Yamaha PSR-E373 Digital Keyboard - A Versatile, Entry-Level Keyboard with 61 Touch-Sensitive Keys, 622 Instrument Voices, in a Black Finish

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However, if you don’t mind missing out on realistic keys, and just want a massive feature set to lose yourself in, the Yamaha PSR-E373 is tough to beat. Enjoy playing a touch-sensitive keyboard that accurately reflects every nuance of your playing, making your performances more musically expressive. Play the keys heavily for louder tones, or softly to achieve quieter sounds, to achieve true dynamic control of your music. Some of the new rhythms even make use of the new DSP effects engine too. Interestingly, a few of the presets even feature dynamic filtering, where higher frequencies are gradually brought in and out during the intro and outros. One of my main complaints about the PSR-E363 is how the keys feel ‘mushy’, and how you can’t truly play into the keys like you would a real piano.

Now that we have customizable effects and articulations, an already powerful keyboard just got even better. For the other 500+ sounds, the articulation button triggers a basic vibrato effect, which varies wildly in usability. You’d never want to use it with the piano sounds, but it’s incredible on organs and synth sounds. 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) If I had to theorize how Yamaha achieved this leap in quality, I’d attribute it to their new ‘ tone generator LSI’, which is Yamaha’s patented tone generation electronics signal chain. Even repeat sounds from prior models sound better on a side-by-side test. However, the Gear4music extended warranty scheme provides an enhanced service, and is designed to offer a higher level of protection than many 'free' warranties offered by some retailers and manufacturers.

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It will definitely need a bit of equalization before its stage ready, but the fact that Yamaha allows you to go that far is great. If you get the chance to playtest the PSR-E373 in person, I highly recommend testing out these sounds to see what it’s capable of. The PSR-E373 features a newly developed tone generator LSI that delivers stunning improvements in sound quality as well as high-quality effects. Thanks to this new LSI, you can enjoy a comprehensive library of 622 instrument Voices perfect for playing in any genre you choose, as well as unique Super Articulation Lite Voices that reproduce the trills and string noise of stringed instruments such as the cello and mandolin—previously difficult to emulate—with amazing realism, for superbly authentic performances. Experience the joy of playing

If you’re into the social media craze, you could even use Yamaha’s Rec’n’Share app with the PSR-E373 to record your playing before sharing it with your friends and family. Finally, there’s the USB to Host port, which uses a USB Type B port. This sends MIDI and Audio data to a supported computer or smartphone. What do Yamaha PSR, DGX and YDP mean? PSR-E373 is a 61-key, standard model of Portable Keyboard for those who touch keyboard instrument for the first time, or even for players for performance usage. It is loaded with versatile functions, an expressive touch-sensitive keyboard action and many conveniet functions so that even beginners can enjoy playing it right away.For customers in outlying areas of the country, the price of the Extended Warranty may be marginally higher, due to the potential for higher collection and redelivery transport costs. In general, this is an awesome addition for both beginners and experienced keyboardists alike, and I hope to see this included in other models down the road. The effects themselves are not that customizable, as you can only switch between binary on and off states. However, they’re legitimately great, and I had a blast trying out different combinations during my playtest. USB MIDI is no stranger to most keyboardists, but as covered earlier on, you can also record the direct output of the PSR-E373 using this port.

Apart from that, I’m really happy with the new piano sounds. They sound natural and clean, which are two aspects where the previous PSR-E keyboards faltered. Choose from two ways to play chords: “Smart Chord,” which lets you play chords with just one finger, or “Multi,” which lets you play chords them normally, with all the constituent notes. Smart Chord allows you to play chords using simple techniques that help your performance sound great.

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OCTAVE SHIFT. You can transpose up or down 2 octaves to adapt different voices to different sound registers. Finally, the master EQ is one of the weaker aspects about this keyboard, as you can’t customize them like you would the 3-band EQ in the DSP section. The same goes for most other acoustic sounds, such as brass, strings and drumkits. Many of these sounds still respond great to velocity and switch between different samples based on your playing dynamics.