Yamaha NP-15B Piaggero Portable Keyboard – Black

Yamaha NP-15B Piaggero Portable Keyboard – Black

The Yamaha NP-15B is a lightweight 61-key portable piano-style keyboard designed for beginners, students, home practice, lessons, songwriting, and musicians who need a compact instrument that is easy to transport. Its simple interface focuses on essential piano functions while still providing expressive touch response and useful connectivity.

Using Yamaha AWM Stereo Sampling, the NP-15B includes 15 carefully selected Voices and a piano sound sampled from the Yamaha CFIIIS concert grand. The touch-sensitive keyboard responds to playing dynamics, while built-in recording, metronome, Sound Boost, USB audio/MIDI connectivity, and optional battery operation make it practical for both practice and portable music-making.

Key Features

• 61 Piano-Style Keys: Box-type keyboard provides a familiar piano-style shape in a compact format.
• Touch Response: Soft, Medium, Hard, and Fixed settings allow the keyboard response to match different playing preferences.
• AWM Stereo Sampling: Yamaha’s tone-generation technology provides natural and expressive instrument sounds.
• CFIIIS Grand Piano Sound: Yamaha states that the main piano sound is sampled from its CFIIIS concert grand.
• 15 Preset Voices: Includes piano, electric piano, organ, harpsichord, vibraphone, strings, and pad sounds.
• 64-Note Polyphony: Supports sustained notes, layered sounds, and expressive piano playing.
• Dual / Layer Function: Allows two Voices to be played together.
• 6 Reverb Types: Adds acoustic ambience to the selected sound.
• Sound Boost: Provides a stronger, more forward sound when additional presence is needed.
• Built-In Recording: Records one song with one track and approximately 7,000-note capacity.
• Metronome: Supports practice with adjustable tempo from 32 to 280 BPM.
• USB TO HOST: Supports both MIDI and audio connection to compatible computers and smart devices.
• Smart Pianist Compatible: Can be used with Yamaha’s Smart Pianist app through a compatible connection.
• Headphone Output: Allows quiet private practice.
• Sustain Pedal Input: Supports standard sustain pedals and half-damper operation with the optional Yamaha FC3A.
• Battery Powered: Can operate using six AA batteries for portable use.
• Lightweight Design: Weighs only 5.2 kg excluding batteries.
• Black Finish: NP-15B identifies the black version of the NP-15.

Specifications

Why Choose the Yamaha NP-15B?

The NP-15B combines piano-focused sounds and touch-sensitive keys with an especially slim and lightweight design. Its simple controls, built-in speakers, recording function, USB audio/MIDI connection, headphone output, and battery operation make it practical for beginners, students, teachers, and musicians who want a compact piano-style keyboard.

Lightweight Piano-Style Keyboard for Practice and Portable Playing

The Yamaha NP-15B Piaggero – Black offers 61 touch-sensitive keys, Yamaha AWM Stereo Sampling, 64-note polyphony, 15 Voices, built-in speakers, USB audio/MIDI, recording, and battery-powered operation in a compact 5.2 kg instrument. It is suitable for lessons, home practice, casual performance, songwriting, and portable keyboard use.