Yamaha PSR-E373 Digital Keyboard - A Versatile, Entry-Level Keyboard with 61 Touch-Sensitive Keys, 622 Instrument Voices, in a Black Finish

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The same goes for most other acoustic sounds, such as brass, strings and drumkits. Many of these sounds still respond great to velocity and switch between different samples based on your playing dynamics.

METRONOME. While rhythms are a lot more fun, a standard metronome is also included to facilitate practice. That’s not to say the keys are perfect. I feel like they are a little bit lighter than I’d like, which makes it harder to adapt to if you’re used to heavier fully-weighted keys. Even so, I knew that the PSR-E363 was running on fumes, and the sounds were in desperate need of an update to bring it up to par. That brings us to the Yamaha PSR-E373, one of the most hyped-up updates to this long-running product line. While the usual suspects like Up and Down are included, there are also genre-specific patterns, and even drumbeats too. Finally, Duo mode is useful for one-on-one lessons where teaches sit beside their students for a hands-on demonstration.

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The PSR-E373 still runs on the decade-old Advanced Wave Memory sampling engine, but I wouldn’t rush to judge a keyboard solely based on its sound engine. Some of the new rhythms even make use of the new DSP effects engine too. Interestingly, a few of the presets even feature dynamic filtering, where higher frequencies are gradually brought in and out during the intro and outros. Apart from the keybed, sounds are another key component of any digital instrument. These are particularly important in a practice instrument, as beginners won’t know what they’re doing wrong if they can’t hear what they’re playing.

In my opinion, this is a significant upgrade, but you likely won’t notice it if you don’t have an older model to do a side-by-side comparison. KEYS TO SUCCESS, Lesson 1–3 (Listening, Timing, Waiting), Phrase Repeat, A-B Repeat, Chord Dictionary, Touch Tutor, Chord Study, Chord Progression Roland GO:KEYS 61K Roland's unique take on the portable arranger keyboard concept features 61 keys, more than 500 sounds, onboard Bluetooth and a Loop Mix feature.The default pressure sensitivity level feels natural to me, and Yamaha’s velocity curves are top-notch as usual. USB MIDI is no stranger to most keyboardists, but as covered earlier on, you can also record the direct output of the PSR-E373 using this port.

Do bear in mind that this is far from a negative, as the new DSP effects are arguably the most exciting addition to grace this piano. You should get an instant answer on whether your application has been successful, though in some rare cases Klarna or V12 may need to look at the application in more detail.

Batteries: Six 1.5 V “AA” size alkaline (LR6), manganese (R6) or six 1.2 V “AA” size Ni-MH rechargeable batteries (HR6) Enjoy playing a touch-sensitive keyboard that accurately reflects every nuance of your playing, making your performances more musically expressive. Play the keys heavily for louder tones, or softly to achieve quieter sounds, to achieve true dynamic control of your music. Yamaha promised quite a lot with this new keyboard, and I was very interested to see how much actually changed. After a lot of waiting, I finally got my hands on a test unit. The Yamaha PSR-E373 includes dual 2.5W speakers, which are perfectly usable for home-based practice, but probably insufficient to handle live venues of significant size. When you reach the polyphony cap, the piano starts to drop the earliest played notes to free up memory for new notes, which in turn affects the quality and fullness of the sound.

Super Articulation Lite" is a feature that reproduces the sounds of playing methods that are unique to specific acoustic instruments, which were previously difficult to emulate. For example, if you select a guitar voice, you can realistically reproduce sounds such guitar distortion and the harmonics of nylon guitar strings.This mode splits the keyboard into two halves of equal octave ranges, and is engaged by pressing the ‘Left Part’ button while turning on the keyboard. I’m glad to report that the PSR-E373 bunks this trend. The PSR-E373 includes a whopping 622 tones, which is an upgrade over the PSR-E363’s 574 sounds. The Yamaha PSR-E373 has 48 notes of maximum polyphony, the same as the PSR-E363. The same comments in our past review still apply, and this is a very low amount, especially by 2021 standards.