4.5/5
Class-compliant USB audio/MIDI for true "plug and play" connectivity without installing any drivers; Tempo (BPM): 5-300
Virtual circuitry Modeling (vcm) re-creates the sound and behavior of vintage effects and signal processors.Display 3 digit LED + 20 x 2 line character LCD (backlit)
Motif sound engine: layer, zone, switch, cycle, randomize and control up to 8 elements within a single voice
128 notes of polyphony ensures dropout-free performance playing live or with full 16-track sequences
The 88-note, GHS weighted action is heavier in the low keys and lighter in the high keys, just like an acoustic piano
$234
I was forced to use this fantastic synth/keyboard by hand issues. Wow, the bass guitar imitation keeps me playing shows, and my bandmates couldn't be happier. This device is quite capable and reasonably priced. It rocks all of my favorite riffs and playing styles when paired with a Fender Rumble 100 bass amp. Additionally, I've created some recordings using the synth using Mixcraft and ProTools. The MX49 BK was discovered right away and has really conserved my computer's resources by assuming some of the significant electronic processing load required for digital audio creation. I was hesitant to go from my guitars to a synth because I had minimal prior keyboard experience. Thankfully, Yamaha has made the switch for me simple, and I'm loving it.
4.5/5
Voice & Style Expansion Packs enable you to customize your PSR-S series Arranger Workstation with a wide range of additional content from all over the world. Instantly access authentic new sounds, rhythms, and backing in the musical style of your choice.
The 16-track song recorder/player lets you create full arrangements or play back songs
Accompaniment Styles add a "backing band" to your performances while you remain in complete control of chord changes and arrangements.
Mega Voices feature various playing articulations, techniques and performance sounds and are used in accompaniment Styles to provide ultra-realistic expression.
USB Audio Recording & Playback captures performances on a USB drive
$234
amazing keyboard The craftsmanship is excellent. It is quite portable. There are many different styles, and the instruments sound really natural. Just like with less priced versions, I wish it had more sample tunes. However, all the other features more than make up for that, and if you really want them, you can load a few midi songs on it as well. Or insert a USB flash drive with all the songs you want into the rear. It has been in my possession for a few months, and I anticipate it will be around for a while.
4.5/5
Accompaniment styles add a "backing band" to your performances while you remain in complete control of chord changes and arrangements
DJ Styles are preprogrammed with chord progressions leaving your hands free to play melodies or tweak the real-time control knobs.
Mega Voices feature various playing articulations, techniques and performance sounds and are used in accompaniment Styles to provide ultra-realistic expression.
Voice & Style Expansion Packs enable you to customize your PSR-S series Arranger Workstation with a wide range of additional content from all over the world.
Pro-quality background singers put you center stage at your in-home Karaoke party. You sing a song and Yamaha latest VH2 (vocal Harmony 2) Chip does the rest.Number of Polyphony (Max.): 128
$234
amazing keyboard The craftsmanship is excellent. It is quite portable. There are many different styles, and the instruments sound really natural. Just like with less priced versions, I wish it had more sample tunes. However, all the other features more than make up for that, and if you really want them, you can load a few midi songs on it as well. Or insert a USB flash drive with all the songs you want into the rear. It has been in my possession for a few months, and I anticipate it will be around for a while.
4.5/5
Full-color Touch View display with advanced graphic UI delivers an intuitive and satisfying experience
Preloaded with 640 Programs, 288 Combinations, 900 Arp patterns, and more than 600 drum grooves
Complete 16 track sequencer with touch-based piano roll editing, plus plug-in Editor software
Features a library of unlooped stereo piano samples including German D, Japanese and more
Features KRONOS-derived piano and drum sounds, plus new electric pianos for uncompromising quality
$234
With the exception of an upgraded user interface and a few new samples, this board is primarily adapted from the Korg M50, which I owned for about four years. My M50 ceased operating, but since I adore Korg, and because I loved the M50 so much, I made the quick decision to purchase its spiritual successor.What the Krome does better than the M50 is: -Play the piano on some high-quality speakers and you will be enlightened. It is essentially a copy of the more than two times as expensive Kronos; I think it looks nicer, having a very clean appearance as opposed to the M50's somewhat uncomfortable rounded buttons and edges; Touch screen is larger than previously, with color and extra functionality in some places.The touch screen functionality on both the M50 and Krome is fantastic. The majority of other editing activities are also simple to set up even complex combinations of sounds. The touch screens really set Korg apart from rival firms, which is the major reason I stayed with them. Overall, the acoustics on this board are incredible. Although I'm not in a position to compare them to other boards, I have no doubt that they would perform admirably. Only a few recent samples, from what I can see, have been added, and the majority of the samples are still the same as in the M50. This isn't a terrible thing because they were already good, but it should be noted. Within a couple of years, Korg will likely produce a new replacement model with completely updated samples.-You may have a patch change, volume/parameter pedal, and sustain pedal all at once if you'd like thanks to the three pedal inputs.As long as I don't encounter any technical difficulties similar to those I encountered with my M50, I will continue to be pleased with this board.
4.5/5
Features a library of unlooped stereo piano samples including German D, Japanese and more
Full-color Touch View display with advanced graphic UI delivers an intuitive and satisfying experience
Preloaded with 640 Programs, 288 Combinations, 900 Arp patterns, and more than 600 Drum grooves
Complete 16 track sequencer with touch-based piano roll editing, plus plug-in Editor software
Features KRONOS-derived piano and drum sounds, plus new electric pianos for uncompromising quality
$234
With the exception of an upgraded user interface and a few new samples, this board is primarily adapted from the Korg M50, which I owned for about four years. My M50 ceased operating, but since I adore Korg, and because I loved the M50 so much, I made the quick decision to purchase its spiritual successor.What the Krome does better than the M50 is: -Play the piano on some high-quality speakers and you will be enlightened. It is essentially a copy of the more than two times as expensive Kronos; I think it looks nicer, having a very clean appearance as opposed to the M50's somewhat uncomfortable rounded buttons and edges; Touch screen is larger than previously, with color and extra functionality in some places.The touch screen functionality on both the M50 and Krome is fantastic. The majority of other editing activities are also simple to set up even complex combinations of sounds. The touch screens really set Korg apart from rival firms, which is the major reason I stayed with them. Overall, the acoustics on this board are incredible. Although I'm not in a position to compare them to other boards, I have no doubt that they would perform admirably. Only a few recent samples, from what I can see, have been added, and the majority of the samples are still the same as in the M50. This isn't a terrible thing because they were already good, but it should be noted. Within a couple of years, Korg will likely produce a new replacement model with completely updated samples.-You may have a patch change, volume/parameter pedal, and sustain pedal all at once if you'd like thanks to the three pedal inputs.As long as I don't encounter any technical difficulties similar to those I encountered with my M50, I will continue to be pleased with this board.
4.4/5
Features a library of unlooped stereo piano samples including German D, Japanese and more
Full-color Touch View display with advanced graphic UI delivers an intuitive and satisfying experience
Preloaded with 640 Programs, 288 Combinations, 900 Arp patterns, and more than 600 Drum grooves
Complete 16 track sequencer with touch-based piano roll editing, plus plug-in Editor software
Features KRONOS-derived piano and drum sounds, plus new electric pianos for uncompromising quality
$234
I upgraded from a Tyros 4. I love having the additional keys (72 vs 61 keys), especially in the automated mode for the left hand (it give more options when moving between pairs of chords) (it give more options when moving between pairs of chords). There are a few rough patches in upgrading from a Tyros to the Genos ... the "music file" is handled very differently (and less conveniently) and I haven't quite figured out how the "registrations" are loaded. But in time, the wrinkles will come out of this transition. Most importantly, the instruments (even the legacy instruments) sound better on the Genos — so much so that my wife (a non-musician) commented on it. It is a very complex device and there are many aspects that aren't really intuitive. Expect to spend time with the user and reference manuals — but as the various mysteries are solved, your satisfaction levels will rise. Major initial shocks: (1) the "initial touch" switch is no longer present. As a former accordionist, this is a major adjustment for me. Many instruments are quite sensitive to the initial speed/pressure of the keypress and you can get unwanted effects, especially with guitars. (2) the "fade in/out" switch is no longer present. Less of a problem, as I use a "expression" (volume) foot pedal, but a mild surprise, nonetheless.Those who moved through the Tyros 3-4-5 transitions will find the Genos "better" in many ways, but also frustrating (or perhaps just annoying) in some aspects during the transition period. I am making more notes in my music about settings — that used to be easily taken care of in the music list (which is changed radically on the Genos) (which is changed radically on the Genos). I always felt that the Tyros ought to have a touch screen (rather than the switch buttons surrounding it) ... but now that I have the Genos ... I'm bothered by all the fingerprints on the touch screen. (sigh). But the touch screen IS a more intuitive improvement.After 4 months of use...sI still rate this as 5 stars. Some of the initial frustration has gone away once I've become more certain of the controls and segregation of instruments into various categories. One confusion was that the Saxophone is listed among the wind instruments (this is technically correct as it generates sound via a reed, whereas 'brass" instruments (the various horns) use the vibrations of the player's lips to create the instrument sound). However, on the Tyros 4 Saxophones were grouped in their own category. Indeed, there were 18 buttons opening various groups of instruments, including one for the "user drive" and one for the "expansion voices" list. (16 dedicated to the preset voices). The Genos also has sixteen "buttons" (on the touch-screen) but the buttons are sliced and diced differently. (I note that the Tyros5 had instrument buttons that are more similar to the Genos arrangement). It has taken some time for the logic of this new arrangement to make sense.One big improvement is that "expansion voices" on the older Tyros were jumbled together behind one button. Ideally, purchased optional expansion voices would append to the end of the various presets. However, the Genos solution is an important and helpful change. Expansion voices are reached via the "user tab" (top of screen next to the preset tab) and are sorted into sub-menus by the packages they were distributed with. The is a big improvement — on the Tyros 4, one often had to page through a multitude of voices to get to those of particular interest. (Still, it would be nice if they would 'sort' to the preset files.)Improvement in voices. Yamaha, in creating the Genos, has re-created almost all the voices. This is both good and bad. Most of the voices are an improvement over the Tyros4 voices, especially when considered one at a time. When grouped together (normal mode) it can sometimes be difficult (adjusting sliders) to get several instruments to work together — and in some cases, some instruments simply don't seem to get along well with others. As part of this "recreation" of voices, Yamaha has gone to some effort to add realism with overtones and artifacts of the instruments as they might be played. (e.g. guitars might include swishing sounds like fingers running along the string between strums, etc.) Sometimes these "realistic" additions are nice ... other times, it would be nice to turn them off.Related to the "realism" factor, Yamaha has created 5 different "initial touch" modes. Taken individually, these nuances seem like nice additions to the voices, but (again) when combining several instruments, the interplay can be annoying. For example, the "Aloha Guitar" voice has a "initial touch" feature that emulates the slight tonal adjustment as the player 'slides to' a note — this occurs when the key is pressed more firmly (quicker/harder). Unfortunately all the analog pianos must be keyed "with authority" to obtain a fairly decent volume for each note (just like a "real" piano) (just like a "real" piano). When a piano is combined with the Aloha Guitar, to get a good piano sound, each note of the guitar has the initial waver, that you may not wish to hear (that often) (that often). So far, I have not found an easy way to adjust this away.The Tyros4 simply had an on/off switch for the "initial touch" feature. The Genos has 5 different variations — but no "entirely off" choice. Unfortunately, I come to keyboard playing as a former accordion player. Analog accordions have a very soft touch and very short key travel. It does not matter how hard (or soft) your touch is, because once you've pressed the key to its full travel, the note is played, with "expression" and volume provided by how much pressure is applied (with the left arm) to the bellows. Thus, I have years and years of "soft touch" keyboarding experience — and most of the previous keyboards I've used accommodated this technique fairly well. The Genos, however is a problem for me. Varying strength in each finger, and the need to press the "piano" keys with authority for a full-voiced note is (for me) difficult and tiring. I've changed the mix of voices for many songs, dropping "natural" piano voices and switching them to "electronic piano" voices instead. It would have been nice if Genos had a complete "off" choice, instead.One last note, on expansion voices. The Tyros-series used a special memory board to store expansion voices. On the Tyros 4 (and earlier) there was a hard limit based not only on the maximum amount of memory used, but also on the number of files. Though I had a 1GB memory card, I ended up with too many voices, and had to uninstall certain once. The Genos, instead, seems to use the "regular" RAM for the extension voices and does not have the limitations of the Tyros 4 (or 5). (or 5). However, a utility on an external computer (both Mac and Win OSes are supported) is required to "group" all the expansion voices. When you add voices, you need to re-install ALL expansion voices together. I consider this a minor annoyance, but an annoyance nonetheless. However, I now have considerably more voices supported than was possible on my Tyros 4.After 11 months of ownership:As time goes on, I become more and more pleased with this device. However, the nearly endless complexity can be frustrating at times. I recently updated the "firmware" and was surprised that the "multi-pads" did not automatically shut off when a style switched to an ending routine. Surprise — there's a "menu for that" ... (that should probably be the catch phrase for this beast) (that should probably be the catch phrase for this beast). After a query to Yamaha Customer Support via email, I received a timely response that led me to the menu item that controls the way multi pads work. The installation of the firmware upgrade had simply changed the default to "off" ... and I discovered several additional parameters that might prove interesting to experiment with.One pleasing discovery, is that the midi output that I use do drive a "box" (no keyboard) Alesis Quadrasynth (a 90's era synth/keyboard) actually switches instruments to some that are relevant to the selections made in the styles. With my previous Tyros 4, the output regularly switched instruments on the QS, but they were often rather poor choices. With the Genos, they are often closely related to the #1 instrument (out of 3) in the selected Genos Style. Pleasantly, that's a nice starting point for the external Quadrasynth. I suspect that other keyboards/synths attached via midi might be similarly affected.Voice expansion is in many respects easier/better than the "Tyros generation" situation. With the Genos, there isn't a required "option" of purchasing additional voice memory card as the case with the Tyros line. It does appear that there is a large, but limited amount of memory for expansion voices. The only quirk is that the Yamaha Expansion Manager software (free download from Yamaha web site) is required to install expansion voices — the method requires deleting all previously installed voices, then re-installing everything (with any additions to the voices) with a new package created with the YEM software.
4.4/5
Audio time stretch and pitch shift allows you to change the key or tempo of your audio playback
Super Articulation Voices intuitively reproduce the nuances of non-keyboard insruments for more realistic expression
997 Voices + 58 Drum/SFX Kits + 480 XG Voices + 400 Styles
Assingable Joystick Controller and Audio Link Multi Pads
Real time scale tunning settings on the pannel allow you to easily change scale tunings on the fly
$234
When you order something this pricey, you should save the box, packaging, etc. Sadly, there was a problem with two black keys that were so stiff you couldn't play the piano properly. Just to make sure the key was pushed, you would need to exert more pressure. The enjoyment of playing the piano can be easily ruined by anything like this. I wasn't sure whether this could be corrected because I'm new to the entire return system. But to my astonishment, a new piano was delivered the day after I submitted my return. At the same time the new piano was delivered, the old one was picked up. There are no issues with this one. Despite the fact that the original piano was purchased brand-new and not used, I gave it five stars because it was handled so quickly and without any problem. I believe that customer service makes a purchase worthwhile. Regarding the product, it is completely worth it.
4.3/5
DJ Styles are preprogrammed with chord progressions leaving your hands free to play melodies or tweak the real-time control knobs.
Accompaniment styles add a "backing band" to your performances while you remain in complete control of chord changes and arrangements
Mega Voices feature various playing articulations, techniques and performance sounds and are used in accompaniment Styles to provide ultra-realistic expression.
The 16-track song recorder/player lets you create full arrangements or play back songs
Voice & Style Expansion Packs enable you to customize your PSR-S series Arranger Workstation with a wide range of additional content from all over the world.
$234
amazing keyboard The craftsmanship is excellent. It is quite portable. There are many different styles, and the instruments sound really natural. Just like with less priced versions, I wish it had more sample tunes. However, all the other features more than make up for that, and if you really want them, you can load a few midi songs on it as well. Or insert a USB flash drive with all the songs you want into the rear. It has been in my possession for a few months, and I anticipate it will be around for a while.
3.8/5
Refer user guide below.
16 velocity-sensitive thick, fat MPC pads with RGB backlighting
XYFX control adds effects, adjusts sound dynamics in real time
Step Sequencer with touch interface
7" color multi-touch Display
2-in/2-out audio interface
$234
Love the mic, excellent product, quick shipment. The only issue is that it didn't come with everything the product was supposed to have. The only drawback is that I had to buy the midi cords separately because mine was missing them. It's sad to have to pay more money for something you should already have.
3.7/5
Current draw: 1,300 mA
Light, mobile body with 88-note Ivory Feel-G KeyboardOver 2000 sounds from the flagship INTEGRA-7 sound module16-track sequencer with non-stop loop recordingExport sequencer tracks to SDHC card or as multitrack audio or MIDI to your DAWOnboard sampler based on the SP-404SX16 independent FX engines, six COMP+EQ processors, global EQ, chorus, and reverbSix user-assignable Sound Modify knobsD-Beam, Rhythm Pattern, Arpeggiator, and Chord Memory functionsGuitar/Mic and Line input jacksDedicated input
$234
I recently purchased this fantastic synth, and I'm still in amazement of the purity of its tones and how beautifully made it is. I only concentrated on three keyboards while comparing them: the Korg Kronos, the Yamaha MOXF8, and the Roland FA08. The sounds and user interface of Korg were appealing to me, but I didn't like for the keybed; it felt manufactured. The tones didn't sound bright enough, which was why I didn't like the Yamaha keybed. They reminded me of dated sounds. I fell in love with Roland the moment I tried him. The keybed feeling and sound quality were well-balanced. I thought it was a genuine piano. It was incredibly significant to me because I'm a pianist at heart. The free tones that you may get from the Axial website are definitely something to think about when purchasing your next keyboard. I have no regrets at all. Although it cost more than the Korg and Yamaha, I'm more than satisfied with it.
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