Yamaha PSR-SX Series: A New Era of Performance Arranger Keyboards

Yamaha PSR-SX Series: A New Era of Performance Arranger Keyboards

Yamaha is excited to introduce the latest models in the PSR-SX series: the PSR-SX720 and PSR-SX920. These new models push the boundaries of sound, functionality, and user control, delivering a premium experience for musicians at any level. With a host of professional features and improvements over previous models (PSR-SX700 and PSR-SX900), the PSR-SX720 and PSR-SX920 are set to transform your music to the next level.

Model PSR-SX920 PSR-SX900 PSR-SX720 PSR-SX700
Controller Assignable Button 6 + 2 6 + 1 6 + 2 6 + 1
Joystick Yes (Assignable) Yes Yes (Assignable) Yes
Voice SA2 Voice Yes No No No
SA Voice (multiple articulation) Yes No Yes No
Mono/Poly Crossfade, Portamento, Legato Legato Crossfade, Portamento, Legato Legato
Octave -3 -0 +3 -1 -0 +1 -3 -0 +3 -1 -0 +1
Function Chord Looper Yes Yes Yes No
Style Dynamics Control Yes (via knob) Yes (via touch velocity) Yes (via knob) Yes (via touch velocity)
Style Style Section Change Timing Yes No Yes No
Time Signature per Style Section Yes No Yes No
Insertion Effect in Style 4 2 2 0
Memory Expansion Memory 2GB 1GB 1GB 400MB
Internal Memory 4GB 4GB 1GB 1GB
Connectivity Bluetooth Audio Yes Yes No No
Display Out Yes (via USB) Yes (via USB) No No
Sub Out Yes Yes No No
USB to Device Port 2 2 1 1
Vocal Harmony/Synth Vocoder Yes Yes No No
Speakers Speakers 13 cm x 2 + 2.5 cm (dome) x 2 13 cm x 2 + 2.5 cm (dome) x 2 13 cm x 2 + 5 cm x 2 13 cm x 2 + 5 cm x 2

PSR-SX720: Enhanced Performance with Versatility

The PSR-SX720 is designed for musicians who need a powerful arranger keyboard without overwhelming complexity. It offers improved sound quality, intuitive control, and advanced features to elevate performances and songwriting.

Key Features:

  • Accompaniment Styles: Easily add backing bands to your music while staying in control of chord changes and arrangements.
  • Joystick Controller: Perfect for mastering world music styles and creating expressive performances with dynamic pitch and modulation control.
  • Super Articulation Voices: Experience natural instrument sounds, like guitar string scratches and saxophone note slides, for a more genuine musical expression.
  • Chord Looper: Free your hands by looping chord progressions, allowing you to focus on melodies and improvisation.

With USB audio recording, assignable knobs for real-time control, and compatibility with Voice & Style Expansion Packs, the PSR-SX720 offers incredible flexibility for live performance and music production.

PSR-SX920: Professional Sound, Immersive Experience

For musicians seeking the pinnacle of performance, the PSR-SX920 brings features from Yamaha’s flagship GENOS2 arranger keyboard. This model offers unparalleled sound quality with premium Super Articulation 2 (SA2) Voices, giving you expressive control over every note.

Key Features:

  • Super Articulation 2 Voices: Add authentic nuances such as brassy attacks, expressive vibrato, and intricate trills to your performances.
  • Expansive Soundfield Speakers: Advanced bi-amped speakers deliver an immersive stereo field, perfect for studio work and live performances.
  • Vocal Harmony Engine: Plug in a microphone, and the PSR-SX920 will add multi layered harmonies to your voice, perfect for solo performers.
  • Style Section Reset: Ensures your virtual drummer stays on the down beat with a single button press, especially useful for songs with random 3/4 or 6/4 bars.
  • Voice & Style Expansion Packs: Enable you to customize your PSR-SX series Arranger Keyboard with a wide range of additional content from all over the world.

With 2GB of expansion memory, a 7-inch TFT touch screen, and Bluetooth audio, the PSR-SX920 is designed to handle the demands of professional musicians.

Comparison with Previous Models: PSR-SX700 and PSR-SX900

The PSR-SX700 and PSR-SX900 were already powerful arranger keyboards, but the new PSR-SX720 and PSR-SX920 introduce key upgrades:

  • Memory and Expansion: The PSR-SX720 offers 1GB of internal and expansion memory, while the PSR-SX920 doubles the expansion memory to 2GB. This is a significant improvement over the PSR-SX700’s 400MB and PSR-SX900’s 1GB expansion memory
  • Super Articulation Voices: The introduction of SA2 voices on the PSR-SX920 provides a richer, more expressive sound palette than the PSR-SX900. The PSR-SX720 also benefits from SA Voices, a step up from the PSR-SX700
  • Chord Looper: Both the PSR-SX720 and PSR-SX920 now feature the Chord Looper, a major advantage over the PSR-SX700, which lacks this functionality
  • Connectivity: The addition of Bluetooth audio on the PSR-SX920, and the enhanced connectivity options like USB display out, makes it more versatile for live and studio use compared to the PSR-SX900

The Yamaha PSR-SX720 and PSR-SX920 are remarkable additions to the PSR-SX series, offering musicians of all levels enhanced control, sound quality, and versatility. Whether you are a professional musician looking for premium sound and features, or an intermediate player seeking a powerful yet approachable tool for live performances and songwriting, these new models deliver.

With upgrades across the board from their predecessors, the PSR-SX720 and PSR-SX920 redefine what an arranger keyboard can do, providing the tools to elevate your music to new heights.