#Yamaha keyboard psr s950 manual generator#
#Yamaha keyboard psr s950 manual manual#

The main panel is a sea of buttons and a few knobs, the colour display being the centre of the keyboardвЂ™s universe. In addition there is a video output, primarily designed for showing the lyrics when running karaoke tracks - something this reviewer has yet to enjoyвЂ¦ The connections are basic: output L & R, foot pedal input, MIDI, USB B and USB A as well as a mic input (more on this later). The S950 is a 61-key keyboard workstation with features and options too numerous for a single review. What I was not expecting was to be pleasantly surprised at how this instrument not only ticked all the boxes I wanted but also provided inspiration for taking the show further. I wanted to perform from the keyboard as well as be supported with a realistic, or at least sympathetic accompaniment. When purchasing this keyboard I was looking for an instrument that could run a live show I was putting together without any other equipment. The quibble is easily missed by many customers since they typically use it with a million things going on loudly at once, and this plink sound would not be noticed.

We tried another keyboard in the store which had the same disease to a lesser extent (my opinion). It's a bit subtle and not measurable, but it's extremely bothersome on such a highly-used melody keys as the C tone above middle C and its C# neighbor. I tried to return it, but dealer didn't hear the choked damping as I did. Since the problem moves up or down the physical keyboard, the problem is not with the white and black keys or their contacts.

#Yamaha keyboard psr s950 manual generator#

It's a tone generator (or sampling) quality problem because if I transpose a few half steps, the key (white or black keys) will change according to the half steps transposed. For high C and C#, they must have a defective or poorly adjusted tone generator. I believe each tone in the scale has 2 or more tone generators for this Yamaha product. The two tones sound like a dull plink (a choked off sound), that quits early, a bit damped. I returned it for a new one (no hassle at the dealer) but on my second S950, when playing it as a grand piano voice, I noticed that high C and C# did not resonate like its neighbor keys. *But pay attention to my problem with high C and C# Grand Piano, and various other instruments.Д«ut on my first S950 (before I returned it) middle Ab was dead. I've used it only a couple of days, so many bells and whistles I've not learned, but it seems to have about everything, including high quality sounds* for all the instruments you could think of.

#Yamaha keyboard psr s950 manual manual#

It's supplied with a clear manual at a elementary user level, and more depth findable at Yamaha web site. So that makes it more time consuming to learn if you are a arranger/workstation novice. This workstation/arranger has many features which makes for a lot of capabilities like pre-loaded drum loops in many styles, 2 layers upper keyboard, play-in record your own songs, much more. High end synth sounds, internal speakers,