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Yamaha PSR-i500 Arranger Keyboard

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Full Size 61 Note Touch Sensitive Keyboard with Realistic Contemporary Voices, Plus Loads of In Built Styles, Recording and Educational Features

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Overview

THE PSR-I500 IS THE IDEAL PORTABLE KEYBOARD FOR INDIAN MUSIC LOVERS. A vast collection of onboard Indian instruments (Voices) and auto accompaniment function (Styles) covers a broad spectrum of Indian music genres from every corner of the country.

Functions like “Quick Sampling” are designed to assist you to perform in a variety of situations. In addition, the PSR-I500 features a number of lesson functions including a built-in Tabla/ Mridangam & Tanpura function called “Riyaz,” to help you learn how to play songs or traditional Indian “Raga” scales. You can practice to traditional Indian rhythms for hours, or use it for backing rhythm. What's more the PSR-I500 now features 30 different patterns of Taals.

Authentic sounding Indian instruments are essential for anyone who wants to play traditional Indian songs or modern Indian movie songs. The PSR-I500 has the Voices of 40 of Indian instruments on board, including newly sampled Voices based on requests from famous Indian music producers. Of course, not limited only to Indian instruments, the PSR-I500 also features a variety of instruments from Pianos to Synthesizers, making it possible to play songs from a variety of genres, from orchestra classics to electronic dance music.

If you're struggling with finding other band members or simply just want to perform alone, the PSR-I500’s auto accompaniment function “Styles” is invaluable. As you play chords, automatically created basslines, rhythm tracks or other kinds of accompaniment follow along. The PSR-I500 has a variety of accompaniment Styles including 50 different types of Indian Styles from around the country

61 keys with touch response
801 Voices including 40 Indian instrument Voices
228 Styles including 50 Indian Styles
Riyaz (Tabla/ Mridangam & Tanpura) function with 30 Taals
Quick Sampling function (Normal/ One shot/Loop)
Powerful amplifiers with bass reflex speakers
Professional-quality DSP Effects
Pitch bend wheel
Lesson function

Specification

Colour/Finish	Metallic Dark Gray
Control Interface	Keyboard	61 Keys with Touch Response
Control Interface	Other Controllers	Pitch Bend, 2 x Control Knobs
Display	Custom LCD, 92 mm x 42 mm, with backlight; Language: English
Voices	Number of Voices	801 (257 Panel Voices + 32 Drum/SFX Kits + 50 Arpeggio Voices + 462 XGlite
	Featured Voices	Indian Voice x 40, Sweet! Voice x 8, Cool! Voice x 3
	Compatibility	GM, XGlite
	Number of Polyphony (Max.)	48
Effects / Functions	DSP	10
	Reverb	12
	Chorus	5
	Master EQ	6
	Harmony	26
	Dual/Layer	Yes
	Split	Yes
	Arpeggio	160
	Melody Suppressor	Yes
Accompaniment Styles	Number of Preset Styles	282 (Incl. Indian 50 styles)
	Fingering	Multi
	Style Control	ACMP ON/OFF, SYNC START, SYNC STOP, START/STOP, INTRO/ENDING/rit., MAIN/AUTO FILL, TRACK ON/OFF
	One Touch Setting (OTS)	Yes
	External Styles	10
	Compatibility	Style File Format (SFF)
Songs	Number of Preset Songs	60
Recording	Number of Songs	10
	Number of Tracks	6 (5 Melody + 1 Style/Pattern)
	Data Capacity	Approx. 19,000 notes (when only “melody” tracks are recorded)
	Compatible Data Format	Playback - SMF (Formats 0 & 1) Recording - Original File Format (SMF 0 conversion function)
USB Audio Recorder	Recording Time (max.)	80 minutes (approx. 0.9 GB) per Song
USB Audio Recorder	Format	WAV(44.1 kHz, 16 bit, stereo)
Quick Sampling	Sampling Type	Normal, Oneshot, Loop
	Samples (Preset/User)	5
	Sampling Time	Approx. 9.6 sec.
	Sampling Sources	AUX IN
	Sampling Format	Original File Format (16 bit, stereo)
	Sampling Rate	44.1 kHz
Functions	USB audio interface	44.1 kHz, 16 bit, stereo
	Registration	Number of Buttons - 4 ( x 8 banks )
	Lesson/Guide (Yamaha Education Suite)	Yamaha Education Suite (Y.E.S.6)/ Listening, Timing, Waiting
Overall Controls	Metronome	Yes
	Tempo Range	11 - 280
	Transpose	-12 to 0, 0 to +12
	Tuning	427.0 – 440.0 – 453.0 Hz (approx. 0.2Hz increments)
Riyaz (Tabla/ Tanpura Pattern)	Preset	30
Riyaz (Tabla/ Tanpura Pattern)	Sections	5
Storage and Connectivity	Internal Memory	Approx. 1.73 MB
Storage and Connectivity	External Drives	USB flash drive
Amplifiers and Speakers	Amplifiers	6 W + 6 W
	Speakers	12 cm x 2

Power	Power Supply	PA-150 or an equivalent recommended by Yamaha, Six “AA” size alkaline (LR6), manganese (R6) or Ni-MH rechargeable (HR6) batteries
	Power Consumption	8 W (When using PA-150 AC adaptor)
	Auto Power Off	Yes
Dimensions / Weight	Width	946 mm (37.2”)
	Height	139 mm (5.5”)
	Depth	404 mm (15.9”)
	Weight	6.6 kg (14 lbs., 9 oz.) not including batteries
Included Accessories	Music Rest, Power Adapter; Songbook available for Download