YAMAHA SILENT PIANO

The Silent Piano is the perfect blend of a true acoustic piano with the features every musician desires from a Digital Piano. The Silent Piano allows the Pianist to play a fully acoustic piano, or a fully digital piano or both at the same time! Would you like to have a digital recording of your performance? No Problem. The Silent Piano records in .wav or midi! Do you like to play at night and don't want to wake up the whole house? Just Put on the Head Phones! Do you want to Amplify your piano? The Silent Piano has you Covered. Finally, would you love to have a real piano as a controller for PC or Midi applications? Then you have found the right piano!

SC2 Silent Piano

YAMAHA GB1K SC2 Baby Grand Silent

YAMAHA GB1K SC2 Baby Grand Silent

YAMAHA B3 SC2 Silent Piano

YAMAHA B3 SC2 Silent Piano

YAMAHA B2 SC2 Silent Piano

YAMAHA B2 SC2 Silent Piano

SH2 Silent Piano

YAMAHA U1 SH2 Upright Piano

YAMAHA U1 SH2 Upright Piano

YAMAHA GC1 Silent Grand Piano

YAMAHA GC1 Silent Grand Piano

YAMAHA C3x Silent Grand  Piano

YAMAHA C3x Silent Grand Piano

The Technology Behind The Silent Piano

Yamaha's Patented Gray Scale Sensor

Yamaha's Patented Gray Scale Sensor

The secret to a great piano is in the nuances. All Yamaha Silent Series pianos utilize a non-contact optical sensor system that conttinuously measure the nimble movements if you fingers and the detailed nuances of your pedaling. This in house Patented technology delivers unrivaled accuracy and performance with out ever changing the feel of a traditional acoustic piano.

Binaural Sampling

Binaural Sampling

When Playing the Yamaha CFX Concert Grand Piano with headphones the piano player is hearing a Binaural Sample. Which is an exacting sampling technique that mimics the interaural characteristics of the human ear, This unique approach allows SILENT pianos to recreate the natural, all encompassing sound only experienced when seated in front of a concert grand piano.

Patented Quick Escape System

Patented Quick Escape System

Grand piano with SILENT Piano SC2 and SH2type features a quick escape system that allows the sound muting mechanism to be fitted to a grand piano without sacrificing any of the playability or musical expression demanded of such instruments in an acoustic performance. This system allows optimal separation to be obtained between the hammers and strings by adjusting the distance between the hammers and strings, ensuring that the feel of the keyboard stays in the best possible condition whether playing acoustically or with the sound muted.

Smart Pianist App Integration

Smart Pianist App Integration

The smart device app "Smart Pianist" (available as a free download) enables you to use the functions such as selecting Voices, controlling the metronome intuitively with the visualized interface, or display the score on your smart device.

The UD-WL01 USB Wireless LAN Adaptor (sold separately) is required to use Smart Pianist over a wireless connection.

SC2 Vs. SH2 Silent Systems

SC2 Silent Piano

Uprights
B1, B2, B3 & P22D Acoustic Pianos Models
Grand and Baby Grands
Yamaha GB1K Acoustic Baby Grand Piano

On Board Sounds

Piano

  • Binaural CFX - Yamaha 9 foot Concert Grand
  • CFX Grand - Yamaha 9 foot Concert Grand
  • Bosendorfer - Vienna-made Concert Grand


Electric Piano
  • Stage E. Piano - "Fender Rhodes"
  • DX E. Piano - Classic Yamaha Electric Piano
  • Vintage E. Piano - Widely Used in Rock and Pop


Harpsichord
  • Harpsichord 8′ - Just like the real Baroque version
  • Celesta - A instrument were deer horn hammers strike metal bars


Organ
  • Organ Principal - (8′ + 4" + 2′) Used for Baroque church music
  • Jazz Organ - Famous Tone Wheel Hammond Organ Sound


Inputs & Outputs

  • USB Flash Drive - record or playback saved recordings from piano
  • USB Wan Adapter - Yamaha UD-WL01 (optional) wireless to tablet or lab top
  • Aux In Jack - 3.5mm Stereo plug ( sound modules, labtop, iphone)
  • 2 x 3.5mm headphone jacks - headphones or powered speaker
  • USB - AB Type Cable less than 3 meters long

SH2 Silent Piano

Uprights
U1, U3, YUS1, YUS3 & YUS5 Acoustic Pianos Models
Grand and Baby Grands
GC1, GC2, C1X, C2X, C3X, C5X, C6X & C7X

On Board Sounds

Piano

  • Binaural CFX - Yamaha 9 foot Concert Grand
  • CFX Grand - Yamaha 9 foot Concert Grand
  • Bosendorfer - Vienna-made Concert Grand
  • Pop Grand - Yamaha C7
  • Ballad Grand - For the love of the 80's


Electric Piano
  • Stage E. Piano - "Fender Rhodes"
  • DX E. Piano - Classic Yamaha Electric Piano
  • Vintage E. Piano - Widely Used in Rock and Pop


Harpsichord
  • Harpsichord 8′ - Just like the real Baroque version
  • Harpsichord 8′ + 4′ - a harpsichord with an added octave
  • Celesta - A instrument were deer horn hammers strike metal bars


Organ
  • Organ Principal - (8′ + 4" + 2′) Used for Baroque church music
  • Jazz Organ - Famous Tone Wheel Hammond Organ Sound
  • Organ Tutti - Made Famous by Bach


Layer Sounds
  • Strings - Stereo Sampled, Large Scale String ensemble
  • Choir - Large Spacious Choir Voice
  • Synth Pad - Warm, mellow, spacious Synth sound
  • Piano + Strings - Combination of Piano and Strings
  • Piano + Pad - Combination of Piano and Synth Pad Voices
  • Piano + DX E. Piano - Combination of Piano and DX E. Piano


Midi Voices
  • 480 XG Voices + 12 Drum/SFX Kits


Inputs & Outputs

  • USB Flash Drive - Can Playback Midi Files w/ over 450 sounds in addition to record
  • USB Wan Adapter - Yamaha UC-WL01 (optional) Wireless to Tablet or Labtop
  • Bluetooth Audio - Audio from device to piano only
  • Aux in Jack - 3.5mm Stereo plug ( sound modules, Labtop, Iphone)
  • 1/4 inch aux out - R/L+R - use an instrument cable
  • Midi - Midi in and out
  • USB - AB Type Cable less than 3 meters long
  • 2 x 3.5mm headphone jacks - headphones


Where tradition and technology meet