Great keyboard always kept in a studio environment.-FeaturesPower to the Music!Presenting the PSR-9000 — the entertaining musician's dream machine. This new breed of arranger workstation packs an impressive array of performance-oriented features: superb-sounding voices and music styles outstanding Vocal Harmony , a huge Music Database and Registration Memory, 16-bit Sampling and more! Plus it gives you vast possibilities for memory expansion and device connection, including SCSI , video , and PC keyboard terminals. And not only are the many features of the PSR-9000 incredible, they are also incredibly easy to use, allowing you to concentration making both your music and your audience livelier than ever. With the high-performance power of the PSR-9000, you'll get more than an applause...you'll get a standing ovation!Sound — Incredible Sounds without CompromiseThe PSR-9000 is loaded with 32MB of amazing voices — over two-and-a-half times more than the previous model, the PSR-8000. Of course, all the sounds of the highly acclaimed PSR-8000 have been retained, and some even brushed up . Plus many new top-quality voices have been added, including realistic . Live! Drum Kits and Live! Voices , flashy Cool! Voices and new acoustic Sweet Voices . In addition, there's a full set of Yamaha XG MIDI voices, so you can be assured that XG and General MIDI sequences will sound their best when played back on the PSR-9000.Easy Operation —Sophisticated Performance That's Easy to UseThe PSR-9000 was developed from a musician's perspective. As a result, it's packed with features and functions that let you maximize your music performance. Features such as a Music Database , customizable One-Touch Settings , a large Registration Memory , and a thorough selection of intros, verses, and endings for each of the auto accompaniment styles. Plus all these functions are easy to use thanks to the keyboard's Direct Access function and step-by-step on-screen guidanceExpandability — Versatile Expandability and ConnectionNever before has one keyboard given you so many options for expansion and connection. The PSR-9000's sampling RAM can be increased up to 65MB using pairs of conventional SIMMs, while an internal hard disk of up to 8GB can be added for storing keyboard data such as voices, styles, and setups. A Fast SCSI terminal is also provided, to which you can connect an external storage device, such as a Zip™ drive. And to accommodate a wider range of setup environments, the PSR-9000 is equipped with a multitude of connection terminals, including video output, dual MIDI In/Out ports, PC keyboard input , and individual audio output jacks.Live! Voices (Stereo Sampled)Experience a new dimension in sound. Yamaha's brand new Live! Voices (acoustic instrument and human voices such as Nylon Guitar, Strings, Gospel choir and Scat Vocals) feature stereo samples to ensure the most accurate reproduction of the instruments' natural presence, resonance and vibrato.Live! Drum KitsLive! Drum Kits, which deliver striking realism by capturing the natural room ambience of an acoustic drum. The cymbals and toms have extra-long sampling times to achieve a natural-sounding decay. For even more authenticity, each Live! Drum sound features dynamic sampling — up to four layers of samples each set at different velocity. Play softly and you get a sample of a lightly struck drum; play firmly and you get the sample of a loudly struck drum.Cool! VoicesLooking to spice up your performance? Yamaha offers the perfect ingredient — Cool! Voices. These new voices of electrically amplified instruments feature long samples to capture all the dynamics, warmth and harmonic content of the original instrument. As a result, they deliver a rich and expressive sound that's sure to inspire your musical creativity. Choose from a full-bodied Jazz Guitar, a chunky Vintage Guitar, a lively Jazz Organ and more!Sweet! VoicesSpecially designed Sweet Voices feature long samples to capture all the expression and natural vibrato of their respective acoustic instruments. You won't believe your ears when you hear the remarkably realistic Trombone, Soprano Sax, Alto Sax, and Pan Flute among others in the Sweet Voice family. Of course, the standard voices on the PSR-9000 are just as outstanding, including a superb Accordion, Pedal Steel Guitar, Baritone Horn and Arabic Drum Kit, as well as several exceptional Synthesizer Voices and Electric Pianos.Professional Preset StylesNo matter what kind of music you enjoy, the PSR-9000 has the perfect accompaniment to accommodate your playing style. Over 100 styles, from standard 8- and 16-beat to swing and ballroom, are provided — all of which have been arranged by top professional musicians. Each style has its own unique 4 Main Variations, 3 Intros, 3 Endings, 4 Fill-ins and 1 Break Fill. In addition, 4 One-Touch Settings, any of which can be freely customized, are provided for each style. For a demonstration of "What is a Style", click 11509 PCT here (1.3MB download - requires Macromedia Flash).Personal Flash StylesOn top of the wide selection of preset styles, the PSR-9000 provides up to 120 flash memory locations for you to store data from Yamaha Style File disks or compose your own original styles based on the Style File format. The Groove and Dynamics function lets you precisely control subtle aspects of a style's groove, allowing you to effortlessly transform a 16-beat ballad into a funky hip-hop beat.Vocal HarmonyThe answer to the vocalist's dream. The PSR-9000's Vocal Harmony function perfectly harmonizes your voice, adding powerful enhancement to your singing. Have a backup chorus provide more depth and emotion to your next ballad. Expand your vocal range with the unique Gender function. In addition to digital reverbs and choruses, an abundance of dedicated vocal effects are provided, including 84 types of insertion effects, noise gate, compressor and 3-band EQ.Top-Quality Digital EffectsEffects are essential for improving the sound quality of voices and creating a professional-sounding mix. And to ensure you have all the digital processing power you need, the PSR-9000 provides 12 blocks of simultaneous DSP effects. Of these effects, 5 feature 164 preset effects ranging from spacious reverbs and delays to cutting-edge distortion. Dual Rotary Speaker realistically simulates the separate spinning horn and tweeter of a traditional rotating speaker cabinet. V Distortion delivers a natural overdriven tube sound. Several combination effects, such as Distortion + Delay, provide you with even more effects at once.126 Notes of PolyphonyThe number of notes a keyboard is capable of playing simultaneously is like the horsepower of a car — the more there is, the more power you have. And when composing complex multi-part arrangements, polyphony becomes a critical issue. Even the conventional 64 notes of polyphony featured on most other arranger workstations can run out quickly in sequences that contain multi-layered chords. The PSR-9000, however, features 126 notes of polyphony, so you can freely play sustained scales over note-intensive rhythms and chord progressions without worrying about note dropout.Sample LayersTaking advantage of this large amount of polyphony, some of the PSR-9000's voices feature as many as 8 layers of samples. And because you can stack a maximum of 3 voices for the right hand part, it's possible to create exceptionally rich timbres consisting of up to 24 layers!Dynamic Speakers, Powerful AmplifierA keyboard can only sound as good as the speakers that reproduce its sound. That's why the PSR-9000 is equipped with a newly developed two-way stereo speaker system. Each speaker has been mounted inside a wooden cabinet with a large bass port, which helps to faithfully reproduce the powerful dynamics and subtle overtones of the onboard voices and music styles. To ensure abundant sound output when playing at home, the speakers are powered by a 56-watt amplifier.Sampling CapabilityThe PSR-9000 is a great-sounding synthesizer and also a high-performance sampler! Featuring 16-bit 44.1kHz mono sampling capability, the PSR-9000 lets you capture literally any sound via its mic/line input. You can also import AIFF or WAV files, giving you the support of a large library of sounds. The keyboard is equipped with 1MB of RAM, and can be expanded up to 65MB (using two 32MB SIMMs) for an enormous sampling time of 12 minutes and 52 seconds.EASY OPERATIONEasy Operation