Yamaha PSR 1500

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Specifications

• An Internet-capable arranger workstation with numerous authentic-sounding instruments

• Connect directly to the Internet content using a broadband connection
  	USB "To Device": connect storage devices like FDD and hard drives
  	Large full dot backlit LCD screen displays lyrics and notation
  	SmartMedia™ slot for data storage and retrieval (card optional)
  	Modeled Organ Flutes feature nine virtual drawbars

  The PSR-1500 is a professional 61-key Arranger Workstation with 791 GM2/XG sounds and 16 drum kits, 96-note polyphony for scoring the most complex compositions and special organ voices that use advanced Modeling Technology for a remarkably realistic tone. A large full-dot backlit LCD screen displays lyrics and notation. USB and broadband Internet connectivity make it easy to download songs and styles. The PSR-1500 is designed to be a workhorse keyboard that will "plug in" to the serious composer or performer's studio.

Control Interface

Keyboard Number of Keys 61 Touch Response Yes

Display Type LCD Color Monocrome Size 320 x 240 dots Back Light Yes (Fluorescent Light) Score Display Yes Lyrics Display Yes

Other Controllers Pitch Bend Yes Modulation Yes Multi Pads 4 (+ Stop)

Voices

Tone Generation Tone Generating Technology AWM Stereo Sampling Wave Capacity 16MB

Polyphony Number of Polyphony 96

Preset Number of Voices 311 + 480 XG + GM2 + GS Featured Voices 8 Sweet! Voices, 5 Cool! Voices, 1 Live! Voice, 10 Organ Flutes!

Compatibility GM Yes (System Level 1 & 2) XG Yes XG lite Yes XF Yes

Accompaniment Styles

Preset Number of Preset Styles 190 Featured Styles 176 Pro Styles, 14 Session Styels Sections 3 Intro & Ending, 4 Main Fingering Single Finger, Fingered, Fingered On Bass, Multi Finger, AI Fingered, Full Keyboard, AI Full Keyboard

Custom User Styles Yes (Custom Style) RAM Capacity 120KB

Other Features One Touch Setting (OTS) 4 for each Style Music Finder/Music Database Yes Easy Song Arranger No Easy Song Performer No

Songs

Recording Song Data Capacity 300KB

Compatible Data Format Playback SMF (Format 0 & 1), ESEQ, XF, Style File Recording SMF (Format 0)

Effects

Acoustics Reverb 35 Preset + 3 User Chorus 30 Preset + 3 User Others DSP 1 (183 Preset + 3 User), DSP 2-4 (106 Preset + 10 User)

Functions Split Yes

Functions

Lesson/Guide Guide Yes Performance Assistant Technology (PAT) Yes

Demo/Help Demonstration Voice Demos Help Yes (in 6 languages)

Registration Memory Number of Buttons 8

Overall Controls Tempo Range 5 - 500, Tap Tempo Transpose Keyboard/Song/Master Tuning Yes Scale Type Yes

Miscellaneous Language for Display English, Japanese, German, French, Spanish, Italian

Storage and Connectivity

Storage Floppy Disk *Depending on the destination Flash Memory (Internal) Yes (650KB) SmartMedia Slot Yes External Drives Optional connectivity to external HDD or CD-R drive with Optical Input (with External Adaptor via USB To Device)

Connectivity Internet Yes (10Base-T with External Adaptor via USB to Device) USB Yes (To Host, To Device) Headphones Yes MIDI Yes (In/Out) AUX Pedal Yes (2, Foot Volume) AUX Audio In Yes (L/L+R) AUX Audio Out Yes (Pre (L/L+R), Post (L/L+R))

Accessories

SmartMedia (Included) *Depending on the destination

Amplifiers and Speakers

Amplifiers 12W x 2 Speakers (12cm + 5cm) x 2

Size/Weight

Dimensions Width 93.7cm Depth 39.9cm Height 16.7cm

Weight Weight 10.0kg