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| name = Yamaha PSS-A50 | | name = Yamaha PSS-A50 | ||
| dimensions = 506 × 54 × 201<ref name=om-specs /> | |||
| weight = 1.2kg (without batteries)<ref name=om-specs /> | |||
| type = Portable keyboard | | type = Portable keyboard | ||
| keyboard = 37 mini-keys (velocity sensitive) | | keyboard = 37 "HQ" (High Quality) mini-keys (velocity sensitive)<ref name=om-specs>Yamaha PSS-A50 Owner's Manual, page 13.</ref> | ||
| manufacturer = Yamaha | | manufacturer = Yamaha | ||
| releasedate = November 2019<ref>[https://jp.yamaha.com/products/musical_instruments/keyboards/portable_keyboards/pss-a50/index.html ヤマハ | PSS-A50]</ref> | | releasedate = November 2019<ref>[https://jp.yamaha.com/products/musical_instruments/keyboards/portable_keyboards/pss-a50/index.html ヤマハ | PSS-A50]</ref> | ||
| standards = None<ref group=infobox>Partial [[General MIDI]] and XGlite compatibility.</ref> | | standards = None<ref group=infobox>Partial [[General MIDI]] and XGlite compatibility.</ref> | ||
| maxpoly = 32 | | maxpoly = 32<ref name=om-specs /> | ||
| numparts = 16 | | numparts = 16 | ||
| numpresets = 40 | | numpresets = 40<ref name=om-specs /> | ||
| drumpresets = 2 | | drumpresets = 2<ref name=om-specs /> | ||
| effects = Reverb, Chorus | | effects = Reverb, Chorus | ||
| notes = <references group=infobox /> | | notes = <references group=infobox /> | ||
Revision as of 22:53, 13 November 2024
| W × H × D (mm) | 506 × 54 × 201[1] |
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| Weight | 1.2kg (without batteries)[1] |
| Type | Portable keyboard |
| Keyboard | 37 "HQ" (High Quality) mini-keys (velocity sensitive)[1] |
| Manufacturer | Yamaha |
| Release date | November 2019[2] |
| Standards | None[infobox 1] |
| Parts | 16 |
| Max polyphony | 32[1] |
| Normal presets | 40[1] |
| Drum presets | 2[1] |
| Effects | Reverb, Chorus |
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The Yamaha PSS-A50 is a portable keyboard by Yamaha. It was launched in 2019 together with the closely related PSS-E30 "Remie" and PSS-F30, effectively relaunching the Yamaha PSS series, which had ended in 1997. It has an entry-level price point, retailing for circa 100 US dollars new. As of at least 2024, it is "discontinued" in the US,[3] but it is still sold in other markets (e.g. Europe and Japan), and can be imported worldwide.
Notable features:
- 37-key velocity-sensitive mini keyboard, same high-quality keybed as the (much more expensive) Yamaha Reface series
- Can be powered either by USB or by 4× AA batteries
- USB MIDI functionality
- MIDI out: can be used as a MIDI controller, sends all performance data including arpeggios and motion effects
- MIDI in: can be used as a tone generator (32-poly 16-part multitimbral)
- Single speaker and mono 3.5mm headphone output
- 40 normal instrument presets and 2 drumkit presets (Standard and Dance). These seem to come from the Yamaha PSR series.
- 16-part multitimbral, 32-poly tone generator
- Does not claim General MIDI support; this is probably because it does not have the full 128 GM1 instruments and only has mono audio output. However, it seems to be partially GM1/XGlite-compatible, e.g.:
- Normal instrument presets use GM1-compatible numbering (with Bank Select MSB = 0)
- Drum instrument presets use XG/XGlite-compatible numbering (Bank Select MSB = 127)
- Typical Yamaha XGlite Control Change support: Attack, Release, Brightness, Harmonic Content, Reverb Send, Chorus Send
- Various convenient performance features:
- Arpeggios (not an arpeggiator exactly, more similar to a "styles" system with reharmonization of pre-recorded phrases stored in ROM)
- Phrase recorder/looper
- Motion effects (pre-recorded filter/pitch/modulation patterns stored in ROM)
- Sustain and portamento buttons (no pedal input)
- Metronome
Quirks
- There is no analog volume control, only a digital one. This means the audio output can be quite noisy at a low volume, because the noise floor is constant at all volume settings. If your headphones don't have their own volume control, you may want to use an in-line volume controller cable.
- The audio output is 2× unbalanced mono on a TRS (stereo, three rings) 3.5mm jack. This can interact badly with audio equipment expecting balanced audio: if you use a TRS cable to connect it to a mono input on your audio interface, you'll get silence. You need something with a TS (mono, two rings) connector, either a splitter-/Y-cable or a simple mono cable.
Trivia
- The rounded design, shared with the PSS-E30 and PSS-F30, comes from the design concept of "eggs for musicians".[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Yamaha PSS-A50 Owner's Manual, page 13.
- ↑ ヤマハ | PSS-A50
- ↑ PSS-A50 | Yamaha Corporation. (US website)
- ↑ PSS-A50 / Remie (PSS-E30) / PSS-F30 - Yamaha Design - Yamaha Corporation