With the P-515, you can enjoy the exquisite beauty and sought-after sound of the Yamaha CFX and Bsendorfer Imperial concert grand pianos.
With over 500 voices, the P-515 gives you a wide choice of sounds, making it ideal for creating and performing in all musical genres.
The P-515 features a Natural Wood This, combined with cutting-edge digital technology, delivers an authentic gaming experience that only Yamaha can deliver.
Its sleek, compact and portable design makes the P-515 an attractive addition to your home and a reliable, eye-catching instrument on stage.
FEATURES
Two of the best grand pianos in the world
The P-515 offers piano sounds captured from Yamaha's CFX concert grand piano and the famous Viennese Bosendorfer Imperial grand piano. These piano samples bring two of the most beautiful and famous concert grand pianos in the world to your fingertips.
All-natural sound
The P-515 features two advanced technologies that allow you to enjoy exceptionally realistic and natural sound, even when listening through headphones: Binaural Sampling and Stereophonic Optimizer
Natural Wood X (NWX) keyboard - the feel of an acoustic grand piano
The P-515's NWX keyboard features white keycaps made from only the finest quality wood and topped with synthetic ivory. The black keycaps are finished in textured synthetic ebony. Additionally, this keyboard offers the true feel of a grand piano's escapement mechanism as the hammers move quickly away from the strings after striking them, to avoid interference with string vibrations.
Enhanced Virtual Resonance Modeling (VRM)
P-515 is able to calculate the different states of the strings for each of the 88 notes of the concert grand piano from one moment to the next. The enhanced VRM also calculates the aliquot resonance in the upper octaves and the total resonance of the soundboard, rim and frame. This technology allows for vivid, luminous, rich and varied expressions that reflect the unlimited number of factors inherent in piano performance.
Aliquot is a string method for pianos that uses additional, unstruck strings in the higher octaves to improve the sound. These strings vibrate sympathetically with the other strings of an acoustic piano, resonating with overtones and adding richness, brilliance and complex colors to the sound. Since they don't have a damper, they will continue to sound even after you take your hands off the keyboard.
Powerful integrated speaker system
The P-515 is equipped with 15W + 5W amplifiers and a 2-way speaker system that delivers an immersive and authentic piano experience with stunning clarity.
The P-515 is also equipped with a Twisted Flare Bass port, Yamaha's technology that delivers clear and precise bass sound. The flared, slightly twisted shape evenly diffuses airflow through the port. Compared to a conventional port, the Twisted Flare Port reduces air turbulence noise, resulting in clear and accurate reproduction of low frequencies.
Customizing the sound and touch response of piano voices (Piano Room)
The Piano Room function is aimed at those who want to play the instrument like a piano in a simple, practical and enjoyable way. Whatever settings you have made for Voice, etc., you can instantly call up the optimal settings for piano performance at the touch of a button. Try creating a personalized piano sound by adjusting the different parameters such as lid position, string resonance, damper resonance, touch response, etc.
In addition to the piano room, applying built-in effects such as reverb, chorus and various effects gives you greater and richer expressive ability.
Play the piano with Rhythm Playback
The P-515 comes with around forty different and simple rhythms (backing drums and bass) perfectly suited to many types of music, allowing you to spice up your performance with a few supporting musicians, making your practice more interesting or open your creative flow with new, inspiring ideas.
Easy to use thanks to the Smart Pianist application!
Yamaha's "Smart Pianist" app allows you to control the many functions included in Yamaha digital pianos with your iOS device. Voices, rhythms and other settings can be selected directly from the touchscreen, making it even easier to get what you want from your P-515. You can also save your favorite settings for quick recall at any time. Smart Pianist can even access songs from your iOS device's music library and create a chord diagram for you, so you can play along with recordings of your personal favorite songs.
Bluetooth audio for wireless listening
Connect your music player via Bluetooth and instantly transform your P-515 into a high-quality speaker system for listening to your favorite songs.
P-515 TECHNICAL FEATURES
Size weight
Dimensions (W x H x D): 1336mm x 145mm x 376mm (52-5/8" x 14-13/16" x 5-11/16")
Weight: 22.0kg (48 lb, 8 oz)
Command interface
Number of keys: 88
Type: NWX (Natural Wood X) keyboard: wooden keys (white only), synthetic ebony and ivory keys, escapement.
Touch Sensitivity: Hard2/Hard1/Medium/Soft1/Soft1/Soft2/Fixed
Display Type: Full Screen Dotted LCD
Size: 128 x 64 stitches
Panel language: English
Voice
Piano sounds: Yamaha CFX, Bosendorfer Imperial, CFX binaural sampling
Binaural sampling: Yes (CFX Grand Voice only)
Turnkey samples: Yes
Soft release: Yes
VRM: Yes
Number of polyphonies (Max.): 256
Number of preset voices: 40 voices + 18 Drum/SFX kits + 480 XG voices
Effects
Reverb: 6
Chorus: 3
Intelligent Acoustic Control (IAC): Yes
Stereophonic optimizer: Yes
Functions: Double Layer, Split and Duo
Functions
Metronome: Yes
Tempo range: 5 - 500
Transpose: -12 - 0 - +12
Tuning: 414.8 - 440.0 - 466.8 Hz (approximately 0.2 Hz increments)
Pace: 40
Bluetooth: Yes (Audio)
Storage and connectivity
Internal memory: Maximum total size approx. 1.4 MB
External drives: USB flash memory (optional)
Connections:
- DC IN: 16V
- Headset: Standard stereo telephone jack (x 2)
- Sustain pedal: Yes
- Pedal unit: Yes
- MIDI: Input/Output
- AUX IN: Stereo mini jack
- AUX OUT:
- USB TO DEVICE: Yes
- USB to host: Yes
Amplifiers and speakers
Amplifiers: (15 W + 5 W) x 2
Speakers: (oval (12 cm x 6 cm) + 2.5 cm (dome)) x 2
Power supply
Power supply: PA-300C or equivalent recommended by Yamaha
Power consumption: 15W
Auto power off function: Yes
Accessories
Accessories Included: Footrest, FC4A Pedal/Foot Control Pedal
*L-515 keyboard stand sold separately.
Songs (Audio)
Recording time: 80 minutes/song
Compatible data format:
- Recording: WAV (44.1 kHz, 16 bit, stereo)
- Playback: WAV (44.1 kHz, 16 bits, stereo)
Songs (MIDI)
Number of preset songs: 21 vocal demo songs + 50 classics
Recording: Number of songs: 250
Data capacity: Approximately 500 KB/Song
Format:
- Reading: SMF (Format 0, Format 1)
- Recording: SMF (Format 0)