Yamaha PSR I300 61-Keys Portable Keyboard

Yamaha PSR-I300 61 Keys Portable Keyboard Overview:

For those just starting to enjoy Indian music, the entry-level PSR-I300 features Voices, auto-accompaniment Styles and Riyaz Lite essential to this genre, as well as a Super Articulation Lite function that recreates the unique performance techniques of each instrument at the touch of a button.

• For enjoying Indian music.
• 644 instruments, including 30 Indian instruments.
• 224 types of auto accompaniment Styles, including 30 Indian Styles.
• 15 Riyaz (Tabla / Mridangam & Tanpura) patterns
• 164 lesson Songs including 10 Indian traditional Raga scales
• DSP effects and 15 Super Articulation Lite Voices
• Touch-sensitive keyboard
• Built-in powerful amplifiers with bass reflex speakers
• USB TO HOST allowing two-way MIDI and digital audio transfer
• Pitch bend wheel

Enjoy your absolute favorite songs!
Loaded with the authentic instrument Voices and auto accompaniment Styles essential to playing music from India, the PSR-I300 lets you enjoy the music you love with your favorite people.

THE VOICES YOU NEED TO PLAY INDIAN MUSIC
The PSR-I300 comes with more than just Yamaha’s acclaimed piano and electronic sounds, offering an extensive array of Voices for the Indian instruments so essential to playing Indian music, paired with a keyboard that has won popularity for its great dynamics and for being smooth and easy to play. Features such as Dual, Arpeggio, and Harmony, and high-quality DSP effects enhance your sound and help you play like a pro. The PSR-I300 even includes functions such as Super Articulation Lite and Pitch Bend Wheel that reproduce the unique playing techniques and sounds of instruments with impressive authenticity. Here we showcase some representative Voices and the functions that can be used to add color to them.

THE STYLES YOU NEED TO PLAY INDIAN MUSIC
Auto-accompaniment “Styles” are a function that adds rhythm and accompaniment when you play chords with your left hand. In addition to genres such as rock and jazz, the PSR-I300 also responds to the patterns often used in Indian music, offering a comprehensive range of support functions that allow you to enjoy performing with Styles without any knowledge of chords or music, including Smart Chord for one-finger performance with Styles, a Music Database that offers suggestions for frequently used combinations of Voices and Styles, and Chord Dictionary, which lets you look up how to play chords. The PSR-I300 also offers a Riyaz Lite function that plays Tabla/Mridangam and Tanpura, so that you can practice scales and singing as well as provide backing for Indian music.

A SUITE OF LESSON FUNCTIONS
The PSR-I300 comes equipped with a variety of lessons for independent study that will put beginning players at ease, and which help you learn everything from classic songs known around the world to the Raga scales unique to Indian music.

REC’N’SHARE
Easily record videos of your performances with the Rec’n’Share app and then share them on social media.

Registrations & Live performance : You may want to change sound settings for different songs or even during a song while you perform. The Registration Memory function allows you to recall those stored settings at the touch of a button.

Recording : The PSR-I300 features a two-track recording feature that lets you overlap recordings to sketch out compositions, or record the left and right parts at a reduced tempo for use as examples when practicing.

CONNECT TO PC
Connect to a PC to create a full-fledged DAW environment for arrangement and composition, or enjoy using software sound sources to play Voices not included in the PSR-I300—there’s a whole new world to explore!

*DAW software and software sound sources not included.

*We do not guarantee that the PSR-I300 will function correctly with DAW software or software sound sources.

Specifications:

• Body
  • Color: Metallic Dark Gray
• Dimensions
  • Width: 945 mm (37-3/16”)
  • Height: 118 mm (4-5/8”)
  • Depth: 369 mm (14-1/2”)
• Weight
  • Weight: 4.6 kg (10 lbs. 2 oz.) (not including batteries)
• Keyboard
  • Number of Keys: 61
  • Touch Response: Yes (Soft, Medium, Hard, Fixed)
  • Type: Organ Style
• Other Controllers
  • Pitch Bend: Yes
  • Control Knobs: Yes
• Display
  • Type: LCD
  • Backlight: Yes
  • Language: English
• Panel
  • Language: English
• Tone Generation
  • Tone Generating Technology: AWM Stereo Sampling
• Polyphony
  • Number of Polyphony (Max.): 48
• Preset
  • Number of Voices: 644 (250 Panel Voices + 29 Drum/SFX kits + 20 Arpeggio + 345 XGlite Voices)
  • Featured Voices: 30 Indian Voices, 15 Super Articulation lite Voices, 6 Sweet! Voices, 6 Cool! Voices, 3 Live! Voices
• Compatibility
  • GM: Yes
  • XGlite: Yes
• Types
  • DSP: 38 types
  • Reverb: 12 types
  • Chorus: 5 types
  • Master EQ: 6 types
• Functions
  • Dual/Layers: Yes
  • Split: Yes
  • Panel Sustain: Yes
  • Melody Suppressor: Yes
  • Duo: Yes
• Preset
  • Number of Preset Styles: 224 (Incl. Indian 30 Styles)
  • Fingering: Smart Chord, Multi finger
  • Style Control: ACMP ON/OFF, SYNC START, START/STOP, INTRO/ENDING/rit., MAIN/AUTO FILL
• Other Features
  • One Touch Setting (OTS): Yes
  • Music Database: 220 (Incl. Indian 50 music)
• Expandability
  • Expansion Style: 10
• Compatibility: Style File Format (SFF)
• Preset
  • Number of Preset Songs: 164 (Incl. 10 Raga Scale Songs)
• Recording
  • Number of Songs: 5
  • Number of Tracks: 2
  • Data Capacity: Approx. 10,000 notes
• Compatible Data Format
  • Playback: SMF (Formats 0 & 1)
  • Recording: Original File Format
• Lesson/Guide
  • Lesson/Guide: KEYS TO SUCCESS, Lesson 1–3 (Listening, Timing, Waiting), Phrase Repeat, A-B Repeat, Chord Dictionary, Touch Tutor, Chord Study, Chord Progression
• Demo: 3 Demo Songs
• USB audio interface: 44.1 kHz, 16 bit, stereo
• Registration
  • Number of Buttons: 9
  • Control: Freeze
• Overall Controls
  • Metronome: Yes
  • Tempo Range: 11 – 280
  • Transpose: -12 to 0, 0 to +12
  • Tuning: 427.0 – 440.0 – 453.0 Hz (approx. 0.2 Hz increments)
• Riyaz (Tabla/Tanpura Pattern)
  • Preset: 15
  • Sections: 3
• Miscellaneous
  • PIANO Button: Yes (HARMONIUM/PIANO Button)
• Voices
  • Harmony/Echo: 26 types
  • Arpeggio: 162 types
• Storage
  • Internal Memory: Approx. 1.4 MB
• Connectivity
  • DC IN: 12 V
  • AUX IN: Stereo mini jack x 1
  • Headphones: Standard stereo phone jack (PHONES/OUTPUT) x 1
  • Sustain Pedal: Yes
  • Foot Switch: Yes (Sustain, Arp Hold, Sus+ArpH, Articulation, Sostenuto)
  • USB TO HOST: Yes (MIDI/Audio)
  • OUTPUT: Standard stereo phone jack (PHONES/OUTPUT) x 1
• Amplifiers: 2.5 W + 2.5 W
• Speakers: 12 cm x 2
• Power Supply: AC Adaptor (PA-130, PA-3C, or an equivalent recommended by Yamaha) or batteries (Six “AA” size alkaline (LR6), manganese (R6) or Ni-MH rechargeable (HR6) batteries)
• Power Consumption: 5 W (When using PA-130 AC adaptor)
• Auto Power Off Function: Off/5/10/15/30/60/120 (minutes)
• Included Accessories
  • Music Rest: Yes
  • Song Book: Can be downloaded from Yamaha web site
  • Power Adaptor: Yes
  • AC Adaptor: PA-130 or an equivalent recommended by Yamaha