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Yamaha PSR-S550 61-Key Arranger Workstation Keyboard
With 770+ voices, 300+ effects and 22 drum kits, you can write, arrange and produce on this affordable workstation keyboard from Yamaha.
Overall User Ratings (based on 44 ratings)
Submitted October 6, 2010 by a customer from telenet.be
"Review PSR S550 Or PSR S550B black. "
I replace it next year or the end of the year for an psr 910s
the psr s550 fill my needs for playing bace music,but later one I want to make my styles and sound,with is not possible with this keyboard.
Also for the missed objects,like direct sound recording on usb,line out for stage.
missing wheel on the keyboard,direct internet acces.
Sound
I played years with roland keyboards,in the past,but now 15 years later I started again,but with the S550
the kyeboard is easy to use,and for me after an long time enactive,it was great.
you can start right away,it is thad easy.
the keyboard come with great sound,however the psr S910 is better,but for half the prise the S550 is good.
My only drawback i found,is thad the keyboard have poor usb Usage.
for example,you can store 200 styles on an usb ,or 200 songs,and thads it.
When you put more styles on your usb drive,it wil just skip the rest.even if you have 500 of them,the keyboard read only 200 of them.
the sounds are realy good,even as the styles.
you can alter abit the sounds,but it is not like an synth you can make sounds.
not possible with this keyboard.
however you can make styles,alter styles
Two basic needs are missing,one is an tone slider wheel.
the other is an break for the styles.
another problem could be if you are onstage,the phone out put share the same plug as audio out.
problem is you get more noise thad way,then on an dictaded line out.
for the rest the keyboard work like it is,it is an great keyboard for its prise.
the keyboard itself is not to bad to,it work great,and consistend,
changing styles are great,you just pick one and the keyboard play it without loading it furst.believe me thad is an big plus,against other keyboard like roland,thad do not have this option.
you can make your styles,it is easy,you can save them.
and re use them,the best part is when you make an song,the styles is intigrated in the song.so no fussle or tinking with styles i used for an song.
the keyboard is fully awhere wat style you used,just great.
When you are on an mission to get an keyboard thad do not break your bank accound,then i can recoment this keyboard.
it play just as good as the bigger models,however when you go higher you get more polifony sounds,and most of the time more colorful,and fuller tones.
but the sound is realy good,.
Features
As sayed before this keyboard miss some importend stuff.
load and save capacity is poor,internal songs are only 5
Usb song are max 200
the keyboard do not allow you to name your song after recording,it is always User song1,to user song 5 after thad the next song wil be back on user song1
Strance I never had this with roland keyboards.
Ease of Use
the keyboard is as easy as 1,2,3
Sound creation is not possible,you can only change the effects,and save it as snapshot.
Quality
the psr s550 is reable like al other keyboards.
it have an nice black finish,however abit bruud.
the speakers are very good,and the power to.
However for playing onstage ,you need an external keyboard amplifier.
the psr s550 is light so easely for transport.
have good sound,and is very playable live or at home.
Value
In short yes it is word every penny.
you get an nice looking,and most importend and good performer for your money.
I use the keyboard 5 monds now,I only can say it is an great product.
Manufacturer Support
the people are very nice,let me try out the keyboard,and give me all the time of the world to make an disision.
with good explination between other Yamaha keyboards.
The Wow Factor
it is just an practical addition for my setup.
I plan to buy the psr 910 at the end of the year,for its additional settings the psr s550 lack.
Musical Background:
pro
Musical Style:
electronic music creation
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Submitted August 7, 2011 by a customer from hotmail.com
"Not any better than a psr 550, actually."
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Sound
The product sounded fine. It had a few features missing that I need.
Features
Just the product itself/
Ease of Use
Actually, I have two Yamaha psr 550 keyboards. (the older model) and I like them because of the dsp control button that controls the leslie. I do not find any difference between the s550b and the psr 550, except the old 550 has that dsp control button for slow/fast rotary speaker. I will eventually need one great keyboard that has the following; It has to have rotory speaker control built in, it will need to be 76 keys, it has to store my setups for each song I will be playing, (registration memory), so that I can quickly bring up that setting for that particular saong. It has to probably be a Yamaha, because I personally do not like the sounds of anything else. I cannot use weighted keys. I already have one of those and it sits in the closet. I need great horns, piano, organ, synth, sounds that can be mixed and or punched in and out at will. I need to split the keyboard sections up on certain tunes in order to accomodate various song parts.
Seems like everyone wants to sell you a workstation. The only thing wrong with the yamaha s70xs is that it has weighted keys. I can't have that. So, I'm playing on this little 550 until prices take a dive. I'll probably end up with the xf7, but I'm in no rush...
Quality
yes
Value
not really, but that's just me.
Manufacturer Support
Yamaha is not that easy to reach for parts,
The Wow Factor
It looks good
Musical Background:
active musician
Musical Style:
variety
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Submitted April 7, 2010
"Great entry level product but missing the real professional feel. An accomplishing keyboard though."
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I was satisfied with the product for about a year. I now seek a more professional keyboard that woulg give me more features, control, and professionalism. This is a great and acomplishing product for someone who is stepping into the world of professional (underline professional) music. The keyboard hleps you glean an insight into professional music, and is the best way to start if you plan on moving on one day.
Sound
Compared to the other affordable keyboards, the PSR s550 has pretty good sound. The sound by itself, though, does not live up to the higher standadrds of the s910 and tyros, but it gives you the basics. One of the major problems with the s550 is that there is no guitar mode. This is a major disadvantage when you're trying to achieve that real guitar sound in your style accompinent. The best thing to do to would be to attatch a basic mixer so your right hand sounds could get that clear rich sound. This won't help you though for your accompinent sounds. Overall, it's a great way to start your career with solo right hand sounds, but it cannot be relied upon for your style accompinents.
Features
The s550 gives you great features for an entry level professional. This includes the four main variations, 8x8 registration banks, style creator, and the 16 track sequencer. I've found the one touch setting to be pretty useless since you can't set your own voices. As I mentioned before, a guitar mode would enhance the keyboard, and without it its hard to create real live guitar sounds. One of the biggest problems is the lack of a freeze button. It is so annoying. I find it quite hard to swith sounds using the registration keys because it gets in the way of the style playing. I would venture to say that this is one of the biggest disadvantages of the s550.
Ease of Use
The keyboard is extremely easy to use for the features on the keyboard. It gets really annoying to switch sounds, but above all it's pretty easy. When it comes to modifying sound, you'll have a great ease at finding waht's right for you. Personally I learnes alot of the basic music workings and mixing,with the s550, and, if you're interested in starting a career, I strongly recommend the s550 as a starter if you are willing to buy another keyboard later on in your pursuits.
Quality
Well built and nice finish. A reliable product as long as you don't accidentally cause a memory loss or malfunction. Appropiate for use on the road, though it may scratch easily. It is good quality and it seems that it will last you a long time.
Value
Compared to other items, a little expensive, but it's worthy for the market
Manufacturer Support
Never tried
The Wow Factor
A nice appealing look. A good way for a learning pro to feel good about himself. If you're already a pro, it's not a nice addition to your setup.
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