Yamaha - New Disklavier E3 System

01.March 2010 Entry-Level Model Series Offers Easy Enjoyment with Yamaha Elegance at an Attractive Price. Yamaha Corporation of America, Keyboard Division, revealed the new Disklavier E3 system. The E3—which stands for Easy Enjoyment with Yamaha Elegance—is a new series of Disklavier performance reproducing pianos offering streamlined features and powerful functionality at a highly attractive price point.

"A host of leading-edge capabilities, coupled with a competitive price point, are sure to make the E3 Series a very popular system in the line," says Jim Levesque, Disklavier marketing manager. "The E3 offers the ideal solution for budget-minded customers seeking the performance quality of the Disklavier."

Compatible with a range of Yamaha audio products, the E3 represents a breakthrough not only from a value and performance perspective, but also because of its simpler user interface.

The E3 provides music aficionados with an entry level Disklavier that features many of the instrument's most advanced capabilities, including record and playback (standard recording, CD sync recording and video sync recording), as well as the ability to play whisper soft. The system also includes more than 450 built-in songs, as well as Internet Connectivity.

Like the Disklavier Mark IV Series, the new Disklavier E3 supports Yamaha's groundbreaking DisklavierRadio and DisklavierMusicStore, offering users diverse entertainment options. DisklavierRadio is an innovative subscription service that elevates streaming radio to the level of a live performance.

Each channel includes a MIDI feed, enabling the Yamaha acoustic piano to play live, accompanied by specially recorded ensemble parts, for remarkable realism and accuracy. DisklavierMusicStore also offers songs with both piano and MIDI accompaniment tracks, which users may purchase and download on demand.