Yamaha PSR-SX900 61-Key High-Level Arranger Keyboard

Manufacturer’s Description

THE FLAGSHIP

The top-of-the-line in the PSR-SX Series, the PSR-SX900 delivers the best and most available in its class of Arranger Workstations today.

LIMITLESS CREATIVITY

With a completely redesigned sound system, user interface, new assignable functions, Joystick and Live Controllers, you can completely tailor the functions and sounds of PSR-SX900, making your creativity positively limitless.

BE INSPIRED AS YOU INSPIRE

Perfect for songwriting, the PSR-SX900 is packed with rhythmic patterns (called “Styles”) spanning many genres, making it ideal for creating the accompaniment to your musical ideas and an invaluable inspiration for your next composition or arrangement. Together with a tremendous range of expressive sounds and vocal harmony, the PSR-SX900 is your ultimate and inspirational musical partner.

Specifications

Body

• Color: Black

Size/Weight

• Dimensions
  • Width: 1017 mm (40″)
  • Height: 139 mm (5.5″)
  • Depth: 431 mm (17″)
• Weight
• Weight: 11.5 kg (25.35 lb)
• Packing Box
  • Width: 1,181 mm (46-1/2″)
  • Height: 251 mm (9-7/8″)
  • Depth: 524 mm (20-5/8″)

Control Interface

• Keyboard
  • Number of Keys: 61
  • Type: Organ (FSB), Initial Touch
  • Touch Response: Normal, Soft 1, Soft 2, Hard 1, Hard 2

Other Controllers

• Joystick: Yes
• Control Knobs: 2 (assignable)
• Pitch Bend: –
• Modulation: –

Display

• Type: TFT Color WQVGA LCD
• Size: 800 x 480 dots (7 inch)
• Touch Screen: Yes
• Color: Color
• Language: English, German, French, Spanish, Italian
• Language: English

Panel Voices

• Tone Generation
  • Tone Generating Technology: AWM Stereo Sampling
• Polyphony
  • Number of Polyphony (Max.): 128

Preset

• Number of Voices: 1337 Voices + 56 Drum/SFX Kits
• Featured Voices: 252 S.Art!, 54 Mega Voices, 31 Sweet! Voices, 87 Cool! Voices, 131 Live! Voices, 24 Organ Flutes!

Compatibility

• XG: Yes (for Song playback)
• GS: Yes (for Song playback)
• GM: Yes
• GM2: Yes

Expandability

• Expansion Voice: Yes (approx. 400 MB)
• Editing: Voice Set
• Part Effects: Right 1, Right 2, Left

Types

• Reverb: 59 Presets + 30 User
• Chorus: 106 Preset + 30 User
• DSP: 322 Presets + 30 User
• Insertion Effect: 1-5: 322 Presets + 30 User
• Master Compressor: 5 Preset + 30 User
• Master EQ: 5 Preset + 30 User
• Part EQ: 28 Parts
• Others: Mic/Guitar Effects: Noise Gate, Compressor, 3 Band EQ, Vocal Effect: 23
• Arpeggio: Yes

Vocal Harmony

• Number of Presets: Vocal Harmony: 54, Synth Vocoder: 20
• Number of User Settings: 60 *The number is the total of Vocal Harmony and Synth Vocoder

Accompaniment Styles

• Preset
  • Number of Preset Styles: 525
  • Featured Styles: 463 Pro Styles, 46 Session Styles, 10 DJ Styles, 6 Free Play
  • Fingering: Single Finger, Fingered, Fingered On Bass, Multi Finger, AI Fingered, Full Keyboard, AI Full Keyboard
  • Style Control: INTRO x 3, MAIN VARIATION x 4, FILL x 4, BREAK, ENDING x 3

Other Features

• One Touch Setting (OTS): 4 for each Style
• Chord Looper: –
• Style Section Reset: Yes
• Unison & Accent: Yes

Expandability

• Expansion Style: Yes (Internal Memory)
• Expansion Audio Style: –
• Compatibility: Style File Format, Style File Format GE

Songs

• Preset
  • Number of Preset Songs: 5 Sample Songs

Recording

• Number of Songs: Unlimited (depends on the drive capacity)
• Number of Tracks: 16
• Data Capacity: Approx. 3 MB/Song
• Recording Function: Quick Recording, Multi Recording, Step Recording

Compatible Data Format

• Playback: SMF (Format 0 & 1), XF
• Recording: SMF (Format 0)

Multi Pads

• Preset: 329 Banks x 4 Pads
  • Audio: Yes

Functions

• Registration
  • Number of Buttons: 8
  • Control: Registration Sequence, Freeze

Playlist

• Number of Records: 2500 (max.) Records per Playlist file
• Lesson/Guide: Follow Lights, Any Key, Karao-Key, Your Tempo
• Search: Registration Bank

Demo/Help

• Demonstration: Yes

Overall Controls

• Metronome: Yes
• Tempo Range: 5 – 500, Tap Tempo
• Transpose: -12 – 0 – +12
• Tuning: 414.8 – 440.0 – 466.8 Hz
• Octave Button: Yes
• Scale Type: 9 types
• Sub Scale Setting: –
• Bluetooth: Yes (by using a commercially available USB display adaptor) * For a list of compatible devices, access the “Yamaha Downloads” website.

Miscellaneous

• Direct Access: Yes
• Text Display Function: Yes
• Wallpaper Customization: –
• Display Out: –

Voices

• Harmony/Echo: Yes (with Arpeggio)
• Panel Sustain: Yes
• Mono/Poly: Yes
• Voice Information: Yes

Styles

• Style Creator: Yes
• OTS Information: Yes

Songs

• Score Display Function: Yes
• Lyrics Display Function: Yes
• Song Creator: Yes

Multi Pads

• Multi Pad Creator: Yes

Audio Recorder/Player

• Recording Time (max.): 80 minutes/Song
• Recording: wav (WAV format: 44.1 kHz sample rate, 16 bit resolution, stereo), .mp3 (44.1 kHz sample rate,128/256/320 kbps, mono/stereo)
• Playback: .wav (WAV format: 44.1 kHz sample rate, 16 bit resolution, stereo), .mp3 (MPEG-1 Audio Layer-3: 44.1/48.0 kHz sample rate, 64-320 kbps and variable bit rate, mono/stereo)
• Lyrics Display Function: Yes (.mp3 only)
• Time Stretch: Yes
• Pitch Shift: Yes
• Vocal Cancel: Yes

Storage and Connectivity

• Storage
  • Internal Memory: Yes (approx. 1 GB)
  • External Drives: USB Flash Memory (via USB to DEVICE)

Connectivity

• Headphones: Yes
• FOOT PEDAL: 1 (SUSTAIN), 2 (ARTICULATION), Function Assignable
• Microphone: Microphone/Guitar x 1
• MIDI: IN, OUT
• AUX IN: Stereo mini jack
• LINE OUT: MAIN OUTPUT (L/L+R, R), SUB (AUX) OUTPUT (1,2 (L/L+R, R))
• USB TO DEVICE: Yes (x 2)
• USB TO HOST: Yes

Amplifiers and Speakers

• Amplifiers: (15 W + 10 W) x 2
• Speakers: 13 cm x 2 + 2.5 cm (dome) x 2

Power Supply

• Power Supply: PA-300C or an equivalent recommended by Yamaha
• Power Consumption: 24 W
• Auto Power Off Function: Yes

Accessories

• Included Accessories: Owner’s Manual, Online Member Product Registration, Music Rest, AC Adaptor(may not be include depending on your area. Check with your Yamaha dealer.)