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4 • N3/N2 Owner’s Manual
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Hybrid Piano
Combining over one hundred years of superb piano
craftsmanship with the latest advanced technologies,
Yamaha is proud to introduce a true hybrid acoustic/
digital piano that meets the demands of contemporary
musicians.
Authentic Acoustic Piano Touch with Special Grand Piano Action and Piano Keyboard
This brand new, innovative keyboard delivers the rich expressive quality of an actual grand piano, thanks to its finely
nuanced touch and exceptional response. Drawing on our many decades of expertise in crafting grand pianos, Yamaha
has created a unique and yet wholly traditional piano action mechanism for the Avant Grand—employing an action in
which the hammers hit the strings from underneath, just as on an actual grand piano. The action of the hammers and
the balance of each hammer weight have been meticulously adjusted to give this revolutionary keyboard an exception-
ally natural and consistent feel. The keyboard also uses real-wood keys, just as on a real grand piano, and the white keys
are made from the special material “Ivorite,” developed specifically by Yamaha to recreate the natural feel of ivory.
The result is an amazingly expressive keyboard that lets your fingers dance lightly over the keys when playing rapid pas-
sages, and provides firm response when playing slow passages—for an authentic touch and feel that goes far beyond any
existing digital piano.
The Realistic Ambience of Grand Piano Voice
The N3/N2 features Yamaha’s original brand new four-channel Multi Sampling tone-generation sampling technology
for the grand piano voices. The voices are recorded at the left, right, center and rear positions of a grand piano, giving
performers the rich resonance and sonic power heretofore only available on an actual grand piano.
The instrument also utilizes a new four-channel Multi Speaker System, in which each speaker is equipped with its own
dedicated amplifier. This is essential for preserving the sonic integrity of each frequency range and making sure that
every musical part and all of its nuances are reproduced naturally with absolute clarity. In addition, the N3 is equipped
with a special flat resonator inside the instrument to enhance the expressive response of the sound, providing a realistic
response especially for the high notes.
True Grand Piano Resonance
The Avant Grand features a special TRS (Tactile Response System), which realistically reproduces the resonance of the
instrument, or the vibration that you feel from the keys or the pedals when you play an actual grand piano. You can
switch the function on/off, and the strength of vibration can be adjusted in three levels.
Flexible Volume Control
Unlike acoustic pianos, the Avant Grand gives you full control over the instrument volume, letting you adjust the level
just as desired. Also, you can play or listen in total privacy through one or two pairs of headphones. The innovative TRS
system enables you to feel the natural vibration of real acoustic grand piano even when using headphones.
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