Yamaha PSR S500 Keyboard Review – An Entry Level Arranger Workstation for Serious Musicians
Here is a review of the Yamaha PSR S500 keyboard, an entry-level arranger workstation for serious musicians. A good choice if you want to upgrade from a beginner arranger keyboard!
The Yamaha PSR S500 is for intermediate and serious musicians, looking to upgrade from an entry level beginner keyboard, which you may have bought as your first keyboard.
The PSR-S500 portatone may be a bit expensive for the novice users and you could be better off looking for a lower end model.
The PSR S500 is a 61 keyboard arranger workstation that can help further your musical exploits without breaking your budget.
Like most Yamaha Keyboards, it has great selection of quality voices. You can choose from 283 very realistic instrument voices, 361 GM/XLite Voices and 15 SFX Drum Kits.
For its price, its voices are perhaps the best in its category. You also get polyphony (max.) of 32 notes.
One of the best selling points of the Yamaha PSR S500 keyboard is its 9 track sequencer which you can record your very own songs in multiple layers. Imagine, you can create a symphony, recording each instrument and accompaniment in a different layer for a crisp original sound.
Features
Around 300+ Voices, 150 Styles
High Quality Voices
Three Effects Block
Digital Music Notebook
9-Track Sequencer
USB MIDI and USB Storage Capability
Dedicated Registration, One Touch Settings and Octave Buttons
Conclusion
For its price of around $700, you are getting a bargain when you pick up a Yamaha PSR S500. It has a strong collection of voices that have realistically sampled instruments and dynamic drums and SFX kits. It also has a large amount of additional features that make playing a wonderful experience, like effects, 2 way speaker systems and Bass Boost System. But, the main selling point of the PSR-500 is its 9 track sequencer, which makes the Yamaha PSR S500 keyboard an excellent starting keyboard for a person looking to compose and make his own music.
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