Yamaha PSR-S650 Arranger Workstation Keyboard

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Drawing from Yamaha's top-of-the-line Tyros arranger synths, this keyboard's MegaVoices give you realistic articulations for guitar sounds, horns and more.

The Yamaha PSR-S650 boasts an enhanced Style performance engine with MegaVoice technology for ultra-realistic instrumental Style backing -- especially with guitar sounds. It also features Voice Expansion to load additional Audio Samples, Voices, Drum Kits and Styles to expand your creative possibilities.

MegaVoice Technology

Drawing on technology of the famous Tyros series, MegaVoice technology brings a greater level of realism to the Yamaha PSR-S650. The MegaVoices feature various playing articulations, techniques and performance sounds. For example, guitar MegaVoices can have hammer-on, slide and mute sounds to go along with soft, medium and loud sounds with strumming and fret noise, all at the same time. Put it all together in a Yamaha Guitar-Enhanced Style and enjoy some of the most astonishingly realistic, expressive accompaniment you've ever heard!

Wide Selection of Voices and Styles

The Yamaha PSR-S650 provides an exceptionally wide variety of realistic sounding Voices in all instrument categories. With a total of 359 amazingly authentic instrument Voices (including 9 MegaVoices), and 181 accompaniment Styles, you can enjoy regionally unique music -- and have more fun.

Voice Expandability

The Yamaha PSR-S650 includes a 16MB FlashROM for storing additional Audio Samples, Voices, Drum Kits and Styles. Once data is loaded into the FlashROM, it's always available even if you turn the power off. This is a great way to add your own palette of musical colors read more to the PSR-S650.

Scale Tuning

You can configure the tuning of the keyboard to match the music you're playing, with one of the nine preset custom tunings, like Arabic or Pythagorean -- or by creating your own!
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- Dimensions (W x D x H): 946 x 405 x 137 mm (37-1/4 x 15-15/16 x 5-3/8 in.)
- Weight: 7.3Kg (16 lbs. 1 oz.)
- Number of Keys: 61
- Touch Response: Yes
- Display Type: 320 x 240 dots, QVGA B/W, 4.3 inch display
- Controller: Pitch Bend Wheel
- Tone Generating Technology: AWM Stereo Sampling
- Number of Polyphony (Max.): 64
- Compatibility: XG, XF, GS, GM, GM2
- Internal Memory: 1,130 KB
- Connectivity:
- Usb To Host
- Usb To Device
- Dc In 16v
- Phones/Output
- Sustain
- Amplifiers: 12 watts + 12 watts
- Speakers: 12cm x 2 + 3cm x 2

For support or warranty questions, please contact the manufacturer:
Phone: 714-522-9011
Web: https://usa.yamaha.com/support

Reviewers gave this product an overall rating of 4.5 out of 5 stars. (17 ratings)
Submitted April 25, 2012 by Robert L D in Fleetwood, PA

"Excellent Value for a Low Price"

Overall: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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If You are looking for a Great Keyboard with tons of Options, THIS IS IT, Very Powerful and Very User Friendly, and it won't spend a lot of $$$$

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Since 1961 I have been Playing Keyboards & Organs, Self Taught

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I Love the Music of the 30's to 90's, I Play the Old Songs My Way, YouTube/user/DocBobbyD/ Check Out My Channel
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