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Yamaha PSR-E413
18 February, 2010 - 09:32 — kristof
Since I'm officially allowed from this year on to have a mid-life crisis, I had to choose between getting either a tattoo, a Harley Davidson, an electric guitar or a synthesizer. Being the geek that I am, I off course chose for the item containing the most knobs and blinkenlights. Unfortunately, synths are quite expensive and above budget range for a new hobby that I'm unsure of persevering. Therefore I opted for a keyboard, which has less impressive sound samples, but fortunately, some keyboards integrate basic synth functions.
I finally bought me a Yamaha PSR-E413 : 32 note polyphony, arpeggiator, pitch bend and synthesizer Control Knobs for real-time control of filter & effects of sounds. Enough features to prevent sounding like the James Last band. It has an education suite, which will hopefully will help me mastering this instrument. Time to brush up my music theory and start playing !
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Yamaha E413
We recently bought a pair of these keyboards when my husband decided he wants to learn to play. I'm a pianist, but a few years ago bought a used Yamaha PSR-9000Pro. I was expecting "not much" from such a beginner keyboard, as the E413's are commonly called. But I was pleasantly surprised at all it can do, the quality of the sounds, and the variety of voices and styles that enable me to create endless music. I hope that you will be as pleased with yours :).