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Yamaha
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PSS-A50 | Yamaha Corporation.
The PSS-A50 high-quality mini-keyboard is inherited from the Yamaha reface series, highly regarded by professionals for its outstanding touch, feel, and expressive power.
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Amazon
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Amazon.com: Yamaha 37-Mini Key Musical Keyboard Piano featuring Portable Design, 42 Instrument Voices, Phrase Recorder, Built-In Speakers, Battery Power, Black (PSS-A50) : Musical Instruments
Lightweight and portable, with built-in Arpeggiator, Phrase Recorder and Motion Effect, the PSS-A50 mini keyboard piano is ready for when inspiration strikes. Touch sensitive keys and quality keyboard feel, inherited from the Yamaha reface series, ...
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My review and impressions of the PSS-A50 and F30 keyboards - YamahaMusicians.com
If only a few months ago Casio ... recently Yamaha rescued the PSS series of minikeyboards. As virtually any keyboard enthusiast of a certain age started his/her musical experiences with a Casiotone and/or a PSS, the “nostalgia effect” is assured. This, combined with low prices, makes that many of us (me included) are tempted to get one (or more) of those keyboards. After surfing a few webs, I found the PSS-A50 model for ... More on yamahamusicians.com
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Does anyone have a Yamaha PSS-A50? Would you recommend it?? - Piano World Piano & Digital Piano Forums
I'm a little interested in the Yamaha PSS-A50. Does anyone here have it and how do you find it? Or would you recommend something else for $100. So far I've read some criticism of its poor quality sample set and mono speaker. Also it only has a 3.5mm line out. It has no connection for ... More on forum.pianoworld.com
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January 10, 2020
Disappointed by Yamaha PSS-A50
Honestly you would have been 10x happier investing that much cash into essentially any oldschool/crap mini keyset from Casio or Yamaha. Maybe they aren't as readily available in your area, but these days, some of the eBay prices are more worth it, vs. a PSS-A50. I've really been quite satisfied with some Yamaha PSS models. Casiotones are cool too. More on reddit.com
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Beyond impressed with the new Yamaha pss-a50. Just arrived today, and it’s the $100 reface I always wanted.
So impressed by this thing. The keys are literally reface keys, which are my favorite mini keys. It’s so fun, the speaker is really good, it’s velocity sensitive, has so many different arps and motion effects and layering and drums and portamento and on and on! I’ve owned all the refaces before and I like this more than the CP. I’m a total hobby player and just like to have something on the couch to jam with, and this thing is so much portable fun, the new standard in “toy” starter keyboards. Highest recommendation! More on reddit.com
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Reddit
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r/cheapkeys on Reddit: Disappointed by Yamaha PSS-A50
February 18, 2022 -

Hi all,

TL;DR: I bought Yamaha PSS-A50 and I am a little bit disappointed by it. Does anyone with PSS-A50 feel the same? Or did I have high expectations?

A kid in my brain decided I want AKAI mini play mk3. Videos on Youtube are great but after watching them for a few days I eventually backed from purchase. Reason? I decided I need to re-learn how to play piano (after +10 years) before playing with something like Akai.

After few days of research and reviews I decided to go with Yamaha PSS-A50. I am playing with it for a week and I am a little bit disappointed. I was excited about arpeggios. It was an easy way to train/improvise with one hand while the second one changes tones just once in while (with help of arpeggio hold). My issues with it:

  • Dynamic velocity (touch sensitivity?) sometimes doesn't work properly. This is maybe caused by the different volume of voices or arpeggio programming. I tried all four settings and none of them sit with me. I have sometimes a hard time hitting "correct volume" when changing arpeggio (with the hold button).

  • Missing volume control of arpeggio playing on hold. Once I hit it too loud I am almost unable to hear the keys I am playing.

  • Looping onboard recording (shift + play) always ends with a short pause between the end and start of the new loop. I tried stopping recording while I was playing; the pause is still there. Why...

  • I don't like organs/synth lead voices. Which are after piano only two I am interested in.

  • Arpeggio program selection is a joke...

  • Motion effect control is a very bad joke... Changing it while playing is a nightmare (at least for me).

Positive is that when I hit arpeggio with correct volume - it's fantastic. The keyboard feels very nice. And default piano voice is not that bad (with headphones; cheap speaker is... well... cheap - but enough for my needs).

I ordered now also F30 so I can compare. Using arpeggio is a pain in *** so maybe using background songs of F30 will be sufficient for my needs. But I feel this itch in my head. Everybody loves it but me...

So my question is - does anyone with PSS-A50 feel the same? Or are my expectations just too high for the keyboard under 100€?

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Thomann Music
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Yamaha PSS-A50 – United States
Keyboard Enables mobile creativity with integrated Arpeggiator and Phrase Recorder, 37 Velocity sensitive slim keys, 32 Voice polyphony, 42 Voices (instruments), 138 Arpeggio types, Phrase Recorder, Motion effect, USB-MIDI connection for DAW home...
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Hugohelmermusic
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Hugo Helmer Music, Inc. - Yamaha PSS-A50 Mini-Key Keyboard
The high-quality mini-keyboard is inherited from the Yamaha reface series, highly regarded by professionals for its outstanding touch, feel, and expressive power. Connect to a home recording setup or a mobile device and discover even more ways that the PSS-A50 will become your trusted musical ...
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Sand Software and Sound
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Review: Yamaha PSS-A50 - Sand, software and soundSand, software and sound
July 29, 2021 - PSS-A50: A phrase-based music machine which records and speaks MIDI over USB to your DAW or other computer- or table-based music applications. Last year, I reviewed the Yamaha PSS-E30 Remie and passed it along to our grandson as a Christmas gift.
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Guitar Center
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Yamaha PSS-A50 Mini-Key Keyboard | Guitar Center
September 2, 2019 - The Yamaha PSS-A50 is a high-quality mini-keyboard inherited from the Yamaha reface series. The reface series is highly regarded by professionals for its outstanding touch, feel and expressive power.
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MusicRadar
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Quick! You still have time to grab the Yamaha PSS-A50 for only $59 at Thomann! I love the Refaces, but this is the best Cyber Week ‘couch keyboard’ deal I’ve seen | MusicRadar
December 2, 2025 - Technology might have progressed since then, but I’m delighted to be able to tell you that the PSS line is alive and well. And, right now at Thomann, you can still grab one of the cutest and most capable members of the family, the PSS-A50, for just £59.
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Yamaha Musicians
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My review and impressions of the PSS-A50 and F30 keyboards - YamahaMusicians.com
Specially the A50, with functions such as usb MIDI, arpeggiator, recorder, effects control (although quite limited) and velocity-sensitive keyboard, calls our attention even as a possible portable mini-studio to sketch musical ideas, and/or as a compact controller with built-in sounds.
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Carlton Music Center
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Yamaha PSS-A50 37-Key Portable Keyboard – Carlton Music Center
Yamaha PSS-A50 37-Key Portable Keyboard
Make your voice heard.Big, pro-level sounds in a small body. Cool effects and creative control. Everything you need to make your kind of noise.Tools that inspire, and tools to capture the moment.The built-in Arpeggiator inspires new ideas, creates melodies and beats, and to help you make magic, use the Phrase Recorder to loop, playback and record. Connect to a home recording setup and discover even more ways that the PSS-A50 will become your trusted musical companion.FEATURES Nothing is holding you back: Yamaha sound quality sets the bar in the industry, and Yamaha technology has innovated th
Price   $99.99
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YouTube
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yamaha pss-a50 keyboard - YouTube
videos I have made using this cool little keyboard!
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MusicRadar
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Yamaha PSS-A50 review | MusicRadar
Yamaha PSS-A50 review
We measure up Yamaha’s teen and wallet-friendly, do-it-all mobile keyboard
Rating: 5 ​
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Piano World
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Does anyone have a Yamaha PSS-A50? Would you recommend it?? - Piano World Piano & Digital Piano Forums
January 10, 2020 - I'm a little interested in the Yamaha PSS-A50. Does anyone here have it and how do you find it? Or would you recommend something else for $100. So far I've read some criticism of its poor quality sample set and mono speaker. Also it only has a 3.5mm line out. It has no connection for ...
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Lyric
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Lyric | Yamaha PSS-A50
The built-in Arpeggiator inspires new ideas, creates melodies and beats, and to help you make magic, use the Phrase Recorder to loop, playback and record. Connect to a home recording setup and discover even more ways that the PSS-A50 will become your trusted musical companion.
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Yamaha
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PSS-A50 Owner's Manual - Yamaha
Join us as we unveil what’s next in music and sound · You are now leaving Yamaha Corporation of America's website and entering the website of Yamaha Corporation, located in Japan. Yamaha Corporation of America make no claims regarding access or use of Yamaha sites outside of the United States.
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PSR Tutorial
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PSS-A50 sounds stereo
May 30, 2022 - Hello,I focussed on this PSS-A50 product because I read many interresting articles from @pjd, on his site (Guests are not allowed to view links. In order to access the links, please Register or Login)I would like to contribute to the discussions about ...
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eBay
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YAMAHA PSS-A50 Portable Keyboard for sale online | eBay
YAMAHA PSS-A50 Portable Keyboard
Yamaha PSS-A50 Digital Keyboard 37 Keys Portable Battery USB MIDI Used Japanitem 1 Yamaha PSS-A50 Digital Keyboard 37 Keys Portable Battery USB MIDI Used Japan
Price   $106.00
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YouTube
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Mini-Keyboard Review! Yamaha PSS-A50 - YouTube
In today's episode, I review an inexpensive travel keyboard I took on my summer adventures. Hope you enjoy it!Long & McQuade: https://www.long-mcquade.com/27...
Published   August 15, 2024
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