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Yamaha PSR-S550B Portable Arranger Workstation Keyboard
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Yamaha PSR-S550B entry-level Arranger Workstation offers high quality functions like USB MIDI and storage, 16-track sequencing, 64-note polyphony, unique Regional Voices and Drum Kits and full XG compatibility, making it a fantasticaddition to any really serious musician's selection of keyboards. Like other Arranger Workstation keyboards, you will find dedicated Registration, One Touch Setting and Octave buttons on the panel and Style and Voice category buttons to obtain you where you wish to go rapidly. Other pro functions consist of Mixer Function for song playback, 3 Intros, 4 Variations and 3 Endings to the Styles, Style Creator function and excellent sounds from inherited Sweet!/Cool!/Live! Voices from the Tyros and PSR-S900/S700.

The PSR-S550B provides you the realistic voices you need to sound your best, pulling on some of the latest technologies of other Yamaha Arranger Workstation keyboards. You will discover a huge selection of 294 realistic instrument voices, 480 GM/XG Voices and 22 drum/SFX kits. Integrated is a choice of Regional Voices and Drum Kits (Chinese, Indian and Middle Eastern) and special piano, guitar, brass and flute Voices from Tyros, PSR-S900 and PSR-S700. Right beneath the Voice category buttons you will find buttons which enable you to Split and Layer Voices, turn the Harmony, Touch and Sustain on and off, dedicated DSP button and Upper Octave transpose buttons.

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Have you ever played a song and wondered what it would look like as sheet music? The PSR-S550B 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.


Presently there are numerous tools in the keyboard which help to make it simple to be a power user from the very 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 ,64-note polyphony
Together with the PSR-S550B, you get the equivalent of a built-in multi-track recorder to be able to record one or multiple instrument parts at any given time and allocate each part to a new track. 16 tracks are supplied to support advanced melodies, chord accompaniment and rhythm parts. During playback, make use of the Mixer function to alter track volumes and balance. And to maintain you from not having enough notes with all of that fantastic music playing, the PSR-S550B features 64-note polyphony.

3 effects blocks: Customize your sounds
Whether it's a rotary speaker effect you're after or flange or overdrive guitar or perhaps basic compression, the PSR-S550B provides the maximum in control over your sound. You will 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 included to the Main, Dual and Left Voices.

Other Great Features
  • 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.

Yamaha PSR-550B(PSR550B) Specifications:


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 Yes/Yes
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
Digital Effects 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 01 ~; 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" (946 x 402 x 130 mm)
Weight 16 lbs. 9 oz. (7.5kg)


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