The Yamaha I300 keyboard is a keyboard with additional sounds from India (the 'i' stands for India).
The sound of the Yamaha I300
This keyboard offers all the familiar sounds you expect in a keyboard, such as synths, guitars, drums and orchestral sounds. But it also offers unique sounds, such as tablas and several famous percussion instruments from India. Large keyboards often have the capacity to store such sounds, but smaller keyboards in the I300's price range must be more strategic with available memory. This often means leaving out less common sounds. However, the I300 does offer these special sounds. The I300 has rhythms and styles available that belong to the musical traditions of the regions these instruments come from, making for a unique playing experience.
Further Possibilities
The Yamaha I300 is easy to operate and is especially suitable for beginners. The keyboard can be divided into two halves so you can play together with someone. You can record your playing and, if you are a little familiar with computers, send what you play to your computer. In fact, this keyboard can act as a USB audio interface and can send keystrokes via USB-MIDI. In addition, the keyboard is lightweight, less than 5 pounds, which makes it easy to take with you for gigs. This makes the I300 particularly attractive, even for beginners, and for this modest investment it is a very interesting keyboard.
Yamaha I300 keyboard features:
- keyboard with sounds and styles from India
- touch-sensitive keyboard
- sound source: AWM stereo sampling, with articulation knob
- 48 polyphonic voices
- sounds:
- 644 regular
- 30 India
- 15 Super Articulation lite
- 6 Sweet!
- 6 Cool!
- 3 Live!
- styles:
- 224 (including 30 India)
- smart chord, multi finger
- effects: reverb, chorus, equalizer, miscellaneous
- keyboard: layer, split, duo
- usable as USB audio interface
- 2x 2.5W speakers (2x 12cm)
- dimensions: 945 x 369 x 118 mm
- weight: 4.6 kg
Comes with power adapter, sheet music holder and songbook (a free download from Yamaha)
