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Yamaha PSR-E223 61-key Portable Electronic Keyboard with Foot Pedal Switch and Stereo Headphones

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:24:31 +0000

Yamaha has carefully designed the PSR-E223 keyboard to make playing and learning music the way it should befun and easy. The included Interactive Yamaha Education Suite has 5 lessons, a chord dictionary, metronome, and over 100 songs to learn and improve your basic skills. The PSR-E223 keyboard has 375 voices, including the amazing Portable Grand with which you can let your inner talent shine. The Yamaha PSR-E223 keyboard gives you 32-note polyphony, with 9 digital reverb effects including a new chorus. It is also GM and XGlite-compatible. Simply connect The Yamaha PSR-E223 to your computer and enjoy the extra benefits. The PSR-E223 can be powered by the optional Yamaha PA-130 AC adapter power supply (sku#336005) or six AA batteries (not included).

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5 Reasons To Get The Yamaha Electronic Keyboard

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 20:21:04 +0000

Are you interested in buying a new electronic keyboard? You will get many brands of keyboards from which you can choose the right one for yourself. You just need to ask yourself a question or two. Ask yourself which keyboard will be the best for you and why and secondly, do you need all the bells and whistles that come with higher end keyboards. If you really want to choose the best deal for you when it comes to buying a keyboard then you can opt for the Yamaha electronic keyboard. You can have many reasons to choose the Yamaha electronic keyboard. Five of those reasons are given below. Firstly, when you have decided to buy a keyboard make sure about what features you want. If you do not know your exact needs then you might end up spending more than you need.Yamaha electronic keyboard offers some very great features that are absolutely perfect for those who are using a keyboard for the first time. Secondly, the Yamaha electronic keyboard offers some on board music lessons and this will work very well for those who are just starting keyboard lessons. There is also a feature called, Learn how to play now, which can teach you to play songs. It also has some built in songs that you can play along with. With the Yamaha electronic keyboard, you will also get 7 different levels of lessons to help you play the instrument. Thirdly, the keyboards on the Yamaha keyboard are very much user friendly and they do have any complicated buttons like other keyboards.The Yamaha electronic keyboard also has an easy user guide. Fourthly, you do not need to pay thousand dollars to get an extra ordinary timbre or rich sound. You can select the style of music you want from a variety of models, which have built in music styles. You can even try out different genres of music on the Yamaha electronic keyboard. Finally, you will get a variety of easy play options which have made the Yamaha electronic keyboard a popular choice for beginners.

Is Your Office Workstation a Hub Or a Hole?

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:52:49 +0000

Since an office workstation will be the base for most employees to spend the majority of their day, it is of crucial importance to make sure that you have considered a whole range of factors in order to ensure their comfort and safety. There are often some areas to which a great deal of attention is given, but sadly there are often others which are entirely ignored or overlooked, and if this is the case then over the longer term it is highly probable that injuries, strains or simply a decline in productivity will occur.Yet there are relatively simple things which can be done to improve office workstation design, and the good news is that not all of the solutions cost money. In some cases it will be important to spend a little extra on order to reap a better level of productivity from your employees, but in some cases it is simply a case of considering all possible factors, and looking around at the influencing features of the office environment and deciding how best the office can be designed and compiled into a single cohesive solution.After all, if your office is a major hub within your business then it will be important to make sure that those working within such an office environment are able to do so efficiently and safely, and that there should be no causes for a decrease in potential workload or activity.The morale and general well-being of employees is often deemed to be something which is largely out of the hands of the business, and often blamed on either mood swings, home or finance problems or clashes with others in the workplace. Even employees can sometimes be hard pressed to put a finger on why they may not be having a great day or working as hard they could. Yet all too often it is the design of the office, and the office workstation in particular, which is to blame in part.Most office workstations these days have a computer of some kind, and clearly it will be of significant importance to make sure that any prolonged use of the computer has been thought through carefully, with the workstation itself, the chair, and the technology all working fluidly together as a solution which maximizes comfort and productivity for the employee.It will certainly be highly advisable to make sure that the chair provided for your employees has a number of basic adjustments, such as height, tilt, lumbar support and of course a back rest. Arm rests aren’t always necessary, and usually serve relatively little benefit as far as ergonomics are concerned. To be able to raise or lower the chair in order to make sure that the employee’s eyes are level with the monitor is essential, as any tilting of the head can easily result in strain or compression injuries over time, These can be very painful, resulting in twinges or headaches which will undoubtedly result in reduced workflow at the very least.However, in designing the office workstation itself, have you also considered where you will locate it? There are a number of factors so often ignored or overlooked. Primarily this tends to be because those people designing or planning the office space do so standing up, walking around and looking at the office workstations from angles which are quite different from those which the employee is likely to use.One such example is placing a workstation in such a way that the employee has their back to the window. How could this be an issue? For two main reasons – firstly the bright sun coming in is almost certainly likely to reflect off the screen. If the workstation has been built to a standard arrangement then the monitor will be on top of the desk, facing the window and reflecting the outside of the office. By forcing the employee to squint against the light, and subconsciously flick focus between the distant reflections and the text on the screen much closer you will be certain to encourage eyestrain and headaches which will reduce productivity.There is also the fact that the sun may well cause a surge in heat, making the employee feel physically uncomfortable too. So how about switching the workstation to face the window? This then has the problem of causing the employee to look at a screen which is almost silhouetted by the bright light behind. This will also cause eyestrain and headaches.The best idea is to angle workstations so that there is no direct light either behind or in front of the desk, providing the employees with a screen that is easy to read, positioned at the correct height and has no bright light sources nearby to cause any eye strain or distraction. The office workstation should be designed and positioned from the employee’s point of view, not just the designer’s or the manager’s. Make your office workstation a hub, and not a hole, and allow your employees to work effectively and efficiently without damaging themselves or your business.

Yamaha PKBB1 Single Braced Adjustable X-Style Keyboard Bench

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:25:24 +0000

The PKBB1 offers lasting comfort and a reputation as one of Yamaha’s top-selling benches. Its ultra-thick padding and extra-wide single seat assures the utmost comfort for hours of music enjoyment. With a definitive black finish and a soft padded seat, this bench is fully adjustable for individual comfort and folds up for your traveling convenience.

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