Yamaha PSR-I500 Portable Indian Keyboard

FEATURES

• The ideal keyboard for Indian music lovers, for both performance and learning.
• 801 instruments, including 40 Indian instruments.
• 282 types of auto accompaniment 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

Keyboard

• Number of Keys: 61
• Type: Organ Style
• Touch Response: Yes (Soft, Medium, Hard, Fixed)

Other Controllers

• Pitch Bend: Yes
• Control Knobs: Yes (x2)

Display

• Type: Custom LCD
• Size: 92 mm x 42 mm
• Backlight: Yes
• Language: English

Voices

• Tone Generation: AWM Stereo Sampling
• Number of Polyphony (Max.): 48
• Number of Voices: 801 (257 Panel Voices + 32 Drum/SFX Kits + 50 Arpeggio Voices + 462 XGlite Voices)
• Featured Voices: Indian Voice x 40, Sweet! Voice x 8, Cool! Voice x 3

Compatibility GM: Yes

XGlite: Yes

Effects

• DSP: 10
• Reverb: 12
• Chorus: 5
• Master EQ: 6
• Harmony: 26

Functions

• Dual/Layers: 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)

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
• Format Playback: WAV(44.1 kHz, 16 bit, stereo)
• Format Recording: WAV(44.1 kHz, 16 bit, stereo)

Quick Sampling

• Sampleing Type: Normal, Oneshot, Loop
• Samples (Preset/Usesr): 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 (Y.E.S.): 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
• Sections: 5

Storage and Connectivity

• Storage Internal Memory: Approx. 1.73 MB
• Storage External Drives: USB flash drive

Connectivity

• DC IN: 12v
• Headphones: Headphones/Output
• Sustain Pedal: Yes
• AUX IN: Yes (Stereo Mini)
• USB TO DEVICE: Yes
• USB TO HOST: Yes

Amplifiers and Speakers

• Amplifiers: 6 W + 6 W
• Speakers: 12 cm x 2

Power Supply

• 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)