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Parties
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With its soundboard functioning as a speaker,
the U1TA produces an acoustic/digital sound
sensation that brings parties to life. External U1TA
music playback devices can be connected
directly to the U1TA, making this piano the Specifications
ideal entertainment hub. Model U1TA Acoustic Digital Synergy
Dimensions Height (cm) 121
(in) 47 3/4
Width (cm) 153
(in) 60 1/4
Depth (cm) 61
(in) 24

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Weight (kg) 242
(lb) 534
Key Surfaces White Acrylic resin
Black Phenolic resin
Caster Type Single
Pedals Damper pedal, Silencing pedal, Soft pedal
Sensor System Key Sensor Noncontact continuous detection optical sensor
Pedal Sensors Damper Pedal Continuous detection sensor
Soft Pedal ON/OFF detection sensor
Soundboard Mechanism TransAcoustic™ technology
Drive System
Silencing System Mechanism Hammer shank stopper operated by silencing pedal/silencing lever
Internal Tone Digital Tone Type AWM Stereo Sampling
Sound Engine Silent Piano™ function: CFX Binaural Sampling
(Piano) TransAcoustic mode: CFX Stereo Sampling
Piano Effects Damper Resonance, String Resonance, Sustain Sample, Key-Off Sample
Polyphony (max.) 256
Number of Voices 19 (16 voices + 3 dual voices)
Voice Selection Piano, Electric Piano 1, Electric Piano 2, Electric Piano 3, Harpsichord 1,
Harpsichord 2, Vibraphone, Celesta, Pipe Organ 1, Pipe Organ 2,
Pipe Organ 3, Pipe Organ 4, Jazz Organ, Strings, Choir, Synth Pad, Piano +
Strings (dual), Piano + Synth Pad (dual), Piano + Electric Piano 1 (dual)
Voice Selection (Playback) 480 XG voices + 12 Drum / SFX kits
Wave Memory 256 MB
Functions Reverb Room, Hall 1, Hall 2, Stage
Pitch Control 414.8 Hz to 466.8 Hz
Voice Variation Switch Yes
Metronome Yes
Preset Songs 53 (50 Greats for the Piano + 3 piano demonstrations)
MIDI Recording/Playback Yes
USB Audio Recorder Yes
Connectors Headphones PHONES (stereo mini jack) × 2
Audio AUX IN/AUX OUT (stereo mini jack)
MIDI MIDI IN/MIDI OUT
USB USB TO DEVICE
Power Consumption 38 W
Accessories Headphones, Headphone hanger, Owner’s manual, Music book “50 Greats
The U1TA features Yamaha's renowned for the Piano”
SILENT Piano™ technology, so practice Yamaha reserves the right to change or modify products or specifications at any time without prior notice.
sessions can be conducted anytime—day
or night—without disturbing or being
disturbed by others.

Improves Practice CATHP1312E

Sessions
2013.12
10-1 Nakazawa-cho, Naka-ku, Hamamatsu, 430-8650, Japan
 Enhances Live
Performances
Introducing TransAcoustic (TA) Technology ™
How a Yamaha TransAcoustic Piano (TA Piano)
Differs from a Yamaha SILENT Piano
The U1TA is a fully strung, acoustic upright piano with Yamaha’s SILENT
Piano function. TransAcoustic technology allows the U1TA to produce a Like any Yamaha SILENT Piano, a TransAcoustic piano can send
Thanks to new performance functions that
uniquely layered acoustic/digital sound and also lets the pianist conveniently digitally sampled sounds directly to headphones for completely
bring the acoustic/digital piano pairing closer
control the volume. With TransAcoustic technology, transducers turn the muted piano performances that won’t disturb others. However, unlike
to perfection, the U1TA can generate a
U1TA’s soundboard into a loudspeaker and all sounds—acoustic and a conventional SILENT Piano, a TA Piano can also be played without
distinctively layered sound that resonates
digital—are generated through it. For added richness, the digitally sampled headphones or external speakers in performances that can be
beautifully in small performance venues.
sounds of various instruments, enhanced by the piano’s natural string volume controlled.
resonance, can be layered with acoustic piano sounds.
Both a Yamaha SILENT Piano and a Yamaha TransAcoustic Piano use
the same sound-muting mechanism to prevent the hammers from

Generating Piano Sound with TA Technology

striking the strings. But whereas a SILENT Piano sends digital sound
data to headphones, a TA Piano sends that data to two transducers

The Perfect Accompaniment to Sound

on the soundboard, turning the soundboard into a loudspeaker.
Synthesized into Conveyed to Soundboard vibrations generated by the transducers spread to the
Keystroke and other Converted into
digital sound data by transducers on the strings, keyboard, cabinet and pedals even when piano volume is
performance info signals
a tone generator soundboard
being controlled. This extended resonance effect produces deep, rich,
natural-sounding tones and powerful low-pitched sounds similar to
those generated during acoustic piano play.
Soundboard
Natural resonance vibrations spread to Converted to
Sound is generated
effect the strings and other vibrations
piano components

The Soundboard as a Speaker U1TA Offers a Mode for Every Mood

Yamaha installed a transducer near each of the U1TA’s two soundboard bridges. During volume-controllable digital • Acoustic Mode: natural acoustic piano play from a fully strung,
piano play, the transducers convert digital sound data into sound energy, causing the soundboard to vibrate. The wonderfully resonant Yamaha upright piano
naturally resonant soundboard becomes a loudspeaker of sorts, resulting in resonance effects, acoustic fields and • TransAcoustic (TA) Mode: headphone-free, volume-controllable
natural-sounding tones similar to that of acoustic piano play. Because the physical resonance of the strings enhances digital piano play enhanced by natural acoustic resonance; digital
the digitally sampled sounds in a way that was never before possible, the sounds emanating from the U1TA are sounds—including other instrument sounds—can be layered with
uniquely pleasing to the ear. acoustic piano sounds for richly textured performances; engaging
the SILENT mechanism while in TA mode allows the pianist to
• While the use of soundboard transducers is not new to the piano world,
overlay or eliminate the sound of the strings
Yamaha has devised a way to employ them without altering the acoustic
tone of the piano. Each transducer contains a coil and a permanent • SILENT Piano Mode: completely muted digital piano play performed
The U1TA is ideal for apartment dwellers and magnet. On an upright piano, the comparatively light coil section is affixed with headphones to avoid disturbing others
homeowners who may need to play the piano to the soundboard, and the heavier permanent magnet is attached to a
quietly. The option to use headphones for back post. Since the transducers themselves do not press against or exert
completely muted digital performances or to any weight on the soundboard, there is no adverse effect on piano tone.
TransAcoustic SILENT Piano
enjoy headphone-free, volume-controllable
• Over time, changes in ambient temperature and humidity will alter the
acoustic piano play lets them perform at just
shape of a piano soundboard. Although too small to detect with the naked
the right volume.
eye, these changes to the soundboard can make it difficult for the
transducers to vibrate smoothly and, in extreme cases, can even damage

Makes Playing at these precision devices. To counter that, Yamaha separates the

Home a Pleasure
transducers from the soundboard and inserts a proprietary link
mechanism that offsets changes in the soundboard’s shape.