Whether you're a beginner or revisiting your piano-playing past, the Yamaha P-S500 88-Key Portable Digital Piano Blackis a smart digital piano that's fully integrated into the Smart Pianist app to provide an enjoyable high-quality playing experience with features that accelerate learning, foster the joy of music, and help you progress on your musical journey. Connect your phone or tablet and use the app to take advantage of hugely fun and comprehensive performance capabilities like the Stream Lights function that tells you which keys to play and when to play them—enabling you to perform even if you can't read music notation. You can also play along to any of 403 preset songs with your own backup band, or play along with automatically generated piano scores of songs you already have in your music library.

The P-S500 puts the sounds of two acclaimed concert grand pianos at your fingertips: the Yamaha CFX and the Bösendorfer Imperial. The piano combines a Graded Hammer Standard (GHS) keyboard with 88 weighted keys and Virtual Resonance Modeling (VRM) technology to provide an authentic piano-playing experience. A wide variety of superb instruments sounds is provided to spark your creativity including classic synthesizers, vibrant strings, percussions and drums, guitars, and more. Use the 1/4" input to connect a microphone, so you can sing along while you play and hear your voice through the instrument's speakers. You can also record your performances and musical ideas with studio-quality audio that gets saved directly to your smart device for easy sharing with friends and family. The keyboard ships with a music rest, and a PA-500 AC power adapter.

For Beginners and Advanced Players    88-Note Weighted GHS Keyboard    660 Sounds + Yamaha CFX and Bösendorfer    370 Accompaniments, 403 Songs    256-Note Polyphony    USB Audio/MIDI to Mac/Windows Computer    52W Stereo Speakers / 2 Headphone Jacks    Stream Light Guides Above Each Key    Microphone Input with Vocal Harmony    Audio and MIDI Song Recorders

• 88-note weighted GHS keyboard
• Authentic Yamaha CFX and Bösendorfer Imperial concert grand-piano sounds
• 256-note polyphony
• Virtual Resonance Modeling (VRM)
• 660 high-quality instrument sounds, including Super Articulation Voices
• 52W stereo speaker system, 2 headphone jacks
• Compatible with Smart Pianist app installed to a smart device
• Stream Lights feature helps you perform even if you can't read music notation
• Enjoy playing along with the 403 preset Songs, covering a wide range of genres from pop music to classical music
• Audio-to-score function converts your favorite audio songs into piano accompaniment scores
• Built-in Auto Accompaniment features with 370 Styles
• Microphone input and automatic Vocal Harmony function
• Audio and MIDI song recorders
• USB Audio and MIDI connectivity to Mac/Windows computer and iOS/Android device

• Simply connect the P-S500 to a smart device and use the dedicated Smart Pianist app to access all instrument controls and configuration tools. The app also analyzes your favorite songs right out of your music library using chord-tracker technology.

• Red and blue lights above each key show you which notes to play and when to play them. This extraordinary feature helps you learn how to play and practice without ever having learned how to read music, making learning more fun than ever before.

• Audio to Score scans your music library in your smart device, analyzes the audio, and then produces a piano score, allowing you to learn how to play your favorite songs.

• The instrument features 403 built-in songs covering a wide range of genres from pop songs to classical pieces. You can play the melodies along with the backing of a full band arrangement.

• P-S500 features piano sounds captured from the flagship Yamaha CFX concert grand and the famed Viennese Bösendorfer Imperial grand. These piano samples put two of the world’s finest and most prominent concert grand pianos at your fingertips.

• The Yamaha Graded Hammer Standard (GHS) keyboard features weighted action with heavier touch in the low end and lighter touch in the high end, just like the hammers inside an acoustic piano. Great for the aspiring pianist, practicing on the GHS action builds the proper finger technique and strength for when the time comes to perform on an acoustic piano.

• Virtual Resonance Modeling (VRM) calculates the various states of the strings for each of the 88 notes on the keyboard from one instant to the next. As a result, the P-S500 reflects the limitless number of factors inherent in playing an acoustic piano, such as which keys are pressed, the strength with which the keys are played, and pedal timing.

• Binaural sampling is a method of sampling in which special microphones are placed on a mannequin’s head in the same positions as the pianist’s ears, to capture piano sounds the way that they sound in reality. This makes pianists feel as though they are sitting at a grand piano even when they play wearing headphones.

• The P-S500 is equipped with 660 varied high-quality sounds including stunning pianos, electric pianos, organs, brass, strings, percussion, and more. From breathy saxophones to ringing guitars and warm, resonant strings, the P-S500 impressively replicates sounds down to the finest nuances.
• Thanks to acclaimed Super Articulation technology, the distinctive characteristics of each instrument are reproduced in incredible detail as you play.

• 370 accompaniment and rhythmic backing patterns (called Styles) covering a wide range of musical genres, including pop, jazz, and many more, lets you single-handedly recreate the sound of a full band or orchestra.

• The P-S500 lets you record your own performances in two different formats: Audio and MIDI.
• Audio recording allows you to capture your playing conventionally, which you can then play back on your smart device.
• MIDI recording, on the other hand, lets you record up to 16 tracks, with separate left- and right-hand parts or complex multi-instrumental arrangements.

• A microphone can be connected to the P-S500, enabling you to enjoy singing along with your keyboard performance or along with Song playback.
• You can apply various studio-quality effects such as chorus to your singing voice, and even cancel the vocal part on audio recordings—letting you sing along with (or instead of) your favorite artists and groups, and enjoy performing even more.

• Smart Pianist App supports not only wired connection but also wireless connection with the optional UD-WL01 Wi-Fi USB wireless LAN adapter.

Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. Will the Auray PBS-FS stool work with this? B&H # AUPBSFS MFR # PBS-FS

A: Yes. I bought it for my son.

Q: 2. What material is stand made of? (plastic? wood?)

A: Laminate covered particle board.

Q: 3. I just purchased this TTN503 VINYL 500 to use my Apple HomePods via Airplay 2. I was told compatibility would be 100%. True?

A: Yes, the Yamaha MusicCast VINYL 500 Wireless Two-Speed Stereo Turntable (Piano Black), B&H # YATTN503BL, can be connected to the Apple HomePod, but it may not connect automatically. You may need to connect the turntable to an Apple iPhone or Mac computer via AirPlay, and then use AirPlay to stream from one of these devices to the HomePod.

Q: 4. Will this work for the P-71 88 key keyboard?

A: This stand is recommended for the Yamaha P-71 digital piano.

Q: 5. will this work for the Yamaha modx8?

A: Thank you for your question. This is unit is only meant for certain keyboards in Yamahas "P" series. This will not work with the MODX8

Q: 6. Will this stand fit the Yamaha P515?

A: No, the L-85 stand is not wide enough to hold the P-515. The wood stand that you need is the Yamaha L-515 (B&H # YAL515B) which is specifically for the P-515. .

Q: 7. What is the best speaker system for this under $500?

A: "Best" can be subjective. Audioengine A5+ Wireless Bluetooth Speaker System, (AUA5PBTBLK) or Denon D-T1 30W Bluetooth Wireless Music System (DEDT1) can be very good companions to Yamaha MusicCast turntable. https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1392605-REG/audioengine_a5_bt_blk_a5_plus_bluetooth_speaker.html https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1496141-REG/denon_dt_1_d_t1_hi_fi_mini_system.html

Q: 8. Hi, I’m not finding a lot online to help decide which turntable to purchase in the $500 price range. Would you recommend the Yamaha TT-S303 Turntable or the Pro-Ject Debut Carbon Turntable. Is it worth spending another $100 on the Rega Planar 1 Turntable with Carbon cartridge? Any other brand/models you would recommend?

A: The Pro-Ject Audio Systems Debut Carbon DC Turntable with 8.6" Carbon Fiber Tonearm (Black) BH #PRDCATTBK will do a fine job and compares very well with pricier products.

Q: 9. The White VINYL 500 TTN503 is $100 less than the black one. Is there any difference other than the color?

A: The Yamaha MusicCast VINYL 500 Wireless Two-Speed Stereo Turntable (White), BH # YATTN503WHT, is identical to the Yamaha MusicCast VINYL 500 Wireless Two-Speed Stereo Turntable (Piano Black), BH # YATTN503BL, except for its cosmetic treatment.

Q: 10. Hi, I've got a Yamaha TSR-7850. Will this TT output to that receiver without physical cabling?

A: This Turntable does provide Wi-Fi and Ethernet connectivity. It does NOT have Bluetooth. Not sure what the Yamaha TSR-7850 provides. Is it a nework receiver?