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Yamaha - PSRE463

Description

PSR-E463 is the best entry keyboard for performing various styles of music, from the latest to vinyl favourites. It has a 61-key touch response keyboard with powerful on-board speakers and easy-to-use professional features like assignable Live Control knobs, Quick Sampling, Groove Creator and USB Audio Recorder.

The PSR-E463 features a comprehensive library of 758 instrument Voices that will allow you to enjoy playing any musical genre. 235 auto Accompaniment Styles, including 10 new local Styles and 5 contemporary Styles inherited from Genos, provide real-time band backing tracks based on the chords you play.

If you thought you needed professional-level skills or abilities to enjoy making music like a pro, think again! With the new PSR-E463, all you need to turn your ideas into music is inspiration.

Features

* 758 high quality voices including Live!, Sweet! and Cool! voices, with 48-note polyphony
* Quick Sampling function - 5 sample (1 Normal type + 4 One shot/Loop type) Max 9.6 sec/sample
* Groove Creator function - 35 grooves, 5 sections(4 main +1 Musical Climax)
* 235 auto accompaniment Styles
* USB Audio Recorder - 80 minutes. (.wav)
* 6W + 6W amplifiers with 12 cm Bass Reflexed speakers
* Assignable real-time Control Knobs, DSP Effects, and Pitch Bend
* Connectivity with audio and MIDI capabilities
* USB TO DEVICE terminal
* AUX IN for connecting and playing along with your favourite music
* Arpeggio function
* Worldwide sounds support multiple kinds of music


Specs

Control Interface

Number of Keys: 61
Touch Response: Soft, medium, hard, fixed
Other Controls: Pitch bend; 2 x Control knobs
Display: LCD (Liquid Crystal Display)
Display Language: English
Panel Language: English

Voices

Tone Generation: AWM stereo sampling
Polyphony: 48 maximum
Number of Voices:
- 758 (237 panel voices + 24 drum/SFX kits + 40 arpeggio + 457 XGlite voices)
- Featured Voices: 8 Sweet voices, 3 Cool voices, 3 Dynamic voices
Compatibility: GM; XGlite

Effects

Types:
- DSP: 10 types (assignable on control knobs)
- Reverb: 12 types
- Chorus: 5 types
- Master EQ: 6 types
- Harmony: 26 types

Functions:
- Dual/Layers
- Split
- Arpeggio: 150 types
- Melody Suppressor
- Crossfade (for internal/aux in)

Accompaniment Styles

Preset
Number of Preset Styles: 235
Fingering: Multi finger
Style Control: ACMP on/off, sync start, sync stop, start/stop, intro/ending, rit., main/audio fill, track on/off
File Format: Style file format (SFF)
Other features: One Touch Setting (OTS)
Expansion style: 10

Groove Creator
Number of Grooves: 35
Number of Sections: 5 (4 sections + 1 musical climax/ending)

Songs

Number of Preset Songs: 30

Recording
Number of Songs: 10
Number of Tracks: 6 (5 Melody + 1 Style/Groove Creator)
Data Capacity: Approximately 19,000 notes (when only Melody tracks are recorded)
Recording Function: Yes
Data Playback: SMF (formats 0 & 1)
Recording: Original file format (SMF 0 conversion function)

USB Audio Recorder
Recording Time: 80 minutes (approx. 0.9 GB) per song
Playback: WAV (16-bit, 44.1 kHz stereo)
Recording: WAV (16-bit, 44.1 kHz stereo)

Quick Sampling

Type: Normal, oneshot, loop
Samples (Preset/User): 5
Sampling Time: Approximately 9.6 seconds
Sampling Sources: Aux in
Sampling Format: Original file format (16-bit, stereo)
Sampling Rate: 44.1 kHz

Functions

Registration: Number of Buttons: 4 (switchable between 8 banks)
Audio Interface: USB, 16-bit, 44.1 kHz, stereo
Lesson/Guide: Yamaha Education Suite (Y.E.S.): Lesson 1 to 3 (Listening, timing, waiting), repeat & learn, chord dictionary
Other Controls: Metronome: Yes
Tempo Range: 11 to 280
Transpose: -12 to 0, 0 to +12
Tuning: 427.0 to 440.0 to 453.0 Hz (approx. 0.2 Hz increments)
Scale Setting: Yes
Piano Button: Yes (portable grand button)

Storage and Connectivity

Storage
Internal Memory: Approximately 1.73 MB
External Drives: USB flash drive

Connectivity
DC In: 12 V
AUX In: 1/8" / 3.5 mm (stereo-mini)
Headphones: 1 x 1/4" / 6.3 mm phones output
Sustain Pedal
USB to Device
USB to Host (MIDI/audio, 16-bit, 44.1 kHz stereo)

Miscellaneous

Amplifiers and Speakers
Amplifiers: 6 W + 6W (when using PA-150 AC adapter)
Speakers: 2 x 4.7" / 12 cm

Power Supply
AC Adapters: PA-150
Batteries: 6 x AA size alkaline (LR6), manganese (R6) or Ni-MH rechargeable (HR6)

Power Consumption
8 W (when using PA-150 AC adapter)
Auto Power Off Function

Dimensions (W x H x D): 946 x 139 x 404 mm / 37.2 x 5.5 x 15.9"
Weight: 6.6 kg / 14.6 lb