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Review Summary
2017-02-07T19:00:00
it's a nice keyboard but some voices are really bad. like the sax and accordeon
Leo
2017-02-03T19:00:00
I had Yamaha 2000, A2000 and now I have s970 and I like it. It has very nice sounds and styles. Also it has many new and applicable features like: Knob volume, 512 Mb exp ram, drum setup. It is the best arranger keyboard by my Idea BUT unfortunately, it has BAD KEYS and I hate organ type keys.
R.Azadi
2016-12-03T19:00:00
the pitch bend is good the way it is i've try other keyboard brand's this is just perfect don't need change it (if it's not broken don't fix it)
Jared
2016-07-11T20:00:00
I bought the S970 to replace my aging PSR 3000s (I have 2) that are showing their age and also to stop using my Digitech Vocal Harmony box. The keyboard sounds are excellent, and then we get to the Vocal armony 'feature' Wow..What a disappointment! I used my Sennheiser E815, and the harmonies were terrible. Then I tried a Shure SM58.same result. I watched some video tutorials and I don't care what Yamaha says, the harmonies in the video are totally bogus. I like the keyboard, as I said it replaces my PSR 3000s and also my Korg PA 600, but I think that I could have done better by buying a 770 and a new harmony unit.
Steve
2016-04-01T20:00:00
Yamaha PSR S950/S970 are great Arranger Workstations. But when comparing with other competitive brands, it's very difficult to use the pitch bend specially in live shows. I have seen you introduced a new type of pitch bend in PSR A2000/A3000. Why don't you add that great pitch bend to other yamaha Arranger Workstations. We love that.
Dushan S.
2015-09-16T20:00:00
I'm very impressed with this Arranger, the sounds are very realistic, not to mention the Audio Styles, it's like having live musicians, the closes you can get to a Tyros
slowjamer
Number of Keys: 61
Type: Organ, Initial Touch
Touch Response: Hard1, Hard2, Medium, Soft1, Soft2
Pitch Bend: Yes
Modulation: Yes
Control Knobs: 2 (assignable)
Type: TFT Color Wide VGA LCD
Size: 7" / 177.80mm
Language: English, German, French, Spanish, Italian
Language: English
Tone Generating Technology: AWM Stereo Sampling
Number of Polyphony (Max.): 128
Number of Voices: 989 Voices + 41 Drum/SFX Kits + 480 XG Voices
Featured Voices: 131 Super Articulation!, 30 Mega Voices, 31 Sweet! Voices, 74 Cool! Voices, 89 Live! Voices, 30 Organ Flutes!
XG: Yes
GS: Yes (for Song playback)
GM: Yes
GM2: Yes
Expansion Voice: Yes (approx. 512MB max.)
Right 1, Right 2, Left
Types:
Reverb: 52 Presets + 3 User
Chorus: 106 Presets + 3 User
DSP: 322 Presets(with VCM) + 10 User
Master Compressor: 5 Presets + 2 User
Master EQ: 5 Presets + 2 User
Mic/Guitar effects: Noise Gate, Compressor, 3Band EQ
Arpeggio: Yes
Vocal Harmony: Number of Presets: Vocal Harmony: 44, Synth Vocoder: 10
Number of User Settings: 60
Vocal Effect: 23
Preset:
Number of Preset Styles: 450
Styles: 40 +Audio Styles, 366 Pro Styles, 31 Session Styles, 10 DJ Styles, 3 Free Play
Fingering: Single Finger, Fingered, Fingered On Bass, Multi Finger, AI Fingered, Full Keyboard, AI Full Keyboard
Style Control: 3xIntro, 4x Main Variation, 4x Fill, Break, 3x Ending
Music Finder: 2500 Records
One Touch Setting (OTS): 4 for each Style
Expandability:
Expansion Style: Yes
Compatibility: Style File Format, Style File Format GE
Preset:
Number of Preset Songs: 5 Sample Songs
Recording:
Number of Songs: Unlimited (depends on the drive capacity)
Number of Tracks: 16
Data Capacity: 300 KB/Song (approx. )
Recording Function: Quick Recording, Multi Track Recording
Compatible Data Format:
Playback: SMF (Format 0 & 1), XF
Recording: SMF (Format 0)
Number of Buttons: 8
Control: Registration Sequence, Freeze
Follow Lights, Any Key, Karao-Key, Your Tempo
Yes
Metronome: Yes
Tempo Range: 5 - 500, Tap Tempo
Transpose: -12 0 +12
Tuning: 414.8-440-466.8Hz
Octave Button: Yes
Scale Type: 9 types
Direct Access: Yes
Text Display Function: Yes
Wallpaper Customization: Yes
Harmony/Echo: Yes (with Arpeggio)
Panel Sustain: Yes
Mono/Poly: Yes
Voice Information: Yes
Style Creator: Yes (No Step Edit)
Style Recommender: Yes
OTS Information: Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Multi Pad Creator: Yes
Preset:
Number of Multi Pad Banks: 188 banks x 4 Pads
Audio Link: Yes
Recording Time (max.): 80 minutes/Song
Recording: .wav (WAV format: 44.1 kHz sample rate, 16 bit resolution, stereo)
Playback: .wav (WAV format: 44.1 kHz sample rate, 16 bit resolution, stereo)
Time Stretch: Yes
Pitch Shift: Yes
Vocal Cancel: Yes
Internal Memory: 13MB (approx.)
External Drives: USB Flash Memory (via USB to Device)
Headphones: Yes
Foot Pedal: Sustain, Articulation, Function Assignable
Microphone: 1x Microphone/Guitar
MIDI: In/Out
AUX IN: Stereo mini jack
Line Out: L/L+R, R
RGB Out: Yes
USB to Device: Yes
USB To Host: Yes
2x 15W
2x 13cm / 5.12" + 2x 2.5cm / 0.98" (dome)
PA-300C or an equivalent
20W
Yes
39.45 x 5.83 x 17.2" / 100.20 x 14.81 x 43.69cm
25.57lbs / 11.60kg
086792997537
Very Powerful & Realistic!
By slowjamer
I'm very impressed with this Arranger, the sounds are very realistic, not to mention the Audio Styles, it's like having live musicians, the closes you can get to a Tyros
RE'Pitch Bend
By Jared
the pitch bend is good the way it is i've try other keyboard brand's this is just perfect don't need change it (if it's not broken don't fix it)
The Ultimate PSR
The PSR-S970 is the flagship model of the S-series and combines all the functionality of the other models in the range together with powerful performance features including versatile effects inherited from the legendary Tyros 5, external display capability and a programmable vocal harmony function.
989 Voices, including Super Articulation Voices, Organ Flutes! Voices. 41 Drum/SFX kits and 480 XG Voices
2 Live Controllers for dynamic real-time control assignable to any combination of parameters including filter, arpeggio and more
450 Styles, including all-new DJ styles and 40 Audio Styles
Vocal Harmony 2 and Synth Vocoder functions
Mic/Guitar input for use when singing or collaborating with other performers
New Arpeggio function for instant access to a library of arpeggiated synth phrases and more
Authentic Voices and Styles from around the world
USB audio playback with time stretch, pitch shift and vocal cancel functions
External display capability
Real Distortion and Real Reverb, with an intuitive effects interface
Powerful features for live performance
The PSR-S970 features two assignable live controllers, a modulation wheel and two assignable foot pedal inputs, ensuring that you have total control over Voices, styles, effects and other functions during live performance. Also, DJ Styles are a new live performance concept, featuring a collection of chord progressions that eliminate the need for continuous chord changes with the left hand. Now you've got both hands free to play melody lines, use the Live Controllers or even trigger additional external audio with the Multi Pads to add a unique flair to your performance.
Real effects
The PSR-S970 features the Real Distortion and Real Reverb effects from the renowned Tyros 5, delivering authentic, natural sound unparalleled in its class. Effortlessly add and edit effects parameters via an attractive, intuitive interface that gives you the feeling of controlling conventional effects and amplifiers in real time.
VCM effects
The PSR-S970 has Yamaha's Virtual Circuitry Modeling (VCM) technology that simulates the effects of phaser, Wah, compressors and phasers at circuit level.
Get real with your sound
Enjoy realistic Super Articulation Voices, Organ flutes and many other sounds from the legendary Tyros series. The PSR-S970's superb sonic quality, meticulously sampled Voices and a comprehensive suite of effects will take your performances to a new level of authenticity that is sure to satisfy even the most demanding audience.
Play with the atmosphere of real sound
Bring your performances to life with Audio Styles, featuring high quality percussion ensembles and drums, all recorded by world-class musicians in studios around the globe. Audio Styles add natural feel and warmth to any rhythm track for greater expressive potential than ever before.
Let your music take you to new places
Voice & Style Expansion Packs enable you to customize the PSR-S970 with a wide range of additional content from all over the world. When loaded into the keyboard, you can instantly access authentic new sounds, rhythms and backing in the musical style of your choice.
512MB of additional content available with onboard expansion memory
The PSR-S950 could only install one expansion pack at a time. Now with Yamaha Expansion Manager version 2.3 (or later), you can create individual expansion data sets containing content from various packs and utilize the 512MB memory onboard. You can even create your own Voices based on your sample library.
Powerful Synth Vocoder and Vocal Harmony function
The PSR-S970 is equipped with a new Synth Vocoder function, which allows you to use your Voice and synthesize with the PSR-S970's sound. The powerful Vocal Harmony 2 system allows you to control the pitch, level and number of harmonies added, ensuring that your vocals are always the star of the show.
Chord Tracker
Identify the chord sequence from an audio track instantly with the Yamaha Chord Tracker app! The Yamaha Chord Tracker app for iPhone and iPad helps practicing and performance by extracting the chord sequence of an audio song stored on your device.