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Yamaha PSS-595

Keyboard Arranger from Yamaha belonging to the PortaSound series

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Tyokkann Tyokkann
Published on 01/31/05 at 18:28
4 octaves arranger keyboard - 49 mini keys with dynamic non-point support for split
Model late 80 - early 90
Sound technology AWM voice & rhythm (Advanced Wave Memory) directly derived from the FM synthesis
100 tones including 20 different sounds splitées (2 separate sounds on the keyboard)
No editing sounds.
50 auto accompaniment styles
Two methods of support (fingered or single finger)
Playable demo
Function "harmony" with six different types of harmony to play the melody (duet, trio, block, country, or strum octave)
Orchestration 3 options (intro, wide bridge)
4 control knobs with 2 accompanying fill (fill and fill normal bridge)
Adjust tempo from 40 to 240
Transposition -12 / +12
Tuning -16 / 16
Volume control keys 0-24
Adjustable two effects: sustain (0 or 1) and reverb (level 0-3)
23 drum sounds available on the keyboard (kick, snare, hit hat, cymbal, toms, drum machine)
Adjusting master volume
A headphone / out to
2 MIDI: MIDI IN and MIDI OUT + séquenseur an internal 2 track (Agreement and melody) to save your scores in the afternoon and then send it to another device or PC.
Setting the transmit channel of MIDI messages (1-16) and the receive channel of MIDI messages
Compatible with standard MIDI
Dimensions: 67 x 27 x 8; Weight: 2.6kg

Here I put 8 / 10 because this small keyboard greatly surprised me by his great abilities.

UTILIZATION

Use could not be more simple and intuitive.
Manual clear and detailed, but useless. Besides, I've never opened.
The use of the sequencer is very easy too.
As master keyboard it turns out to be excellent as very light and compact. Requires little space on a desktop if you use your soft music.

OVERALL OPINION

This one I kept it longer than the other 2 (PSR-150 and PSS-380): about four months.
I am much served as master keyboard.
Vraoiment sounds very good for a device of this period and especially of this size.
Well above the PSS-380!!
The two effects are nice and give a nice scale to the original sounds.
Something that I found it excellent harmonies different types of melodies to play!! mode duet, trio or contry it does it well.
Big plus: its 2 MIDI that make a great master keyboard for easy handling and especially its light weight and small footprint.
I really bursting with this keyboard.
Much less is the lack of dynamic touch! it's really the only thing missing in PSS-595 so I can keep it.
Value for money is very interesting, because it is used in 80-85 € which is not really surprising for this device.
A choice I would definitely do it again for a child or for myself, just to have fun or master keyboard.