Yamaha PSROR700

Description

The PSROR700 keyboard was designed for today’s Middle Eastern, Arabic and Mediterranean music lover with some very cool content, scale tune panel buttons with memory, MegaVoice and modeling and USB jack for connecting peripheral storage devices.

The PSROR700 gives you the same ultra-quality sounds found on top-of-the-line PSR models, with Arabic, Maghrebi, Khaligi, Iranian, Turkish and Greek styles to the regular collections. Further, oud, nay, sorna, mizmar, and watariyat voices are added so that you can create music with oriental scale tunings. Use the scale setting feature to create and instantly call up authentic tuning for whatever music style you play. Newly designed panel layout makes operating and playing exceptionally easy and intuitive. *The Data List contains various important preset content lists such as Multi Pads and Effects, as well as MIDI-related information. The Data List is available for downloading from the Yamaha Manual Library.

Keyboard/Polyphony

61 regular-sized touch sensitive keys and 96-note polyphony.

Wide Selection of Voices & Styles

Total of 862 high-quality instrument voices (317 panel voices, 43 Oriental voices, 480 XGlite voices, 16 Drum Kits and 6 Oriental drum kits), and 314 accompaniment styles (including 146 Oriental Styles)

Oriental Scales

The Oriental Scales feature lets you simply and easily raise or lower the pitches of specific notes and create your own scales. You can change the scale settings at any time-even when you are playing. The scale settings can be stored for instant recall, whenever you need them.

MegaVoice Technology

It features multiple samples across the keyboard with sophisticated velocity switching – for incredibly authentic instrument sounds. It contains not only the basic samples of the instrument but also the performance techniques used with it. On a guitar for instance, players will hear open and mute string sounds, dead notes, hammering effects, slide effects, harmonics and a wide range of strum and body noises. In technical terms, MegaVoice duplicates an instrument’s behavior. In sonic terms, this gives the keyboard stunningly realistic sounds.

Organ Flutes

This special function not only gives you a full set of rich and luscious organ sounds, it also lets you create your own original organ voices, just as on a traditional organ, by increasing and decreasing the flute footages, and adding percussive sounds.

Music Finder

When you want to play in a certain genre of music but don’t know which settings to choose, what can you do? Music Finder has the answer. It offers an extensive range of music styles with pre-programmed voices and effects setups. Search for suitable styles. It instantly call up the best-suited voices, tempo and accompaniment style to match the song name or music style you wish to play. Simply call up a song title and start playing.

USB TO DEVICE Terminal

Insert a USB flash memory in the USB TO DEVICE terminal on the instrument. It would let you save or load the registered settings and user songs created on the instrument, as well as read data from the connected device.

USB TO HOST Terminal

Dive in and take advantage of the wide world of computer music software. Connections and setup are exceptionally easy, and you can play back your computer recorded parts with different instrument sounds – all from a single instrument.

Yamaha PSROR700 Portable Keyboard Features:

*Oriental (Arabic, Turkish, Greek etc.) Styles and Voices
*10 MegaVoices
*96-note polyphony
*360 Voices + 22 Drum + 480 XG + 265 GM2 + 235 GS
*11 Sweet!, 5 + 18 Cool! and 1 + 14 Live! Special Voices
*Tuning buttons for different scales on the panel
*168 regular Arranger styles + 146 special Oriental Styles
*USB To Device: connect storage devices like FDD and hard drives
*Large Full Dot Backlit LCD Screen: Displays Lyrics and Notation
*22 Drum Kits
*3 Style Intros/Endings with dedicated buttons, 4 variations & fill-ins
*Pitch Bend and Modulation Wheels for more expressive playing
*96 notes polyphony and GM2/XG/GS
*Separate L & R audio in/out jacks and foot volume pedal jack
*Interactive help in 5 languages

Included with the PSROR700
Owner’s Manual
Accessory CD-ROM
Music Rest

Yamaha PSR-OR700 Portable Keyboard Specifications:

Control Interface
Keyboard
Number of Keys 61
Touch Response Yes
Display
Type Full Dot LCD
Color Monochrome
Size 320 x 240 dots
Score Display Yes
Lyrics Display Yes
Other Controllers
Pitch Bend Yes
Modulation Yes
Multi Pads Yes
Voices
Tone Generation
Tone Generating Technology AWM Stereo Sampling
Polyphony
Number of Polyphony 96
Preset
Number of Voices 360 Voices + 22 Drum/SFX Kits + 480 XG Voices + GM2 + GS (for GS Song Playback)
Featured Voices 43 Oriental Voices, 6 Oriental Drum Kits, 10 Mega Voices, 11 Sweet! Voices, 18 Cool! Voices, 14 Live! Voice, 10 Organ Flutes!
Compatibility
GM Yes
XG Yes
XF Yes
Accompaniment Styles
Preset
Number of Preset Styles 314
Featured Styles 146 Oriental Styles + MegaVoice Styles (used by preset styles)
Sections Intro x 3, Main Variation x 4, Fill x 4, Break, Ending x 3
Fingering Single Finger, Fingered, Fingered On Bass, Multi Finger, AI Fingered, Full Keyboard, AI Full Keyboard
Custom
User Styles Yes
Other Features
One Touch Setting (OTS) 4 for each Style
Music Finder/Music Database Yes
Songs
Recording
Number of Channels 16
Song Data Capacity 300KB
Compatible Data Format
Playback SMF (Format 0 & 1), ESEQ, XF, Style File
Recording SMF (Format 0)
Effects
Acoustics
Reverb 34 Preset + 3 User
Chorus 29 Preset + 3 User
Others DSP 1 : 191 Preset + 3 User, DSP 2–4 : 106 Preset + 10 User
Functions
Split Yes
Functions
Lesson/Guide
Guide Follow Lights, Any Key, Karao-Key
Performance Assistant Technology (PAT) Yes
Demo/Help
Demonstration Yes
Registration Memory
Number of Buttons 8 x unlimited banks (depending on the storage media’s capacity)
Overall Controls
Tempo Range 5 – 500, Tap Tempo
Transpose Yes
Tuning Yes
Scale Type 9 presets
Miscellaneous
Language for Display English, German, French, Spanish, Italian
Storage and Connectivity
Storage
Flash Memory (Internal) 560KB
External Drives Optional USB Flash Memory, USB Hard Disk Drive, etc. (via USB to DEVICE)
Connectivity
USB To Host, To Device
Headphones Yes
MIDI In/Out
AUX Pedal (optional) Switch or Volume x 2
AUX Audio In (L/L+R, R)
Amplifiers and Speakers
Amplifiers 12W x 2
Speakers (12cm + 5cm) x 2
Size/Weight
Dimensions
Width 1,003mm (39-5/8″)
Depth 433mm (17-1/8″)
Height 148mm (5-7/8″)
Weight 11.5 kg (25 lbs., 5 5/8 oz)
Free MIDI Songs
XG Collection

Add more songs to your instrument’s collection, with this selection of free material.

If you’re looking for even more songs for your instrument, yamahamusicsoft.com is the official Yamaha Online Music Store. It has more than 20,000 items in stock or available for immediate download.

Latin
Included in Download: 4 MIDI Files

Latin 88KB zip Download

Soundtrack
Included in Download: 10 MIDI files

Soundtrack 116KB zip Download

Smooth Jazz
Included in Download: 10 MIDI files

Smooth Jazz 156KB zip Download

Cool & Funky
Included in Download: 4 MIDI files

Cool & Funky 83KB zip Download

Jazz & Short Piano Phrases
Included in Download: 18 MIDI files

Jazz & Short Piano Phrases 166KB zip Download

Dance
Included in Download: 10 MIDI files

Dance 222KB zip Download

Ballad
Included in Download: 5 MIDI Files

Ballad 84KB zip Download

Classical
Included in Download: 5 MIDI Files

Classical 49KB zip Download

Country & Western
Included in Download: 5 MIDI Files

Country & Western 57KB zip Download

Various Sound Effects for Stage/Entertainment
Included in Download: 27 MIDI Files

Various Sound Effects for Stage/Entertainment 54KB zip Download

Red Hot Funk
Included in Download: 13 MIDI Files

Red Hot Funk 230KB zip Download

Hot Rocks
Included in Download: 13 MIDI Files

Hot Rocks 150KB zip Download

GM Collection

Add more songs to your instrument’s collection, with this selection of free material.

World MIDI Collection
Included in Download: 11 MIDI files

* Oh! Susanna [suza.mid]
* Aura Lee [aura_lee.mid]
* Silent Night [kiyoshi.mid]
* Twinkle Twinkle Little Star [kira.mid]
* Greensleeves [green.mid]
* Jingle Bells [jingle.mid]
* Swanee River [athome.mid]
* Funiculi-Funicula [funi.mid]
* Tannenbaum [mominoki.mid]
* Londonderry Air [london.mid]
* When The Saints Go Marching In [seijya.mid]

World MIDI Collection 78KB zip Download

Download Directions

The items listed below are available to download for free. Click on the “Download” link below to save the files on your computer. Then follow the installation instructions included with the files

If you’re a Windows user and you need the application to unzip the file, you may download it at the WinZip® website

Software

MusicSoft Downloader

The Musicsoft Downloader is a software program that transfers music content back and forth between a personal computer and instrument. It also allows music content to be downloaded from the internet in a secure environment.

Installation for Windows
System Requirements:

* Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP(except 64bit)/Vista(except 64bit)
* 233MHz or faster Intel(R) Pentium(R)/Celeron(R) Processor
* 128MB or more available Hard Disk space
* 64MB or more available memory
* 800 x 600 or higher, HighColor(16-bit) Display
* Microsoft(R) Internet Explorer(R)5.5 or higher

Included in Download: 1 EXE Application file
Version 5.5.0 9.05 MB EXE Download

Drivers
USB-MIDI Drivers

The USB-MIDI driver is software that transfers MIDI data back and forth between PC software and Yamaha USB-MIDI devices.

Installation for Windows(R) Me/98
System Requirements:

* Windows(R) ME/98
* 166MHz or faster Intel(R) Pentium(R)/Celeron(R) Processor
* 2MB or more available Hard Disk space
* 32MB or more available memory

Included in Download: 1 EXE Application file
Version 1.22 108KB EXE Download

Installation for Mac OS 8.6 – 9.2.2
System Requirements:

* Mac OS 8.6 – 9.2.2
* Macintosh Processor with built-in USB interface
* 2MB or more available Hard Disk space
* 64MB or more available memory
* OMS 2.3.3 or higher

Version 1.0.7 6206KB sit Download

Installation for Mac OS X
System Requirements:

* Mac OS X Version 10.2.8-10.4.8
* Macintosh computer and a USB port with a Power Mac G3 or higher, or using Intel Processor
* 2MB or more available Hard Disk space
* 128MB or more available memory

Version 1.1.0 1.61MB ZIP Download

Installation for Windows(R) XP/2000
System Requirements:

* Windows(R) XP/2000
* 166MHz or faster Intel(R) Pentium(R)/Celeron(R) Processor
* 3MB or more available Hard Disk space
* 32MB or more available memory

Included in Download: 1 EXE Application file
Version 2.2.0 4.20 MB EXE Download

Installation for Windows (R) Vista/XP(x64 Edition)
System Requirements:

* Windows(R) Vista/XP(x64 Edition)
* 800MHz or higher; Intel(R) Pentium(R)/Celeron(R) processor or Intel 64 compatible processor
* 3MB or more available Hard Disk space
* 512MB or more available memory

Version 3.0.1 7.42 MB EXE Download

Installation Guide PDF manual 549KB
Data List PDF manual 420KB
Owner’s Manual PDF manual 4,994KB

How To Choose / Useful Information for Portable Keyboards

Why a Portable/Electronic/Arranger keyboard vs. a Pro keyboard (WorkStation)- how are these different?
Pro keyboards (also called synthesizers or workstations) can have up to 88 keys and some offer realistic piano action and excellent piano sound. They also will feature a multitude of other features that you may not need including audio recording, editing the sound to the most elemental part of the sound, a 16+ track sequencer with detailed editing, a lot of synth sounds.They will run 4 to 18 simultaneous higher quality effects like reverb,but many will have no built in arranging capability or musical styles other than arpeggiators and drum patterns. Some workstations do offer a small menu of preconstructed patterns usually require the player to construct each part (track)individually. This is a good feature for composers, but requires a ground up approach to composition. Because of the depth of features, workstations can be intimidating for a first time user. Portable/arranger type keyboards are generally easier to use and are an excellent means for much quicker songwriting ; also great for use as a “one person band”.

What affects the price you will pay and what should you look for?
The level of realism, quality and number of sounds- are they extremely realistic or a close approximation ?
Start with the grand piano sound, then strings. These are the most difficult to emulate
Arranging- Song Styles (how many and quality) and Song Sections (how many) and musical parts (how many)?
Does it sound like it was designed by a world class musician?
Display size- bigger the better to view info, makes it considerably easier to use
Score display- does it also have Lyrics/Text display?
Number of simultaneous effects, number of different effects?
Vocal Harmonizer- adds harmony backup vocal to your voice through a mic input
Polyphony- the number of notes that will play simultaneously IMPORTANT !!
How can you backup your tracks/compositions? Hard drive, CD burner, audio recording-
Will it sync with non audio tracks?
Does it have USB to device for optional jump drive or floppy drive for storage, USB to computer for saving sequences and styles
Does it have a Video output? This is very useful for lyrics display
Multiple audio outputs ?- more is better in order to separate different sounds sent to a mixer or computer for mixes
External controls- total number, logical control panel layout — touch screen? Complexity might mean more menu flipping,
Music Search- how easy is it to find the style of music you need quickly?
Ease of Use- how quickly can you assemble a new song, find a patch to play, tweak a sound, chain patterns together?
Recording or Sequencing features? Most feature built in multiple ( at least 16) track recording sequencers with detailed editing and standard midi file
Playback- how many tracks does it have, how detailed is the editing?
Are optional sounds available? Third party sounds/samples? How can you store these? RAM memory? RAM is volatile so you will need a backup like a jump drive or memory card to do this.
Will you need a Computer editor/librarian software package? They can offer great visuals and are usually much, much easier to use.
Saving sound edits, song edits, style edits, sliders, switches, Easy to use?
What about speakers? Do I need an amp?
Almost all portables have built-in speakers except a few very high end stage models are designed for performers and will require a keyboard amp or other external amplification.Most onboard speakers are generally loud enough for home listening or monitoring yourself. All have headphone jacks if you prefer not to be heard. Keyboard amplifiers or portable powered speakers are on the site if you have play in a big venue or with other louder instruments, choirs, or just want more bottom end bass frequencies, . . .

How good do these sound?
Please notice that almost every portable on our site has a sound file you can play on your computer to hear for yourself
What accessories should I consider?
Keyboard amps/powered speaker systems- if you play on stage for bigger venues
Headphones and home stereo speakers can suffice if you play at home only
Microphones may be plugged into some models. You may also need a microphone stand
Keyboard Stands come in many shapes and styles- X style, Z style,
Bench- consider a more sturdy 4 leg bench if you do not need portability, X style if you do, the wider the better
Headphones- full size will be more comfortable and quieter and may offer better quality audio
Pedals- most come with a sustain pedal, some have jacks for more control- volume, expression,etc
Bag or case- for portable models, we recommend the manufacturer bags and cases first, then Gator Cases
Dust cover
Glossary

What is MIDI?
an interface to connect a keyboard to the computer like USB port for printers. It sends note and other data from the keyboard to the computer or vice versa. Basically says play this note at this time at this volume level- it is not an actual audio recording. It also makes it possible for one keyboard to play another keyboard.
What is polyphony?
the number of simultaneous notes that can be played, though if it?s a stereo sample/recording each note can use 2 notes at once. Its important for anyone who plays a lot of notes at the same time and holds down the sustain pedal. The earliest notes played will cut out when the limit is exceeded. This can happen with pianos with 32 note polyphony especially.
What are those pedals for?
a sustain pedal to hold all notes played as lomg as the pedal is held down. The soft/half pedaling pedal plays one of 3 strings only for each note (softer sound) and sostenuto (select only certain notes to sustain).
What is a sequencer?
a recorder with 1 to 16 tracks usually so that multiple instruments can be played back for fully orchestrated songs and can have elaborate editing capability. Typically digital pianos have only 1 or 2 tracks for playing back a piano performance and archiving another. These can be downloaded to the computer with a midi interface
What is sampling/samples?
a short audio recording of a note. For more realistic sound, digital pianos can be recorded at different velocities so that when you strike a note harder, the timbre changes for better realism
What are effects?
to modify and enhance the sounds in the keyboard including non- piano sounds. e.g. – reverb will put the piano in a small room or up to a large concert hall.

Brief Description

Yamaha PSROR700 keyboard 61 touch response Key´s, 862 Sounds, 168 Styles + 146 orential Styles, 96 polyphony, One Touch Settings, Music Finder, monochrom display 5,7 “, Lyrics & Notes , 16 Track Song Recorder, Registration Memory, scale tune setting / scale tune Memory, Pitch Bend / Modulation Wheel, USB to host/USB to device , Speakersystem 2 x 12 Watt, Weight 11,5 kg, Dimesions: W x D x H in mm: 1003 x 433 x 148 color: champanger gold