All the best sounds are available at the push of button and recording virtuoso performances is simple with built in recorder.The Yamaga DGX530 features 88 Graded Soft Touch keys. The Yamaha Education Suite and USB connectivity (USB to Device) add functionality.88 Graded Soft Touch keyboardAcoustic, super-expressive Live!, Cool! and Sweet! Voices (127 + 361 XGlite + 12 Drum/SFX Kits)Easy Song Arranger feature and Performance Assistant TechnologyUSB connection for convenient storage and song data playbackPitch bend wheel to add smooth pitch variations to notes played6 recordable tracks, 5 recordable songs32 note PolyphonyMaster EQ, Reverb and Chorus EffectsGraded Soft Touch KeyboardJust as on an actual piano, the lower keys are heavy in touch and the higher keys are light, with soft touch of digital keyboard for beginners.Amazingly Realistic SoundsYamaha’s highly acclaimed Sweet! and Cool! Voices deliver incredibly natural and dynamic sound. Use the Pitch Bend wheel, and hear these Voices–especially the Sax and Trumpet–truly come alive!Live!, Cool! and Sweet! VoicesA huge palette of acoustic and electronically amplified instrument sounds. A blend of long, stereo and multi-layered samples is used to fully capture the natural presence, resonance, expression and vibrato of the real instrument.Easy Song ArrangerIn addition to each song’s default style, you can select any other style to play the song with the Easy Song Arranger feature. This means that you can play a song that is normally a ballad, for example, as a bossa nova, as a hip-hop tune, etc. You can create totally different arrangements by changing the style with which a song is played. You can also change the song’s melody voice and the keyboard voice for a complete change of image.

4 Responses to “Yamaha DGX-530 Keyboard, 88 Full-Sized Lightly Weighted Piano Style Keys”

1. JXdelaCruz says:

   March 16, 2010 at 12:00 am

   This is a great board to play on. It’s full sized (all 88 keys), comes with everthing need, stand, book rest, A/C adapter, and even comes with a sustain pedal, which a lot of other boards don’t and you have to buy the sustain separate. The sound quality is great and can be very loud when turned up .

   I read a review on here that said something about the keys ‘clicking’ when they were struck. I haven’t had this problem, the keys strike nicely and smoothly. I think this is a great product for anyone who wants a nice keyboard without spending wads of money.
2. D. N. Klingerman says:

   September 22, 2009 at 12:00 am

   The Yamaha DGX530 88 has opened up a whole new world of musical creativity for our son. The recording possibility and playback while playing another part has been great. The sound is wonderful. It has delivered on all that we wanted from it and then some.
3. Jean M. Bond says:

   February 28, 2009 at 12:00 am

   Nice features on this model, however the keys are extremely clicky, when pressed. I hear the clicking more than the note, which is distracting. It is also confusing to get one’s recording from the piano, onto a computer. The tone quality is very luxurious, and the clicking is not heard when playing back a recording. Next time, I will spend a little more, and make sure the keys don’t click like a typewriter.
4. P.W. Reader says:

   December 5, 2008 at 12:00 am

   Tried this instrument out in the store and could not figure out what the difference was between this one and the 520 I previously reviewed on amazon. Sound qualities, voices, layout, display, and software all seemed identical to me to the 520. Finally, after a direct inquiry to Yamaha, I was told that the only difference between this model and the 520 was that the 530 contained 10 more rhythm sequences.

   So, if you’re one of those who would use this instrument heavily for recording and composition, and just could never find the right rhythmic background, you can try this one and see if one of their ten extra sequences works for you.

   If you’re like me, however, who use the keyboard mostly for performance purposes and only occasional composition and recording, it really isn’t worth upgrading. If you’re diligent enough and have the software (pretty much any layered music recording sequence will do; I happen to use Cakewalk 4), you can make and save your own rhythms anyway on either keyboard.

   For a more detailed review of other features this keyboard has, check my review out on the DGX-520…aside from the extra rhythms, it’s exactly the same.