Yamaha PSR-E343 61-Key Portable Keyboard

This product has been permanently discontinued, a new upgraded version Yamaha PSR-E353 is now available.

Yamaha PSR-E343 61-Key Portable Keyboard

With a stunning variety of voices and styles, the PSR-E343 opens the door to a world of musical enjoyment. Hone your technique with the onboard lessons, then when you’re ready, connect to a portable music player and use the unique Melody Suppressor function to jump in and play right along.

Aux line input and Melody Suppressor:

Yamaha’s unique Melody Suppressor function suppresses the melody line in your favorite songs so that you can play along. Just connect any device with a line output, such as a mobile device, a computer, a mixer, or even another keyboard, to the AUX-in port and hear yourself play along with your favorite artists. You can even use the AUX-in port to simply enjoy playback from your audio device.

“Y.E.S” and “Keys to Success” Lesson Functions:

Practice at your individual level with the Yamaha Education Suite lesson functions. Now, the playback of the selected song is continuously adjusted to the tempo of the player’s performance. “Keys to Success” allows you to practice preset songs, using more advanced lesson functions. Step by step, you can practice single parts of the selected song. You can even practice playing the correct notes, and the timing of these notes separately.

Connection with iPhone, iPad and iPod touch:

Extend and enhance your keyboard by connecting to your iPhone/iPad/iPod. Add virtual pitch bend, mod wheels and an arpeggiator with Yamaha’s Sound Controller app. Record your children’s music progress as video and MIDI with My Music Recorder. Requires optional accessory, i-UX1.

Master EQ

You can optmize the overall sound with different EQ settings on the instrument. Tailor the overall output for optimal sound in different listening situations.

Yamaha PSR-E343 Specifications:

• Yamaha Education Suite (Y.E.S.): Yes
• Metronome: Yes
• Tempo Range: 11 – 280
• Transpose: -12 to 0, 0 to +12
• Tuning: Yes.

Control Interface:

• Keyboard Number of Keys: 61
• Keyboard Touch Response: Yes
• Display Type: Custom LCD
• Display Backlight: Yes
• Display Language: English
• Panel Language: English.

Voices:

• Tone Generating Technology: AWM Stereo Sampling
• Number of Polyphony (Max.): 32
• Number of Voices: 550
• Compatibility GM: Yes
• Compatibility XGlite: Yes.

Effects:

• Reverb: Yes
• Chorus: Yes
• Master EQ: Yes
• Harmony: Yes
• Ultra-Wide Stereo: Yes
• Dual/Layers: Yes
• Split: Yes
• Panel Sustain: Yes (in menu).

Accompaniment Styles:

• Number of Preset Styles: 136
• Fingering: Multi
• Style Control: ACMP ON/OFF, SYNC START, START/STOP, INTRO/ENDING/rit.,
• User Styles: Yes
• Music Database: 100
• One Touch Setting (OTS): Yes.

Songs:

• Number of Preset Songs: 102
• Recording Number of Songs: 5
• Recording Number of Tracks: 2
• Recording Data Capacity: Approx. 10,000 notes (when only “melody” tracks are recorded)Approx. 5,500 chords (when only “chord” tracks are recorded)
• Playback: SMF.

Storage and Connectivity:

• Internal Memory: 1.7Mbyte
• DC IN: DC IN 12V
• Headphones: PHONES/OUTPUT x 1
• AUX IN: Yes
• AUX Pedal: 1 Footswitch (optional)
• USB TO HOST: Yes.

Power Supply:

• Power Supply:Adaptor (PA-3C/PA-130B), or batteries (Six “AA” size, LR6 or Ni-MH rechargable batteries) (Batteries Not Included)
• Power Consumption: 8W (with PA-130B).
• Free Adapter