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Keyboard Arranger from Yamaha belonging to the PortaSound series

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  • feel insidefeel inside

    Yamaha PSS-480Published on 05/21/06 at 06:30
    (This content has been automatically translated from French)
    Basically: the possibility of tweaking sounds and save them, many vintage drum machine, parametric effects (portamento, reverb, sustain, vibrato), MIDI, possible recording of songs, etc, etc. .....

    UTILIZATION

    Very easy!!

    OVERALL OPINION

    I just use one from a friend and to touch this synth is CRAZY! In my opinion, this is not a toy but a real powerful synth! A monitor very closely!
  • efabricefabric

    Yamaha PSS-480Published on 02/19/09 at 01:52
    (This content has been automatically translated from French)
    - What type of keyboard (synth, piano ...)? How many octaves?
    FM-small keyboard keys 4 octaves
    Drum sounds in PCM
    - What connections (audio, MIDI ...)?
    A stereo line / headphone
    MIDI input and output (rare on a toy, right?)
    Entry 9v
    Battery Case
    - How many sounds, styles available? Are they edited?
    100 sounds different to 2 operators FM: 8 synthesis parameters changed!
    100! accompaniment styles with the possibility of cutting some elements of rhythm, chords, bass or harmonic arrangements, with three intros / breaks / end for each style.
    We can also add peaches and bearings to program his own beats and rhythms!
    - Has he an effects section?
    Reverb (release FM), susta…
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    - What type of keyboard (synth, piano ...)? How many octaves?
    FM-small keyboard keys 4 octaves
    Drum sounds in PCM
    - What connections (audio, MIDI ...)?
    A stereo line / headphone
    MIDI input and output (rare on a toy, right?)
    Entry 9v
    Battery Case
    - How many sounds, styles available? Are they edited?
    100 sounds different to 2 operators FM: 8 synthesis parameters changed!
    100! accompaniment styles with the possibility of cutting some elements of rhythm, chords, bass or harmonic arrangements, with three intros / breaks / end for each style.
    We can also add peaches and bearings to program his own beats and rhythms!
    - Has he an effects section?
    Reverb (release FM), sustain, vibrato, portamento (5-speed), and dual voice (two voices harmonizing automatic depending on the accompanying agreement)
    - What are the characteristics of the sequencer? ...
    5 slots "agreements"
    5 slots "melodies"
    1 slot "custom drummer"
    5 slots "custom instrument"

    UTILIZATION

    - The general configuration is simple?
    Everything is accessible by pressing buttons.
    Sometimes there are some key combinations available.
    Configuration noon (filter) is rich and therefore less straightforward.
    - Editing of sounds and effects is easy?
    On the keyboard keys are pressed successively selection parameter and the + / -
    - The manual is clear and sufficient? ...
    Full manual

    OVERALL OPINION

    - For how long have you been using it?
    1 day
    - What thing do you like most/least about it?
    The 100 original sounds are quite poor.
    The drum sounds are pêchus little to do with a little compression ...
    The synthesizer is powerful! The frequency ratio between the two operators and can generate intermodulation noise superimposed on the FM frequencies!
    - Did you try many other models before getting this one?
    I have a lot of toy keyboards, the first taken with MIDI.
    - What is your opinion about the value for the price?
    € 20 with a little cleaning to do on the contacts of keys is given!
    - Knowing what you know now, would you make the same choice? ...
    To see in use by noon.
    Too bad the synthesis parameters are not assigned to a control change.
    on the other hand, used even alone, it's too fun! The styles are quite varied very exciting! Cheers mixtures of genres!
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