Full Description

Unmistakable sounds and rhythms

Enjoy a whole new range of musical possibilities. With 1161 voices and multiple features to enhance the performance of different methods of playing, the PSR A5000 Oriental keyboard is made to open musical options. It's a keyboard designed for live performances in styles ranging from North African to Middle Eastern. You see this in the enhanced dynamics and power of styles from genres like Khaleeji and Shami. You can experience a more intuitive layout for playing oriental finger drumming, which you'll enjoy to the full with 44 oriental drum kits and 20 Revo!SFX kits to experiment with.

Pro sound quality

Experience quality sound that has been expertly recorded. You see this with the Istanbul strings, one of the most popular Turkish string sections which Yamaha has sampled for the first time in this workstation. Their distinctive sound has been studio recorded to capture every nuance so you can do these gorgeous strings justice. Other instruments like the Qud, Qanoon, and Nay have extremely realistic sounds so you can perform with the instrument of your choice. Choosing is made easy with the voice content being simply categorised for quick access during concerts. All of these instruments are sampled with a new attention to detail, with multiple dynamic layers.

A performance-ready keyboard

You won't believe your performance options with the Yamaha PSR A5000. The new Crossfade Portamento feature has velocity and time-related parameters so you can enable a smoother transition between individual notes if you choose. You can edit the speed of successively played notes. With an enhanced memory, you can create and store more of your own content to easily access at gigs. You can easily modify note pitches then keep your distinctive sound in the Scale Tune Memories. When it comes to actually producing your sound, you have options too. With two sub line-out connections you can switch up your own speakers depending on the venue.

Next-level control

Features on the PSR A5000 keyboard keeps you in charge of your individual sound. You can combine different musical parts with the Style Section Time Signatures as well as create your own audio style with the Audio Phraser. Record your own chord sequences and play them back with the Chord Looper, so your left hand is free to add in even more great sounds. With an assignable joystick and two assignable control knobs, this keyboard really is designed for you to have control and make your own distinct sounds.

Voices & Style Expansion

A whole range of different voices and style expansions are available on the Yamaha website. Simply select your model and the genre from the drop-down lists to access expansions from all over the world.

Three months of Flowkey Premium

Yamaha and the piano tutorial app flowkey are working in collaboration for a limited time offer - enjoy three months of premium learning when you purchase select Yamaha keyboards and digital pianos. flowkey is an interactive learning aid, suited to beginners and advanced players alike thanks to its wide range of step-by-step courses and enormous library of learnable songs. With sheet music and accompanying video content for over 1,500 pieces, as well as interactive practice functions with instant feedback, flowkey is regarded as one of the best piano learning apps currently on the market.

All you need to do is register your instrument purchase with Yamaha, and they'll provide you with your flowkey Premium voucher code. flowkey is available on both Apple and Android devices. Find out more about this promotion here.

Included In This Pack

Specifications

Dimensions

Width: 1017 mm
Depth: 431 mm
Height: 139 mm
Speakers: 13 cm x 2 + 5 cm x 2
Weight: 11.5 KG

Keyboard

Number of Keys: 61
Touch Response: Normal, Soft 1, Soft 2, Hard 1, Hard 2
Keyboard Type: Organ (FSB), Initial Touch

Voices

Tone Generation: AWM Stereo Sampling
Maximum Polyphony: 128
Number of Voices: 1161
Number of SFX Kits: 86
Compatibility: XG (for Song playback), GS (for Song playback), GM, GM2
Featured Voices
- Revo: 10
- Ensemble: 76
- Super Articulation: 219
- MegaVoice: 25
- Sweet: 41
- Cool: 64
- Live: 91
- Revo!SFX: 20
- Organ Flutes: 24

Effects

Reverb: 59 Presets + 30 User
Chorus: 106 Presets + 30 User
Variation effect: 322 Presets (with VCM) + 30 User
Insertion effect: 1-8: 322 Preset (with VCM) + 30 User
Master Compressor: 5 Presets + 30 User
Master EQ: 5 Presets + 30 Use
Part EQ: 28 Parts
Others: Mic/Guitar Effects: Noise Gate, Compressor, 3 Band EQ

Styles

Number of Styles: 454 (including 260 Oriental Styles)
Fingering: Single Finger, Multi Finger, Fingered, Fingered On Bass, Full Keyboard, AI Fingered, AI Full Keyboard
Style Control: INTRO x 3, MAIN VARIATION x 4, FILL IN x 4, BREAK, ENDING x 3
OTS: Each Style x4
Chord looper: Yes
Style section reset: Yes
Style Section Change Timing: Yes
Style Section Time Signature: Yes
Compatibility: Style File Format (SFF), Style File Format GE (SFF GE)
Featured Styles
- Pro: 429
- Session: 15
- DJ: 10

Songs & Recording

Number of Tracks: 16
Data Capacity Per Song: approx. 0.8 GB (80 minutes) per Song
Playback Format: WAV (44.1 kHz, 16 bit, stereo), MP3 (44.1/48.0 kHz, 64–320 kbps and VBR, mono/stereo)
Recording Format: SMF
Song Recording Format: WAV