Yamaha PSR S550 - SHOWROOM MODELL -

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Yamaha PSR S 550 Keyboard - SHOWROOM MODELL -

Yamaha PSR S550 entry-level Arranger Workstation offers professional features like USB MIDI and storage, 16-track sequencing, 64-note polyphony, unique Regional Voices and Drum Kits and full XG compatibility, making it a wonderful addition to any serious musician's collection of keyboards. Like other Arranger Workstation keyboards, there are dedicated Registration, One Touch Setting and Octave buttons on the panel and Style and Voice category buttons to get you where you want to go quickly. Other pro features include Mixer Function for song playback, 3 Intros, 4 Variations and 3 Endings to the Styles, Style Creator function and great sounds from inherited Sweet!/Cool!/Live! Voices from the Tyros and PSR S 900 / S 700.

Sound Quality: large selection of realistic Voices

The Yamaha PSR S550 gives you the realistic voices you need to sound your best, drawing on some of the recent technologies of other Yamaha Arranger Workstation keyboards. You'll find a vast selection of 294 realistic instrument voices, 480 GM/XG Voices and 22 drum/SFX kits. Included is a selection of Regional Voices and Drum Kits (Chinese, Indian and Middle Eastern) and special piano, guitar, brass and flute Voices from Tyros, PSR S 900 and PSR S 700.

LCD displays lyrics, chords, notation

Have you ever played a song and wondered what it would look like as sheet music? The Yamaha PSR S550 can display the score to a song whether it comes from the Internet, the internal selections or ones that you record yourself, and the pages scroll automatically when a song is played back. No more page turning! This is a great way to learn how to read music. And for singers, the screen also displays chords and lyrics to XF compatible songs.

Ease of Operation: Mixer Function, Music Database, One Touch Settings, Registration buttons

There are many tools in the keyboard that make it easy to be a power user from the first day. Mixer function allows you to change track volume, panning, reverb and chorus during song playback.

Music Database (MDB): 600 complete keyboard setups by song title
One Touch Settings: four factory recommended setups for each Style in the keyboard
Registration Memory: digital snapshots of all of your keyboard settings (8 memory buttons x 8 banks)
Transpose: easily transpose the keyboard and songs to the best key for you
Metronome: useful for practice and for recording tracks to the built-in sequencer
Tap Tempo: set the tempo for the next song exactly where you want it by tapping this button

16-track sequencer and 64-note polyphony

With the Yamaha PSR S550, you have the equivalent of a built-in multi-track recorder to record one or multiple instrument parts at a time and assign each part to a different track. Sixteen tracks are provided to accommodate sophisticated melodies, chord accompaniment and rhythm parts. During playback, use the Mixer function to change track volumes and balance. And to keep you from running out of notes with all that great music playing, the Yamaha PSR S550 features 64-note polyphony.

Three effects blocks: tailor your sound

Whether it's a rotary speaker effect you're after or flange or overdrive guitar or just simple compression, the Yamaha PSR S550 offers the utmost in control over your sound. You'll find 35 Reverb, 44 Chorus and 237 DSP effects plus 26 Harmony and 5 preset types of Master EQ. The 237 DSP effects can be added to the Main, Dual and Left Voices.

Other Great Features of Yamaha PSR S550:

Style Creator Function: Supports original Style production and editing of internal Styles, including using Regional Voices
2-Way Speaker System: Separate woofers and tweeters deliver sounds with clarity and precision for more lifelike instrument voices
Bass Boost System: A special port on each speaker adds a powerful impact to bass sound reproduction
Function Button: 51 Functions provide a wide range of both detailed and overall instrument parameters, such as adjusting the tuning, setting the split point, and editing the voices and effects
LCD Contrast Control: Adjust the LCD Contrast control on the rear panel of the instrument for optimum display legibility
Mute Independent Song Parts: You can mute individual tracks of songs using the Registration Buttons during song playback
Play Songs Saved to USB Flash Memory: When you press the dedicated USB button on the panel, you can dial up the song you want and simply press the PLAY button, allowing for quick changes in live environments

Digital Music Notebook: Flash Demo Included

Digital Music Notebook is a multimedia Internet service that enables you to preview, purchase, download and print learn-to-play music books and chart-topping sheet music. From scales to chords to your favorite riffs, Digital Music Notebook is jam-packed with all the secrets you need to master your instrument. Add accompaniments, record and mix yourself, sing karaoke with friends, learn new techniques while having a blast - Digital Music Notebook delivers everything you need to bring music alive! Check out the Flash Demo on the included CD-ROM.

Features of Yamaha PSR S550:

Keyboard: 61 Standard size keys (C1-C6) with Touch Response
Display: Large backlit LCD displays notation, lyrics and chords. LCD Contrast control
Voices Total Number: 294 Panel + 480 XGlite + 22 Drum/SFX
Compatibility: General MIDI (GM) & XG compatible
Piano Voice Quality: Stereo High Resolution
Sweet! Voices: Violin, Trumpet, Trombone, Tenor Sax, Alto Sax, Soprano Sax, Flute, Clarinet, Pan Flute, Classical Flute, Mandolin
Cool! Voices: Galaxy Electric Piano, Suitcase Electric Piano, Electric Piano, Organ, Jazz Organ, Rotor Organ, Full Rocker, Jazz Guitar, Electric Guitar, Stratsphere, Vintage Lead, Power Lead, Blues Guitar, Clean Guitar, Slide Clean, Fretless, Electric Bass
Live! Voices: Grand Piano, Bright Piano, Warm Grand Piano, Strings, Orchestra, Steel Guitar, Slide Steel, 12 String Guitar, Dynamic Steel, Pop Brass, Hyper Brass, Octave Brass, French Horns
Dual / Split
Drum Kits: 12 Drum + 10 SFX Kits
Polyphony: 64 note max.
Auto Accompaniment Styles: 176 + 1 User Style + Play Styles directly from optional USB storage device
Style Creator: Record, edit and save
Variations: Intro 1 - 3, Main Variation A - D, Ending 1 - 3
Control Accompaniment: on/off, sync stop, sync start, start/stop, intro/ending/rit., Auto Fill in
One Touch Settings: 4 per style
Registration Memory: 8 x 8 Banks
Fingering: Multi Finger, Full Keyboard
Music Database: 600 setups by song title
Reverb: 35 types
Chorus: 44 types
DSP: 237 types
Harmony: 26 types
Master EQ: 5 Preset types
Sequencer: 16 tracks to record your own songs
5 User songs + USB Memory + Flash ROM storage
Real Time Control: Pitch Bend Wheel, Pitch Bench Range + / - 12 Semitones
Mixer Function: Control volume, panning, reverb and chorus during song playback
Auxiliary Jack: PHONES/OUTPUT, DC IN 16V, USB TO HOST (MIDI IN/OUT), USB TO DEVICE (optional storage devices), SUSTAIN
Amplifier: 12W + 12W
Speakers: 12cm x 2 + 3cm x 2
Power Supply: PA-301 Adapter (included)
Dimensions (W x D x H): 37-1/4" x 15-7/8" x 5-1/8" (94,6 x 40,2 x 13 cm)
Weight: 16 lbs. 9 oz. (7.5kg)
Silver Cabinet