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The Yamaha PSR-SX620 has been announced, and I’ve got to say, this looks like a really exciting addition to the PSR-SX range.
Yamaha describes it as the new entry point to the PSR-SX series, but what really caught my attention is just how much creativity they’ve packed into it. You’ve got over 1,000 Voices, 450 Styles, Super Articulation Voices, a Joystick Controller, two Live Control knobs, Chord Looper, Bluetooth Audio and Expansion Pack support, all in a completely redesigned instrument.
There’s a lot here to get stuck into.
The PSR-SX620 gives you over 1,000 Voices and 450 Styles, covering a huge range of instruments and musical genres.
There are also Yamaha’s Super Articulation Voices, designed to bring more of the natural character and expression of real instruments into your playing.
This is what I love about arranger keyboards. You can sit down with a tiny musical idea, choose a Style, find a sound you like and suddenly you’ve got a whole arrangement growing around you.
One feature I’m particularly pleased to see is the Chord Looper.
You can record a chord sequence and let the keyboard play it back for you, freeing your left hand to concentrate on melodies, fuller piano parts, changing sounds or improvising.
The SX620 can store up to eight chord sequences in each bank, and Yamaha says you can create an unlimited number of banks with your own progressions.
That feels like one of those features you could very quickly get used to having.
The Joystick Controller gives you hands-on pitch and modulation control, while the two assignable Live Control knobs let you adjust things such as tone, brightness, effects and Style parameters while you play.
I really like this sort of thing.
There’s a big difference between simply selecting a sound and being able to actually shape it as you’re playing. It encourages you to experiment, and that’s often where you stumble across something really interesting.
The PSR-SX620 has also had a completely redesigned panel layout, with Yamaha putting important controls within easier reach.
That matters on a keyboard like this.
When you’re in the middle of playing, you don’t want to feel like you’re operating a computer. You want to change a sound, alter a Style or trigger something and just keep going.
I’m really looking forward to getting one in front of me and seeing how that new layout feels in practice.
There’s plenty more to play with too.
Multi Pads let you trigger rhythmic phrases, melodic patterns and loops, while Audio Link Multi Pads allow you to use your own WAV audio.
Bluetooth Audio lets you wirelessly stream music through the keyboard and play along, and there’s a built-in audio recorder for capturing your session.
You’ve also got Smart Chord, which can turn the root note you play into a full chord for the accompaniment.
That makes it easier to simply start making music without feeling as though you have to master every part of the keyboard first.
Yamaha has also put work into the sound coming out of the instrument itself.
The PSR-SX620 has a newly developed speaker system featuring Yamaha’s Internal BassPort, an enlarged internal sound chamber and a front-facing bass reflex design. Yamaha says the changes improve bass depth, low-frequency response and overall clarity.
That’s one I really want to hear for myself.
There’s also upgraded audio output circuitry, designed to give you a clearer and more powerful signal when connecting to external speakers or a PA system.
We’ll be bringing you close-up videos, demos and our own thoughts on the new Yamaha PSR-SX620 as soon as we can, so keep an eye on ePianos and our YouTube channel.
We want to properly hear those new speakers, try the Chord Looper, explore the Voices and Styles and show you what the SX620 is actually like to play.
And if you’re already thinking the PSR-SX620 might be your next keyboard, part-exchange is available too.
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Comments:
I bet it’s a fantastic instrument. However, they could have at least enlarged the screen even if it were only an inch or two. Talking off chord looper, I’d still like to know if I create a chord loop, do I import it into the 16 track MIDI recorder or do I create a chord sequence on the 16 track MIDI and then transfer it to cord loop?
Yes, it’s a fantastic instrument, although I agree that a slightly larger screen would have been a nice upgrade!
With the Chord Looper, you record the chord progression directly into the Chord Looper itself. It’s separate from the 16-track MIDI recorder, so you don’t need to create the sequence in the MIDI recorder first or transfer it across. You can then save your chord loops into the Chord Looper memories and recall them when needed. Yamaha treats these as separate Chord Looper files rather than MIDI song tracks.
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