 mm [12-15/16"])
Depth: 376 mm [14-13/16"] (with music rest: 403 mm [15-7/8"])
Weight: 22.0 kg [48 lb, 8 oz]

Control Interface
Number of Keys: 88
Keyboard Type: GrandTouch-S™ Keyboard: wooden keys (white only), synthetic ebony and ivory key tops, escapement
Touch Sensitivity: Hard2/Hard1/Medium/Soft1/Soft2/Fixed
Assignable Functions: Sustain (Switch), Sustain (Continuous), Sostenuto, Soft, Pitch Bend Up, Pitch Bend Down, Rotary Speed, Vibe Rotor, Song Play/Pause
Display Type: Full Dots LCD
Display Size: 198 x 100 dots
Display Language: English, Japanese
Panel Language: English

Voices
Piano Sound: Yamaha CFX, Bösendorfer Imperial
Binaural Sampling: Yes ("CFX Grand" Voice only)
Virtual Resonance Modeling (VRM): Yes
Grand Expression Modeling: Yes
Polyphony (max.): 256
Preset Number of Voices: 44 Voices + 18 Drum/SFX Kits + 480 XG Voices
Compatibility: XG (GM), GS (for Song playback), GM2 (for Song playback)

Effects
Reverb: 7 types
Chorus: 3 types
Master EQ: 3 Preset + 1 User
Insertion Effect: 12 types
Intelligent Acoustic Control (IAC): Yes
Stereophonic Optimizer: Yes
Sound Boost: 3 types

Functions
Dual/Layers: Yes
Split: Yes
Duo: Yes

Songs
Number of Preset Songs:    21 Voice Demo Songs + 50 Classics
Number of MIDI Recording Songs: 250
Number of MIDI Recording Tracks: 16
MIDI Recording Data Capacity: Approx. 500 KB/Song (approx. 22,000 notes)
Audio Recording Time (max.): 80 minutes/Song
Compatible Data Format
Playback: SMF (Format 0, Format 1), WAV (44.1 kHz sample rate, 16-bit resolution, stereo)
Recording: SMF (Format 0), WAV (44.1 kHz sample rate, 16-bit resolution, stereo)

Functions
Piano Room: Yes
Number of Rhythms: 40
Registration Memory
Number of Buttons: 6 (x 4 banks)
Overall Controls
Metronome: Yes
Tempo Range: 5 - 500
Transpose: -12 - 0 - +12
Tuning: 414.8 - 440.0 - 466.8 Hz (approx. 0.2 Hz increments)
Scale Type: 7 types
USB Audio Interface: 44.1 kHz, 24 bit, stereo
Bluetooth: Audio/MIDI (varies by area)

Storage and Connectivity
Internal Memory
Total maximum size approx.: 1.4 MB
External Drives: USB flash drive

Connectivity
Headphones: Standard stereo phone jack (x 2)
MIDI: IN, OUT
AUX IN: Stereo mini jack
AUX OUT: Standard phone jack (L/L+R, R)
USB TO DEVICE: Type A
USB TO HOST: Type C
DC IN: 16 V
Sustain Pedal: Yes (assignable)
Pedal Unit: Yes

Amplifiers and Speakers
Amplifiers: (20 W + 6 W) x 2
Speakers: (Oval (12 cm x 6 cm) + 2.5 cm (dome)) x 2

Power Supply
AC Adaptor: PA-300C (Output: DC 16 V, 2.4 A)
Power Consumption: 18 W (when using PA-300C AC adaptor)

Accessories
Included Accessories: Owner’s Manual, Online Member Product Registration, Music rest, Foot pedal (FC3A), Power cord*/AC adaptor* (PA-300C) *Varies by area
Separately Sold Accessories: Headphones (HPH-150, HPH-100, HPH-50), Keyboard stand (L-515), Pedal unit (LP-1, FC35), Foot pedal (FC3A), Footswitches (FC4A, FC5), AC adaptor* (PA-300C), USB wireless LAN adaptor (UD-WL01) *Varies by area

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